Duke 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Duke Blue Devils

ACC (40-15, 18-11)

 
 
Big Wins: 4/13 at Florida State (7-1), 4/22 North Carolina State (11-2), 5/11 North Carolina (7-3)
Bad Losses: 3/10 Virginia (0-3), 3/24 at Pittsburgh (7-8), 4/27 at Virginia Tech (3-4)
Coach: Chris Pollard
 
Key Field Players:
Joey Loperfido Freshman, IF, .314 BA, 6 HR, 37 RBI, 15 SB
Jimmy Herron, Junior, OF, .296 BA, 29 RBI, 21 SB
Chris Proctor, Junior, C, .287 BA, 39 RBI, 11 SB
Zack Kone, Junior, IF, .280 BA, 34 RBI
Griffin Conine, Junior, OF, .277 BA, 15 HR, 49 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Ryan Day, Senior, P, 4.69 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 63.1 IP, 49 SO
Adam Laskey, Sophomore, P, 5.04 ERA, 6-4 W/L, 75.0 IP, 60 SO
Mitch Stallings, Senior, P, 5.96 ERA, 3-5 W/L, 77.0 IP, 87 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .272 (133rd in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.94 (28, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.74 (118, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.77 (51, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .981 (9, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.92 (55, 5)
Scoring Offense: 6.5 (58, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .425 (65, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.55 (34, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.32 (33, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016Regionallost to UNC Wilmington, eliminated by South Carolina
 
*all team stats through 5/20