Ohio Valley Conference

The 2004 Eastern Kentucky baseball team claimed a pair of NCAA statistical championships by leading all Division I teams in batting average (.375) and doubles per game (2.69).

The Colonels also ranked among national leaders with the second-best effort in slugging percentage, tallying a .551 mark, and finished third in scoring with their 9.6 runs per game. In addtion, EKU ranked in the top 30 in stolen bases per game (22nd – 1.82) and in win-loss percentage (29th - .667).

Eastern Kentucky's Stephen Carter, the 2004 OVC Player of the Year, finished with the nation's third-best batting average (.448), while teammate Jonathan Woodard was 10th (.418). Also finishing among the Top 10 was Tennessee-Martin's Bryant Jones, who posted a .425 clip to rank seventh.

Below is a list of OVC individuals and teams in the final 2004 NCAA statistical rankings.

INDIVIDUAL - HITTING

BATTING AVERAGE
Stephen Carter (EKU) - 3rd (.448)
Bryant Jones (UTM) - 7th (.425)
Jonathan Woodard (EKU) - 10th (.418)
Chris Clark (EKU) - 17th (.409)
Derrick Bussell (EKU) - 23rd (.404)
Brett Bolger (EKU) - 53rd (.387)
Matt Alling (SU) - 56th (.386)

RUNS BATTED IN
Neil Sellers (EKU) - 18th (1.24 pg)

RUNS
Chris O'Dell (EKU) - 23rd (1.19 pg)
Neil Sellers (EKU) - 34th (1.14 pg)
Jonathan Woodard (EKU) - 49th (1.1 pg)

HOME RUNS
Chris O'Dell (EKU) - 7th (.35 pg)
Robby Goodson (JSU) - t28th (.3 pg)

DOUBLES
Frankie Montiel (SEMO) - 9th (.44 pg)
Chris Clark (EKU) - 13th (.43 pg)
Jared Walker (APSU) - t24th (.41 pg)
Ryan Campbell (EIU) - 33rd (.392 pg)
Brandon Selvog (TTU) - t35th (.391 pg)

TRIPLES
Matt Alling (SU) - t23rd (.12 pg)

SLUGGING
Chris O'Dell (EKU) - 19th (.711)

TOUGHEST TO STRIKE OUT
Brett Bolger (EKU) - 20th (16.8)
Brandon Selvog (TTU)- 32nd (15.3)
Nick Bruner (UTM) - 40th (14.5)

HIT BY PITCH
Stephen Carter (EKU) - 18th (.35 pg)
Chris Clark (EKU) - 28th (.32 pg)


INDIVIDUAL - PITCHING

VICTORIES
Rowdy Hardy (APSU) - t10th (12-3)
Jeff Mault (APSU) - t22nd (11-4)

SAVES
Brad Smith (SEMO) - t16th (11)
Robby Goodson (JSU) - t46th (8)

STRIKEOUTS PER NINE INNINGS
Derek Herbig (SEMO) - 26th (10.6)
Chris Grider (EKU) - 32nd (10.5)


TEAM

BATTING AVERAGE
Eastern Kentucky - 1st (.375)

RUNS
Eastern Kentucky - 3rd (9.6 pg)

HOME RUNS
Morehead State - 31st (1.15 pg)
Jacksonville State - 32nd (1.13 pg)

DOUBLES
Eastern Kentucky - 1st (2.69 pg)
Eastern Illinois - 27th (2.21 pg)

SLUGGING
Eastern Kentucky - 2nd (.551)

STOLEN BASES
Eastern Kentucky - 22nd (1.82 pg)

DOUBLE PLAYS
Eastern Kentucky - 8th (1.14 pg)

WINNING PERCENTAGE
Eastern Kentucky - 29th (.667, 34-17)