Long Beach State 49ers
Big West (28-23, 16-5)
Big Wins: 3/10 vs North Carolina (6-0), 3/31 vs UC Santa Barbara (3-0), 4/14 vs UC Davis (4-2)
Bad Losses: 2/11 vs North Dakota State (0-8), 2/19 vs Portland State (1-12), 3/16 vs Harvard (0-3)
Coach: Kim Sowder (6 seasons at Long Beach State)
Key Field Players:
Hannah De Gaetano, Sophomore, UTL, .337 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBI
Cya Neal, Junior, IF, .327 BA, 8 RBI
Karli Sandoval, Sophomore, C, .333 BA, 13 RBI
Megan Denio, Senior, OF, .299 BA, 13 RBI
Leilani Tupua-Tautalatasi, Freshman, OF, .283 BA, 17 RBI
Shayna Kimbrough, Freshman, SS, .287 BA, 9 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Erin Jones-Wesley, Sophomore, Pitcher, 1.97 ERA, 20-12 W/L, 25 CG, 212.2 IP, 163 SO
Taylor Petty, Senior, Pitcher, 1.14 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 5 CG, 61.1 IP, 68 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .275 (104th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Earned Run Average: 2.49 (64, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .954 (186, 6)
Scoring Offense: 3.71 (169, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.40 (204, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.10 (133, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.19 (67, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.83 (147, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .375 (158, 4)
Double Plays per Game: 0.29 (113, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2011 | Regional | defeated San Diego State, lost to Arizona State, eliminated by San Diego State |
| 2009 | Regional | lost to UCLA, defeated UNLV, eliminated by Fresno State |
| 2008 | Regional | defeated Creighton, lost to Missouri, eliminated by Iowa |
| 2006 | Regional | defeated San Diego State, lost to UCLA, eliminated by San Diego State |
| 2005 | Regional | lost to Fresno State, eliminated by California |
*all team stats through 5/6
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