UCF 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

UCF Knights

American (40-20, 15-9)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/1 Florida (11-2), 4/1 Houston (6-1), 5/19 South Florida (9-1)
Bad Losses: 3/25 Dartmouth (1-4), 4/29 Memphis (4-9), 5/2 at North Florida (1-2)
Coach: Greg Lovelady
 
Key Field Players:
Eli Putnam, Senior, OF, .321 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI, 16 SB
Kyle Marsh, Sophomore, IF, .314 BA, 6 HR, 52 RBI
Rylan Thomas, Freshman, IF, .305 BA, 13 HR, 52 RBI
Luke Hamblin, Senior, OF, .301 BA, 34 RBI, 19 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Robby Howell, Senior, P, 3.28 ERA, 10-0 W/L, 2 CG, 96.0 IP, 90 SO
Joseph Sheridan, Freshman, P, 3.25 ERA, 10-4 W/L, 72.0 IP, 64 SO
Chris Williams, Sophomore, P, 2.43 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 74.0 IP, 46 SO
Bryce Tucker, Sophomore, P, 1.75 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 36.0 IP, 53 SO, 9 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .284 (92nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.68 (203, 6)
Doubles per Game: 1.86 (89, 4)
Earned Run Average: 2.82 (5, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (111, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.80 (112, 5)
Scoring Offense: 6.4 (63, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .426 (82, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.80 (14, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.30 (53, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2012    Regional          defeated Missouri State, defeated Stony Brook, lost to Stony Brook, eliminated by Stony Brook
2011    Regional          lost to Alabama, defeated Bethune-Cookman, eliminated by Alabama
2004    Regional          defeated Oklahoma State, lost to Florida State, defeated Oklahoma State, defeated Florida State, eliminated by Florida State
2002    Regional          defeated South Florida, lost to Florida State, eliminated by South Florida
2001    Regional          defeated Princeton, defeated South Carolina, lost to South Carolina, eliminated by South Carolina
2000    Regional          defeated Evansville, defeated Florida State, lost to Florida State, eliminated by Florida State
 
*all team stats through 5/21