Texas 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Texas Longhorns

Big 12 (37-22, 11-12)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/2 at Stanford (4-0), 4/15 at Baylor (5-3), 5/21 West Virginia (9-4)
Bad Losses: 2/19 Rice (1-7), 3/21 at Texas State (10-11), 4/2 at Kansas (4-5)
Coach: David Pierce
 
Key Field Players:
Kacy Clemens, Senior, IF, .319 BA, 11 HR, 48 RBI, 10 SB
Austin Todd, Freshman, OF, .296 BA, 19 RBI
Bret Boswell, Junior, IF, .269 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBI
Patrick Mathis, Junior, OF, .258 BA, 7 HR, 19 RBI
Travis Jones, Junior, IF/OF, .252 BA, 29 RBI, 13 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Nolan Kingham, Sophomore, P, 2.99 ERA, 9-4 W/L, 2 CG, 84.1 IP, 62 SO
Morgan Cooper, Junior, P, 2.32 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 81.1 IP, 103 SO
Kyle Johnston, Junior, P, 3.53 ERA, 3-2 W/L, 66.1 IP, 48 SO
Nick Kennedy, Sophomore, P, 2.82 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 51.0 IP, 57 SO
Beau Ridgeway, Sophomore, P, 1.90 ERA, 1-2 W/L, 47.1 IP, 35 SO, 11 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .251 (263rd in nation, 9th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 1.07 (8, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.74 (134, 4)
Earned Run Average: 3.14 (9, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .984 (2, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.80 (117, 8)
Scoring Offense: 5.2 (198, 8)
Slugging Percentage: .387 (183, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.17 (72, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.09 (271, 9)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional                      lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Dallas Baptist
2014    Regional                      defeated Texas A&M, defeated Rice, lost to Texas A&M, defeated Texas A&M
2014    Super Regional            defeated Houston, defeated Houston
2014    CWS                           lost to UC Irvine, defeated Louisville, defeated UC Irvine, defeated Vanderbilt, eliminated by Vanderbilt
2011    Regional                      defeated Princeton, lost to Kent State, defeated Texas State, defeated Kent State, defeated Kent State
2011    Super Regional            defeated Arizona State
2011    CWS                           lost to Florida, eliminated by North Carolina
2010    Regional                      defeated Rider, defeated Louisiana, defeated Rice
2010    Super Regional            eliminated by TCU
2009    Regional                      defeated Army, defeated Boston College, defeated Army
2009    Super Regional            defeated TCU
2009    CWS                           defeated Southern Miss, defeated Arizona State, defeated Arizona State
2009    Championship             eliminated by LSU
2008    Regional                      lost to St. John's, defeated Sam Houston State, defeated St. John's, eliminated by Rice
2007    Regional                      defeated Brown, lost to UC Irvine, defeated Wake Forest, eliminated by UC Irvine
 
*all team stats through 5/21