Mercer Bears
Atlantic Sun (38-17, 18-9)
Big Wins: 3/15 Kennesaw State (8-4), 3/25 at Georgia Tech (4-1), 4/26 at Florida Gulf Coast (4-0)
Bad Losses: 3/1 at Belmont (5-6), 5/10 Stetson (2-3), 5/15 at East Tennessee State (2-7)
Coach: Craig Gibson
Key Field Players:
Chesny Young, Junior, IF, .348 BA, 38 RBI
Michael Massi, Senior, IF, .346 BA, 5 HR, 35 RBI
Sasha Lagarde, Senior, OF, .314 BA, 9 HR, 45 RBI
Derrick Workman, Senior, OF, .287 BA, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Nick Backlund, Senior, IF/DH.271 BA, 8 HR, 38 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Eric Nyquist, Junior, P, 3.12 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 4 CG, 86.2 IP, 49 SO
Grant Papelian, Junior, P, 4.13 ERA, 5-4 W/L, 1 CG, 80.2 IP, 44 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .290 (41st in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.85 (92, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.58 (133, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.17 (45, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .975 (26, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.79 (12, 1)
Scoring Offense: 5.8 (55, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .418 (24, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.60 (261, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (247, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 Regional lost to South Alabama, eliminated by Central Arkansas
2010 Regional lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Elon, eliminated by Alabama
*all team stats through 5/18
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