October 4, 2013

Stat Crunch: On the Mound

In the sequel to the Diamond's first installment of its fall ball recap, we turn our focus to the middle of the field - and take a look at how the pitching staff fared during Yellow Jacket Cup play. Keep in mind that these games were played in four inning increments, creating a twelve (12) game series between the two teams. Not only were pitchers charged with the task of keeping runs off the board, as always, they were also given the opportunity to score runs for their team. Using a pitch count bonus system, if a pitcher:
  • Threw 10 or less pitches in an inning = 3 runs
  • Threw 11-15 pitches in an inning = 2 runs
  • Threw 16-18 pitches in an innings = 1 run
I would like to say that this system solved the age-old issue of pitcher only(s) yearning to be able to hit and contribute offensively, but sadly I don't know if anything will ever really solve that.

As I sit here and look over these stats, there are certainly some numbers that jump off the page. Sophomore Chris Douglas, freshmen Nick Ewalt & Drew Weber did not surrender an earned run all fall long. For Ewalt, that accompanies a sub-one WHIP, along with newcomer Dave Blanch who recorded a 0.94. The pitching staff also had five arms who held opposing hitters to below a .200 batting average. The battery mate's were under the microscope too, in terms of earned runs their pitchers gave up while they were behind the plate. It's time to go inside the numbers in this finale of the Diamond's Stat Crunch.



Pitching Statistics:
ERA
  1. Douglas/Ewalt/Weber 0.00
  2. Dave Blanch 1.69
  3. Austin Istvan 1.80
  4. Aaron Grasing 1.93
  5. Joel Musser 2.08
WHIP
  1. Nick Ewalt 0.50
  2. Dave Blanch 0.94
  3. Chris Douglas 1.06
  4. Nick Peters 1.24
  5. Istvan/Weber 1.40
K/9
  1. Matt Goodpaster 15.7
  2. Nick Watkins 13.5
  3. Aaron Grasing 11.6
  4. Nick Ewalt 10.5
  5. Joel Musser 10.4
BB/9
  1. Nick Ewalt 0.00
  2. Nick Peters 1.57
  3. Matt Clark 1.59
  4. Chris Douglas 3.18
  5. Dave Blanch 3.38
O/AVG
  1. Drew Weber .063
  2. Joel Musser .143
  3. Blanch/Ewalt/Istvan .150
  4. Chris Douglas .211
  5. Sean Brady .231
PCB (Pitch Count Bonus)
  1. Joel Musser 20
  2. Ewalt/Istvan 15
  3. Dave Blanch 13
  4. Nick Peters 12
  5. Douglas/Grasing 11
Catcher ERA
  1. Joe Fabrizio 3.00
  2. Brandon Riley 3.75
  3. Gary Levengood 4.50
Coming Soon: a complete fall ball wrap-up, including the announcement of the 2013 Yellow Jacket Cup winner - going into yesterday's practice only one point separated the two teams in the standings. In today's final practice of the fall, the Cup will be hoisted!

Just a reminder, Saturday October 5th, DC Baseball travels to Upland, IN to take on Taylor University in a doubleheader scrimmage to conclude their fall season. Stay tuned to the Diamond's Twitter feed for lineups, scores and highlights from the Yellow Jackets games against the Trojans.

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