Albany 2014 Softball World Series Capsule

Albany Great Danes
America East (33-11, 14-3)

 

Big Wins: 2/21 vs Marshall (12-11), 3/18 vs Buffalo (1-0), 3/22 at Stony Brook (7-3)
Bad Losses: 3/17 vs Army (0-2), 4/6 Maine (0-3), 4/17 at Cornell (7-8)
Coach: Chris Cannata

Key Field Players:
Maggie Cocks, Sophomore, SS, .386 BA, 33 RBI
Charlise Castro, Senior, 1B, .346 BA, 10 HR, 34 RBI
Elizabeth Snow, Freshman, C/UT, .333 BA, 6 HR, 30 RBI
Vicky McFarland, Junior, OF, .306 BA, 15 RBI, 29 SB
Kelly Costello, Sophomore, IF/OF, .289 BA, 21 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Brittany MacFawn, Senior, P, 1.82 ERA, 19-6 W/L, 24 CG, 176.2 IP, 194 SO
Mackenzie Thompson, Freshman, P, 2.16 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 4 CG, 64.2 IP, 29 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .291 (80th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.08 (286, 6)
Doubles per Game:  1.74 (2, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.54 (50, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .966 (64, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.77 (97, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.62 (44, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .444 (77, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.87 (14, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.08 (225, 5)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2011    Regional    lost to Oregon, eliminated by Penn State
2007    Regional    lost to Baylor, defeated Hofstra, eliminated by Baylor
2006    Regional    lost to Massachusetts, eliminated by Texas A&M
2005    Regional    lost to Northwestern, eliminated by Louisville

*all team stats through 5/4

 

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