The WNEC baseball team will make its first appearance in the Division III College World Series Friday night when they face Keystone College, heres a look at the two teams, who are both making their first trip to the College World Series
Keystone Giants
2011 Record- 36-10, 17-1 in CSAC (Colonial States Athletic Conference), won CSAC tournament and NCAA New York Regional
Road to the World Series- Earned a NCAA bid by winning the CSAC tournament, the winning the NCAA New York Regional by defeating Ramapo, Farmingdale State, and the 2010 Division III runner up, Cortland St. twice. They have won their last 16 games.
Top hitters: Esteban Meletiche (.423/.500/.724, 13 2B, 10 HR, 43 RBI, 59 RS), Brian Henry (.404/.448/.731, 16 2B, 9 HR, 48 RBI, 42 RS), Roberto Santana (.372/.422/.503, 15 2B, 41 RBI, 31 RS), Andy Vega (.368/.429/.711, 11 HR, 37 RBI, 41 RS), Andrew Saino (.359/.481/.613, 10 2B, 6 HR, 39 RBI, 50 RS)
Rotation: Rob Rogers (9 starts, 6-1, 2.40 ERA, 56.1 IP, 1.172 WHIP, 8.47 K/9), Jeff Frost (12 starts, 8-4, 2.41 ERA, 74.2 IP, 1.098 WHIP, 9.64 K/9), Brad Higgins (11 starts, 7-1, 3.08 ERA, 61.1 IP, 1.125 WHIP, 7.48 K/9), Blaine O'Brien (10 starts, 8-1, 3.61 ERA, 62.1 IP, 1.348 WHIP, 8.95 K/9)
Bullpen: Derek Alex (18 app., 19.2 IP, 4 ER, 1.22 WHIP, 25/15 K/BB, .136 OBA), Adam Krebs (17 app., 18.1 IP, 7 R (4 ER), 1.364 WHIP, 18/13 K/BB, .185 OBA), Connor Smith (9 app., 14.1 IP, 10 R (8 ER), 1.395 WHIP, 14/7 K/BB, .232 OBA), Mike Rossi (8 app., 8.1 IP, 5 R (1 ER), 1.2 WHIP, 7/0 K/BB, .278 OBA)
Team Offense- hitting .343/.414/.531 as a team, 509 hits (171 extra bases), 43 homers, 371 runs, stolen 90 bases in 111 attempts
Team Defense- .961 fielding percentage, 58 errors in 361 innings
Team Pitching- 35-10, 3.07 ERA, 361 IP, 1.252 WHIP, 9.1 K/9, .213 OBA
Team Overview- A team that sure can hit, has a team batting average of .343, and a team OPS over 1.000, they'll challenge the WNEC pitching staff that has a fairly high OBA of .263. Andy Vega has 11 homers, Esteban Meletiche has 10; WNEC as a team has gone yard just 10 times. Tonight's probable starting pitcher, Jeff Frost has held opponents to a .213 batting average while posting a 1.098 WHIP and punching out nearly 10 batters per 9 innings.
WNEC Golden Bears
2011 Record- 42-9, 20-2 in TCCC, won TCCC tournament and NCAA New England Regional
Road to the World Series: Won TCCC tournament despite loss to Wentworth in second round, came back to beat Wentworth and Endicott twice, then won New England Regional with wins over Husson, St. Joseph's (ME), and Bridgewater State twice. They have won their last 9 games and have gone 38-5 since starting 4-4.
Top Hitters: Mike Rubino (.417/.484/.490, 10 2B, 41 RBI, 44 RS), Kyle McKelvey (.370/.469/.459, 8 2B, 1 HR, 33 RBI, 35 RS), Andrew Fatse (.351/.422/.427, 9 2B, 1 HR, 37 RBI, 48 RS), Ryan Dudzynski (.347/.423/.521, 14 2B, 6 3B, 1 HR, 44 RBI, 43 RS), Matt Anthonis (.347/.438/.483, 9 2B, 6 3B, 41 RBI, 47 RS), Mike Taylor (.302/.439/.470, 12 2B, 3 HR, 43 RBI, 39 RS), Tony Trubia (.302/.396/.418, 16 2B, 2 HR, 34 RBI, 46 RS)
Rotation: Evan Michaud (9 starts, 8-0, 2.53 ERA, 57 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 6.32 K/9), Matt Rogers (13 starts, 11-1, 3.31 ERA, 89.2 IP, 1.249 WHIP, 6.02 K/9), Zach Cloft (11 starts, 8-2, 3.65 ERA, 69 IP, 1.261 WHIP, 8.74 K/9), Kevin Jefferis (11 starts, 4-3, 5.15 ERA, 50.2 IP, 1.855 WHIP, 5.86 K/9)
Bullpen: Mike Lawlor (27 app., 39.2 IP, 13 R (7 ER), 1.008 WHIP, 54/6 K/BB, .227 OBA), Brendan Nugent (15 app., 21.2 IP, 10 R (5 ER), 1.385 WHIP, 16/1 K/BB, .305 OBA), Jeff Richardson (11 app., 20.1 IP, 7 R (5 ER), 1.082 WHIP, 14/7 K/BB, .208 OBA), Mike Lospinuso (11 app., 15.1 IP, 6 ER, .978 WHIP, 11/3 K/BB, .218 OBA)
Team Offense- hitting .327/.422/.431 as a team, 558 hits (136 extra bases), 10 home runs, 409 runs scored, and 61 steals in 74 attempts
Team Defense- .964 fielding percentage with 64 errors in 415 innings
Team Pitching- 42-9, 3.23 ERA, 415 IP, 1.263 WHIP, 7.44 K/9, .263 OBA
Team Overview- A team that hits more for average than a team that hits for power. Has nearly 50 more hits than Keystone but still 35 less for extra bases. They've hit just 10 homers in their 51 games played. They have a slightly higher ERA and WHIP than the Giants, but have also thrown a substantial amount of innings. They play good defense as well, with a .964 fielding percentage in their 415 innings in the field.
WNEC's key's to victory
- offense must get on base at a good clip and match up to the powerful Keystone lineup
- pitching must not allow as many guys as they have been on base, as the Giants have many threats to hit extrabase hits and drive in those runners.
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