Kentucky 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Kentucky Wildcats

SEC (39-20, 19-11)

 
 
Big Wins: 4/18 Louisville (11-7), 4/23 LSU (10-2), 5/18 at Florida (12-4)
Bad Losses: 2/22 at Liberty (4-5), 2/26 vs Delaware (3-4), 3/8 at Cincinnati (1-2)
Coach: Gary Henderson
 
Key Field Players:
Tristan Pompey, Sophomore, OF, .369 BA, 9 HR, 40 RBI
Evan White, Junior, 1B, .366 BA, 8 HR, 38 RBI
Zach Reks, Senior, OF, .356 BA, 42 RBI, 14 SB
Riley Mahan, Junior, IF, .325 BA, 14 HR, 56 RBI
Kole Cottam, Sophomore, C, .315 BA, 6 HR, 38 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Justin Lewis, Sophomore, P, 3.28 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 85.0 IP, 67 SO
Zack Thompson, Freshman, P, 3.34 ERA, 7-2 W/L, 64.2 IP, 83 SO
Sean Hjelle, Sophomore, P, 3.87 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 93.0 IP, 91 SO
Zach Logue, Junior, P, 4.84 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 80.0 IP, 80 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .323 (7th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.68 (203, 13)
Doubles per Game: 2.43 (4, 1)
Earned Run Average: 3.58 (31, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (102, 10)
Home Runs per Game: 1.16 (29, 2)
Scoring Offense: 7.7 (15, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .506 (7, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.04 (111, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.16 (204, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2014    Regional          lost to Kansas, defeated Kent State, defeated Kansas, eliminated by Louisville
2012    Regional          lost to Kent State, defeated Valparaiso, defeated Purdue, eliminated by Kent State
2008    Regional          lost to Michigan, defeated Eastern Michigan, defeated Michigan, eliminated by Arizona
2006    Regional          lost to Ball State, defeated Notre Dame, defeated Ball State, eliminated by Charleston
1993    Regional          lost to USC, eliminated by Texas 
1988    Regional          defeated Rutgers, defeated St. John's, lost to Stanford, eliminated by Stanford
 
*all team stats through 5/21