Missouri State Bears
Missouri Valley (40-17, 18-1)
Big Wins: 3/12 at Minnesota (12-3), 4/7 Dallas Baptist (5-1), 4/18 at Missouri (5-3)
Bad Losses: 3/15 at SE Missouri (4-5), 4/13 at New Mexico (8-17), 5/19 at Illinois State (4-8)
Coach: Keith Guttin
Key Field Players:
Jake Burger, Junior, IF, .341 BA, 22 HR, 63 RBI
Blake Graham, Senior, OF, .338 BA, 9 HR, 33 RBI
Justin Paulsen, Senior, IF, .330 BA, 6 HR, 45 RBI
Jeremy Eierman, Sophomore, IF, .311 BA, 19 HR, 61 RBI, 13 SB
Hunter Steinmetz, Sophomore, OF, .294 BA, 37 RBI
Aaron Meyer, Senior, IF, .292 BA, 30 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Doug Still, Junior, P, 2.57 ERA, 7-2 W/L, 87.2 IP, 79 SO
Jordan Knutson, Senior, P, 4.55 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 85.0 IP, 83 SO
Dylan Coleman, Sophomore, P, 4.93 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 87.2 IP, 90 SO
Jake Fromson, Junior, P, 1.86 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 67.2 IP, 81 SO
Bryan Young, Senior, P, 0.68 ERA, 1-1 W/L, 26.2 IP, 41 SO, 8 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .283 (93rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.75 (136, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.96 (51, 3)
Earned Run Average: 3.72 (41, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .975 (54, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 1.29 (16, 2)
Scoring Offense: 7.3 (26, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .458 (37, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.87 (165, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.10 (267, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2015 Regional defeated Canisius, defeated Iowa, defeated Iowa
2015 Super Regional eliminated by Arkansas
2012 Regional lost to UCF, defeated Miami, eliminated by Stony Brook
2003 Regional defeated Coastal Carolina, defeated Nebraska, lost to Nebraska, defeated Nebraska
2003 Super Regional defeated Ohio State
2003 CWS lost to Rice, eliminated by Miami (FL)
2002 Regional lost to Marist, defeated Milwaukee, defeated Marist, eliminated by Nebraska
1999 Regional defeated Clemson, defeated Arkansas, lost to Clemson, eliminated by Clemson
1997 Regional lost to Rice, defeated Texas Tech, defeated Nevada, eliminated by Rice
1996 Regional defeated Long Beach State, defeated UCLA, lost to UCLA, eliminated by Miami (FL)
*all team stats through 5/21
