FMU baseball players listed in final NCAA stats
Numerous Francis Marion University baseball players were listed in the final 2010 NCAA Division II baseball statistical report, while the Patriots ranked highly in several team categories.
In the team rankings, the Patriots ranked among the Top 20 in six statistical categories: 8th in sacrifice bunts (56), 13th in earned run average (3.67) and fewest hits allowed per nine innings (8.63), 14th in won-loss percentage (.741), 15th in fielding percentage (.967), and 20th in players being hit-by-pitches (83). FMU ranked 89th in scoring offense at 7.1 runs scored per game.
Senior right-handed pitcher Brandon Forshee (Jacksonville, Fla.) ranked fifth nationally in saves (13), while freshman righty Don Sandifer (Bamberg, S.C.) ranked ninth in fewest walks allowed per nine innings (1.17), 53rd in ERA (2.73), and 58th in fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.66). Senior right-hander Erik Sommerville (Charlotte, N.C.) was 61st in fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.73).
At the plate, senior Barrett Kleinknecht (Florence, S.C.) ranked 13th in sacrifice flies (8), 45th in total bases (141), 55th in toughest to strike out (once every 15.2 at bats), 61st in home runs (13), and 74th in doubles (19).
Senior catcher Logan Bland (Charleston, S.C.) was eighth in times being hit-by-pitches (21) and 11th in times being hit-by-pitches per game (0.43). Junior first baseman Preston Shuey (Charlotte, N.C.) ranked 60th in times being hit-by-pitches (14), while junior infielder Tyler Cappelmann (Sumter, S.C.) was 34th in sacrifice bunts (10) and 42nd in sacrifice bunts per game (0.19). Sophomore outfielder Tyler Boyd (Lamar, S.C.) ranked 17th in sacrifice bunts (11) and 24th in sacrifice bunts per game (0.23).
Francis Marion compiled a 40-14 record in 2010, shared the Peach Belt Conference East Division crown, and earned its fifth NCAA Division II national tournament bid in the past eight years, placing second at the Southeast Regional which the Patriots hosted. FMU was ranked 10th in the final 2010 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper NCAA Division II Top 30 poll.
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2010 Final Baseball NCAA II National Statistical Ranking Summary
Category Player Rank Actual Batting Average (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 295 0.371 Runs Per Game (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 185 1.04 Runs (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 148 55 Hits (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 98 79 Preston Shuey 374 63 Doubles Per Game (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 111 0.36 Doubles (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 74 19 Preston Shuey 434 12 Triples (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 272 2 Alex Lee 272 2 Home Runs Per Game (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 77 0.25 Home Runs (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 61 13 Trent Knight 358 6 Alex Lee 470 5 Preston Shuey 470 5 Runs Batted In Per Game (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 233 0.89 Runs Batted In (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 228 47 Preston Shuey 393 40 Slugging Percentage (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 118 0.662 Total Bases (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 45 141 Preston Shuey 454 90 Stolen Bases (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 404 10 Graham Couch 404 10 Hit By Pitch Per Game (500 ranked) Logan Bland 11 0.43 Preston Shuey 88 0.26 Hit by Pitch (500 ranked) Logan Bland 8 21 Preston Shuey 60 14 Josh Biggers 426 7 Toughest to Strike Out (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 55 15.2 Tyler Cappelmann 225 10.3 Preston Shuey 353 8.8 Tyler Boyd 499 7.8 Sacrifice Bunts Per Game (500 ranked) Tyler Boyd 24 0.23 Tyler Cappelmann 42 0.19 Sacrifice Bunts (500 ranked) Tyler Boyd 17 11 Tyler Cappelmann 34 10 Preston Shuey 240 5 Barrett Kleinknecht 240 5 Josh Biggers 240 5 Graham Couch 377 4 Sacrifice Flies (500 ranked) Barrett Kleinknecht 13 8 Preston Shuey 79 5 Tyler Cappelmann 355 3 Earned Run Average (500 ranked) Don Sandifer 53 2.73 Erik Sommerville 130 3.65 Josh Edgin 187 4.07 Victories (500 ranked) Don Sandifer 97 7 Barrett Kleinknecht 154 6 Jeremiah Meiners 154 6 Josh Edgin 154 6 Erik Sommerville 264 5 Saves (500 ranked) Brandon Forshee 5 13 Patrick Mincey 168 2 Josh Biggers 168 2 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings (500 ranked) Erik Sommerville 103 8.46 Josh Edgin 251 6.96 Don Sandifer 313 6.36 Strikeouts (500 ranked) Josh Edgin 122 65 Erik Sommerville 171 58 Don Sandifer 292 49 Patrick Mincey 327 47 Jeremiah Meiners 385 44 Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings (500 ranked) Don Sandifer 58 7.66 Erik Sommerville 61 7.73 Josh Edgin 289 10.29 Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings (500 rank) Don Sandifer 9 1.17 Josh Edgin 136 2.36 Erik Sommerville 237 2.92
