Maryland 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Maryland Terrapins

Big Ten (37-21, 15-9)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/4 vs North Carolina State (9-2), 3/24 Michigan (7-2), 4/29 at Indiana (9-2)
Bad Losses: 2/17 vs Ball State (3-8), 3/21 at UNC Wilmington (7-10), 4/12 at George Mason (5-8)
Coach: John Szefc
 
Key Field Players:
Marty Costes, Sophomore, OF, .326 BA, 11 HR, 42 RBI
Brandon Gum, Senior, IF, .330 BA, 32 RBI, 13 SB
Zach Jancarski, Junior, OF, .317 BA, 25 RBI, 20 SB
AJ Lee, Sophomore, IF, .318 BA, 8 HR, 35 RBI, 15 SB
Nick Dunn, Sophomore, IF, .267 BA, 30 RBI
Kevin Smith, Junior, IF, .269 BA, 11 HR, 42 RBI
Will Watson, Junior, IF/OF, .263 BA, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 14 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Brian Shaffer, Junior, P, 2.18 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 2 CG, 103.1 IP, 102 SO
Ryan Selmer, Junior, P, 2.32 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 41.0 IP, 23 SO, 8 SV
Tyler Blohm, Freshman, P, 3.62 ERA, 8-6 W/L, 72.0 IP, 67 SO
Taylor Bloom, Freshman, P, 4.00 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 81.1 IP, 53 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .275 (141st in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.94 (32, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.45 (247, 10)
Earned Run Average: 3.79 (49, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .970 (139, 8)
Home Runs per Game: 0.98 (58, 4)
Scoring Offense: 6.0 (110, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .424 (89, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.85 (11, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.26 (83, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional                      defeated Mississippi, defeated UCLA, lost to UCLA, defeated UCLA
2015    Super Regional            eliminated by Virginia
2014    Regional                      defeated Old Dominion, defeated South Carolina, defeated South Carolina
2014    Super Regional            defeated Virginia, lost to Virginia, eliminated by Virginia
 
*all team stats through 5/21