2009 Baton Rouge Regional

Capsules compiled by Christina De Nicola, Duncan Phillips, Sean Ryan, Phil Stanton

1. LSU Tigers

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Automatic bid – won SEC Tournament

2009 record: 20-10, 46-16 (tied for first in SEC West)

Head coach: Paul Mainieri (Florida International, 1980)

Record at school: 124-61-2, 3 years

Overall record: 988-553-6, 27 years

Assistant coaches: David Grewe, Javi Sanchez, Will Davis

Team offense: .313 BA, 484 R, 89 HR, .512 SLG%, .405 OBP, 103-141 SB

Team pitching: 4.12 ERA, 542.1 IP, 534 H, 159 BB, 576 K

Top hitters: Mikie Mahtook (.336/6/29), DJ LeMahieu (.335/4/33/10 2B), Blake Dean (.327/14/62/15 2B), Sean Ochinko (.327/7/46/13 2B), Jared Mitchell (.326/8/40/30-37 SB), Ryan Schimpf (.324/17/56/17-24 SB), Leon Landry (.314/12/41/10 2B), Tyler Hanover (.311/4/44), Micah Gibbs (.284/6/37/15 2B)

Top pitchers: Matty Ott (3-2, 14 SV, 2.27 ERA, 43.2 IP, 43 H, 4 BB, 61 K), Louis Coleman (11-2, 2.84 ERA, 98.1 IP, 78 H, 19 BB, 111 K), Daniel Bradshaw (4-0, 1 SV, 3.05 ERA, 44.1 IP, 39 H, 11 BB, 31 K), Anthony Ranaudo (8-3, 3.29, 93 IP, 68 H, 38 BB, 124 K), Austin Ross (5-7, 5.15 ERA, 71.2 IP, 83 H, 19 BB, 62 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2008 (3-0 at Baton Rouge Regional, 2-1 at Baton Rouge Super Regional, 1-2 at College World Series)

Notes: LSU won a record-eighth SEC Tournament title and second straight. The Tigers returned to Omaha a season ago for the first time since 2004. It was the 14th College World Series appearance for LSU, all since 1986. The Tigers will host a regional for the 19th time. LSU posted a 28-9 record this season in new Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers have two pitchers with more than 100 strikeouts: Anthony Ranaudo with 124 and Louis Coleman with 111.

2. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Minneapolis, Minnesota

At-large bid from Big 10

2009 record: 17-6, 38-17 (second in Big 10)

Head coach: John Anderson (Minnesota, 1977)

Record at school: 1,004-643-3, 28 years
Overall record: 1,004-643-3, 28 years

Assistant coaches: Rob Fornasiere, Lee Swenson, Todd Oakes

Team offense: .316 BA, 410 R, 51 HR, .463 SLG%, .394 OB%, 76/101 SB

Team pitching: 4.64 ERA, 487 IP, 522 H, 183 BB, 364 K

Top hitters: Derek McCallum (.404/17/79/14 2B), Michael Kvasnicka (.351/9/62/18 2B), AJ Pettersen (.348/2/41), Matt Nohelty (.336/0/29/25-30 SB), Justin Gominsky (.336/3/23/10-10 SB), Eric Decker (.332/4/24/12 2B)

Top pitchers: Scott Matyas (0-1, 14 SV, 2.49, 25.1 IP, 18 H, 7 BB, 40 K), Tom Buske (9-3, 3.36, 88.1 IP, 71 H, 23 BB, 71 K), Luke Rasmussen (4-0, 3.86, 28 IP, 30 H, 11 BB, 21 K), Austin Lubinsky (3-1, 2 SV, 4.06, 37.2 IP, 28 H, 12 BB, 23 K), Seth Rosin (7-1, 4.08, 70.2 IP, 75 H, 14 BB, 58 K), Chauncy Handran (7-3, 4.30, 88 IP, 98 H, 32 BB, 50 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2007 (1-2 in San Diego Regional)

Notes: John Anderson became the 39th head coach in Division I history to reach 1,000 career victories as he led Minnesota to a 7-6 victory against Penn State on May 14. He is the 20th head coach to have won 1,000 games with the same team. The Golden Gophers put seven players on the All-Big Ten team, the highest total for the school since 2004. Derek McCallum is the first Golden Gopher to finish the season batting over .400 since 2001 and is one of five players in school history to collect 70 or more RBI in a season.

3. Baylor Bears

Waco, Texas

At-large bid from Big 12

2009 record: 10-16, 29-24 (eighth in Big 12)

Head coach: Steve Smith (Baylor, 1986)

Record at school: 551-361-1, 15 years

Overall record: 551-361-1, 15 years

Assistant coaches: Mitch Thompson, Steve Johnigan, Trevor Mote

Team offense: .301 BA, 381 R, 70 HR, .481 SLG%, .379 OB%, 37-53 SB

Team pitching: 5.32 ERA, 465 IP, 538 H, 211 BB, 429 K

Top hitters: Dustin Dickerson (.381/10/40/16 2B), Joey Hainsfurther (.341/1/28), Shaver Hansen (.333/16/57/14 2B), Aaron Miller (.328/12/47/11 SB), Ben Booker (.319/1/14), Dan Evatt (.310/7/31), Brooks Pinckard (.257/1/9/11-13 SB), Adam Hornung (.252/8/23/11 2B)

Top pitchers: Shawn Tolleson (1-2, 4.50 ERA, 50 IP, 54 H, 27 BB, 39 K), Kendal Volz (3-6, 2 SV, 4.54 ERA, 83.1 IP, 89 H, 34 BB, 76 K), Logan Verrett (7-1, 3 SV, 5.23 ERA, 53.1 IP, 73 H, 19 BB, 61 K), Craig Fritsch (4-5, 1 SV, 5.29 ERA, 51 IP, 61 H, 26 BB, 48 K), Aaron Miller (3-3, 2 SV, 5.48 ERA, 47.2 IP, 46 H, 24 BB, 59 K), Willie Kempf (4-5, 1 SV, 5.81 ERA, 52.2 IP, 57 H, 27 BB, 55 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2007 (1-2 in Houston Regional)

Notes: Baylor is making its 15th NCAA Tournament appearance after missing the tourney a year ago. The Bears have advanced to the College World Series three times, most recently in 2005.

4. Southern Jaguars

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Automatic bid – won SWAC tournament

2009 record: 17-6, 30-15 (first in WAC)

Head coach: Roger Cador (Southern, 1975)

Record at school: 743-208, 25 years

Overall record: Same

Assistant coaches: Fernando Puebla, Calvin Beal, Jon Bolton

Team offense: .313 BA, 352 R, 56 HR, .508 SLG%, .418 OB%, 39/55 SB

Team pitching: 4.68 ERA, 359.1 IP, 416 H, 121 BB, 229 K

Top hitters: Brad McDavid (.358/8/50), Frazier Hall (.347/2/30), James Armstrong (.343/8/39), Victor Franklin (.331/10/45), Jesse Olivar (.308/1/26), Gregory Whitfield (.300/12/35).

Top pitchers: Daniel Garcia (4-0, 2.25, 2 SV, 36 IP, 31 H, 2 BB, 24 K), Jarret Maloy (8-2, 3.14, 66 IP, 73 H, 15 BB, 47 K), Kyle Wahl (2-3, 3.52, 3 SV, 38.1 IP, 38 H, 10 BB, 32 K), James Spear (5-2, 4.32, 58.1 IP, 70 H, 18 BB, 34 K), Chase Richard (6-3, 4.41, 69.1 IP, 93 H, 17 BB, 40 K).

Last NCAA appearance: 2005 (0-2 in New Orleans Regional)

Notes: Southern is back in the field after winning the SWAC title and boasts a win over San Diego State. Roger Cador has guided the Jaguars to 59 wins the past two seasons and is approaching 750 wins in an incredible 25-year run at his alma mater. Among the players who have played at Southern over the years are Hall of Famer Lou Brock, Rickie Weeks and Coco Crisp. Jesse Olivar slugs at a .615 clip and has 33 walks and an OBA of .471. He and James Armstrong lead the team with 21 extra-base hits. Jarret Maloy has tossed three complete games, and Chase Richard and Daniel Garcia have thrown two. Opponents hit only .228 against Garcia, who started five games and walked only two batters in 36 innings.