World Series Preview: Kernersville, NC

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Southeast Regional Champion




Record

31-15




Regional Tournament Results

Defeated Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8-7

Defeated Sumter, South Carolina 6-2

Defeated Bayamon, Puerto Rico 6-1

Lost to Columbia, Tennessee 12-1

Defeated Columbia, Tennessee 10-2




Top Hitters

Andrew Smith: .429 avg, 5 runs, 9 hits, 4 rbi, .429 slugging, .500 on base

Alex Swim: .360 avg, 5 runs, 9 hits, 3 doubles, 5 rbi, .480 slugging, 2 sb

Brandon Harrison: .348 avg, 4 runs, 8 hits, 1 hr, 8 rbi, .522 slugging, 2 sb




Top Pitchers

Pete Schultz: 0.00 era, 2 wins, 10.1 ip, 8 hits, 1 run, 0 er, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts

Nick Rhodes: 1.74 era, 10.1 ip, 11 hits, 2 runs, 2 er, 3 walks, 0 strikeouts

Kevin Parrish: 3.86 era, 1 cg, 10 hits, 4 runs, 4 er, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts




Team Totals

Hitting: .281 avg, 31 runs, 52 hits, 10 doubles, 22 walks, 13 strikeouts, 4 sb

Pitching: .307 opp avg, 3.20 era, 58 hits, 24 runs, 16 er, 13 walks, 19 strikeouts




First Game

Game 1 vs. Las Vegas, Nevada




Keys To Success



The team as a whole didn't hit all that well last week, they'll need to improve upon that this week
They averaged 6 strikeouts a game and about 4 walks, reversing those numbers this week could go a long way
Pitching was solid but not great, they rely heavily on their defense
With just 19 strikeouts in 5 games they'll need their defense to surrender a lot less than the 8 unearned runs last week
Pete Schultz is good enough to beat any team he'll see this week, but the starters behind him will have to pitch well for them to be there on the final day