Minnesota 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Big Ten (41-13, 18-4)

 
 
Big Wins: 4/27 at Ohio State (11-1), 5/5 Indiana (9-1), 5/15 at St. John’s (8-4)
Bad Losses: 2/18 at Georgia State (6-9), 3/14 at Texas-Arlington (5-13), 3/24 at Nebraska (2-8)
Coach: John Anderson
 
Key Field Players:
Terrin Vavra, Junior, IF, .385 BA, 10 HR, 55 RBI
Ben Mezzenga, Junior, OF, .381 BA, 26 RBI, 11 SB
Luke Pettersen, Senior, IF, .333 BA, 26 RBI, 13 SB
Eli Wilson, Sophomore, C/IF, .301 BA, 5 HR, 33 RBI
Toby Hanson, Senior, 1B/OF, .306 BA, 28 RBI
Cole McDevitt, Junior, C/IF/ .282 BA, 8 HR, 43 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Max Meyer, Freshman, P/IF, 1.45 ERA, 1-2 W/L, 37.1 IP, 43 SO, 16 SV
Patrick Fredrickson, Freshman, P, 1.78 ERA, 9-0 W/L, 86.0 IP, 63 SO
Reggie Meyer, Junior, P, 2.75 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 95.0 IP, 61 SO
Brett Schulze, Sophomore, P, 2.22 ERA, 9-0 W/L, 48.2 IP, 42 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .299 (17th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.82 (87, 8)
Doubles per Game: 1.84 (74, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.22 (11, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (57, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.78 (102, 6)
Scoring Offense: 6.9 (30, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .434 (55, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.14 (108, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.22 (141, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016Regionallost to Wake Forest, defeated Binghamton, defeated Wake Forest, eliminated by Texas A&M
2010Regionaldefeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated New Mexico, lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2009Regionallost to Baylor, defeated Southern, defeated Baylor, eliminated by LSU
2007Regionallost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated San Diego, eliminated by Fresno State
2004Regionallost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Arizona State
2003Regionallost to Washington, defeated Pepperdine, eliminated by Washington
 
*all team stats through 5/20