North Dakota State 2012 Softball World Series Capsule

North Dakota State Bison
Summit (34-19, 18-6)

 
Big Wins: 2/11 vs Long Beach State (8-0), 2/26 vs East Carolina (9-8), 3/31 vs IPFW (2-1)
Bad Losses: 3/31 vs Texas-San Antonio (5-6), 4/7 vs Western Illinois (1-6), 4/22 vs UMKC (4-6)
Coach: Darren Mueller (11 seasons at NDSU)

Key Field Players:
Taylor Mortensen, Senior, OF, .313 BA, 8 HR, 31 RBI
Katie Tamayo, Senior, UTL, .295 BA, 29 RBI
Jamie Gay, Senior, OF, .286 BA, 18 RBI
Amanda Grable, Freshman, C/IF, .277 BA, 8 HR, 27 RBI
Christina Borek, Senior, DP, .257 BA, 6 HR, 28 RBI
Brea Konz, Senior, 3B, .255 BA, 5 HR, 24 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Kristina Menke, Freshman, Pitcher, 2.02 ERA, 24-10 W/L, 29 CG, 232.2 IP, 194 SO
Whitney Johnson, Junior, Pitcher, 2.13 ERA, 12-9 W/L, 15 CG, 141.0 IP, 169 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .257 (174th in nation, 4th in conference)
Earned Run Average: 2.22 (40, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .966 (67, 2)
Scoring Offense: 4.13 (131, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.64 (112, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.34 (38, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (128, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.70 (181, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .393 (135, 3)
Double Plays per Game: 0.26 (143, 4)

 
Recent Postseason Appearances:

*all team stats through 5/6

 
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