Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten (41-9, 16-6)
Big Wins: 2/7 at LSU (1-0), 3/2 at Arizona State (3-2), 4/18 at Michigan (1-0)
Bad Losses: 3/2 Florida International (1-3), 3/7 at Oklahoma State (4-5), 5/2 at Purdue (0-3)
Coach: Jessica Allister
Key Field Players:
Kaitlyn Richardson, Junior, UT, .433 BA, 10 HR, 47 RBI
Tyler Walker, Junior, IF, .386 BA, 10 HR, 46 RBI
Sara Groenewegen, Freshman, P, .292 BA, 10 HR, 39 RBI
Taylor LeMay, Sophomore, C, .258 BA, 11 HR, 31 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Sara Moulton, Senior, P, 1.59 ERA, 26-6 W/L, 16 CG, 185.0 IP, 222 SO
Sara Groenewegen, Freshman, P, 2.25 ERA, 13-2 W/L, 9 CG, 105.2 IP, 172 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .284 (112th in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.09 (281, 12)
Doubles per Game: 1.40 (56, 5)
Earned Run Average: 1.87 (17, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .963 (90, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 1.17 (17, 1)
Scoring Offense: 5.79 (34, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .498 (24, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.32 (57, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (48, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 Regional lost to Hawaii, defeated Portland State, eliminated by Hawaii
2003 Regional defeated Cal State Northridge, lost to Arizona, eliminated by Boston College
2002 Regional defeated Princeton, lost to DePaul, eliminated by DePaul
1999 Regional defeated Creighton, defeated Cal State Northridge, lost to UCLA, eliminated by Missouri
1998 Regional lost to Fresno State, defeated Cal State Northridge, defeated California, eliminated by Fresno State
1996 Regional lost to Nebraska, eliminated by Nicholls States
*all team stats through 5/4
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