UMBC 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

UMBC Retrievers

America East (23-23, 11-9)

 
 
Big Wins: 4/5 Delaware (5-4), 4/9 at Binghamton (12-3), 5/27 vs Albany (9-0)
Bad Losses: 3/4 at Gardner-Webb (2-5), 3/8 Towson (3-7), 4/12 Coppin State (4-10)
Coach: Bob Mumma
 
Key Field Players:
Andrew Casali, Senior, OF, .332 BA, 19 RBI, 12 SB
Jamie Switalski, Junior, IF, .294 BA, 27 RBI
Christian Torres, Freshman, IF, .287 BA, 29 RBI
Hunter Dolshun, Senior, C, .333 BA, 9 HR, 34 RBI
Mitchell Carroll, Junior, IF, .257 BA, 19 RBI, 11 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Michael Austin, Senior, P, 4.21 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 62.0 IP, 45 SO
Matt Chanin, Junior, P, 4.52 ERA, 4-5 W/L, 3 CG, 61.2 IP, 44 SO
Jacob Chrstian, Sophomore, P, 5.93 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 57.2 IP, 53 SO
Mitchell Wilson, Freshman, P, 6.14 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 44.0 IP, 25 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .291 (58th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.74 (149, 5)
Doubles per Game: 2.09 (24, 1)
Earned Run Average: 5.99 (239, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .967 (172, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.58 (187, 5)
Scoring Offense: 5.7 (135, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .416 (106, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.95 (132, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.16 (203, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2001    Regional          lost to East Carolina, eliminated by Winthrop
1992    Regional          lost to Miami (FL), eliminated by Delaware
 
*all team stats through 5/21