UC Santa Barbara
Big West (34-17-1, 12-12)
Big Wins: 3/7 Mississippi State (8-3), 4/4 at Cal Poly (8-6), 4/19 at Long Beach State (2-1)
Bad Losses: 2/22 at San Jose State (5-7), 3/30 Hawaii (4-12), 5/11 Cal State Northridge (1-4)
Coach: Andrew Checketts
Key Field Players:
Peter Maris, Junior, IF, .271 BA, 29 RBI, 16 SB
Tyler Kuresa, Junior, 1B, .287 BA, 9 HR, 44 RBI
Joey Epperson, Senior, IF/OF, .376 BA, 31 RBI, 15 SB
Robby Nesovic, Sophomore, UT, .325 BA, 33 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Justin Jacome, Sophomore, P, 2.61 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 79.1 IP, 47 SO
Greg Mahle, Junior, P, 2.70 ERA, 6-5 W/L, 70.0 IP, 42 SO
Austin Pettibone, Junior, P, 2.81 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 57.2 IP, 37 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .286 (57th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.88 (82, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.71 (82, 2)
Earned Run Average: 3.57 (92, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .965 (168, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 0.33 (164, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.6 (91, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .377 (104, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.67 (19, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.16 (200, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 Regional defeated Texas A&M, lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Texas A&M
2001 Regional lost to Florida International, defeated Milwaukee, eliminated by Notre Dame
1996 Regional lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Florida State
1990 Regional lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by Penn State
1987 Regional lost to Wichita State, eliminated by Stanford
1986 Regional defeated Loyola Marymount, lost to Hawaii, eliminated by Loyola Marymount
*all team stats through 5/18
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