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| Farmingdale’s Fourth Consecutive Skyline Title in 2011 |
For the past seven years, the Farmingdale State Rams have ruled the Skyline Conference. Teams have come close to knocking them off the pedestal, but to this point nobody has been successful. In fact, for the past four seasons, Old Westbury has had them on the brink but they were unable to close the deal.
Here we are in 2015, and it is one week before the Conference playoffs. Farmingdale sits in third place in the Skyline, and it’s hard to make the case they are better than St. Joseph’s or Old Westbury.
But, I’m only interested in starting a debate that is backed up with numbers.
Let’s take a look at some of the critical stats:
Offense:
Batting Average:
1. Old Westbury- .330
2. Farmingdale- .324
3. St. Joseph’s .316
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| Photo Credit: Old Westbury Athletics |
On-Base Percentage:
1. Old Westbury .420
2. St. Joseph’s- .403
3. Farmingdale- .400
Slugging Percentage:
1. Old Westbury- .467
2. Farmingdale- .415
3. St. Joseph’s- .406
Stolen Bases:
1. Farmingdale- 86-for-112 (77 percent)
2. Old Westbury- 74-for-101 (73 percent)
3. St. Joseph’s- 36-for-49 (73 percent)
Pitching:
ERA:
1. Old Westbury 3.22
2. St. Joseph’s- 3.99
3. Farmingdale- 5.90
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| Photo Credit: St. Joseph’s Athletics |
Strikeouts/9 IP
1. Old Westbury- 8.27
2. Farmingdale- 8.0
3. St. Joseph’s- 5.88
Walks/9 IP
1. Old Westbury- 4.32
2. St. Joseph’s- 4.79
3. Farmingdale- 5.37
Defense:
Fielding Percentage
1. Old Westbury– .956
2. St. Joseph’s– .953
3. Farmingdale– .944
From these statistics, it appears that Old Westbury is clearly the most complete team of the group. The wild card, of course, is how will they handle the spotlight of the conference finals. In recent years, they have not performed to their standards.
Also, St. Joseph’s is hosting the tournament and that is generally a huge advantage–aside from last year when Farmingdale won it at Old Westbury.
