Long Beach State 49ers
Big West (28-27, 15-9)
Big Wins: 3/10 Arizona State (7-3), 3/18 at Cal State Fullerton (7-2), 4/24 at USC (1-0)
Bad Losses: 3/23 at Wichita State (7-8), 4/5 at UC Riverside (2-3), 5/19 Pacific (3-5)
Coach: Troy Buckley (2 seasons at Long Beach State)
Key Field Players:
Brennan Metzger, Senior, OF, .302 BA, 37 RBI, 11 SB
Josh Guerra, Freshman, OF, .282 BA, 11 RBI
Johnny Bekakis, Sophomore, IF, .290 BA, 16 RBI
Ino Patron, Sophomore, IF/OF, .279 BA, 18 RBI
Richard Prigatano, Freshman, OF/1B, .278 BA, 14 RBI
Juan Avila, Junior, OF, .288 BA, 30 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Shawn Stuart, Senior, RHP, 2.44 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 92.1 IP, 69 SO
Ryan Strufing, Sophomore, LHP, 2.99 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 90.1 IP, 52 SO
Matt Anderson, Junior, RHP, 2.74 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 85.1 IP, 60 SO
Kyle Friedrichs, Sophomore, RHP, 1.88 ERA, 1-3 W/L, 38.1 IP, 39 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .258 (245th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Offense: 4.2 (261, 10)
Doubles per Game: 1.19 (280, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.25 (116, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.12 (286, 9)
Slugging Percentage: .321 (277, 9)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.69 (228, 6)
Earned Run Average: 3.08 (20, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (62, 4)
Double Plays per Game: 0.75 (161, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2008 | Regional | lost to Fresno State, defeated California, eliminated by San Diego |
| 2007 | Regional | lost to Illinois Chicago, defeated Pepperdine, defeated Illinois Chicago, eliminated by UCLA |
| 2005 | Regional | defeated Rhode Island, lost to California, eliminated by Pepperdine |
| 2004 | Regional | defeated St. John's, defeated Stanford, defeated Stanford |
| 2004 | Super Regional | eliminated by Arizona |
| 2003 | Regional | defeated Pepperdine, defeated Washington, defeated Washington |
| 2003 | Super Regional | eliminated by Stanford |
*all team stats through 5/20
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