1. LSU Tigers (8)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
At-large bid from SEC
2016 record: 45-19, 19-11 (third in SEC West)
Head coach: Paul Mainieri (Florida International, 1980)
12th Super Regional Trip, last in 2015, 16-10 record, won 7 Supers (2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015)
Five Things
- LSU has played 26 Super Regional games, the fourth-highest total in college baseball
- Greg Deichmann had a two-run homer in the 5-2 win over Rice to capture the Baton Rouge Regional. He leads the Tigers with 10 dingers. Deichmann was named the regional’s Most Outstanding Player.
- The Tigers have stolen 95 bases this season, led by Jake Fraley with 28 and Cole Freeman with 26.
- Alex Lange (8-3, 3.46) and Jared Poche’ (9-4, 3.26) have both made 16 starts for LSU. Lange has fanned 117 in 106.2 innings, while opponents are hitting .221 against him. Poche’ has 81 strikeouts in 96.2 innings.
- Head coach Paul Mainieri recorded his 1,300th career victory this season. He currently has 1,324 career wins.
2. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Conway, South Carolina
Automatic bid – won Big South Conference Tournament
2016 record: 47-16, 21-3 (first)
Head coach: Gary Gilmore (Coastal Carolina, 1980)
Third Super Regional Trip, last in 2010, 0-4 record, has not won a Super
Five Things
- Coastal Carolina entered the NCAA Tournament with an RPI of 12, the highest not to host a regional
- The Chanticleers are looking for their first appearance in the College World Series
- Coastal enters the Super Regionals having won 13 of its past 14 games
- The Chanticleers have hit 91 home runs and have a team slugging percentage of .487. Four players have double-fugure homers, led by Zach Remillard with 18
- All-American closer Mike Morrison is 7-1 with 10 saves and a 0.79 ERA