Georgia Southern 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

Georgia Southern Eagles
SoCon (39-21, 15-12)

 

Big Wins: 2/16 at Georgia (18-4), 2/19 Georgia Tech (4-3), 3/18 Clemson (14-5)
Bad Losses: 3/22 Appalachian State (2-3), 4/11 UNC Greensboro (2-6), 4/25 at Wofford (3-8)
Coach: Rodney Hennon

Key Field Players:
Garrett Chapman, Freshman, IF, .346 BA, 7 HR, 30 RBI
Stryker Brown, Senior, OF, .325 BA, 10 HR, 44 RBI, 11 SB
Aaron Mizell, Junior, OF, 13 HR, 52 RBI
Koy Adams, Junior, OF, .304 BA, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 11 SB
Ben Morgan, Senior, IF, .286 BA, 5 HR, 35 RBI, 22 SB

Key Pitchers:
Josh Wirsu, Junior, P, 2.43 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 92.2 IP, 88 SO
Sam Howard, Freshman, P, 2.60 ERA, 6-5 W/L, 86.2 IP, 84 SO
Jason Richman, Sophomore, P, 1.06 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 84.2 IP, 72 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .290 (39th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.74 (148, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.85 (45, 4)
Earned Run Average: 3.13 (41, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .964 (181, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.94 (8, 3)
Scoring Offense: 6.7 (16, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .432 (14, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.52 (36, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.11 (260, 8)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2011    Regional    lost to South Carolina, eliminated by North Carolina State
2009    Regional    lost to Gonzaga, eliminated by Utah
2002    Regional    lost to Clemson, defeated Elon, eliminated by East Carolina
2001    Regional    defeated Georgia, lost to Coastal Carolina, eliminated by Georgia
2000    Regional    lost to Georgia Tech, eliminated by Auburn

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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