Cal State Fullerton 2017 Softball World Series Capsule

 
Cal State Fullerton Titans
Big West (33-21, 16-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/17 vs Mississippi State (6-1), 2/26 vs Utah (1-0), 3/5 Baylor (1-0)
Bad Losses: 3/10 Boston U (4-5), 3/10 Harvard (1-2), 4/1 at UC Riverside (0-5)
Coach: Kelly Ford
 
Key Field Players:
Delynn Rippy, Senior, OF, .358 BA, 14 RBI
Lexi Gonzalez, Senior, C/IF, .316 BA, 10 HR, 39 RBI
Samantha Vandiver, Junior, OF, .331 BA, 9 RBI
Shianne Brannan, Junior, IF, .283 BA, 5 HR, 22 RBI
Ariana Williams, Sophomore, OF, .314 BA, 16 RBI, 24 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Kelsey Kessler, Senior, P, 1.46 ERA, 19-7 W/L, 16 CG, 177.1 IP, 160 SO
Cerissa Rivera, Senior, P, 2.29 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 5 CG, 73.1 IP, 66 SO
Sydney Golden, Sophomore, P, 3.20 ERA, 6-5 W/L, 2 CG, 70.0 IP, 38 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .268 (176th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.22 (222, 7)
Doubles per Game: 0.88 (258, 6)
Earned Run Average: 2.55 (57, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .964 (88, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.47 (195, 3)
Scoring Offense: 3.57 (235, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .360 (222, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.16 (98, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.10 (231, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional          defeated Fresno State, lost to UCLA, defeated Fresno State, eliminated by UCLA
2009    Regional          lost to LSU, defeated San Diego State, eliminated by Arizona State
2008    Regional          lost to UCLA, eliminated by Purdue
2007    Regional          lost to Ohio State, defeated Canisius, defeated Virginia Tech, defeated Ohio State
2007    Super Regional            eliminated by Arizona
2006    Regional          lost to Fresno State, defeated Tulsa, eliminated by Stanford
2005    Regional          defeated UNLV, defeated UCLA, lost to UCLA, eliminated by UCLA
 
*all team stats through 5/7