#3 Gainesville Regional Baseball Breakdown

 
 
SEC (42-16, 21-9)
 
 
Big Wins: 3/25 LSU (8-1), 4/11 at Florida State (10-7), 5/19 Kentucky (14-3)
Bad Losses: 2/21 at Jacksonville (2-3), 3/7 at FGCU (3-7), 3/11 Seton Hall (2-3)
Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan
 
Key Field Players:
Nelson Maldonado, Sophomore, IF/OF, .325 BA, 6 HR, 28 RBI
Ryan Larson, Senior, OF, .318 BA, 5 HR, 23 RBI
Christian Hicks, Junior, IF, .284 BA, 25 RBI
JJ Schwarz, Junior, C, .282 BA, 9 HR, 46 RBI
Jonathan India, Sophomore, IF, .280 BA, 6 HR, 30 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Jackson Kowar, Sophomore, P, 3.74 ERA, 11-0 W/L, 91.1 IP, 64 SO
Brady Singer, Sophomore, P, 3.37 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 3 CG, 98.2 IP, 89 SO
Alex Faedo, Junior, P, 2.80 ERA, 7-2 W/L, 96.1 IP, 113 SO
Michael Byrne, Sophomore, P, 1.84 ERA, 2-4 W/L, 53.2 IP, 61 SO, 14 SV
 
 
American (41-17, 14-10)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/21 at Florida State (4-2), 5/9 at Florida (15-10), 5/18 at UCF (7-4)
Bad Losses: 3/25 Florida A&M (2-3), 4/23 at Memphis (1-5), 4/26 Stetson (0-6)
Coach: Mark Kingston
 
Key Field Players:
Kevin Merrell, Junior, IF/OF, .386 BA, 6 HR, 35 RBI
Luke Borders, Senior, OF, .338 BA, 7 HR, 53 RBI
David Villar, Sophomore, IF, .303 BA, 7 HR, 46 RBI
Coco Montes, Sophomore, IF, .292 BA, 28 RBI
Joe Genord, Sophomore, C/1B, .261 BA, 9 HR, 37 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Phoenix Sanders, Senior, P, 3.00 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 90.0 IP, 102 SO
Shane McClanahan, Freshman, P, 3.28 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 74.0 IP, 104 SO
Peter Strzelecki, Junior, P, 2.42 ERA, 3-4 W/L, 67.0 IP, 62 SO
 
 
MEAC (33-23, 15-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/24 at FGCU (13-7), 3/1 Jacksonville (5-4), 3/6 at Miami FL (7-3)
Bad Losses: 3/26 at North Carolina A&T (5-6), 4/9 at Savannah State (7-8), 4/22 at NC Central (2-10)
Coach: Jason Beverlin
 
Key Field Players:
Adonis Lao, Junior, OF, .362 BA, 28 RBI
Danny Rodriguez, Sophomore, 1B, .340 BA, 11 HR, 43 RBI
Jameel Edney, Junior, IF, .325 BA, 38 RBI
Demetrius Sims, Junior, IF, .319 BA, 21 RBI, 12 SB
Kyle Corbin, Junior, OF, .271 BA, 25 RBI, 18 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Anthony Maldonado, Freshman, P, 2.78 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 81.0 IP, 60 SO
Tyler Norris, Junior, P, 3.58 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 2 CG, 75.1 IP, 57 SO
Ivan Coutinho, Junior, P, 3.54 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 28.0 IP, 27 SO, 7 SV
 
 
MAAC (32-21, 16-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 3/16 at VCU (15-6), 4/9 Canisius (13-3), 5/26 vs Fairfield (11-8)
Bad Losses: 3/25 vs Iona (1-3), 4/26 vs Army (1-4), 5/19 Siena (5-6)
Coach: Chris Tracz
 
Key Field Players:
Tyler Kapuscinski, Freshman, IF, .331 BA, 15 RBI
Andrew Rouse, Senior, IF, .325 BA, 34 RBI, 12 SB
Frankie Gregoire, Sophomore, OF, .306 BA, 9 HR, 41 RBI
Randy Taveras, Sophomore, IF, .287 BA, 21 RBI, 16 SB
Greg Kocinski, Junior, IF, .271 BA, 42 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Scott Boches, Junior, P, 2.63 ERA, 6-5 W/L, CG, 85.2 IP, 85 SO
Sean Keenan, Senior, P, 2.78 ERA, 6-0 W/L, 87.1 IP, 86 SO
Charlie Jerla, Junior, P, 3.92 ERA, 9-1 W/L, 64.1 IP, 65 SO
Tony Romanelli, Junior, P, 3.00 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 39.0 IP, 44 SO, 9 SV