Youngstown State 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

Youngstown State Penguins
Horizon (16-36, 6-17)

 

Big Wins: 4/2 Pittsburgh (7-6), 4/8 Kent State (7-4), 5/24 at Wright State (5-4)
Bad Losses: 4/5 at Illinois-Chicago (2-12), 4/18 Oakland (1-4), 4/25 at Milwaukee (3-13)
Coach: Steve Gillispie

Key Field Players:
Phil Lipari, Senior, IF, .322 BA, 5 HR, 26 RBI
Josh White, Senior, C, .305 BA, 18 RBI
Brent Gillespie, Junior, IF, .269 BA, 19 RBI
Matt Sullivan, Junior, IF, .234 BA, 33 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Patrick O’Brien, Senior, P, 7.23 ERA, 2-10 W/L, 66.0 IP, 36 SO
Jared Wight, Sophomore, P, 6.97 ERA, 1-3 W/L, 40.0 IP, 21 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .248 (255th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.71 (187, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.13 (281, 6)
Earned Run Average: 7.23 (290, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .959 (246, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.33 (159, 4)
Scoring Offense: 4.4 (221, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .321 (252, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.77 (214, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.17 (195, 4)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2004    Regional    lost to Texas, eliminated by TCU

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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