Louisville 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

Louisville Cardinals
ACC (47-12, 22-8)
 
Big Wins: 2/27 at Mississippi (4-0), 3/20 at Miami (4-3), 5/15 North Carolina State (6-1)
Bad Losses: 3/25 Virginia (3-6), 4/22 at Boston College (1-6), 5/7 at North Carolina (2-3)
Coach: Dan McDonnell
 
Key Field Players:
Corey Ray, Junior, OF, .320 BA, 15 HR, 58 RBI, 39 SB
Nick Solak, Junior, IF, .377 BA, 26 RBI
Will Smith, Junior, C, .370 BA, 7 HR, 40 RBI
Devin Hairston, Sophomore, IF, .359 BA, 44 RBI
Brendan McKay, Sophomore, P/1B, .330 BA, 37 RBI
Blake Tiberi, Sophomore, IF, .329 BA, 8 HR, 45 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Drew Harrington, Junior, P, 2.24 ERA, 11-2 W/L, 96.1 IP, 75 SO
Brendan McKay, Sophomore, P/1B, 2.25 ERA, 11-3 W/L, 96.0 IP, 109 SO
Kyle Funkhouser, Senior, P, 4.11 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 85.1 IP, 89 SO
Kade McClure, Sophomore, P, 2.54 ERA, 12-0 W/L, 78.0 IP, 77 SO
Zack Burdi, Junior, P, 2.00 ERA, 1-2 W/L, 27.0 IP, 45 SO, 10 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .325 (5th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.71 (184, 11)
Doubles per Game: 2.32 (11, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.69 (3, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (19, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.93 (33, 3)
Scoring Offense: 7.6 (18, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .491 (9, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.57 (24, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.32 (53, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional           defeated Morehead State, defeated Michigan, defeated Michigan
2015    Super Regional eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2014    Regional           defeated Kent State, defeated Kansas, defeated Kentucky
2014    Super Regional defeated Kennesaw State, defeated Kennesaw State
2014    CWS   lost to Vanderbilt, eliminated by Texas
2013    Regional           defeated Bowling Green, defeated Miami (FL), defeated Oklahoma State
2013    Super Regional defeated Vanderbilt, defeated Vanderbilt
2013    CWS   lost to Indiana, eliminated by Oregon State
2012    Regional           defeated New Mexico State, lost to Arizona, defeated Missouri, eliminated by Arizona
2010    Regional           defeated St. Louis, defeated Vanderbilt, lost to Vanderbilt, eliminated by Vanderbilt
2009    Regional           defeated Indiana, defeated Middle Tennessee, lost to Vanderbilt, defeated Vanderbilt
2009    Super Regional eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2008    Regional           lost to Georgia Tech, eliminated by Georgia
2007    Regional           defeated Miami (FL), lost to Missouri, defeated Miami (FL), defeated Missouri, defeated Missouri
2007    Super Regional defeated Oklahoma
2007    CWS   lost to Rice, defeated Mississippi State, eliminated by North Carolina
2002    Regional           lost to Georgia, eliminated by Coastal Carolina
 
*all team stats through 5/22