South Carolina 2017 Softball World Series Capsule

 
South Carolina Gamecocks
SEC (32-23, 8-15)
 
 
Big Wins: 3/10 at Tennessee (9-1), 4/14 Florida State (7-2), 4/23 Auburn (3-0)
Bad Losses: 2/19 vs Louisiana Tech (1-5), 2/22 at North Carolina (3-7), 3/3 vs Northwestern (4-6)
Coach: Beverly Smith
 
Key Field Players:
Mackenzie Boesel, Freshman, IF, .337 BA, 7 HR, 31 RBI
Tiara Duffy, Junior, OF, .321 BA, 18 RBI, 12 SB
Krystan White, Junior, IF, .303 BA, 38 RBI
Alyssa VanDerveer, Junior, C, .297 BA, 7 HR, 25 RBI
Victoria Williams, Senior, UTL, .296 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Nickie Blue, Senior, P, 2.46 ERA, 10-10 W/L, 7 CG, 142.1 IP, 97 SO
Jessica Elliott, Senior, P, 2.82 ERA, 15-9 W/L, 7 CG, 124.1 IP, 102 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .281 (119th in nation, 12th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.44 (35, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.43 (42, 3)
Earned Run Average: 2.88 (82, 12)
Fielding Percentage: .965 (77, 11)
Home Runs per Game: 0.70 (80, 7)
Scoring Offense: 4.56 (106, 10)
Slugging Percentage: .430 (73, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.89 (142, 11)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (180, 10)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional          defeated South Florida, lost to Florida State, defeated South Florida, eliminated by Florida State
2015    Regional          lost to UCF, eliminated by Florida State
2014    Regional          lost to South Florida, defeated Fordham, eliminated by South Florida
2013    Regional          defeated Houston, lost to Texas, defeated Houston, eliminated by Texas
2007    Regional          defeated North Carolina State, lost to Oregon, defeated North Carolina State, defeated Oregon, defeated Oregon
2007    Super Regional            eliminated by Northwestern
2004    Regional          lost to Louisiana, defeated Centenary, eliminated by Northwestern
2003    Regional          defeated Princeton, lost to Texas A&M, defeated Cal State Northridge, defeated Boston College, eliminated by Texas A&M
2002    Regional          defeated Eastern Kentucky, lost to Georgia, defeated Georgia, defeated UCLA, eliminated by UCLA
2001    Regional          lost to DePaul, eliminated by Illinois State
 
*all team stats through 5/7