2010 Fort Worth Regional

Capsules by Barrett Neale, Michael Perry, Matt Mullen, Andrew Woods, Sean Ryan, Phil Stanton

1. TCU Horned Frogs

Fort Worth, Texas

Automatic bid from Mountain West

2010 record: 19-5, 46-11 (first in Mountain West)

Head coach: Jim Schlossnagle (Elon, 1992)

Record at school: 297-131, 7 years

Overall record: 374-178, 9 years

Assistant coaches: Todd Whitting, Randy Mazey, Ryan Shotzberger

Team offense: .343 BA, 499 R, 86 HR, .565 SLG%, .416 OB%, 67-97 SB

Team pitching: 3.54 ERA, 510.2 IP, 482 H, 166 BB, 465 K

Top hitters: Jason Coats (.359/13/62/.652 SLG), Matt Curry (.359/17/58/.746 SLG), Josh Elander (.359/2/32), Bryan Holaday (.357/12/46), Jerome Pena (.338/9/48), Taylor Featherston (.328/6/36), Aaron Schultz (.300/8/44), Brance Rivera (.391/6/26)

Top pitchers: Matt Purke (12-0, 3.34, 89 IP, 75 H, 25 BB, 113 K), Steven Maxwell (10-1, 2.73, 89 IP, 76 H, 29 BB, 77 K), Kyle Winkler (10-1, 3.14, 100.1 IP, 91 H, 29 BB, 78 K), Kaleb Merck (2-1, 1.12, 3 SV, 24 IP, 15 H, 4 BB, 18 K), Trent Appleby (3-1, 3.41, 1 SV, 37 IP, 46 H, 11 BB, 23 K), Tyler Lockwood (6-2, 2.00, 4 SV, 54 IP, 46 H, 17 BB, 34 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2009 (3-0 at Fort Worth Regional, 1-2 at Austin Super Regional)

Notes: This is the Horned Frogs’ seventh-consecutive NCAA bid. They hosted a Regional for the first time last season and won their first Regional title. TCU is the only Division I team that didn’t lose a weekend series all season. The team set single-season records for home runs, with 86, and doubles, with 163. The Horned Frogs are coming off of a Mountain West conference championship, their fifth during the past six years, and a fifth-consecutive regular-season conference title. Junior Steven Maxwell was named Pitcher of the Year, pitcher Matt Purke was chosen as Freshman of the Year and Jim Schlossnagle was awarded Coach of the Year for the fifth-straight time. Senior catcher Bryan Holaday, senior first baseman Matt Curry, junior second baseman Jerome Pena, sophomore shortstop Taylor Featherston, sophomore outfielder Jason Coats, sophomore outfielder Brance Rivera and senior pitcher Tyler Lockwood joined Maxwell and Burke on the All-MWC First Team, while sophomore Kyle Winkler made the second team. Holaday, the team captain and MVP of the MWC tournament, is one of 16 semifinalists for the Johnny Bench Award. Purke and Winkler have both accepted invitations to compete in the 2010 USA National Team Trials in July.

2. Baylor Bears

Waco, Texas

At-large bid from Big 12

2010 record: 12-13, 34-22 (sixth in Big 12)

Head coach: Steve Smith (Baylor, 1986)

Record at school: 586-385-1, 16 years

Overall record: 586-385-1, 16 years

Assistant coaches: Mitch Thompson, Steve Johnigan, Trevor Mote

Team offense: .309 BA, 391 R, 56 HR, .484 SLG%, .391 OB%, 65-85 SB

Team pitching: 3.93 ERA, 499.1 IP, 529 H, 186 BB, 451 K

Top hitters: Raynor Campbell (.350/7/41/14 2B/11-19 SB), Joey Hainsfurther (.241/2/47/12 2B), Logan Vick (.338/10/24/16 2B), Cal Towey (.319/3/19), Brooks Pinckard (.316/2/26/11 2B/18-20 SB), Max Muncy (.301/11/49/13 2B)

Top pitchers: Brooks Pinchard (2-4, 10 SV, 2.15 ERA, 29.1 IP, 21 H, 16 BB, 16 K), Logan Verrett (5-3, 1 SV, 3.09 ERA, 87.1 IP, 83 H, 22 BB, 95 K), Willie Kempf (8-2, 1 SV, 3.11 ERA, 75.1 IP, 76 H, 28 BB, 72 K), Craig Fritsch (2-3, 2 SV, 64.1 IP, 65 H, 22 BB, 56 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2009 (1-2 in Baton Rouge Regional)

Notes: Baylor is back in the field for the 11th time in Steve Smith's 16 years. The Bears solidified their case with a run to the championship game of the Big 12 title. Since 1997, Baylor has won more Big 12 games (214) than anyone but Texas (247). Brooks Pinckard was named all- Big 12 at the utility position, and Logan Vick and Logan Verrett were second-teamers. Opponents hit. 200 off Pinckard, the Bears' closer, and he stole 18 of 20 bases on the season. Verrett followed up a 7-1 freshman campaign by going 5-3 with a 3.09 ERA. Raynor Campbell has been a fixture in the Bears' offense since landing as a Freshman All-American (Louisville Slugger) and has capped it by leading the team in hitting - he was CollegeBaseballInsider.com's player of the week for March 1-7 this season. Five of the Bears top six hitters are freshmen or sophomores, with Campbell the only senior. Joey Hainsfurther has three of the Bears' five four-hit games this season. Baylor's bullpen entered the Big 12 tourney 19-5 with 16 saves and a 3.06 ERA.

3. Arizona Wildcats

Tucson, Arizona

At-large bid from Pac-10

2010 record: 12-15, 32-22 (seventh in Pac-10)

Head coach: Andy Lopez (UCLA, 1975)

Record at school: 314-206-1, nine years

Overall record: 1001-624-7, 27 years

Assistant coaches: Mark Wasikowski, Shaun Cole, Brett Scyphers

Team offense: .323 BA, 392 R, 32 HR, .457 SLG %, .397 OB %, 87/121 SB

Team pitching: 4.55 ERA, 496.0 IP, 536 H, 205 W, 420 K

Top hitters: Steve Selsky (.383/8/51), Jett Bandy (.367/6/42), Robert Refsnyder (.341/2/40), Seth Mejias-Brean (.318/1/32), Joey Rickard (.312/8/49), Rafael Valenzuela (.307/5/44), Alex Mejia (.301/1/29)

Top pitchers: Kurt Heyer (6-4, 3.28, 96.0 IP, 91 H, 25BB, 104 K), Kyle Simon (8-5, 3.91, 106.0 IP, 126 H, 33 BB, 60 K), Daniel Workman (2-3, 8.06, 41-1 IP, 56 H, 18 BB, 29 K), Bryce Bandilla (6-4, 1 SV, 4.22, 74.2 IP, 84 H, 33 BB, 67 K), Nick Cunningham (3-2, 3 SV, 4.35, 39.1 IP, 39 H, 15 BB, 38 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2008 (3-0 in the Ann Arbor Regional, 1-2 in the Coral Gables Super Regional)

Notes: The Wildcats struggled against their Pac-10 competition, but still managed to post a respectable 32-22 record. Skipper Andy Lopez wraps up his ninth season as head coach; he managed his young club to its second postseason in the past five years. Arizona last made a trip to Omaha in 2004. This year’s roster features two-dozen new faces and a handful of returners. The pitching staff feature two strong starters in Heyer and Simon, but the back end of the rotation has struggled at times. Unlike the Sun Devils, Arizona will have the ability to compete as an under-the-radar team.

4. Lamar Cardinals

Beaumont, Texas

Automatic bid – won Southland Conference Tournament

2010 record: 16-17, 35-24 (sixth in Southland)

Head coach: Jim Gilligan (Lamar, 1971)

Record at school: 1,167-731-7, 33 years

Overall record: 1,177-741-7, 34 years

Assistant coaches: Jim Ricklefsen, Scott Hatten, Matt Gore

Team offense: .302 BA, 423 R, 42 HR, .446 SLG%, .398 OB%, 76-98 SB

Team pitching: 4.97 ERA, 524.2 IP, 615 H, 184 BB, 394 K

Top hitters: Aaron Buchanan (.349/1/37/20 2B/14-17 SB), Andy Meda (.340/2/39/11 2B), Wade Mathis (.328/4/42/18 2B), Pablo Salinas (.323/3/28/17 2B), Anthony Moore (.322/10/33), Quentin Luquette (.317/5/52/18 2B/18-21 SB), Joey Latulippe (.298/5/30/10 2B), Ryan Meade (.282/5/39/10 2B)

Top pitchers: Cory Holley (1-1, 4 SV, 3.60 ERA, 35 IP, 42 H, 8 BB, 23 K), Matison Smith (10-3, 4.54 ERA, 113 IP, 137 H, 31 BB, 62 K), Jonathan Dziedzic (5-5, 2 SV, 4.86 ERA, 87 IP, 99 H, 41 BB, 106 K), Eric Harrington (8-3, 4.94 ERA, 98.1 IP, 119 H, 23 BB, 58 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2004 (0-2 in Houston Regional)

Notes: The Cardinals are making their 13th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first in six seasons. Lamar made three straight tourney trips from 2002-04. The Cardinals went 4-0 in the Southland Tournament, winning their bracket before outscoring top-seeded Texas State 17-7 in the championship game. Anthony Moore was selected tourney MVP, going 10 for 16 (.625) with three home runs. Lamar is 9-9 all-time against TCU.