CPC Softball team stats as of 19 June 2017

Fourteen games have been played, and these are the stats for Covenant Softball as of 19 June 2017:

Ryan Matta:  1 game played, 2 runs scored.
Sean Zippie:  5 games played, 13 at bats, 8 hits (2 doubles), 4 runs scored, .615 batting average, .571 on base percentage, .769 slugging percentage, 1.341 on base plus slugging, 3 runs batted in.
Bobby Marzano:  7 games played, 12 at bats, 5 hits (2 doubles), 2 runs scored, .417 batting average, .417 on base percentage, .583 slugging percentage, 1.000 on base plus slugging.
Ryan Zippie:  13 games played, 40 at bats, 24 hits (7 doubles, 1 triple), 15 runs scored, .600 batting average, .595 on base percentage, .825 slugging percentage, 1.42 on base plus slugging, 15 runs batted in.
Eric Bombeck (batting):  13 games played, 32 at bats, 17 hits (1 double), 1 run scored, .531 batting average, .595 on base percentage, .562 slugging percentage, 1.157 on base plus slugging, 11 runs batted in.
Eric Bombeck (pitching):  11 games played, 11 games started, 59 innings pitched, 9 wins, 1 loss, 99 hits allowed, 38 runs allowed (35 earned), 5.34 earned run average, 15 walks, 6 strikeouts.
Pat DeGeralamo:  2 games played, 4 at bats, 4 hits, 1 run scored, 1.000 batting average, 1.000 on base percentage, 1.000 slugging percentage, 2.000 on base plus slugging, 3 runs batted in.
Tay Robinson:  12 games played, 39 at bats, 32 hits (4 doubles, 3 triples, 1 home run), 29 runs scored, .821 batting average, .837 on base percentage, 1.154 slugging percentage, 1.991 on base plus slugging, 18 runs batted in.
Matt Durisko (batting):  12 games played, 35 at bats, 24 hits (6 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs), 16 runs scored, .686 batting average, .684 on base percentage, 1.314 slugging percentage, 1.998 on base plus slugging, 18 runs batted in.
Matt Durisko (pitching):  2 games played, 2 innings pitched, 3 hits allowed.
Jacob Albright:  4 games played, 4 at bats.
Robert Mort:  10 games played, 31 at bats, 20 hits (2 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs), 15 runs scored, .645 batting average, .647 on base percentage, .968 slugging percentage, 1.615 on base plus slugging, 13 runs batted in.
Gray MacKenzie:  10 games played, 33 at bats, 18 hits (3 triples), 15 runs scored, .545 batting average, .571 on base percentage, .727 slugging percentage, 1.299 on base plus slugging, 12 runs batted in.
Bob Mariotti:  2 games played, 4 at bats, 1 hit, 2 runs scored, .250 batting average, .250 on base percentage, .250 slugging percentage, .500 on base plus slugging.
Jeff Newell:  14 games played, 47 at bats, 31 hits (9 doubles, 5 triples, 3 home runs), 25 runs scored, .660 batting average, .673 on base percentage, 1.255 slugging percentage, 1.929 on base plus slugging, 20 runs batted in.
Jim Bombeck:  10 games played, 22 at bats, 13 hits (2 doubles), 2 runs scored, .591 batting average, .609 on base percentage, .682 slugging percentage, 1.291 on base plus slugging, 10 runs batted in.
Elija Bombeck:  8 games played, 19 at bats, 12 hits (2 doubles), 4 runs scored, .632 batting average, .632 on base percentage, .737 slugging percentage, 1.368 on base plus slugging, 2 runs batted in.
Dan Vanderslice:  12 games played, 32 at bats, 18 hits (3 doubles, 1 home run), 10 runs scored, .562 batting average, .568 on base percentage, .750 slugging percentage, 1.318 on base plus slugging, 11 runs batted in.
Tyler Allen (batting):  12 games played, 41 at bats, 24 hits (6 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs), 25 runs scored, .585 batting average, .581 on base percentage, 1.366 slugging percentage, 1.947 on base plus slugging, 24 runs batted in.
Tyler Allen (pitching):  4 games played, 3 games started, 21 innings pitched, 4 wins, 0 losses, 28 hits allowed, 7 runs allowed (7 earned), 3.00 earned run average, 4 walks, 6 strikeouts.
Greg Osmon:  13 games played, 21 at bats, 10 hits, 9 runs scored, .476 batting average, .500 on base percentage, .476 slugging percentage, .976 on base plus slugging, 3 runs batted in.
Corey Sternthal:  10 games played, 29 at bats, 17 hits (6 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs), 15 runs scored, .586 batting average, .576 on base percentage, 1.172 slugging percentage, 1.748 on base plus slugging, 19 runs batted in.
Julie Norris:  10 games played, 19 at bats, 8 hits, 2 runs scored, .421 batting average, .450 on base percentage, .421 slugging percentage, .871 on base plus slugging, 5 runs batted in.
Justin Reed:  4 games played, 3 runs scored.
Paul Fink:  13 games played, 18 at bats, 6 hits (1 double), 6 runs scored, .333 batting average, .400 on base percentage, .389 slugging percentage, .789 on base plus slugging, 3 runs batted in.

Total team numbers (batting):  14 games played, 495 at bats, 292 hits (53 doubles, 17 triples, 22 home runs), 200 runs scored, .590 batting average, .602 on base percentage, .899 slugging percentage, 1.501 on base plus slugging, 193 runs batted in.

Total team numbers (pitching):  14 games played, 82 innings pitched, 13 wins, 1 loss, 130 hits allowed, 45 runs allowed (42 earned), 4.61 earned run average, 19 walks, 12 strikeouts.

Five things we have learned from the first half of the 2017 season

Thirteen games into the season, Covenant stands at 12-1 with their recent split of their doubleheader against New Life Blue.

These are the five things we have learned from the first half of the 2017 season:

1.  Covenant is a team full of speed and power.  This is the fifth year that the Covenant team is referred to as Team Speed because they have speed on the base paths.  This year, they have also emphasized power with the addition of Tyler Allen and Corey Sternthal.  They have combined for 11 home runs and 43 runs batted in through 13 games.

2.  Tyler Allen can be counted on when needed on the mound.  Tyler Allen has pitched three games (starting two of them), and being the winning pitcher in all three of them.  He has a 4.20 earned run average over 15 innings pitched.

3.  Corey Sternthal is legit.  Corey Sternthal is one of the rookies on the Covenant team, and he has a .611 batting average with 3 home runs and 19 runs batted in.  Ten of his sixteen hits have been for extra bases.  He is making a case for rookie of the year.

4.  Jacob Albright is going through the dreaded sophomore jinx.  Jacob Albright has only played three of the thirteen games this season and has not hit safely in his three at bats.  He had a strong rookie campaign in 2016, but his sophomore season has started very slowly.

5.  Bobby Mort is proving that his rookie campaign last year was no fluke.  Bobby Mort was the rookie of the year last season, and midway through the 2017 season, he is proving that his exploits last year were no fluke, as he has been batting .643 with 2 home runs and 12 runs batted in.

What will the second half teach us?  We shall find out as the games play out.