Minnesota Gophers
Big Ten (46-9, 20-3)
Big Wins: 2/21 at Arizona State (4-1), 3/18 at California (8-1), 4/3 Michigan (9-1)
Bad Losses: 3/1 vs Fordham (5-10), 3/1 vs UAB (0-1), 4/22 North Dakota State (4-5)
Coach: Jessica Allister
Key Field Players:
Danielle Parlich, Freshman, IF, .409 BA, 36 RBI
Sara Groenewegen, Sophomore, P, .379 BA, 12 HR, 44 RBI
Kaitlyn Richardson, Senior, UT, .366 BA, 10 HR, 45 RBI
Tyler Walker, Senior, IF, .356 BA, 10 HR, 50 RBI
Hannah Granger, Senior, UT, .327 BA, 11 HR, 46 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Sara Groenewegen, Sophomore, P, 1.54 ERA, 28-5 W/L, 25 CG, 209.1 IP, 344 SO
Nikki Anderson, Junior, P, 3.27 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 4 CG, 75.0 IP, 58 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .346 (15th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.28 (156, 10)
Doubles per Game: 1.89 (3, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.29 (22, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (27, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 1.43 (18, 2)
Scoring Offense: 7.28 (10, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .592 (12, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.80 (17, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.20 (72, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 Regional defeated Green Bay, defeated North Dakota State, lost to Auburn, defeated Auburn
2014 Super Regional eliminated by Oregon
2013 Regional lost to Hawaii, defeated Portland State, eliminated by Hawaii
2003 Regional defeated Cal State Northridge, lost to Arizona, eliminated by Boston College
2002 Regional defeated Princeton, lost to DePaul, eliminated by DePaul
1999 Regional defeated Creighton, defeated Cal State Northridge, lost to UCLA, eliminated by Missouri
1998 Regional lost to Fresno State, defeated Cal State Northridge, defeated California, eliminated by Fresno State
1996 Regional lost to Nebraska, eliminated by Nicholls States
*all team stats through 5/3
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