South Alabama 2015 Softball World Series Capsule

South Alabama Lady Jaguars
Sun Belt (38-11, 16-4)

 

Big Wins: 3/8 Louisiana (8-5), 4/15 at Mississippi State (3-2), 4/25 North Dakota State (7-6)
Bad Losses: 2/7 vs Eastern Kentucky (0-1), 3/15 at Louisiana-Monroe (0-8), 4/22 at Southern Miss (0-1)
Coach: Becky Clark

Key Field Players:
Chloe Rathburn, Sophomore, IF/C, .381 BA, 50 RBI
Stephanie Pilkington, Junior, OF/C, .352 BA, 30 RBI
Emily Messer, Junior, OF/IF, .312 BA, 20 RBI
Amanda Herron, Senior, IF, .297 BA, 19 RBI
Kaitlyn Griffith, Senior, IF, 13 HR, 45 RBI
Blair Johnson, Senior, IF/OF, .256 BA, 5 HR, 26 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Kalen McGill, Freshman, P, 1.97 ERA, 16-3 W/L, 4 CG, 121.0 IP, 70 SO
Farish Beard, Senior, P, 2.47 ERA, 11-4 W/L, 8 CG, 88.0 IP, 99 SO
Devin Brown, Freshman, P, 3.09 ERA, 10-4 W/L, 4 CG, 99.2 IP, 158 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .308 (61st in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.29 (146, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.56 (35, 2)
Earned Run Average: 2.65 (38, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .966 (72, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.78 (128, 6)
Scoring Offense: 5.53 (68, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .466 (79, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.16 (82, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.16 (144, 4)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    Regional    lost to South Carolina Upstate, defeated SIU-Edwardsville, defeated SC Upstate, eliminated by Alabama
2013    Regional    defeated Mississippi Valley State, lost to Florida State, defeated Mississippi State, eliminated by Florida State

*all team stats through 5/3

 

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