Kent State 2015 Softball World Series Capsule

Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American (41-13, 17-4)

 

Big Wins: 3/6 at UCF (1-0), 3/14 at Michigan (3-0), 4/3 at Ball State (7-3)
Bad Losses: 2/14 vs Southern Utah (3-4), 3/8 vs Bradley (3-4), 4/18 at Eastern Michigan (0-2)
Coach: Karen Linder

Key Field Players:
Maddy Grimm, Sophomore, IF, .373 BA, 19 HR, 54 RBI
Dani Ramos, Senior, OF, .366 BA, 15 RBI, 26 SB
Holly Speers, Freshman, IF, .328 BA, 5 HR, 22 RBI
Kim Kirkpatrick, Senior, OF, .316 BA, 7 HR, 25 RBI, 16 SB
Michele Duffy, Junior, IF, .307 BA, 6 HR, 31 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Emma Johnson, Senior, P, 0.95 ERA, 23-6 W/L, 24 CG, 205.2 IP, 319 SO
Ronnie Ladines, Sophomore, P, 2.38 ERA, 12-6 W/L, 9 CG, 109.0 IP, 104 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .285 (140th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.12 (279, 11)
Doubles per Game: 1.16 (178, 7)
Earned Run Average: 1.53 (3, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .969 (44, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 1.06 (42, 1)
Scoring Offense: 4.96 (112, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .463 (83, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.22 (73, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.18 (106, 6)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2008    Regional    lost to Notre Dame, defeated Wright State, defeated Notre Dame, eliminated by Michigan
2006    Regional    lost to Oklahoma, defeated Youngstown State, eliminated by Oklahoma
1990    Regional    defeated Ohio State, defeated Oregon, defeated Ohio State
1990    WCWS    lost to UCLA, eliminated by UNLV

*all team stats through 5/3

 

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