2008 Tallahassee Regional

1. Florida State Seminoles

Tallahassee, Florida

At-large bid from ACC

2008 record: 24-6, 48-10 (first in ACC Atlantic)

Head coach: Mike Martin (Florida State, 1966)

Record at school: 1532-516-4, 29 years

Overall record: 1532-516-4, 29 years

Assistant coaches: Mike Martin, Jr., Jamey Shouppe, Rod Delmonico

Team offense: .350 avg./547 runs/138 doubles/22 triples/86 HR/494 RBI/369 BB/58 SB

Team pitching: 3.77 ERA, 2 CG, 14 saves, 508.0 IP, 473 H, 231 BB, 432 K

Top hitters: Buster Posey (.467 avg./77 runs/20 doubles/19 HR/73 RBI/46 BB/5 SB), Jack Rye (.404 avg./40 runs/13 doubles/6 HR/44 RBI/43 BB/11 SBs), Stuart Tapley (.393 avg./41 runs/11 doubles/7 HR/30 RBI), Tony Delmonico (.370 avg./57 runs/17 doubles/7 HR/62 RBI/12 SB), Mike McGee (.343 avg./28 runs/8 doubles/5 HR/32 RBI/20 BB), Tommy Oravetz (.331 avg./28 runs/11 doubles/4 HR/22 RBI), Dennis Guinn (.319 avg./54 runs/16 doubles/16 HR/64 RBI/33 BB)

Top pitchers: Jimmy Marshall (6-2, 3.15 ERA, 2 saves, 40.0 IP, 33 H, 28 BB, 47 K), Elih Villanueva (6-2, 3.23 ERA, 1 CG, 86.1 IP, 71 H, 36 BB, 81 K), Bo O’Dell (5-1, 3.27 ERA, 52.1 IP, 56 H, 19 BB, 35 K), Matt Fairel (10-2, 3.32 ERA, 89.1 IP, 81 H, 34 BB, 86 K), Ryan Strauss (8-1, 4.39 ERA, 1 CG, 4 saves, 67.2 IP, 61 H, 27 BB, 58 K), Buster Posey (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 saves, 7.1 IP, 1 BB, 10 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2007 (2-2 in Tallahassee Regional)

Notes: The ACC Player of the Year Buster Posey can do it all for the Seminoles as the pitcher/cather with a .467 average and 19 home runs to go along with his six saves on the hill. He also became only the fourth Seminole in the Mike Martin era to play all nine positions during a game as he lined up in every postion in FSU’s May 12^th defeat of Savannah State, marking the first time since 1994 that a Seminole had accomplished that feat. Freshman Tyler Holt, who has appeared in 58 games for FSU, ranks among the nation’s leaders in walks and on-base percentage and even more impressive has reached base in 55 of his 58 career games for the Seminoles.

2. Florida Gators

Gainesville, Florida

At-large bid from SEC

2008 record: 17-13, 34-22 (second in SEC East)

Head coach: Kevin O'Sullivan (Virginia, 1991)

Record at school: 34-22, one year

Overall record: 34-22, one year

Assistant coaches: Brad Weitzel, Craig Bell, Don Norris

Team offense: .305 BA, 397 R, 58 HR, .460 SLG%, .386 OBP, 106/128 SB

Team pitching: 4.11 ERA, 490.1 IP, 557 H, 182 BB, 305 K

Top hitters: Avery Barnes (.372/2/19/26 SB), Cole Figueroa (.350/9/57), Brandon McArthur (.343/2/43), Josh Adams (.337/8/51/17 2B), Matt den Dekker (.332/8/47/20 SB), Bryson Barber (.330/8/47)

Top pitchers: Patrick Keating (8-1, 3.47 ERA, 80.1 IP, 94 H, 23 BB, 49 K), Stephen Locke (5-2, 3.07 ERA, 76.1 IP, 82 H, 13 BB, 43 K), Tommy Toledo (4-4, 3.99 ERA, 58.2 IP, 57 H, 31 BB, 29 K), Josh Edmondson (4-3, 2.87 ERA, 47 IP, 44 H, 18 BB, 33 K), Clint Franklin (3-3, 3.23 ERA, 39 IP, 42 H, 14 BB, 21K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2005 (Runner-up at College World Series)

Notes: Kevin O'Sullivan has the Gators back in the NCAAs for the first time since their run to the championship game in 2005 in this, his first season as a head coach. Florida's 104 stolen bases ranked 14th nationally entering the SEC Tournament. The Gators won their last six home games, including a pair against eventual SEC champ Georgia and a sweep of Vanderbilt.

3. Tulane Green Wave

4. Bucknell Bison

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Automatic bid - won Patriot League Championship

2008 record: 10-10, 29-22-2

Head coach: Gene Depew (Bucknell, 1971)

Record at school: 497-570-7, 27 years

Overall record: 497-570-7, 27 years

Assistant coaches: Scott Heather, Ben Krentzman, Jim Gulden

Team offense: .313 BA, 351 R, .438 SLG%, .382 OB%, 44/58 SB

Team pitching: 5.25 ERA, 445.2 IP, 513 H, 190 BB, 335 K

Top hitters: Jason Buursma (.372/12/35/.676 SLG%), Shawn Hirsch (.339/1/22), Mark Angelo (.335/2/37/14 HBP), Dane Grandizio (.332/4/34/13-17 SB), Ben Allen (.317/2/24), John Avanzino (.312/9/35), Ben Yoder (.310/1/25), Andrew Brouse (.295/2/19/13 2B)

Top pitchers: Jason Buursma (9-3, 2.72, 79.1 IP, 71 H, 10 BB, 75 K), Dylan Seeley (4-3, 3.99, 58.2 IP, 72 H, 21 BB, 24 K), Eric Jarrett (5-5, 4.06, 82 IP, 79 H, 38 BB, 57 K), Mathew Wilson (5-1, .4.22, 59.2 IP, 73 H, 14 BB, 70 K), Jimmy Murphy (2-0, 1 SV, 4.94, 27.1 IP, 35 H, 4 BB, 14 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2003 (0-2 at Austin Regional)

Notes: Jason Buursma had an incredible Patriot League Tournament. He registered wins in relief in all four victories, two in the semifinal series at Army and two in the championship series at Navy. And he scored the winning run in the ninth in each of the two wins against the Midshipmen. Gene Depew was the defensive line coach for the Bucknell football team from 1972-92. He became an assistant baseball coach in 1974 and took over as head coach in 1981. Pitcher Will Carney is also the starting placekicker for the Bucknell football team. Major League Hall-of-Famer Christy Mathewson is an alumnus of Bucknell.