Davidson 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Davidson Wildcats

Atlantic 10 (32-24, 13-11)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/5 Butler (3-2), 5/5 Saint Louis (6-3), 5/27 vs VCU (11-4)
Bad Losses: 3/3 Bucknell (0-8), 3/11 Siena (4-8), 5/18 at Massachusetts (6-7)
Coach: Dick Cooke
 
Key Field Players:
Will Robertson, Senior, OF, .335 BA, 18 HR, 43 RBI
Brian Fortier, Senior, IF, .318 BA, 15 HR, 53 RBI
Alec Acosta, Junior, IF, .317 BA, 5 HR, 30 RBI
Eric Jones, Sophomore, C/IF, .316 BA, 9 HR, 34 RBI
Justin Lebek, Sophomore, OF, .303 BA, 7 HR, 41 RBI
Cam Johnson, Junior, OF, .265 BA, 9 HR, 31 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Durin O’Linger, Senior, P, 2.85 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 101.0 IP, 86 SO
Evan Roberts, Junior, P, 4.46 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 68.2 IP, 44 SO
Josh Smutzer, Junior, P, 4.68 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 75.0 IP, 35 SO
Westin Whitmire, Senior, P, 4.72 ERA, 3-3 W/L, 26.2 IP, 15 SO, 12 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .276 (131st in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.74 (152, 8)
Doubles per Game: 1.74 (137, 4)
Earned Run Average: 4.63 (131, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .966 (197, 11)
Home Runs per Game: 1.26 (20, 1)
Scoring Offense: 6.2 (84, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .439 (52, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.34 (292, 13)
Triples per Game: 0.10 (262, 10)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
No Recent Tournament History
 
*all team stats through 5/21