Texas 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

May 18, 2018 · CSM Staff
 

Texas Longhorns

Big 12 (37-20, 17-7)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/8 Stanford (8-6), 3/24 Oklahoma State (10-5), 5/4 at Texas Tech (12-6)
Bad Losses: 3/2 Northwestern (2-6), 3/29 at Kansas State (2-5), 4/22 New Orleans (1-4)
Coach: David Pierce
 
Key Field Players:
Kody Clemens, Junior, IF, .341 BA, 19 HR, 61 RBI
David Hamilton, Sophomore, IF, .307 BA, 5 HR, 33 RBI, 28 SB
Duke Ellis, Sophomore, OF, .304 BA, 24 RBI, 13 SB
Zach Zubia, Freshman, IF, .288 BA, 10 HR, 41 RBI
Mason Hibbeler, Junior, IF, .268 BA, 30 RBI, 13 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Nolan Kingham, Junior, P, 4.26 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 2 CG, 82.1 IP, 64 SO
Chase Shugart, Junior, P, 4.73 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 78.0 IP, 51 SO
Blair Henley, Sophomore, P, 3.54 ERA, 5-6 W/L, 73.2 IP, 52 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .275 (110th in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 1.15 (2, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.71 (124, 7)
Earned Run Average: 4.41 (108, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (38, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.96 (48, 3)
Scoring Offense: 6.1 (93, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .439 (49, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.20 (93, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.38 (13, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017 Regional defeated UCLA, defeated Long Beach State, lost to Long Beach State, eliminated by Long Beach State
2015 Regional lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Dallas Baptist
2014 Regional defeated Texas A&M, defeated Rice, lost to Texas A&M, defeated Texas A&M
2014 Super Regional defeated Houston, defeated Houston
2014 CWS lost to UC Irvine, defeated Louisville, defeated UC Irvine, defeated Vanderbilt, eliminated by Vanderbilt
2011 Regional defeated Princeton, lost to Kent State, defeated Texas State, defeated Kent State, defeated Kent State
2011 Super Regional defeated Arizona State
2011 CWS lost to Florida, eliminated by North Carolina
2010 Regional defeated Rider, defeated Louisiana, defeated Rice
2010 Super Regional eliminated by TCU
2009 Regional defeated Army, defeated Boston College, defeated Army
2009 Super Regional defeated TCU
2009 CWS defeated Southern Miss, defeated Arizona State, defeated Arizona State
2009 Championship eliminated by LSU
2008 Regional lost to St. John’s, defeated Sam Houston State, defeated St. John’s, eliminated by Rice
2007 Regional defeated Brown, lost to UC Irvine, defeated Wake Forest, eliminated by UC Irvine
 
*all team stats through 5/20