Thursday, April 3, 2008

TUSCULUM LISTED IN NCAA BASEBALL STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS --- The Tusculum baseball team is listed in 35 statistical categories in this week’s NCAA Division II statistics announced College officials Thursday.

The Pioneers are listed sixth in the country with their 23 triples and 13^th in triples per game, averaging 0.74 per contest. Last season, Tusculum led the nation in triples per game. TC is also ninth in sacrifice flies (24), 17^th in earned run average (3.37), 19^th in runs scored (326), 19^th in hits (442), 21^st in doubles (81), 21^st in walks (171), 21^st in double plays turned (35), 23^rd in hits allowed per nine innings pitched (8.74), 30^th in scoring (8.36 rpg), 32^nd in home runs (31), 34^th in doubles plays turned per game (0.90), 37^th in slugging percentage (.493), 37^th in winning percentage (.718), 37^th in doubles per game (2.08), 38^th in stolen bases (60) and 47^th in home runs per game (0.79).

Senior catcher/outfielder Christian Rosa (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) is mentioned in eight individual categories, including fourth in runs scored (54), 12^th in runs per game (1.42 rpg), 20^th in hits (61), ninth in triples (5), 42^nd in triples per game (0.13), 50^th in home runs (8), 38^th in slugging percentage (.754), 16^th in total bases (113), 31^st in walks (26) and 40^th in on-base percentage (.754)

Senior second baseman Maikol Gonzalez (Maracaibo, Venezuela) is listed in eight individual categories, including 36^th in bating average (.458), 26^th in runs per game (1.33 rpg), eighth in runs scored (52), seventh in hits (71), 28^th in doubles per game (0.44 dpg), ninth in doubles (17), ninth in triples (5), 46^th in runs batted in (48), 25^th in total bases (107) and 16^th in stolen bases (16).

Senior outfielder Carlos Rivera (Leesburg, Va.) is ranked 29^th in runs per game (1.34), 13^th in runs scored (51), 39^th in hits (64), ninth in triples (5) and 29^th in sacrifice flies (4).

Junior right-handed pitcher Boo Morrow (Lexington, Ky.) is having a banner campaign in the starting rotation, boasting a team-best 1.32 ERA, which is 13^th in the country. Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference pitcher Raymond Ruggles (Newport, Tenn.) is 27^th in ERA (1.62) and 45^th in hits allowed per nine innings pitched (6.84).

Rookie Payden Houser (Lincolnton, N.C.) is also listed in this week’s national statistics and is 16^th in triples (4).

Rosa, Rivera and Gonzalez make up the top of the batting order for the Pioneers which has produced some outstanding numbers so far this season. The trio, which has been nicknamed “The Three Amigos” is batting a combined .431, while accounting for 196 hits, 157 runs and driven in 120 RBI by the All-American trio.

Tusculum (28-11), winners of its last four games, returns to action this weekend as the Pioneers take on Brevard College for a three-game non-conference series this weekend in Brevard, N.C., beginning with Saturday’s 1 p.m. doubleheader.

- NCAA -