Florida Atlantic Baseball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule

May 20, 2019 · CSM Staff
            

Florida Atlantic Owls

Conference USA (40-19, 22-8)

 
 
Coach: John McCormack
 
Key Field Players:
Eric Rivera, Junior, OF/IF, .340 BA, 6 HR, 45 RBI, 11 SB
Francisco Urbaez, Junior, IF, .330 BA, 10 HR, 41 RBI
Joe Montes, Senior, IF, .323 BA, 8 HR, 51 RBI
Mitchell Hartigan, Freshman, OF/P, .321 BA, 6 HR, 33 RBI
Pedro Pages, Junior, C, .313 BA, 6 HR, 43 RBI
Andru Summerall, Sophomore, IF, .305 BA, 8 HR, 55 RBI
Bobby Morgensen, Junior, OF, .302 BA, 7 HR, 37 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Blake Sanderson, Senior, P, 3.93 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 91.2 IP, 72 SO
Mike Ruff, Junior, P, 5.49 ERA, 6-4 W/L, 80.1 IP, 93 SO
Zach Schneider, Senior, P, 3.20 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 50.2 IP, 52 SO, 15 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .298 (26th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.78 (77, 9)
Doubles per Game: 1.82 (93, 6)
Earned Run Average: 4.89 (146, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (92, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.02 (54, 2)
Scoring Offense: 7.1 (34, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .443 (48, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.35 (294, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.18 (191, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018 Regional lost to Jacksonville, defeated Columbia, defeated Jacksonville, eliminated by Florida
2016 Regional lost to Long Beach State, defeated Stetson, eliminated by Long Beach State
2015 Regional lost to South Florida, defeated Florida A&M, defeated South Florida, eliminated by Florida
2013 Regional lost to Towson, defeated Canisius, defeated Towson, defeated North Carolina, eliminated by North Carolina
2010 Regional lost to Oregon State, defeated Bethune-Cookman, defeated Oregon State, eliminated by Florida
2005 Regional lost to Mississippi State, defeated VCU, eliminated by Mississippi State
2004 Regional lost to North Carolina State, defeated St. Bonaventure, defeated North Carolina State, eliminated by Miami (FL)
2003 Regional defeated Florida, lost to Miami (FL), eliminated by Florida
2002 Regional defeated Auburn, defeated Southeast Missouri State, lost to Alabama, defeated Alabama
2002 Super Regional eliminated by Georgia Tech
 
*all team stats through 5/19