Sam Houston State 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southland (36-18, 24-9)


 
Big Wins: 3/25 Texas State (5-2), 3/27 Dallas Baptist (5-3), 4/3 at Rice (2-1)
Bad Losses: 2/26 Louisiana-Monroe (6-8), 3/16 at Nicholls (3-7), 4/14 1t Lamar (2-5)
Coach: David Pierce (1 season at Sam Houston State)

Key Field Players:
Anthony Azar, Sophomore, C/IF, .383 BA, 33 RBI
Kevin Miller, Junior, IF, .326 BA, 28 RBI
Colt Atwood, Freshman, OF, .316 BA, 15 RBI, 11 SB
Ryan O’Hearn, Freshman, IF/OF, .305 BA, 29 RBI
Jake Arrington, Senior, OF, .297 BA, 32 RBI
Luke Plucheck, Sophomore, IF/OF, .295 BA, 25 RBI, 10 SB

Key Pitchers:
Caleb Smith, Sophomore, LHP, 2.64 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 88.2 IP, 79 SO
Justin Jackson, Senior, RHP, 3.26 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 80.0 IP, 57 SO
Cody Dickson, Sophomore, LHP, 2.89 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 65.1 IP, 45 SO
Michael Oros, Senior, RHP, 2.49 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 65.0 IP, 52 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .294 (48th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Offense: 5.3 (150, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.31 (258, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.44 (10, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.20 (262, 11)
Slugging Percentage: .378 (153, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.89 (164, 10)
Earned Run Average: 3.39 (53, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (65, 2)
Double Plays per Game: 0.76 (157, 6)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2009Regionallost to Rice, eliminated by Xavier
2008Regionallost to Rice, eliminated by Texas
2007Regionallost to Mississippi, defeated Troy, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Mississippi
1996Regionaldefeated Miami (FL), lost to Texas, eliminated by UCLA
1989Regionallost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by New Orleans

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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