2009 Tallahassee Regional

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

1. Florida State Seminoles

Tallahassee, Florida

At-large bid from ACC

2009 record: 19-9, 42-16 (first in Atlantic Division)

Head coach: Mike Martin (Florida State, 1966)

Record at school: 1580-536-4, 30 years

Overall record: 1580-536-4, 30 years

Assistant coaches: Jamey Shouppe, Mike Martin, Jr., Brian Hoop

Team offense: .312 BA, 479 R, 83 HR, .524 SLG%, .427 OB%, 90-118 SB

Team pitching: 4.67 ERA, 507.1 IP, 489 H, 281 BB, 430 K

Top hitters: Tyler Holt (.388/5/25/32-37 SB), Mike McGee (.376/17/68/13-16 SB), Stephen Cardullo (.362/10/38/18-22 SB), Jason Stidham (.351/11/63), Stuart Tapley (.301/13/55), Rafael Lopez (.278/4/26), Tommy Oravetz (.267/7/31)

Top pitchers: Sean Gilmartin (11-3, 1 SV, 3.64 ERA, 84 IP, 72 H, 35 BB, 75 K), Mike McGee (5-2, 4.22 ERA, 64 IP, 58 H, 41 BB, 64 K), Brian Busch (6-2, 4.28 ERA, 80 IP, 70 H, 33 BB, 59 K), Geoff Parker (6-1, 1 SV, 4.55 ERA, 61.1 IP, 51 H, 35 BB, 61 K), Jack Posey (0-0, 2.30 ERA, 15.2 IP, 16 H, 7 BB, 16 K), Jimmy Marshall (3-2, 10 SV, 4.44 ERA, 24.1 IP, 21 H, 21 BB, 39 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2008 (4-1 in Tallahassee Regional, 2-1 Tallahassee Super Regional, 0-2 College World Series)

Notes: Florida State will make its 32nd straight appearance in the NCAA Baseball Tournament, including 30 in a row under head coach Mike Martin. It will be the 27th time in school history that the Seminoles host. Despite these numbers, FSU has yet to win a national championship. The Seminoles made a strong case to be a national seed, entering the ACC tourney as the No. 1 seed and dropping a heart-breaker to Virginia in the final. They have eclipsed 40 wins for the 32nd straight season. Martin has won every award imaginable, including his second ACC coach of the year in three years this season, and is approaching 1,600 wins - a feat accomplished by only two Division I coaches (Augie Garrido, Gene Stephenson). The offense hasn't missed a beat, despite losing all-everything Buster Posey. Tyler Holt was hitting over .400 for most of the season, stole 32 bases and has an OBA of .515 (51 walks). Mike McGee, the Seminoles' No. 2 starter, had a monster year at the plate, slugging .751 with 17 homers (and 33 extra-base hits). Stephen Cardullo is a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award. Jason Stidham, who blasted a three-run homer against Stanford last year in Omaha, and Stuart Tapley, whose mom is a high school principal, add pop in the lineup. Senior Ruairi O'Connor has contributed a journal to CollegeBaseballInsider.com this season. Freshman lefty Sean Gilmartin became the Noles' ace and limits opposing batters to a .226 average. Walks sometimes plague closer Jimmy Marshall, who saved 10 games and holds batters to a .228 average. Two-way player Jack Posey is the brother of Buster Posey.

2. Georgia Bulldogs

Athens, Georgia

At-large bid from SEC

2009 record: 15-15, 37-22 (third in SEC East)

Head coach: Dave Perno (Georgia, 1991)

Record at school: 288-206-1, 8 years

Overall record: 288-206-1, 8 years

Assistant coaches: Jason Eller, Brady Wiederhold, Justin Holmes

Team offense: .290 BA, 421 R, 98 HR, .499 SLG%, .379 OBP, 67-89 SB

Team pitching: 4.79 ERA, 521 IP, 534 H, 241 BB, 466 K

Top hitters: Rich Poythress (.370/21/77/16 2B/.718 SLG%), Colby May (.336/11/41/13 2B), Bryce Massanari (.321/19/57), Johnathan Taylor (.311/0/10/23-27 SB), Matt Cerione (.283/10/38/12 2B), Joey Lewis (.272/16/52/18 2B), Levi Hyams (.265/5/23)

Top pitchers: Dean Weaver (4-2, 10 SV, 2.77 ERA, 39 IP, 37 H, 10 BB, 31 K), Will Harvil (4-2, 2.96 ERA, 45.2 IP, 42 H, 24 BB, 38 K), Cecil Tanner (3-1, 3.93 ERA, 34.1 IP, 29 H, 24 BB, 45 K), Justin Grimm (3-4, 4.19, 73 IP, 76 H, 24 BB, 67 K), Trevor Holder (7-4, 4.34 ERA, 85 IP, 85 H, 27 BB, 65 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2008 (4-1 in Athens Regional, 2-1 in Athens Super Regional, 4-2 in College World Series)

Notes: Georgia was one win away from the national title a year ago, dropping the final two contests of the championship series to Cinderella Fresno State. This will be Georgia's fifth NCAA tournament appearance under Perno. In three of the previous four trips, the Bulldogs have advanced to the College World Series.

3. Ohio State Buckeyes

Columbus, Ohio

At-large bid from Big 10

2009 record: 18-6, 40-17 (first in Big 10)

Head coach: Bob Todd (Missouri, 1971)

Record at school: 871-452-2, 22 years

Overall record: 995-534-2, 26 years

Assistant coaches: Greg Cypret, Eric Parker, Pete Jenkins

(stats through 54 games)

Team offense: .329 BA, 431 R, 62 HR, .505 SLG%, .397 OB%, 47-57 SB

Team pitching: 5.56 ERA, 474.1 IP, 527 H, 232 BB, 414 K

Top hitters: Ryan Dew (.395/7/33/13 2B), Dan Burkhart (.362/9/57/13 2B), Zach Hurley (.351/6/49/14-18 SB), Michael Stephens (.341/12/54), Cory Kovanda (.335/1/33/11 2B), Justin Miller (.314/10/52/14 2B), Matt Streng (.313/8/34), Michael Arp (.308/4/28)

Top pitchers: Jake Hale (901, 15 SV, 1.19 ERA, 45.1 IP, 29 H, 14 BB, 54 K), Alex Wimmers (9-1, 2.58 ERA, 94.1 IP, 66 H, 44 BB, 122 K), Drew Rucinski (9-2, 2 SV, 4.66 ERA, 65.2 IP, 69 H, 28 BB, 58 K), Dean Wolosiansky (11-1, 5.22 ERA, 81 IP, 95 H, 31 BB, 47 K), Eric Best (7-3, 1 SV, 5.35 ERA, 67.1 IP, 83 H, 30 BB, 52 K)

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

Notes: Coach Bob Todd has now guided 12 teams to 40-or-more win seasons. The great Steve Arlin has owned the top two single season strikeout totals in Ohio State history for over 40 years: 165 in 1965 and 129 in 1966. Alex Wimmers moved into second place on the school’s single season strikeout list with 131, he is second only to Steve Arlin's 165 in 1965. The team has 199 extra base hits, only five Ohio State teams have hit 200 or more with the 1991 team setting the standard with 243. Jake Hale pitched the final two innings against Minnesota for his 36th consecutive game finished and tied the career saves mark with 27. Hale now holds the single season saves record (16) as well as the career mark, which he and Cory Cox share with 27.

4. Marist Red Foxes

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Automatic bid – won MAAC tournament

2009 record: 8-15, 19-28 (third in MAAC)

Head coach: Dennis Healy (George Washington, 1996)

Record at school: 64-88, three years

Overall record: Same

Assistant coaches: Joe Michalski, Tom Shanley

Team offense: .269 BA, 216 R, 21 HR, .368 SLG%, .354 OB%, 38/61 SB

Team pitching: 4.67 ERA, 389.1 IP, 454 H, 148 BB, 284 K

Top hitters: Richard Curylo (.333/3/30/11 SB), Ricky Pacione (.301/2/17), Kyle Meyer (.292/1/13), Ryan Gauck (.280/4/25), Bryce Nugent (.276/2/10), Kenny Anderson (.269/2/15), Brian McDonough (.247/2/25).

Top pitchers: Josh Richards (4-6, 2.60, 79.2 IP, 70 H, 36 BB, 54 K), Jacob Wiley (1-2, 3.56, 3 SV, 30.1 IP, 31 H, 11 BB, 29 K), Kyle Putnam (.0-1, 3.77, 31 IP, 34 H, 7 BB, 19 K), Eric Alessio (1-3, 4.13, 2 SV, 32.2 IP, 42 H, 10 BB, 27 K), Richard Cary (6-2, 4.28, 48.1 IP, 61 H, 20 BB, 24 K).

Last NCAA appearance: 2005 (0-2 in Baton Rouge Regional)

Notes: Marist is in the tournament for the first time since 2005 and for the sixth time overall. The Red Foxes have won three NCAA tourney games – one apiece in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Coach Dennis Healy was a four-year starter at George Washington, where he posted a 7-3 record and a 2.25 ERA (12^th in the nation) as a senior. First-year assistants Joe Michalski and Tom Shanley both starred at George Washington as well. Jacob Wiley was the MAAC tourney MVP after winning two games and posting a save.