May 22, 2018

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Swarthmore, 37-9

Champion of New York Regional

5/17 at Baldwin Wallace W, 11-6 BX
5/18 vs. No. 9 Cortland W, 3-2 BX RC
5/19 vs. No. 24 Southern Maine W, 9-6 BX
5/20 vs. No. 24 Southern Maine W, 9-3 BX
       
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Stat rankings (of 386 teams in D-III)

Runs per game

8.3 (23rd)

Earned run average

3.79 (59th)

On-base percentage

.395 (90th)

Strikeout-to-walk ratio

2.15 (65th)

Slugging percentage 

.483 (13th)

Walks+hits/IP

1.33 (39th)
   

Key hitters

Jackson Roberts DH Jackson Roberts

One of the big sticks in the lineup, Roberts had a memorable three-run home run off the left-field foul pole in the regional opener vs. Baldwin Wallace. He'll be tough to contend with in the cleanup spot in the Garnet order. 

.381, 15 2B, 9 HR, 43 RBI, .419 OBA

Key pitchers

Ricky Conti head shot RHP Ricky Conti

Not a big strikeout guy, maybe walks more than you'd like from an ace at this level, but has gone nine innings once and eight innings three times this season, so he eats innings. And he last threw vs. Cortland on May 18, so he'll be rested. 

12-2, 1.94 ERA, 88 IP, 63 H, 22 BB, 58 K

RF AJ Liu, .321, 48 R, 14 2B, 36 RBI, 23 BB, 17 K, 13 SB
LF Charles Levitt, .349, 51 R, 12 2B, 6 3B, 9 HR, 40 RBI, 16 BB, 19 HBP, 36 K
1B Cole Beeker, .346, 46 R, 12 2B, 7 HR, 64 RBI, 25 BB, 18 K, 19 SB
3B Conor Elliott, .328, 39 R, 10 2B, 31 RBI, 19 BB, 25 K
CF Jared Gillen, .291, 42 R, 18 2B, 4 HR, 34 RBI, 14 BB, 35 K, 14 SB
SS Coleson Hebble, .242, 35 R, 10 2B, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 27 BB, 40 K
2B Matt Palmer, .298, 36 R, 13 2B, 30 RBI, 17 BB, 23 K
C Kenji Yoshii, .239, 88 AB, 15 R, 4 2B, 15 RBI, 15 BB, 16 K
DH Michael Sepe, .326, 46 AB, 7 R, 5 2B, 9 RBI, 8 BB, 14 K

SP Ryan Warm, 4-0, 4.08, 64 IP, 72 H, 19 BB, 50 K
SP Sawyner Lake, 5-1, 3.34, 59.1 IP, 56 H, 21 BB, 64 K
SP Charles Groppe, 6-0, 3.58, 50.1 IP, 46 H, 12 BB, 38 L
RP Owen Webb, 1-2, 4.94, 31 IP, 37 H, 10 BB, 26 K
RP Jack Corkery, 4-1, 8 saves, 2.13, 25.1 IP, 15 H, 16 BB, 26 K
RP Zach Gonzalez, 0-0, 2.53, 21.1 IP, 17 H, 6 BB, 8 K

Scouting report

  • After a 3-for-23 tailspin to end the regular portion of the schedule, AJ Liu had a fantastic regional, going 10-for-16 with nine runs scored in the four games. Having that production, or even a semblance of it, at the top of the lineup will help the Garnet get off on the right foot.
  • The numbers don't lie -- these guys can hit. They hit the ball hard all up and down the order and generally put the ball in play. 
  • After a fairly consistent regular season with the leather, the Garnet must have made coaches see red with nine errors over the final three games of the regional. If 'first Series jitters' strike Swarthmore, this might be a place you'll see it show up.

Features

Roster

# NAME CL. POS. B/T HT. WT.
1 AJ Liu So. OF R/R 5-10 190
2 Conor Elliott Jr. IF R/R 5-11 185
3 Charles Levitt Jr. OF L/R 6-0 175
5 Jared Gillen So. OF R/R 6-2 205
6 Charles Groppe Jr. RHP R/R 5-10 160
7 Matt Palmer Sr. IF R/R 5-9 175
8 Zach Gonzalez Jr. LHP L/L 5-11 150
10 Sawyer Lake So. LHP L/L 5-11 180
11 Adam Schauer So. RHP R/R 6-3 200
12 Jack Corkery So. RHP R/R 6-2 205
14 Alex Baloga So. IF L/R 6-0 170
15 Jackson Ramey Sr. RHP R/R 5-11 170
17 Holden Bridge So. OF R/R 6-0 170
18 Kenji Yoshii So. C R/R 5-9 165
19 Ryan Warm So. LHP L/L 6-1 160
21 Coleson Hebble Fr. IF R/R 5-11 175
22 William Line So. RHP R/R 6-1 175
23 Cole Beeker So. LHP/IF L/L 6-3 225
25 Ricky Conti Jr. RHP R/R 5-11 220
26 Max Kassan Sr. LHP L/L 5-11 175
30 Owen Webb Fr. RHP R/R 6-0 205
31 Frank Sammartino So. RHP R/R 6-0 167
32 Sam Jacobson Fr. C R/R 6-0 180
33 Jackson Roberts Jr. IF R/R 6-3 200
34 Terell Dale So. OF R/R 5-8 200
45 Michael Sepe Fr. IF S/R 5-10 180

Coach: Matt Midkiff

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