Long Beach State 49ers
Big West (38-17, 15-6)
Big Wins: 3/7 vs Houston (7-5), 3/9 vs Texas (4-3), 3/16 vs Texas Tech (4-1)
Bad Losses: 3/22 vs San Jose State (4-6), 4/16 at Cal State Fullerton (0-8), 5/3 Cal Poly (0-4)
Coach: Kim Sowder
Key Field Players:
Shayna Kimbrough, Junior, SS, .394 BA, 23 RBI
Cya Neal, Senior, IF, .351 BA, 21 RBI
Ashlynn Booker, Senior, IF, .350 BA, 11 HR, 36 RBI
Karli Sandoval, Senior, C, .323 BA, 7 HR, 39 RBI
Darian Tautalafua, Sophomore, IF, .243 BA 13 HR, 37 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Erin Jones-Wesley, Senior, P, 3.08 ERA, 19-9 W/L, 16 CG, 172.2 IP, 182 SO
Amanda Hansen, Junior, P, 3.16 ERA, 19-7 W/L, 13 CG, 153.0 IP, 76 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .309 (37th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.42 (28, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.27 (103, 1)
Earned Run Average: 3.54 (125, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .970 (37, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.88 (61, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.54 (48, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .472 (45, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.56 (232, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (50, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2011 Regional defeated San Diego State, lost to Arizona State, eliminated by San Diego State
2009 Regional lost to UCLA, defeated UNLV, eliminated by Fresno State
2008 Regional defeated Creighton, lost to Missouri, eliminated by Iowa
2006 Regional defeated San Diego State, lost to UCLA, eliminated by San Diego State
2005 Regional lost to Fresno State, eliminated by California
*all team stats through 5/4
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