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May 30, 2003
Tallahassee Regional Capsules
1. Florida State Seminoles
Tallahassee, Fla.
At-large bid from the ACC
2003 record - 19-5, 50-10-1 (first)
Coach: Mike Martin (Florida State, 1966)
Record at school: 1289-426-4, 24 years
Overall record: Same
Assistant coaches: Jamey Schouppe, Mike Martin Jr., Link Jarrett
Team offense: .308 BA, 512 R, 66 HR, .487 SLG%, .414 OBA%, 92/177 SB
Team pitching: 2.72 ERA, 552.2 IP, 500 H, 162 BB, 515 K
Top hitters: Eddy Martinez-Esteve (.367/9/39), Tony Richie (.339/10/69),
Blake Balkcom (.333/8/40), Stephen Drew (.328/9/49/32 SB), Tony McQuade
(.328/12/54/23 SB), Chris Hart (.308/3/30), Daniel Wardell (.304/4/19), Matt
Sauls (.292/5/34), Aaron Cheesman (.287/1/22), Derrick Smith (.282/1/20), Jerrod
Brown (.280/3/48), Bryan Zech (.268/1/19).
Top pitchers: Daniel Davidson (9-0, 2.35, 76.2 IP, 59 H, 24 BB, 72 K),
Trent Peterson (10-1, 2.58, 104.2 IP, 86 H, 28 BB, 100 K), Matt Lynch (12-3,
3.49, 102 IP, 113 H, 33 BB, 80 K), Daniel Hodges (5-1, 12 saves, 0.92, 49 IP, 40
H, 6 BB, 35), Glen Simon (3-0, 1.80, 25 IP, 20 H, 11 BB, 19 K), Hunter Jones
(2-0, 2.40, 30 IP, 21 H, 9 BB, 27 K), Kevin Lynch (3-1, 2.54, 28.1 IP, 27 H, 5
BB, 29 K), Mark Sauls (4-0, 2.66, 47.1 IP, 50 H, 15 BB, 45 K), Rhett James (1-3,
3.47, 36.1 IP, 31 H, 19 BB, 49 K).
Last NCAA appearance: 2002 (3-0 at Tallahassee Regional, 1-2 at
Tallahassee Super Regional)
Notes: The Seminoles have reached 50 wins for the 21st time in Mike
Martin’s 24 seasons and won the ACC regular-season title. FSU dropped a game to
Georgia Tech on the last day of the ACC tourney in which Daniel Hodges allowed
six runs (five unearned) in the ninth inning. He had allowed five runs all year
to that point. Eddy Martinez-Esteve did not play in the tournament, as he’s
still hampered by an injured hamstring. He hasn’t started since April 25. The
Seminoles have a staff ERA of 2.72 and have three stud starters in Daniel
Davidson, Trent Peterson and Matt Lynch. Stephen Drew is one of the best
all-around players in the country, and could be the best shortstop in the land.
Tony Richie is a machine behind the plate and has a cannon for an arm. Richie
and Blake Balkcom were named to the ACC all-tourney team.
2. South Alabama Jaguars
Mobile, Alabama
At-large bid from
Sun Belt Conference
2003 Record:
17-7, 40-17 (first in Sun Belt)
Coach: Steve
Kittrell (South Alabama, 1971)
Record at school:
796-429-1, 20 years
Overall record:
839-448-1, 21 years
Assistant
coaches: Ronnie Powell, Scot Sealy, Tom Whitehurst
Team offense:
.325 BA, 467 R, 71 HR, .515 SLG%, .400 OB%, 63-90 SB
Team pitching:
4.90 ERA, 493.2 IP, 538 H, 229 BB, 427 SO
Top hitters:
Cole Craig (.379/5/37/10 SB), Brett Parker (.371/4/44/10), Adam Lind
(.345/8/40), T.J. Touchstone (.337/1/28/11 SB), Kevin Sytko (.331/6/44/10 SB),
Ryan Mulhern (.322/18/61), Josh Touchstone (.317/10/37), Tim Land (.315/9/40)
Top pitchers:
Clark Girardeau (6-2, 2.30, 70.1 IP, 54 H, 38 BB, 67 K), Tony Neal (9-5, 8
saves, 3.65, 88.2 IP, 80 H, 35 BB, 95 K), Frank Elia (3-1, 1 save, 5.18 ERA, 72
H, 17 BB, 39 K), Tommie Major (9-4, 6.22, 81 IP, 85 H, 53 BB, 84 K)
Last NCAA
appearance: 2002 (1-2 at South Bend Regional)
Notes: This
is the 22nd NCAA appearance for the Jaguars, including the ninth
straight. Steve Kittrell has taken 16 of his 20 Jaguar teams to the NCAA
Regionals. USA has had only two losing seasons under Kittrell. The Jaguars are
8-8 in postseason play at Dick Howser Stadium. USA has been hit by 76 pitches,
with Cole Craig and Tim Land getting plunked nine times each.
3. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Piscataway, N.J.
At-large bid from
Big East Conference
2003 Record
– 19-6, 36-20 (first in Big East)
Coach – Fred
Hill (Upsala, 1957)
Record at school
– 653-377-3, 20 years
Overall record
– 801-468-5, 27 years
Assistant
coaches – Glen Gardner, Tom Baxter, Jay Blackwell
Team offense
- .308 BA, 406 R, 31 HR, .438 SLG%, .411 OB%, 85/115 SB
Team pitching
– 4.37 ERA, 478.1 IP, 497 H, 199 BB, 349 K
Top hitters
– Matt Wolski (.389/1/33), Steve Normane (.342/8/53), Vinny Esposito
(.328/2/39), Jeff Frazier (.317/8/51), Johnny Defendis (.316/3/25), Graig Badger
(.304/1/33/37 SB), Alberto Vasquez (.302/0/18)
Top pitchers
– Sean Atchison (6-1, 3 saves, 1.57, 46 IP, 32 H, 14 BB, 58 K), Chris Lillis
(2-2, 5 saves, 2.97, 33.1 IP, 33 H, 11 BB, 25 K), Matt Pustay (3-0, 1 save,
3.26, 38.2 IP, 31 H, 10 BB, 15 K), Jack Egbert (8-4, 3.94, 82.1 IP, 86 H, 19 BB,
70 K), Shaun Parker (4-3, 1 save, 5.06, 80 IP, 83 H, 53 BB, 55 K)
Last NCAA
appearance – 2001 (2-2 at Lincoln Regional)
Notes –
Rutgers was the regular-season champ in the Big East, but lost in the tournament
finals to Notre Dame. Rutgers has made 10 NCAA appearances under Fred Hill,
including five of the past six seasons. The Scarlet Knights have six straight
30-win seasons and a winning record in 18 of the past 19 campaigns. Rutgers
started the season 2-10, but went 31-8 through the rest of the regular season.
The Scarlet Knights had almost as many triples (26) as home runs (31).
4. Jacksonville Dolphins
Jacksonville, Fla.
Automatic bid from
Atlantic Sun Conference
2003 Record
– 17-16, 32-28 (sixth in A-Sun)
Coach –
Terry Alexander (Florida State, 1977)
Record at school
– 442-337-2, 13 years
Overall record
- same
Assistant
coaches – Bob Shepherd, Les Wright, John Howard
Team offense
- .290, 321 R, 49 HR, .440 SLG%, .355 OB%, 80-112 SB
Team pitching
– 4.69 ERA, 485.2 IP, 558 H, 166 BB, 303 K
Top hitters
– Chad Hauseman (.403/16/36/10 SB), Gordie Gronkowski (.381/6/40), Clint Hart
(.293/3/27/18 SB), Larry Best-Berfet (.289/1/25/26), Chris Kelly (.288/3/26),
Orlando Diaz (.286/8/30), Rob Hudson (.284/3/31)
Top pitchers
– Josh Deel (4-4, 4 saves, 4.26, 44.1 IP, 45 H, 21 BB, 45 K), Donald Brickle
(3-4, 1 save, 4.41, 63.1 IP, 61 H, 19 BB, 28 K), Darren Truty (6-5, 4.43, 89.1
IP, 94 H, 23 BB, 52 K), Dennis Robinson (6-7, 4.47, 86.2 IP, 102 H, 34 BB, 51 K)
Last NCAA
appearance – 2001 (1-2 at Tallahassee Regional)
Notes –
Terry Alexander has three conference championships and six NCAA appearances in
his 13 years at Jacksonville. He will go against his alma mater in the first
round on Friday. Alexander climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in 1995 (19,565
ft.) and Mt. McKinley in Alaska in 1998 (20,320). Chad Hauseman has nearly
one-third of JU’s home runs (16 of 49). Chris Kelly’s father, Pat, is the
manager of the Richmond Braves, the AAA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
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