Minnesota 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten (34-20, 16-7)
 
Big Wins: 4/8 at Michigan (8-1), 5/1 at Illinois (14-6), 5/20 Ohio State (4-3)
Bad Losses: 2/26 at Campbell (7-11), 3/5 at Georgia State (3-4), 3/20 at Utah Valley (6-15)
Coach: John Anderson
 
Key Field Players:
Matt Fiedler, Junior, P/OF, .377 BA, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 13 SB
Austin Athmann, Junior, C, .367 BA, 11 HR, 39 RBI
Dan Motl, Senior, OF, .388 BA, 30 RBI
Micah Coffey, Sophomore, IF, .332 BA, 7 HR, 39 RBI
Connor Schaefbauer, Senior, IF, .316 BA, 5 HR, 36 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Dalton Sawyer, Senior, P, 3.15 ERA, 7-6 W/L, 88.2 IP, 107 SO
Toby Anderson, Junior, P, 3.28 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 71.1 IP, 33 SO
Matt Fiedler, Junior, P/OF, 4.10 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 85.2 IP, 63 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .326 (3rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.75 (156, 6)
Doubles per Game: 1.96 (63, 3)
Earned Run Average: 3.87 (75, 10)
Fielding Percentage: .980 (8, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.88 (44, 2)
Scoring Offense: 6.8 (44, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .468 (27, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.87 (181, 10)
Triples per Game: 0.27 (96, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2010    Regional          defeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated New Mexico, lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2009    Regional          lost to Baylor, defeated Southern, defeated Baylor, eliminated by LSU
2007    Regional          lost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated San Diego, eliminated by Fresno State
2004    Regional          lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Arizona State
2003    Regional          lost to Washington, defeated Pepperdine, eliminated by Washington
 
*all team stats through 5/22