Missouri State 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

            

Missouri State Bears

Missouri Valley (39-15, 18-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/13 at East Carolina (7-4), 3/30 at Indiana State (5-4), 5/19 at Dallas Baptist (10-4)
Bad Losses: 2/17 at Lamar (0-8), 3/2 vs St. Joseph’s (3-6), 3/10 Arkansas State (1-4)
Coach: Keith Guttin
 
Key Field Players:
Drew Millas, Sophomore, C, .333 BA, 7 HR, 59 RBI
Hunter Steinmetz, Junior, OF, .300 BA, 33 RBI
Jeremy Eierman, Junior, IF, .292 BA, 10 HR, 49 RBI, 20 SB
Ben Whetstone, Sophomore, IF, .281 BA, 9 HR, 37 RBI
Jack Duffy, Sophomore, OF, .276 BA, 27 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Dylan Coleman, Junior, P, 3.63 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 96.2 IP, 122 SO
Ty Buckner, Freshman, P, 4.22 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 74.2 IP, 57 SO
Logan Wiley, Junior, P, 4.40 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 77.2 IP, 65 SO
Connor Sechler, Freshman, P, 2.98 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 51.1 IP, 57 SO, 8 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .260 (195th in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.78 (113, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.62 (154, 5)
Earned Run Average: 4.32 (103, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .975 (52, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 1.02 (39, 2)
Scoring Offense: 6.4 (69, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .417 (81, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.10 (115, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.22 (141, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017Regionaldefeated Oklahoma State, defeated Arkansas, lost to Arkansas, defeated Arkansas
2017Super Regionaleliminated by TCU
2015Regionaldefeated Canisius, defeated Iowa, defeated Iowa
2015Super Regionaleliminated by Arkansas
2012Regionallost to UCF, defeated Miami, eliminated by Stony Brook
2003Regionaldefeated Coastal Carolina, defeated Nebraska, lost to Nebraska, defeated Nebraska
2003Super Regionaldefeated Ohio State
2003CWSlost to Rice, eliminated by Miami (FL)
2002Regionallost to Marist, defeated Milwaukee, defeated Marist, eliminated by Nebraska
1999Regionaldefeated Clemson, defeated Arkansas, lost to Clemson, eliminated by Clemson
1997Regionallost to Rice, defeated Texas Tech, defeated Nevada, eliminated by Rice
1996Regionaldefeated Long Beach State, defeated UCLA, lost to UCLA, eliminated by Miami (FL)
 
*all team stats through 5/20