North Carolina Baseball 2013 World Series Capsule

North Carolina Tar Heels
ACC (52-8, 21-7)

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Big Wins: 4/26 at North Carolina State (7-1), 5/17 Virginia (8-5), 5/20 Florida State (4-3)
Bad Losses: 3/15 Miami (1-4), 4/23 UNC-Wilmington (8-9), 5/10 at Georgia Tech (4-5)
Coach: Mike Fox

Key Field Players:
Colin Moran, Junior, 3B, .357 BA, 13 HR, 84 RBI
Landon Lassiter, Freshman, SS/2B, .348 BA, 26 RBI
Cody Stubbs, Senior, 1B, .360 BA, 7 HR, 72 RBI
Michael Russell, Sophomore, IF/OF, .307 BA, 31 RBI, 17 SB
Brian Holberton, Junior, C/OF, .300 BA, 10 HR, 49 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Trent Thornton, Freshman, P, 1.29 ERA, 9-1 W/L, 69.2 IP, 60 SO, 6 SV
Hobbs Johnson, Junior, P, 2.14 ERA, 4-0 W/L, 71.1 IP, 67 SO
Kent Emanuel, Junior, P, 2.11 ERA, 10-3 W/L, 110.2 IP, 79 SO
Benton Moss, Sophomore, P, 3.56 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 81.0 IP, 84 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .309 (15th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Earned Run Average: 2.62 (8, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .975 (28, 2)
Scoring Offense: 8.30 (2, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.82 (19, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.85 (60, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.38 (21, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.36 (70, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .456 (14, 3)
Double Plays per Game: 0.47 (289, 12)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2012Regionaldefeated Cornell, lost to St. John's, defeated East Carolina, eliminated by St. John's
2011Regionaldefeated Maine, defeated James Madison, defeated James Madison
2011Super Regionaldefeated Stanford
2011CWSlost to Vanderbilt, defeated Texas, eliminated Vanderbilt
2010Regionaldefeated California, lost to Oklahoma, defeated Oral Roberts, eliminated by Oklahoma
2009Regionaldefeated Dartmouth, defeated Coastal Carolina, defeated Kansas
2009Super Regionaldefeated East Carolina 
2009CWSlost to Arizona State, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Arizona State
2008Regionaldefeated Mount St. Mary's, defeated North Carolina Wilmington, defeated North Carolina Wilmington
2008Super Regionaldefeated Coastal Carolina 
2008CWSdefeated LSU, lost to Fresno State, defeated LSU, eliminated by Fresno State
2007Regionaldefeated Jacksonville, defeated East Carolina, defeated Western Carolina
2007Super Regionaldefeated South Carolina
2007CWSdefeated Mississippi State, lost to Rice, defeated Louisville, defeated Rice, defeated Rice
2007Championshipeliminated by Oregon State


*all team stats through 5/19

 

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