New Mexico 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

New Mexico Lobos
Mountain West (36-22, 18-6)


 
Big Wins: 4/9 Arizona State (15-6), 4/25 Texas Tech (14-13), 5/5 at TCU (6-5)
Bad Losses: 2/26 at Texas-San Antonio (4-8), 4/7 at Air Force (0-1), 5/11 at UNLV (4-7)
Coach: Ray Birmingham (5 seasons at New Mexico)

Key Field Players:
D.J. Peterson, Sophomore, 1B/3B, .418 BA, 16 HR, 76 RBI
Mitchell Garver, Junior, C, .391 BA, 10 HR, 57 RBI
Ryan Padilla, Freshman, OF, .368 BA, 48 RBI
Josh Melendez, Junior, IF, .356 BA, 43 RBI, 22 SB
Ben Woodchick, Senior, IF/OF, .343 BA, 30 RBI, 10 SB
Kyle Stiner, Senior, IF, .314 BA, 36 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Josh Walker, Sophomore, RHP, 3.81 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 78.0 IP, 64 SO
Austin House, Junior, RHP, 2.92 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 104.2 IP, 86 SO
Gera Sanchez, Senior, RHP, 2.45 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 73.1 IP, 89 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .325 (5th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Offense: 7.7 (5, 1)
Doubles per Game: 2.13 (14, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.53 (4, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.71 (45, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .470 (8, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.02 (135, 2)
Earned Run Average: 4.57 (161, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .966 (142, 2)
Double Plays per Game: 0.85 (84, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011Regionallost to Arizona State, eliminated by Arkansas
2010Regionaldefeated Stanford, lost to Minnesota, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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