Valparaiso 2013 Softball World Series Capsule

Valparaiso Crusaders
Horizon (34-25, 11-9)

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Big Wins: 2/23 vs Dayton (6-5), 3/16 vs Iowa State (4-2), 5/9 at Illinois-Chicago (3-1)
Bad Losses: 2/23 vs South Dakota State (2-3), 4/27 at Cleveland State (1-4), 5/8 vs Youngstown State (1-9)
Coach: Jordan Stevens

Key Field Players:
Brittany Duncan, Sophomore, IF, .349 BA, 20 RBI
Janelle Bouchard, Freshman, C, .333 BA, 7 HR, 53 RBI
Kaitlyn Ranieri, Freshman, OF, .322 BA, 16 RBI
Joylyn Ichiyama, Senior, IF, .315 BA, 8 HR, 38 RBI
Tarah McShane, Sophomore, C, .267 BA, 23 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Taylor Weissenhofer, Freshman, P, 2.29 ERA, 20-11 W/L, 14 CG, 180.2 IP, 220 SO
Sierra Pico, Freshman, P, 3.66 ERA, 11-9 W/L, 6 CG, 109.0 IP, 64 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .262 (175th in nation, 5th in conference)
Earned Run Average: 3.32 (138, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (7, 1)
Scoring Offense: 4.45 (126, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.55 (155, 5)
Doubles per Game:  1.47 (27, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (161, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.28 (281, 7)
Slugging Percentage: .386 (158, 4)
Double Plays per Game: 0.30 (88, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2012Regionallost to Louisville, eliminated by Kentucky

 
*all team stats through 5/5

 

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