Ohio State 2015 Baseball World Series Capsule

Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten (35-20, 13-11)

 

Big Wins: 3/22 Michigan State (3-0), 4/14 Louisville (2-0), 4/19 at Nebraska (5-2)
Bad Losses: 3/14 Evansville (9-10), 3/28 at Rutgers (2-4), 4/12 UNLV (4-7)
Coach: Greg Beals

Key Field Players:
Pat Porter, Senior, OF, .338 BA, 11 HR, 49 RBI
Troy Montgomery, Sophomore, OF, .317 BA, 27 RBI, 35 SB
Connor Sabanosh, Senior, C, .289 BA, 23 RBI
Ronnie Dawson, Sophomore, OF, .279 BA, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 16 SB
Craig Nennig, Junior, IF, .266 BA, 30 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Travis Lakins, Sophomore, P, 3.75 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 96.0 IP, 84 SO
Ryan Riga, Senior, P, 3.32 ERA, 5-4 W/L, 97.2 IP, 71 SO
Tanner Tully, Sophomore, P, 4.32 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 75.0 IP, 44 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .281 (106th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.81 (115, 8)
Doubles per Game: 2.04 (41, 2)
Earned Run Average: 3.50 (57, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .969 (108, 8)
Home Runs per Game: 0.62 (106, 4)
Scoring Offense: 5.6 (116, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .416 (60, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.68 (22, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.32 (47, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2009    Regional    lost to Georgia, defeated Marist, defeated Georgia, eliminated by Florida State
2007    Regional    lost to Louisiana, defeated Le Moyne, eliminated by Texas A&M
2005    Regional    lost to Oregon State, defeated Virginia, eliminated by St. John's
2003    Regional    defeated Clemson, defeated Auburn, defeated Auburn
2003    Super Regional    eliminated by Missouri State
2002    Regional    lost to Notre Dame, defeated Kent State, defeated South Alabama, eliminated by Notre Dame

*all team stats through 5/17

 

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