Mercer 2014 Softball World Series Capsule

Mercer Bears
Atlantic Sun (37-19, 16-8)

 

Big Wins: 2/26 at Georgia State (11-5), 3/15 Stetson (5-4), 4/8 vs USC Upstate (4-3)
Bad Losses: 2/7 Samford (8-9), 3/26 at Savannah State (1-2), 4/9 at Kennesaw State (4-5)
Coach: James DeFeo

Key Field Players:
McKenzie Woody, Senior, OF, .359 BA, 14 RBI, 24 SB
Kaylynn Sloat, Junior, C/IF, .333 BA, 9 HR, 32 RBI
Kaytlin Haney, Sophomore, IF/OF, .326 BA, 7 HR, 55 RBI
Krista Kennedy, Senior, IF, .310 BA, 10 HR, 39 RBI
Caroline Taylor, Freshman, 1B, .269 BA, 14 HR, 48 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Kirsten Stevens, Freshman, P, 2.21 ERA, 16-6 W/L, 14 CG, 158.2 IP, 101 SO
Julia Rice, Senior, P, 3.04 ERA, 11-4 W/L, 5 CG, 83.0 IP, 42 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .297 (68th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.27 (144, 6)
Doubles per Game:  1.27 (98, 4)
Earned Run Average: 2.74 (71, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .955 (190, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 1.02 (36, 2)
Scoring Offense: 5.51 (51, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .475 (41, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.27 (62, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.10 (197, 7)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
No Tournament History

*all team stats through 5/4

 

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