Michigan State Spartans
Big Ten (35-19, 13-11)
Big Wins: 3/7 at Baylor (4-0), 4/15 at Indiana (6-0), 4/29 at Purdue (5-0)
Bad Losses: 2/26 vs Miami (OH) (0-1), 4/6 at Michigan (0-4), 4/11 Eastern Michigan (5-13)
Coach: Jake Boss Jr. (4 seasons at Michigan State)
Key Field Players:
Ryan Jones, Junior, IF, .363 BA, 36 RBI
Jordan Keur, Junior, OF, .362 BA, 29 RBI
Torsten Boss, Junior, IF/OF, .319 BA, 42 RBI, 11 SB
John Martinez, Junior, C/OF, .315 BA, 29 RBI
Ryan Krill, Freshman, 1B/OF, .285 BA, 24 RBI
Jimmy Pickens, Freshman, OF/C, .247 BA, 6 HR, 33 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Tony Bucciferro, Senior, RHP, 2.94 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 98.0 IP, 85 SO
Andrew Waszak, Junior, RHP, 2.64 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 92.0 IP, 43 SO
Tony Wieber, Junior, RHP, 1.12 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 24.0 IP, 22 SO, 8 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .299 (30th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Offense: 6.1 (70, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.65 (138, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.24 (131, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.50 (109, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .398 (90, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.11 (113, 7)
Earned Run Average: 3.08 (19, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .973 (57, 3)
Double Plays per Game: 0.93 (121, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
None
*all team stats through 5/20
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