Towson Baseball 2013 World Series Capsule

Towson Tigers
Colonial (29-28, 14-13)

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Big Wins: 4/27 UNC Wilmington (9-5), 4/28 UNC Wilmington (8-5), 5/25 William & Mary (5-2)
Bad Losses: 4/2 at Delaware State (7-10), 4/13 at George Mason (2-4), 5/12 James Madison (7-8)
Coach: Mike Gottlieb

Key Field Players:
Peter Bowles, Sophomore, IF, .332 BA, 8 HR, 47 RBI
Kurt Wertz, Junior, OF, .341 BA, 13 HR, 63 RBI,
Dominic Fratantuono, Junior, OF, .345 BA, 8 HR, 51 RBI, 14 SB
Brendan Butler, Sophomore, 1B, .283 BA, 35 RBI, 12 SB
Andrew Parker, Senior, C, .282 BA, 10 HR, 36 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Mike Volpe, Senior, P, 3.86 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 95.2 IP, 74 SO
Brandon Gonnella, Junior, P, 5.22 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 69.0 IP, 56 SO
Nick Cioffi, Sophomore, P, 4.81 ERA, 1-1 W/L, 43.0 IP, 24 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .284 (83rd in nation, 6th in conference)
Earned Run Average: 4.91 (211, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .973 (54, 1)
Scoring Offense: 6.80 (27, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.77 (26, 3)
Doubles per Game: 2.17 (14, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.32 (54, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.51 (51, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .430 (31, 4)
Double Plays per Game: 1.4 (1, 1)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

1991Regionallost to Mississippi State, defeated Princeton, eliminated by Maine
1988Regionallost to Miami (FL), defeated VCU, eliminated by South Carolina


*all team stats through 5/19

 

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