5 Things you need to know about....Monmouth
One of our readers, Mark, has broken down the 4 teams in the ASU Regional for the College World Series. First up is Monmouth College....
Monmouth (36-22-1, Northeastern Conference Champions)
Monmouth University, a private 4-year University, is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
1st baseman Andy Meyers is the clear offensive leader of this team, putting up a .395 batting average, 9 homeruns, 64 RBI's, and a .605 slugging percentage in 58 games.
UConn transfer Kyle Messineo was successful 41 times on 45 attempts stealing bases this year. He led the team in On Base Percentage (.484) as well, so limiting Messineo's impact will be a key to putting away the Hawks.
Pitchers Ryan Buch (9-2, 2.17 ERA) and Brad Brach (9-2, 2.72 ERA, 6 complete games, 4 SHO) will be the featured starters for the Hawks during this regional. Lefty Matt Coulson (4-3, 5.52) is also dangerous, pitching 7.2 innings and only giving up one run in the NEC championship game. Look for Brad Brach to be the starter against the #1 seed Devils.
Monmouth relies way too much on their starting pitching to be effective playing from behind. Matt Frazier (3-1, 4.87 ERA) is their only effective long relief pitcher, and their closer Justin Esposito (3-1, 2.14 ERA, 10 saves, 9 K/9) is solid, but this is the only production Monmouth has had from their bullpen all season. If the Sun Devils jump out to an early lead, you can put the Hawks to bed.
1 comment:
The Hawks pitching is not the way you described it. The Hawks do not rely on their starters and have a very strong bull pen. Someone you did not mention for the bull pen was Kyle Breese and Tim Ballard. Both of them are hard working and can put anyone "to bed". The Hawks are a great all around team and you will definitely be hearing about them next year.
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