Gonzaga 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

            

Gonzaga Bulldogs

West Coast (32-22, 16-11)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/11 at Rice (10-2), 5/13 New Mexico State (10-2), 5/26 vs Pepperdine (17-2)
Bad Losses: 3/23 at BYU (2-6), 4/3 at Washington State (3-4), 4/22 at San Francisco (0-3)
Coach: Mark Machtolf
 
Key Field Players:
Ernie Yake, Freshman, IF/C, .327 BA, 24 RBI
Jake Vieth, Senior, IF, .307 BA, 10 HR, 35 RBI
Gunnar Schubert, Senior, IF, .298 BA, 37 RBI
Branson Trube, Senior, OF, .279 BA, 8 HR, 36 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Daniel Bies, Junior, P, 2.50 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 3 CG, 104.1 IP, 115 SO
Mac Lardner, Sophomore, P, 2.70 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 94.1 IP, 66 SO
Alek Jacob, Freshman, P, 2.94 ERA, 6-5 W/L, 2 CG, 95.0 IP, 90 SO
Casey Legumine, Sophomore, P, 2.09 ERA, 3-2 W/L, 47.1 IP, 52 SO, 13 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .262 (190th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.86 (60, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.35 (262, 10)
Earned Run Average: 3.03 (7, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .984 (2, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.63 (165, 3)
Scoring Offense: 4.7 (238, 7)
Slugging Percentage: .362 (223, 9)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.61 (252, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.08 (283, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016Regionaldefeated Arizona State, lost to TCU, eliminated by Arizona State
2009Regionaldefeated Georgia Southern, lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Utah
 
*all team stats through 5/20