2008 Coral Gables Regional

1. Miami Hurricanes

Miami, Florida

Automatic bid - won ACC Tournament

2008 record: 23-5, 47-8 (first in ACC Coastal)

Head coach: Jim Morris (Elon, 1973)

Record at school: 689-253-2, 15 years

Overall record: 1324-538-4, 30 years

Assistant coaches: J.D. Arteaga, Gino DiMare, Joe Mercadante

Team offense: .328 BA, 488 R, 90 HR, .553 SLG%, .424 OB%, 90/114 SB

Team pitching: 3.96 ERA, 525.0 IP, 566 H, 166 BB, 366 K

Top hitters: Yonder Alonso (.383 avg./72 runs/21 HR/66 RBI/8 SB), Jemile Weeks (.375/71/11/55/18), Blake Tekotte (.371/72/10/40/25), Ryan Jackson (.362/39/19 2B/44 RBI), Mark Sobolewski (.324/38/13 2B/7 HR/53 RBI)

Top pitchers: Chris Hernandez (11-0/2.44 ERA/92.1 IP/71 H/97 K), Kyle Bellamy (5-0/2 saves/2.03 ERA/48.2 IP/26 H/53 K), Enrique Garcia (6-2/4.67/69.1/75/55), Carlos Gutierrez (4-2/11 saves/2.92/40.0/32/60)

Last NCAA appearance: 2007 (1-2 at Columbia, Mo. Regional)

Notes: Miami is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Hurricanes won their first ACC Tournament title.

2. Missouri Tigers

Columbia, Missouri

At-large bid from Big 12

2008 record: 16-11, 38-19 (fourth in Big 12)

Head coach: Tim Jamieson (New Orleans, 1981)

Record at school: 479-327-2, 14 years

Overall record: 479-327-2, 14 years

Assistant coaches: Evan Pratte, Tony Vitello, Brian Delunas

Team offense: .305 BA, 416 R, 567 H, 55 HR

Team pitching: 4.58 ERA, 479.0 IP, 279 R, 454 K, 155 BB

Top hitters: Aaron Senne (.364/13/63), Jacob Priday (.342/16/59), Ryan Lollis (.329/1/40), Greg Folgia (.298/4/38, 57 runs)

Top pitchers: Aaron Crow (12-0, 2.66, 111 K, 33 BB, 91.1 IP), Kyle Gibson (9-1, 3.32, 93 K, 20 BB, 84.0 IP), Ian Berger (4-4, 4.18, 60 K, 17 BB, 75.1 IP), Rick Zagone (2-3, 4.91, 50 K, 21 BB, 66.0 IP)

Last NCAA appearance: 2007 (2-2 in Columbia, Mo., Regional)

Notes: The Tigers staff allowed the fewest walks (154) and was second in strikeouts (446) in the Big 12. Aaron Crow was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and led the NCAA in wins (12), had an NCAA-best 42.2 scoreless inning streak, and was third in the NCAA in strikeouts (111). Aaron Senne was second in the Big 12 in RBI (63). Infielder Kyle Mach and pitcher Andrew Mueller both had grandfathers who won a World Series.

3. Ole Miss Rebels

Oxford, Mississippi

At-large bid from SEC

2008 record: 15-15, 36-22 (third in SEC West)

Head coach: Mike Bianco (LSU, 1989)

Record at school: 318-179, 8 years

Overall record: 418-250, 11 years

Assistant coaches: Carl Lafferty, Rob Reinstetle, Matt Mossberg

Team offense: .297 BA, 401 R, 69 HR, .452 SLG%, .373 OBP, 50/59 SB

Team pitching: 4.00 ERA, 544 IP, 528 H, 218 BB, 575 K

Top hitters: Cody Overbeck (.350/15/53), Fuller Smith (.337/7/28), Logan Power (.329/8/45), Michael Guerrero (.303/9/39), Matt Smith (.288/14/39)

Top pitchers: Scott Bittle (6-1, 8 SV, 1.63 ERA, 66.1 IP, 32 H, 27 BB, 118 K), Lance Lynn (7-3, 4.21 ERA, 83.1 IP, 81 H, 29 BB, 103 K), Drew Pomeranz (4-3, 4.30 ERA, 67 IP, 69 H, 28 BB, 74 K), Rory McKean (4-1, 3.28 ERA, 46.2 IP, 49 H, 18 BB, 41 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2007 (3-0 at Oxford Regional, 0-2 at Tempe Super Regional)

Notes: Ole Miss was in danger of missing out on the NCAA tournament for the just the second time in the Mike Bianco era, but had an impressive run in the SEC Tournament that included wins over top-seed Georgia as well as Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Michael Guerrero crushed five homers in the SEC tournament. Ole Miss will be gunning to advance out of their regional for a fourth straight year. The Rebels featured one of the best staffs in the SEC; Left-hander Drew Pomeranz was named to the SEC all-freshman team, while Lance Lynn and Scott Bittle were named to the All-SEC second team. The Rebels' 4.00 ERA was third best among tournament-bound SEC teams.

4. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

Daytona Beach, Fla.

Automatic bid - won Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament

2008 record: 17-1, 36-20 (first in MEAC)

Head coach: Mervyl Melendez (Bethune-Cookman, 1996)

Record at school: 276-245, nine years

Overall record: 276-245, nine years

Assistant coaches: Joel Sanchez, Jose Vazquez, Brad Frick

Team offense: .297, 419 R, 42 HR, .443 SLG%, .400 OB%, 94/126 SB

Team pitching: 3.78, 473.2 IP, 454 H, 199 BB, 436 K

Top hitters: Jose Lozada (.414/7/57/13-16 SB), Osvaldo Torres (.339/12/72/16 2B), Patrick Jones (.325/0/18/10-16 SB), Jose Ortiz (.313/2/34/18-21 SB), Justin Hoyte (.307/2/24), Mark Brooks (.293/2/30/19-26 SB), Neal Jones (.279/4/31/21-22 SB)

Top pitchers: Hiram Burgos (9-1, 1 SV, 1.20, 75 IP, 58 H, 22 BB, 67 K), Joseph Gautier (6-2, 2.00, 67.2 IP, 47 H, 11 BB, 73 K), Eric Thomas (9-0, 1 SV, 2.04, 75 IP, 51 H, 33 BB, 72 K), Phil Enright (2-2, 8 SV, 2.25, 28 IP, 22 H, 11 BB, 30 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2007 (0-2 at Tallahassee Regional)

Notes: B-CU went 3-0 to capture its third straight MEAC title and 11^th in the past 13 seasons. The Wildcats dominated conference play, only losing once in their final conference series at Delaware State. B-CU opens regional play against Miami. The Wildcats are 1-16 all-time against the Hurricanes. Miami topped B-CU twice this season, 10-5 and 7-6. This is Bethune-Cookman’s ninth regional appearance and third regional in Coral Gables (1999, 2003).