No. 1 Eastern Connecticut State University

Champion of Rochester Regional 

Champion of Willimantic Super Regional

 2022 schedule and results

Runs per game

10.2

Earned run average

2.90

On-base percentage

.435

Strikeout-to-walk ratio

3.17

Slugging percentage 

.501

Walks+hits/IP

1.14

Key hitters

3B Luke Broadhurst

Broadhurst is one of five current players with at least 100 career hits and one of three players with more than 20 career home runs. A transfer student from UConn, he has been a mainstay at third base for his four years on the Warriors program.

Stats: .425 BA, 56 runs, 49 RBIs, .822 slugging

Key pitchers

LHP Bryan Albee

Albee made 23 appearances in 2022 with eight of those as a starting pitcher. He is one of three pitchers on the Warrior staff with 50+ innings pitched with a WHIP less than one.

Stats: 1.53 ERA, 11-0, 4 saves, 58 K

C Matt Malcom

A fixture behind the plate, Malcom has started 30 games a season for three of the last four years, missing that mark in the COVID year. A .985 career fielding catcher, Malcom is a key part of the pitching staff that ranks in the top team in several categories.

Stats: .365 BA, 48 runs, 57 RBIs, .655 slugging

RHP Billy Oldham

Oldham showed promise in 2022 and followed up with stellar season. In the Super regional round, he earned the first win for the Warriors and came in in the second game to lock down the series with his first save of his career.

Stats: 2.48 ERA, 10-2, 1 save, 104 K