Arizona State 2012 Baseball Capsule

Arizona State Sun Devils
Pac-12 (36-20, 18-11)


 
Big Wins: 3/18 at UCLA (4-3), 4/7 Oregon State (5-1), 5/20 Washington (9-6)
Bad Losses: 2/25 UC Riverside (1-3), ¾ vs St. Mary’s (3-4), 4/13 Utah Valley (6-9)
Coach: Tim Esmay (3 seasons at Arizona State)

Key Field Players:
Michael Benjamin, Sophomore, IF, .336 BA, 22 RBI
Joey DeMichele, Junior, IF, .333 BA, 6 HR, 46 RBI, 12 SB
Abe Ruiz, Senior, IF, .296 BA, 13 HR, 49 RBI
Andrew Aplin, Junior, OF, .311 BA, 6 HR, 30 RBI
James McDonald, Sophomore, IF, .283 BA, 27 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Brady Rodgers, Junior, RHP, 2.27 ERA, 10-3 W/L, 115.0 IP, 79 SO
Trevor Williams, Sophomore, RHP, 2.05 ERA, 12-2 W/L, 109.2 IP, 59 SO
Jake Barrett, Junior, RHP, 1.62 ERA, 2-4 W/L, 33.1 IP, 36 SO, 11 SV

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .293 (55th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Offense: 6.1 (68, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.96 (40, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.43 (12, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.77 (30, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .444 (20, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.00 (137, 4)
Earned Run Average: 3.16 (31, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .968 (116, 8)
Double Plays per Game: 0.74 (174, 9)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011Regionaldefeated New Mexico, defeated Charlotte, defeated Arkansas
2011Super Regionaleliminated by Texas
2010Regionaldefeated Milwaukee, defeated Hawaii, defeated Hawaii
2010Super Regionaldefeated Arkansas
2010CWSlost to Clemson, eliminated by South Carolina
2009Regionaldefeated Kent State, defeated Oral Roberts, defeated Oral Roberts
2009Super Regionaldefeated Clemson
2009CWSdefeated North Carolina, lost to Texas, defeated North Carolina, eliminated by Texas
2008Regionaldefeated Stony Brook, defeated Oklahoma, defeated Oklahoma
2008Super Regionaleliminated by Fresno State
2007Regionaldefeated Monmouth, defeated UC Riverside, defeated Nebraska
2007Super Regionaldefeated Mississippi
2007CWSdefeated UC Irvine, lost to Oregon State, eliminated by UC Irvine

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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