North Carolina State 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

North Carolina State Wolfpack
ACC (32-23, 13-17)

 

Big Wins: 4/6 at Clemson (9-4), 4/12 at Duke (6-2), 4/27 Georgia Tech (7-1)
Bad Losses: 3/1 at UCLA (0-2), 4/20 Boston College (7-9), 5/7 Richmond (4-7)
Coach: Elliott Avent

Key Field Players:
Brett Austin, Junior, C/OF, .344 BA, 5 HR, 31 RBI
Andrew Knizner, Freshman, IF, .330 BA, 47 RBI
Trea Turner, Junior, IF, .321 BA, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 26 SB
Logan Ratledge, Junior, IF/OF, .274 BA, 30 RBI
Jake Fincher, Junior, OF, .267 BA, 25 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Carlos Rodon, Junior, P, 2.01 ERA, 6-7 W/L, 3 CG, 98.2 IP, 117 SO
Logan Jernigan, Junior, P, 3.90 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 0 CG, 67.0 IP, 65 SO
Eric Peterson, Junior, P, 3.21 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 3 SV, 56.0 IP, 63 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .271 (143rd in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.72 (166, 9)
Doubles per Game:  1.33 (228, 14)
Earned Run Average: 3.25 (52, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (78, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.56 (56, 2)
Scoring Offense: 5.8 (62, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .373 (119, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.24 (84, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.24 (97, 4)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    Regional    defeated Binghamton, defeated William & Mary, defeated William & Mary
2013    Super Regional    defeated Rice, defeated Rice
2013    CWS    defeated North Carolina, lost to UCLA, eliminated by North Carolina
2012    Regional    defeated Sacred Heart, lost to Vanderbilt, defeated UNC Wilmington, defeated Vanderbilt, defeated Vanderbilt
2012    Super Regional    lost to Florida, eliminated by Florida
2011    Regional    lost to Stetson, defeated Georgia Southern, eliminated by Stetson
2010    Regional    lost to Charleston, eliminated by Stony Brook
2008    Regional    defeated James Madison, defeated South Carolina, defeated South Carolina
2008    Super Regional    eliminated by Georgia
2007    Regional    lost to Charlotte, defeated Wofford, eliminated by Charlotte
2006    Regional    lost to Stanford, defeated Texas Arlington, defeated Texas, eliminated by Stanford

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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