Kansas 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 (34-24, 15-9)

 

Big Wins: 3/16 at Texas (6-1), 4/12 TCU (5-1), 5/2 Texas Tech (11-3)
Bad Losses: 3/1 vs Houston Baptist (2-4), 3/23 Dartmouth (2-3), 4/9 at Iowa (7-12)
Coach: Ritch Price

Key Field Players:
Dakota Smith, Junior, OF, .333 BA, 42 RBI
Michael Suiter, Junior, OF, .327 BA, 40 RBI
Tucker Tharp, Senior, OF, .305 BA, 6 HR, 36 RBI
Connor McKay, Junior, OF, .256 BA, 9 HR, 44 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Frank Duncan, Senior, P, 2.46 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 4 CG, 109.2 IP, 80 SO
Robert Kahana, Junior, P, 3.05 ERA, 4-5 W/L, 2 CG, 82.2 IP, 32 SO
Stephen Villines, Freshman, P, 1.64 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 8 SV, 44.0 IP, 22 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .282 (71st in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.79 (124, 6)
Doubles per Game:  1.59 (132, 4)
Earned Run Average: 3.40 (68, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (73, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.39 (130, 5)
Scoring Offense: 5.6 (84, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .380 (97, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.70 (233, 8)
Triples per Game: 0.27 (79, 4)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2009    Regional    lost to Coastal Carolina, defeated Dartmouth, defeated Coastal Carolina, eliminated by North Carolina
2006    Regional    defeated Hawaii, lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Hawaii
1994    Regional    lost to Jacksonville, defeated Ohio State, eliminated by BYU
1993    Regional    lost to Fresno State, defeated Tennessee, defeated Rutgers, defeated Clemson, defeated Fresno State
1993    CWS    lost to Texas A&M, eliminated by Long Beach State

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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