Drake 2018 Softball World Series Capsule

 

Drake Bulldogs

Missouri Valley (43-10, 24-1)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/16 at Mississippi State (1-0), 2/23 at South Florida (4-1), 3/6 at Tulsa (7-2)
Bad Losses: 2/11 vs Kansas City (1-2), 2/16 vs Murray State (3-5), 4/29 at Loyola IL (0-3)
Coach: Rich Calvert
 
Key Field Players:
Macy Johnson, Freshman, OF, .356 BA, 23 RBI, 21 SB
Mandi Roemmich, Sophomore, IF, .355 BA, 22 RBI
Sarah Maddox, Sophomore, IF, .322 BA, 30 RBI
Taryn Pena, Junior, IF, .271 BA, 29 RBI
Tasha Alexander, Senior, OF, .269 BA, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 16 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Nicole Newman, Junior, P, 0.62 ERA, 21-3 W/L, 15 CG, 146.0 IP, 238 SO
Kailee Smith, Senior, P, 1.14 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 5 CG, 104.0 IP, 78 SO
Nicole Timmons, Freshman, P, 1.97 ERA, 13-4 W/L, 7 CG, 110.0 IP, 119
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .289 (63rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.18 (250, 9)
Doubles per Game: 1.31 (81, 2)
Earned Run Average: 1.21 (4, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (40, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.39 (220, 6)
Scoring Offense: 4.51 (112, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .392 (144, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.69 (27, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.10 (216, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2008Regionallost to DePaul, eliminated by Western Illinois
1994Regionallost to Hawaii, eliminated by Kansas
 
*all team stats through 5/6