Old Dominion 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

Old Dominion Monarchs
Conference USA (36-24, 17-13)

 

Big Wins: 2/18 at Liberty (7-4), 3/8 at Rice (2-1), 4/29 Virginia (8-1)
Bad Losses: 3/22 at Louisiana Tech (6-9), 3/30 Charlotte (4-11), 5/17 LIU Brooklyn (2-4)
Coach: Chris Finwood

Key Field Players:
Josiah Burney, Senior, 1B, .290 BA, 6 HR, 41 RBI
Ben Slaton, Senior, OF, .275 BA, 40 RBI
P.J. Higgins, Sophomore, IF, .310 BA, 36 RBI
Nick Walker, Freshman, IF, .319 BA, 26 RBI, 15 SB
Taylor Ostrich, Junior, IF, .317 BA, 22 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Andy Roberts, Senior, P, 3.01 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 2 CG, 80.2 IP, 34 SO
Ryan Yarbrough, Senior, P, 4.52 ERA, 6-7 W/L, 1 CG, 83.2 IP, 61 SO
Brad Geno, Senior, P, 2.77 ERA, 3-3 W/L, 12 SV, 52.0 IP, 44 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .286 (56th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.98 (28, 3)
Doubles per Game:  1.98 (25, 1)
Earned Run Average: 3.46 (76, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (18, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.29 (181, 10)
Scoring Offense: 5.9 (49, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .381 (93, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.98 (143, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.24 (101, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2000    Regional    lost to Illinois, eliminated by Middle Tennessee
1996    Regional    lost to Georgia Southern, eliminated by Clemson
1995    Regional    defeated Mississippi, defeated UCF, lost to Florida State, eliminated by Mississippi
1994    Regional    defeated Notre Dame, lost to Auburn, eliminated by Clemson
1990    Regional    lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Texas

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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