UCF 2018 Baseball Postseason Capsule

            

UCF Knights

American (35-21)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/7 at Florida State (4-2), 3/23 East Carolina (9-1), 4/3 Stetson (4-1)
Bad Losses: 2/17 vs Rice (4-5), 2/18 vs Samford (4-5), 3/30 at Memphis (0-9)
Coach: Greg Lovelady
 
Key Field Players:
Rylan Thomas, Sophomore, IF, .343 BA, 13 HR, 55 RBI
Tyler Osik, Junior, IF/OF, .310 BA, 9 HR, 56 RBI
Ray Alejo, Sophomore, IF, .299 BA, 25 RBI, 34 SB
Dallas Beaver, Sophomore, C/IF, .284 BA, 6 HR, 30 RBI
Matthew Mika, Junior, IF, .276 BA, 30 RBI, 27 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Chris Williams, Junior, P, 2.81 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 93.0 IP, 79 SO
JJ Montgomery, Junior, P, 2.54 ERA, 6-4 W/L, 63.2 IP, 74 SO
Thad Ward, Junior, P, 3.27 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 63.1 IP, 84 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .267 (163rd in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.61 (235, 9)
Doubles per Game: 1.37 (259, 9)
Earned Run Average: 3.18 (10, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .965 (206, 9)
Home Runs per Game: 0.78 (103, 6)
Scoring Offense: 5.8 (118, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .383 (168, 7)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.96 (9, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.11 (269, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017Regionallost to Auburn, eliminated by Florida State
2012Regionaldefeated Missouri State, defeated Stony Brook, lost to Stony Brook, eliminated by Stony Brook
2011Regionallost to Alabama, defeated Bethune-Cookman, eliminated by Alabama
2004Regionaldefeated Oklahoma State, lost to Florida State, defeated Oklahoma State, defeated Florida State, eliminated by Florida State
2002Regionaldefeated South Florida, lost to Florida State, eliminated by South Florida
2001Regionaldefeated Princeton, defeated South Carolina, lost to South Carolina, eliminated by South Carolina
2000Regionaldefeated Evansville, defeated Florida State, lost to Florida State, eliminated by Florida State
 
*all team stats through 5/20