By the numbers: A look at West Orange baseball's big year

The Warriors made it to the state semifinals for the first time this spring — but there's more to the story of how well the they played if you look at the numbers.

By Steven Ryzewski
| 4:30 p.m. May 25, 2016

Sports

The Warriors finished the 2016 campaign with a 27-3 record and the program's first appearance in the FHSAA State Semifinals — but that alone doesn't tell the whole story. To understand just how significant this spring has been for the West Orange baseball program, it helps to know a little history.

75 — The number of doubles hit by the Warriors this spring.

28 — The number of home runs hit by West Orange this season — a program record.

27 — Total number of wins for the Warriors this spring.

13 — The number of postseason wins, including this season, for West Orange's baseball program.

8 — The number of times the Warriors have advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs (1979, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016). West Orange has been one-and-done five times.

7.8 — The average runs per game scored by the Warriors this spring.

5 — The number of coaches who have led the Warriors to the postseason; current coach Jesse Marlo has been at the helm for six of those runs.

4* — The number of regional finals the Warriors have played in, including this season.

* — Includes a “Sectional” game in 1979 that was the round before the state semifinals. Other regional final appearances came in 2008, 2010 and this season.