Southern Miss 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Conference USA (40-18, 20-10)
 
Big Wins: 4/13 at Mississippi (5-1), 4/22 Rice (2-1), 5/1 at Florida Atlantic (4-3)
Bad Losses: 3/13 Samford (8-10), 4/15 at UAB (3-5), 5/21 at Florida International (8-13)
Coach: Scott Berry
 
Key Field Players:
Tim Lynch, Senior, IF, .366 BA, 10 HR, 57 RBI
Jake Sandlin, Senior, OF, .348 BA, 6 HR, 38 RBI
Dylan Burdeaux, Junior, IF/OF, .340 BA, 11 HR, 39 RBI
Nick Dawson, Senior, IF, .326 BA, 34 RBI
Hunter Slater, Freshman, IF, .312 BA, 22 RBI
Chuckie Robinson, Junior C, .296 BA, 6 HR, 43 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Kirk McCarty, Sophomore, P, 3.38 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 82.2 IP, 85 SO
Cord Cockrell, Senior, P, 3.97 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 68.0 IP, 44 SO
Jake Winston, Senior, P, 4.39 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 65.2 IP, 47 SO
Nick Sandlin, Freshman, P, 2.18 ERA, 3-3 W/L, 41.1 IP, 44 SO, 12 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .305 (26th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.85 (83, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.85 (87, 5)
Earned Run Average: 4.18 (99, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .975 (43, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 1.11 (16, 1)
Scoring Offense: 6.8 (42, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .469 (24, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.39 (286, 11)
Triples per Game: 0.17 (222, 10)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2011    Regional           lost to Mississippi state, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2010    Regional           lost to Clemson, defeated Jacksonville State, eliminated by Auburn
2009    Regional           defeated Elon, defeated Georgia Tech, lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Georgia Tech
2009    Super Regional defeated Florida
2009    CWS   lost to Texas, eliminated by North Carolina
2008    Regional           defeated New Orleans, lost to LSU, defeated New Orleans, eliminated by LSU
2007    Regional           defeated Troy, lost to Mississippi, eliminated by Sam Houston State
 
*all team stats through 5/22