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The HoCo Bears baseball team had a record-breaking season en route to the 2023 AAAAAA state title. Here is a list of stats on the Bears’ 2023 season:
Overall record: 36-6 .857 (single season wins record)
Runs: 348 (new single season record) 8.29 rpg
Runs allowed: 132 3.14 rapg
Run differential: +216 +5.14 rpg
Region record: 15-0 1.000
Region runs: 149 9.93 rpg
Region runs allowed: 29 1.93 rapg
Region run differential: +120 +8.00 rpg
County record: 8-0 1.000
County runs: 89 11.125 rpg
County runs allowed: 12 1.5 rapg
County run differential: +77 +9.625 rpg
Regular season record: 26-4 .867 (regular season wins record)
Regular season runs: 257 8.57 rpg
Regular season runs allowed: 89 2.97 rapg
Regular season run differential: +168 +5.6 rpg
Playoffs record: 10-2 .833
Playoffs runs: 91 7.58 rpg
Playoffs runs allowed: 43 3.58 rapg
Playoffs run differential: +48 +4.00 rpg
Team home runs: 28 by 8 different players
Team rbis: 309 by 15 different players
Team walks: 207
Team hits: 416
Team errors: 53
Team regular season ERA: 2.00
Team Playoffs ERA: 2.42
Team complete season ERA: 2.12
Team hit by pitch estimate: 40-45
Team strikeouts: 231
Opponent home runs: 4
Opponent strikeouts: 289
Opponent rbis: 110
Opponent walks: 119
Opponent hits: 218
Opponent errors: 61
Opponent regular season ERA: 7.17
Opponent Playoffs ERA: 6.83
Opponent complete season ERA: 7.07
Individual stats for HoCo
Catcher Eli Stephens: 1 home run, 36 rbis
Center fielder Drew Burress: 13 home runs, 59 rbis
SP and 1st baseman Andrew Dunford: 7 home runs, 50 rbis
3rd baseman Kai Decker: 0 home runs, 46 rbis
2nd baseman Hunter Chiappetta: 1 home run, 26 rbis
DH and SP Ryker Chavis: 2 home runs, 14 rbis
DH Ty Waters: 1 home run, 12 rbis
Right fielder Elijah Smith: 2 home runs, 18 rbis
Shortstop Ethan Buffone: 0 home runs, 19 rbis
Left fielder Vick Gann: 1 home run, 17 rbis
Kendall Jackson: 0 home runs, 3 rbis
Troy Carpenter: 0 home runs, 2 rbis
Lawson Kent: 0 home runs, 2 rbis
Isaac Velez: 0 home runs, 2 rbis
Will Allen: 0 home runs, 3 rbis
SP Ryker Chavis regular season ERA: 0.67 (9 starts) playoffs ERA: 2.00 (5 starts) complete season ERA: 1.36 (14 starts)
SP Andrew Dunford regular season ERA: 1.43 (7 starts) playoffs ERA: 1.80 (5 starts) complete season ERA: 1.58 (12 starts)
SP Carson Small regular season ERA: 1.33 (9 starts) playoffs ERA: 3.00 (2 starts) complete season ERA: 1.64 (11 starts)
NOTE: these ERAs do NOT include relief innings pitched, only when they were the starting pitchers
2023 seniors and where they are headed to college:
#5 Elijah King Smith: Western Carolina University
#6 Ryker Chavis: University of Georgia
#8 Drew Burress: Georgia Tech University
#9 Hunter Chiappetta: Gordon State College
#27/#99 Andrew Dunford: Mercer University
