Dallas Baptist 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Dallas Baptist Patriots

Missouri Valley (40-19, 15-6)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/21 at Rice (8-4), 3/13 at Oral Roberts (13-5), 4/18 Oklahoma (16-10)
Bad Losses: 4/28 at Southern Illinois (1-4), 5/5 Wichita State (6-8), 5/18 at Evansville (0-9)
Coach: Dan Heefner
 
Key Field Players:
Devlin Granberg, Junior, IF/OF, .373 BA, 5 HR, 45 RBI
Matt Duce, Junior, C/IF, .338 BA, 7 HR, 51 RBI
Jameson Hannah, Sophomore, OF, .335 BA, 8 HR, 37 RBI
Austin Listi, Senior, IF/OF, .332 BA, 20 HR, 50 RBI
Tim Millard, Sophomore, IF, .320 BA, 11 HR, 59 RBI
Garrett Wolforth, Sophomore, C, .292 BA, 6 HR, 25 RBI
Camden Duzenack, Senior, IF, .272 BA, 13 HR, 44 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
MD Johnson, Sophomore, P, 4.31 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 62.2 IP, 50 SO
Jordan Martinson, Sophomore, P, 4.48 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 76.1 IP, 73 SO
Ray Gaither, Freshman, P, 5.37 ERA, 5-4 W/L, 68.2 IP, 62 SO
Seth Elledge, Junior, P, 2.51 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 28.2 IP, 38 SO, 12 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .299 (33rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.78 (117, 2)
Doubles per Game: 2.24 (11, 1)
Earned Run Average: 4.51 (122, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .969 (153, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.42 (7, 1)
Scoring Offense: 7.3 (21, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .509 (6, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.71 (214, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.33 (37, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional                      lost to New Mexico, defeated Fairfield, defeated New Mexico, defeated Texas Tech, eliminated by Texas Tech
2015    Regional                      lost to VCU, defeated Texas, defeated Oregon State, defeated VCU, eliminated by VCU
2014    Regional                      lost to Sam Houston State, eliminated by Siena
2012    Regional                      defeated UT-Arlington, defeated Oral Roberts, lost to Baylor, eliminated by Baylor
2011    Regional                      defeated Oklahoma, defeated TCU, lost to Oral Roberts, defeated Oral Roberts
2011    Super Regional            eliminated by California
2008    Regional                      lost to Houston, eliminated by Illinois-Chicago
 
*all team stats through 5/21