Kent State 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American (41-17, 24-3)


 
Big Wins: 2/17 vs Georgia Tech (5-0), 3/16 at Pepperdine (2-0), 4/17 Pittsburgh (6-5)
Bad Losses: 2/24 at Lipscomb (1-2), 4/13 at Bowling Green (5-6), 4/14 at Bowling Green (6-9)
Coach: Scott Stricklin (8 seasons at Kent State)

Key Field Players:
Nick Hamilton, Junior, IF, .377 BA, 35 RBI
George Roberts, Junior, IF, .368 BA, 7 HR, 57 RBI
Jimmy Rider, Senior, IF, .361 BA, 49 RBI
Evan Campbell, Junior, IF/OF, .346 BA, 6 HR, 37 RBI
T.J. Sutton, Sophomore, OF, .305 BA, 28 RBI
Sawyer Polen, Freshman, IF, .293 BA, 28 RBI
David Lyon, Senior, C, .288 BA, 10 HR, 40 RBI

Key Pitchers:
David Starn, Senior, LHP, 1.77 ERA, 10-3 W/L, 101.2 IP, 112 SO
Ryan Bores, Junior, RHP, 3.32 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 89.1 IP, 61 SO
Tyler Skulina, Sophomore, RHP, 3.94 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 89.0 IP, 88 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .309 (17th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Offense: 7.0 (14, 1)
Doubles per Game: 2.57 (2, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.26 (101, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.74 (34, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .455 (12, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.94 (150, 3)
Earned Run Average: 3.73 (76, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (75, 1)
Double Plays per Game: 0.46 (282, 12)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011Regionaldefeated Texas State, defeated Texas, lost to Texas, eliminated by Texas
2010Regionallost to UCLA, eliminated by UC Irvine
2009Regionallost to Arizona State, defeated Cal Poly, eliminated by Oral Roberts
2007Regionallost to Missouri, eliminated by Miami (FL)
2004Regionaldefeated Notre Dame, lost to Arizona, eliminated by Notre Dame

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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