What to know about the starters on Davidson’s baseball team

Following are the starters for the Davidson Wildcats’ baseball team, which will face Texas A&M this weekend in the NCAA baseball super regional’s bext-of-3 series:

CAM JOHNSON

Class: Junior

Position: Center fielder

Key stats: .265 avg, 16 doubles, 43 walks

Comment: A steady hand as the leadoff hitter, Johnson leads his team in walks and is the only starter without an error.

WILL ROBERTSON

Class: Senior

Position: Right fielder

Key stats: .336 avg, .644 slugging, 18 HRs

Comment: The only Collegiate Baseball All-America honoree in the Atlantic 10, Robertson broke through this season with a program-record 18 home runs.

ALEC ACOSTA

Class: Junior

Position: Second baseman

Key stats: .312 avg, .382 on base percentage, 10 doubles

Comment: Before this season, Acosta had one career home run. But his five homers in the conference tournament earned him co-MVP honors.

BRIAN FORTIER

Class: Senior

Position: First baseman

Key stats: .313 avg, 15 HRs, 53 RBIs

Comment: Robertson draws praise as the team’s top power hitter, but Fortier actually leads the Wildcats in RBIs as the cleanup hitter.

ERIC JONES

Class: Sophomore

Position: Third baseman

Key stats: .316 avg, .392 obp, 24 walks

Comment: Boasting the team’s second-best batting average, Jones had 14 hits in six conference tournament games to finish one shy of the Atlantic 10 record.

JUSTIN LEBEK

Class: Sophomore

Position: Left fielder

Key stats: .292 avg, 43 RBIs, two triples

Comment: After just three at-bats last season, Lebek has been a regular starter this year. A 6-foot-1 right-hander, he leads the team with 14 hit-by-pitches.

JAKE SIDWELL

Class: Senior

Position: Catcher

Key stats: .207 avg, 26 walks, 49 starts

Comment: The second two-time captain in program history, Sidwell is also the only Davidson baseball player to be chosen in the MLB draft out of high school.

BRETT CENTRACCHIO

Class: Freshman.

Position: Designated hitter

Key stats: .244 avg, 19 RBIs, 11 walks

Comment: The only freshman starter, Centracchio has made his mark offensively in just 82 at-bats.

MAX BAZIN

Class: Sophomore

Position: Shortstop

Key stats: .213 avg, .341 obp, 35 walks

Comment: After starting 27 games in center field last season, Bazin’s batting average has dipped in his new role but his walk rate has spiked.

This story was originally published June 8, 2017 at 11:33 AM with the headline "What to know about the starters on Davidson’s baseball team."