World Series Preview: Eden Prairie, MN

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Central Plains Regional Champion




Record

40-7




Regional Tournament Results

Defeated Blue Springs, Missouri 12-1

Defeated Kearney, Nebraska 11-2

Defeated Festus, Missouri 9-8

Defeated Rapid City, South Dakota 5-2

Lost to Festus, Missouri 6-1

Defeated Festus, Missouri 15-5




Top Hitters

Caleb Phillips: .500 avg, 3 runs, 6 hits, 2 doubles, 4 rbi, 4 walks, 2 hbp

Blake Schmit: .407 avg, 11 runs, 11 hits, 3 doubles, 1 hr, 6 rbi, .630 slugging

Matt Halloran: .360 avg, 10 runs, 9 hits, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 2 hrs, 9 rbi




Top Pitchers

Grant Soderberg: 1.64 era, 11.0 ip, 9 hits, 2 runs, 2 er, 2 walks, 11 strikeouts

Adam Bray: 3.86 era, 14.0 ip, 10 hits, 6 runs, 6 er, 4 walks, 14 strikeouts

Caleb Phillips: 3.95 era, 13.2 ip, 15 hits, 7 runs, 6 er, 7 walks, 9 hits




Team Totals

Hitting: .310 avg, 53 runs, 66 hits, 13 doubles, 2 triples, 4 hrs, 25 walks, 45 ks

Pitching: .257 avg, 3.96 era, 47 hits, 24 runs, 22 er, 26 walks, 45 strikeouts




First Game

Game 4 vs. Roseburg, Oregon




Keys To Success


They need to continue their trend of stellar defense, they surrendered just 2 unearned runs last week
Their mix of a potent offense and solid pitching makes them a favorite
They put a ton of pressure on their opponents, forcing over three errors a game, they'll certainly hope to continue that trend
The pitching has been very good, but not unstoppable. If their top three starters pitch well, look out for a title game appearance