Virginia Tech 2012 Baseball Capsule

Virginia Tech Hokies
ACC (34-21, 11-19)


 
Big Wins: 3/17 at Georgia Tech (12-9), 4/14 Miami (FL) (5-4), 5/13 North Carolina State (6-4)
Bad Losses: 2/19 at Kennesaw State (3-6), 3/14 Duke (0-13), 3/15 Duke (3-5)
Coach: Pete Hughes (6 seasons at Virginia Tech)

Key Field Players:
Mark Zagunis, Freshman, C, .344 BA, 34 RBI, 17 SB
Brendon Hayden, Freshman, IF, .336 BA, 21 RBI
Chad Pinder, Sophomore, IF, .325 BA, 7 HR, 37 RBI
Tyler Horan, Sophomore, OF, .282 BA, 15 HR, 41 RBI
Johnny Morales, Senior, IF, .275 BA, 34 RBI
Andrew Rash, Junior, OF, .273 BA, 7 HR, 34 RBI
Jake Atwell, Senior, OF, .414 BA, 19 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Joe Mantiply, Junior, LHP, 3.53 ERA, 5-6 W/L, 81.2 IP, 52 SO
Tanner McIntyre, Junior, RHP, 2.32 ERA, 7-0 W/L, 31.0 IP, 34 SO
Clark Labitan, Junior, RHP, 3.18 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 45.1 IP, 34 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .288 (84th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Offense: 6.0 (75, 7)
Doubles per Game: 2.02 (31, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.29 (67, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.80 (27, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .434 (34, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.13 (109, 8)
Earned Run Average: 4.16 (123, 9)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (74, 4)
Double Plays per Game: 0.95 (39, 6)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

Regionallost to Citadel, defeated Bucknell, defeated Citadel, eliminated by South Carolina
Regionallost to USC, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
Regionallost to Richmond, defeated Siena, eliminated by Richmond
Regionallost to Wichita State, eliminated by North Carolina State
Regionallost to Auburn, eliminated by Citadel

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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