Indiana State Sycamores
Missouri Valley (41-15, 14-7)
Big Wins: 4/22 Dallas Baptist (7-5), 5/4 Wichita State (1-0), 5/17 Missouri State (6-3)
Bad Losses: 3/3 at Eastern Kentucky (5-6), 3/24 at Evansville (2-3), 4/8 at Creighton (0-8)
Coach: Rick Heller (3 seasons at Indiana State)
Key Field Players:
Jeremy Lucas, Junior, C, .363 BA, 9 HR, 52 RBI
Landon Curry, Freshman, OF, .325 BA, 27 RBI, 15 SB
Kyle Burnam, Senior, OF, .320 BA, 32 RBI
Jeff Miera, Senior, IF, .316 BA, 5 RBI
Jon Hedges, Senior, IF, .306 BA, 6 HR, 40 RBI
Rob Ort, Junior, OF, .297 BA, 7 HR, 53 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Dakota Bacus, Junior, RHP, 2.08 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 108.0 IP, 86 SO
Kyle Rupe, Freshman, RHP, 2.63 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 61.2 IP, 32 SO
Ryan Torgerson, Junior, RHP, 3.03 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 86.0 IP, 51 SO
Sean Manaea, Sophomore, LHP, 3.25 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 91.1 IP, 100 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .295 (43rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Offense: 6.5 (34, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.68 (127, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (137, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.59 (80, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .405 (76, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.84 (182, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.11 (23, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (34, 5)
Double Plays per Game: 0.84 (92, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
1995 | Regional | lost to Oklahoma, defeated Penn, eliminated by Texas |
1989 | Regional | lost to Jacksonville, defeated Western Carolina, defeated Jacksonville, eliminated by Mississippi State |
1987 | Regional | lost to Houston, defeated Lamar, eliminated by Houston State |
1986 | Regional | defeated Michigan, defeated Central Michigan, defeated Central Michigan |
1986 | CWS | lost to Florida State, eliminated by Oklahoma State |
1984 | Regional | defeated Central Michigan, lost to Michigan, eliminated by Central Michigan |
*all team stats through 5/20
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