Long Beach State 2016 Softball World Series Capsule

Long Beach State
Big West (32-20, 12-9)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/13 vs Minnesota (13-2), 3/3 vs Arizona State (10-8), 3/12 Mississippi State (5-1)
Bad Losses: 4/16 Cal Poly (1-4), 4/9 at UC Davis (1-4), 5/7 UC Riverside (2-10)
Coach: Kim Sowder
 
Key Field Players:
Darian Tautalafua, Senior, IF, .347 BA, 15 HR, 54 RBI
Alley Perkins, Senior, UTL, .323 BA, 6 RBI
Julia Lombardi, Sophomore, IF, .317 BA, 22 RBI
LT Torres, Sophomore, IF, .294 BA, 26 RBI
Tierra Falo, Freshman, IF, 27 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Christina Clermont, Junior, P, 2.11 ERA, 22-10 W/L, 24 CG, 212.1 IP, 195 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .288 (122nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.18 (246, 8)
Doubles per Game: 1.18 (153, 5)
Earned Run Average: 2.83 (57, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .964 (91, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.71 (99, 2)
Scoring Offense: 4.78 (109, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .416 (121, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.22 (282, 8)
Triples per Game: 0.06 (258, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2014    Regional          lost to Notre Dame, defeated Southern Utah, eliminated by Notre Dame
2011    Regional          defeated San Diego State, lost to Arizona State, eliminated by San Diego State
2009    Regional          lost to UCLA, defeated UNLV, eliminated by Fresno State
2008    Regional          defeated Creighton, lost to Missouri, eliminated by Iowa
2006    Regional          defeated San Diego State, lost to UCLA, eliminated by San Diego State
2005    Regional          lost to Fresno State, eliminated by California
 
*all team stats through 5/8