St. John's 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

St. John’s Red Storm
Big East (37-21, 18-9)


 
Big Wins: 5/5 USF (6-2), 5/12 at Louisville (6-2), 5/18 Seton Hall (5-4)
Bad Losses: 3/2 vs Illinois (0-4), 3/31 West Virginia (1-3), 4/10 Columbia (6-9)
Coach: Ed Blankmeyer (17 seasons at St. John’s)

Key Field Players:
Matt Wessinger, Senior, IF, .348 BA, 6 HR, 45 RBI, 34 SB
Jeremy Baltz, Junior, OF, .342 BA, 7 HR, 49 RBI, 17 SB
Sean O’Hare, Junior, 3B, .333 BA, 40 RBI
Frank Schwindel, Sophomore, C/1B, .318 BA, 29 RBI
Pat Talbut, Junior, IF, .265 BA, 24 RBI
Danny Bethea, Junior, C, .268 BA, 25 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Sean Hagan, Junior, LHP, 2.58 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 94.1 IP, 63 SO
Kyle Hansen, Junior, RHP, 3.44 ERA, 4-5 W/L, 86.1 IP, 100 SO
Stephen Rivera, Senior, RHP, 1.84 ERA, 5-0 W/L, 49.0 IP, 49 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .280 (124th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Offense: 6.3 (51, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.19 (281, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.26 (101, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.44 (136, 7)
Slugging Percentage: .369 (173, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.54 (33, 2)
Earned Run Average: 3.93 93, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .959 (230, 10)
Double Plays per Game: 0.74 (169, 6)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011Regionaldefeated East Carolina, lost to Virginia, eliminated by East Carolina
2010Regionallost to Mississippi, defeated VCU, defeated Mississippi, defeated Virginia, eliminated by Virginia
2008Regionaldefeated Texas, lost to Rice, eliminated by Texas
2007Regionallost to Clemson, defeated VCU, eliminated by Coastal Carolina
2005Regionaldefeated Virginia, lost to Oregon State, defeated Ohio State, eliminated by Oregon State

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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