VCU 2015 Baseball World Series Capsule

VCU Rams
Atlantic 10 (37-22, 18-10)

 

Big Wins: 3/22 at East Carolina (3-2), 4/22 at Maryland (3-1), 5/21 vs Saint Louis (14-3)
Bad Losses: 2/21 at Bucknell (1-5), 3/28 Massachusetts (2-3), 4/4 at Dayton (2-5)
Coach: Shawn Stiffler

Key Field Players:
Vimael Machin, Senior, IF, .330 BA, 50 RBI
Logan Farrar, Sophomore, OF, .326 BA, 31 RBI
Matt Davis, Sophomore, IF, .321 BA, 7 HR, 43 RBI
Darian Carpenter, Sophomore, IF, .275 BA, 8 HR, 31 RBI

Key Pitchers:
JoJo Howie, Senior, P, 2.95 ERA, 7-6 W/L, 97.2 IP, 76 SO
Heath Dwyer, Senior, P, 2.95 ERA, 9-2 W/L, 85.1 IP, 82 SO
Daniel Concepcion, Senior, P, 2.91 ERA, 3-3 W/L, 13 SV, 62.2 IP, 55 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .283 (99th in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.76 (149, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.29 (271, 12)
Earned Run Average: 3.03 (20, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (22, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.44 (182, 7)
Scoring Offense: 5.5 (129, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .372 (188, 9)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.93 (165, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.22 (146, 8)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2010    Regional    lost to Virginia, eliminated by St. John's
2007    Regional    lost to Coastal Carolina, eliminated by St. John's
2005    Regional    lost to Miami (FL), eliminated by Florida Atlantic
2003    Regional    defeated Western Carolina, lost to North Carolina State, eliminated by Western Carolina
2002    Regional    lost to South Carolina, eliminated by James Madison

*all team stats through 5/17

 

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