Louisville 2015 Softball World Series Capsule

Louisville Cardinals
ACC (30-17, 16-7)

 

Big Wins: 3/18 at Ohio State (14-4), 3/21 North Carolina (9-2), 4/11 Florida State (1-0)
Bad Losses: 2/6 at UNLV (0-4), 2/15 vs Middle Tennessee (3-5), 3/9 Illinois State (3-4)
Coach: Sandy Pearsall

Key Field Players:
Kelsi Jones, Senior, OF, .375 BA, 32 RBI
Jordan McNary, Sophomore, OF, .364 BA, 10 RBI
Maryssa Becker, Sophomore, P/1B, .350 BA, 9 HR, 39 RBI
Brittany Sims, Junior, OF, .333 BA, 5 HR, 15 RBI
Whitney Arion, Senior, SS, .323 BA, 27 RBI
Hailey Smith, Junior, IF, .292 BA, 6 HR, 26 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Maryssa Becker, Sophomore, P/1B, 2.22 ERA, 14-7 W/L, 15 CG, 157.1 IP, 137 SO
Shelby McCombs, Freshman, P/1B, 2.87 ERA, 10-5 W/L, 5 CG, 105.0 IP, 69 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .312 (56th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.39 (67, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.74 (10, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.78 (48, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (36, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.89 (87, 8)
Scoring Offense: 5.54 (67, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .482 (53, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.43 (253, 11)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (179, 7)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    Regional    lost to LSU, eliminated by Boston University
2013    Regional    defeated IPFW, lost to UAB, eliminated by UCLA
2011    Regional    defeated Illinois Chicago, lost to California, defeated Jacksonville State, eliminated by California
2010    Regional    lost to Virginia, defeated Ball State, defeated Virginia, eliminated by Tennessee
2009    Regional    defeated Purdue, lost to Arizona, defeated Purdue, eliminated by Arizona
2008    Regional    lost to Virginia Tech, defeated Winthrop, eliminated by Tennessee
2007    Regional    defeated Oregon State, lost to Michigan, eliminated by Oregon State

*all team stats through 5/3

 

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