Yale 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Yale Bulldogs

Ivy League (32-16, 16-4)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/3 at New Mexico State (3-1), 3/8 at Stony Brook (13-3), 4/23 Dartmouth (8-0)
Bad Losses: 4/11 Sacred Heart (6-9), 4/16 at Harvard (7-12), 4/29 Brown (1-12)
Coach: John Stuper
 
Key Field Players:
Tim DeGraw, Sophomore, OF, .335 BA, 39 RBI, 16 SB
Richard Slenker, Senior, IF, .345 BA, 39 RBI
Scott Whiteman, Sophomore, IF/OF, .316 BA, 23 RBI
Benny Wagner, Sophomore, 1B, .352 BA, 8 HR, 48 RBI
Griffin Dey, Sophomore, 1B, .247 BA, 10 HR, 37 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Scott Politz, Sophomore, P, 3.47 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 6 CG, 83.0 IP, 69 SO
Eric Brodkowitz, Junior, P, 4.73 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 66.2 IP, 55 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .288 (71st in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.74 (155, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.93 (62, 3)
Earned Run Average: 5.58 (214, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (104, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.80 (110, 2)
Scoring Offense: 7.0 (33, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .426 (81, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.83 (175, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.15 (216, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
1993    Regional          lost to Texas A&M, eliminated by North Carolina
1992    Regional          lost to Clemson, defeated Nicholls State, eliminated by UCLA
 
*all team stats through 5/21