West Virginia 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 (34-23, 12-12)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/17 at Baylor (7-1), 4/14 TCU (5-4), 5/7 Texas Tech (3-2)
Bad Losses: 2/18 at Charlotte (2-13), 4/23 at Kansas State (4-11), 5/9 Penn State (5-6)
Coach: Randy Mazey
 
Key Field Players:
Ivan Gonzalez, Sophomore, C/3B, .314 BA, 25 RBI
Kyle Davis, Junior, OF, .312 BA, 8 HR, 41 RBI
Cole Austin, Sophomore, IF, .303 BA, 6 HR, 39 RBI
Darius Hill, Sophomore, OF, .303 BA, 44 RBI
Jackson Cramer, Senior, 1B, .279 BA, 10 HR, 43 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
BJ Myers, Junior, P, 4.15 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 89.0 IP, 71 SO
Braden Zarbnisky, Sophomore, P, 2.63 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 37.2 IP, 44 SO, 6 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .283 (96th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.69 (196, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.39 (267, 9)
Earned Run Average: 4.06 (69, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .973 (91, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.81 (108, 7)
Scoring Offense: 5.8 (131, 7)
Slugging Percentage: .412 (116, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.28 (61, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.30 (61, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
1996    Regional          defeated Tennessee, defeated Georgia Southern, lost to Clemson, eliminated by Tennessee
1994    Regional          lost to Florida, defeated Rider, eliminated by Florida
1987    Regional          lost to Clemson, eliminated by Arkansas
 
*all team stats through 5/21