2008 Cary Regional

1. North Carolina Tar Heels

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

At-large bid from ACC

2008 record: 22-7, 46-12 (second in ACC Coastal)

Head coach: Mike Fox (North Carolina, 1978)

Record at school: 444-188-1, 11 years

Overall record: 444-188-1, 11 years

Assistant coaches: Chad Holbrook, Scott Forbes, Matt McCay

Team offense: .323 BA, 440 R, 148 2B, 51 HR, 400 RBI, 63 SB

Team pitching: 2.73 ERA, 9 SV, 525 IP, 435 H, 249 BB, 599 K

Top hitters: Dustin Ackley (.399 avg/69 runs/17 doubles/7 HR/49 BB/18 SB), Tim Fedroff (.383 avg/65 runs/17 doubles/12 HR/30 BB/13 SB), Kyle Seager (.365 avg./52 runs/27 doubles/8 HR/27 BB), Kyle Shelton (.337 avg./13 doubles/43 runs/4 HR/4 SB), Tim Federowicz (.311 avg./40 runs/19 doubles/3 RH/24 BB), Seth Williams (.308 avg./38 runs/20 doubles/6 HR/27 BB/3 SB)

Top pitchers: Alex White (8-3/2.86 ERA/72.1 IP/59 H/87 K), Adam Warren (8-1/4.59 ERA/66.2 IP/70 H/64 K), Matt Harvey (7-2/2.50 ERA/57.2/45/71), Rob Wooten (5-2/1.82 ERA/3 saves/49.1 IP/32 H/59 K), Colin Bates (6-1/2.17 ERA/49.2/36/51)

Last NCAA appearance: 2007 (3-0 in Chapel Hill Regional, 2-1 in Chapel Hill Super Regional, 4-1 in College World Series, 0-2 in CWS Championship Series)

Notes: UNC has been national runner-up each of the past two seasons. The Tar Heels are making their 23^rd NCAA Tournament appearance and are hosting their fourth straight regional. UNC is the No. 2 national seed. UNC’s 2.73 ERA leads the country, as does its school record of 599 strikeouts. Chad Flack owns school records for career hits, at-bats and games played.

2. UNC Wilmington Seahawks

Wilmington, North Carolina

At-large bid from Colonial Athletic Association

2008 record: 25-4-1, 42-15-1 (first in CAA)

Head coach: Mark Scalf (UNC Wilmington, 1980)

Record at school: 554-434-1, 17 years

Overall record: 554-434-1, 17 years

Assistant coaches: Randy Hood, Jason Howell, Aaron Smith

Team offense: .315 BA, 493 R, 91 HR, .525 SLG%, .418 OB%, 67/84 SB

Team pitching: 4.90 ERA, 512 IP, 532 H, 206 BB, 383 K

Top hitters: Jason Appel (.405/5/51/21-24 SB), Mark Carver (.353/21/79/.738 SLG%), Nate Hall (.349/13/63/16 2B), Daniel Hargrave (.336/18/60/18 2B), Jes Snyder (.314/7/27/11 2B), Mike Rooney (.275/2/26)

Top pitchers: Larry Salefsky (4-2, 4 SV, 2.89, 46.2 IP, 42 H, 18 BB, 33 K), Cameron Roth (5-3, 3 SV, 3.05, 44.1 IP, 37 H, 16 BB, 36 K), Stephen Harrold (4-2, 6 SV, 3.16, 31.1 IP, 27 H, 13 BB, 31 K), Bradley Holt (10-1, 3.30, 84.2 IP, 72 H, 30 BB, 92 K), Jeff Hatcher (6-1, 4.47, 88.2 IP, 88 H, 14 BB, 43 K), Seth Frankoff (5-2, 5.20, 72.2 IP, 86 H, 25 BB, 47 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2006 (1-2 at Chapel Hill Regional)

Notes: UNCW has posted five 40-win seasons in the past six campaigns. The Seahawks had a 21-game win streak from Feb. 29 through April 1, a school and conference record. The Seahawks set single-season records with 91 home runs, 77 hit batsmen, .525 slugging percentage and .418 on-base percentage. This is UNCW’s fourth NCAA appearance, and the past three have been in the state of North Carolina (2004 in Kinston, 2006 in Chapel Hill, 2008 in Cary). In its last NCAA appearance, UNCW defeated Maine 21-19 in the second round, the second-highest scoring game in NCAA Tournament history. Mark Scalf was an assistant coach for USA Baseball in 2003 and in 2007. Cleveland Indians pitching coach Carl Willis is a former Seahawk.

3. Elon Phoenix

4. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers