2007 Charlottesville Regional

(capsules compiled by Jamie Learakos, Stuart Smith, Scott Day, Sean Ryan, Phil Stanton)

1. Virginia Cavaliers

Charlottesville, Va.

At-large bid from ACC

2007 record: 19-9, 43-14 (second in ACC-Coastal)

Coach: Brian O’Connor (Creighton, 1993)

Record at school: 175-64, 4 years

Overall record: Same

Assistant coaches: Kevin McMullan, Karl Kuhn, Brian Anderson

Team offense: .320 BA, 417 R, 31 HR, .437 SLG, .404 OBA, 125/159 SB

Team pitching: 2.76 ERA, 514.2 IP, 481 H, 153 BB, 469 K

Top hitters: Greg Miclat (.376/0/34/32 SB), Brandon Guyer (.369/7/47/18 SB), David Adams (.368/5/42/10 SB), Sean Doolittle (.318/7/52), Patrick Wingfield (.311/3/29), Tyler Cannon (.288/1/31)

Top pitchers: Jacob Thompson (11-0, 1.35, 106.2 IP, 72 H, 26 BB, 96 K), Sean Doolittle (7-3, 2.57, 73.2 IP, 72 H, 21 BB, 62 K), Matt Packer (3-3, 4.00, 63.0 IP, 87 H, 18 BB, 59 K), Casey Lambert (2-2, 1.51, 35.2 IP, 24 H, 9 BB, 45 K, 11 SV), Jake Rule (6-4, 2.43, 37.0 IP, 37 H, 18 BB, 40 K)

Last time in tournament: 2006 (1-2 in Charlottesville Regional)

Notes: The Cavaliers will be hosting their second regional in as many years. UVA went 2-1 in the ACC Tournament, losing to eventual champion North Carolina. The Cavaliers defeated NC State and Georgia Tech, 6-1 and 4-1. UVA lost two series this year, to Wake Forest and NC State. The Cavaliers swept Virginia Tech and Maryland. Coach Brian O'Connor has averaged nearly 44 wins a season since coming to C-Ville from an assistant's job at Notre Dame. Sean Doolittle, Brandon Guyer and Jacob Thompson were all selected All-ACC first team. Doolittle ranks among the best two-way players in the country. David Adams and Casey Lambert (ACC saves leader) were named to the second team. Doolittle leads the team with 52 RBI. UVA will try to improve on its1-2 outing in last year's regional. Infielder Jeremy Farrell contributed a journal to CollegeBaseballInsider.com in 2007.

2. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Piscataway, N.J.

Automatic bid - won Big East Tournament

2007 record: 20-7, 41-19 (tied for first in Big East)

Coach: Fred Hill (Upsala 1957)

Record at school: 786-470-6, 25 years

Overall record: 934-576-8, 32 years

Assistant coaches: Glen Gardner, Rich Freeman, Jay Blackwell

Team offense: .304 BA, 460 R, 60 HR, .463 SLG, .408 OBA, 71/95 SB

Team pitching: 4.61 ERA, 532.2 IP, 471 H, 175 BB, 461 K

Top hitters: Dave Williams (.408/4/49), Todd Frazier (.379/22/64/25 SB), Tom Edwards (.350/7/48), Ryan Hill (.348/11/55), Jon Gossard (.330/6/35), Mike Bionde (.313/0/32)

Top pitchers: Kevin Lillis (1-0, 3 SV, 29.1 IP, 24 H, 4 BB, 22 K), Jon McCue (7-0, 2.62, 58.1 IP, 47 H, 8 BB, 40 K), Steve Healing (10-3, 3.56, 103.2 IP, 112 H, 20 BB, 58 K), Casey Gaynor (4-3, 4.66, 92.2 IP, 110 H, 25 BB, 62 K), Matt Giannini (5-4, 6.47, 79.1 IP, 94 H, 44 BB, 54 K)

Last time in tournament: 2003 (1-2 in Tallahassee Regional)

Notes: The Scarlet Knights tied for the regular-season title in the Big East, then went out and won the tourney. Long-time coach Fred Hill starred in three sports in college, earning 11 letters as a baseball, football and basketball star. He began his coaching career at Montclair State, and when he moved on, current Florida Atlantic coach Kevin Cooney took his spot. "There’s not a harder-working recruiter in America. When you factor in the lack of facilities and tradition at Rutgers, it was amazing to see the players he was able to produce,"  Cooney wrote about Hill this year in his ongoing journal for CollegeBaseballInsider.com. His brother, Brian, was the coach of the Orlando Magic, and son Fred coaches the Scarlet Knights' men's hoops team. Todd Frazier is one of the best all-around players in the country and surely a first-round pick in this year's draft. Frazier, the brother of former Rutgers star Jeff Frazier, slugged .762 this season and has 49 career homers and 65 stolen bases. Jon McCue turned into a fine mid-week starter and adds depth to a pretty solid pitching rotation.

3. Oregon State Beavers
Corvallis, Ore.

At-large bid from Pac-10

2007 record: 10-14, 38-17 (tied for sixth in Pac-10)
Coach: Pat Casey (George Fox, 1990)
Record at school: 421-268-4, 13 years
Overall record: 592-381-5, 20 years
Assistant coaches: Dan Spencer, Marty Lees, David Wong
Team offense: .285 BA, 354 R, 30 HR, .410 SLG, .386 OBA, 57/77 SB
Team pitching: 3.58 ERA, 462.2 IP, 425 H, 143 BB, 385 K
Top hitters: Mitch Canham (.345 BA, 46 R, 9 HR, .591 SLG, 2 SB), Mike Lissman (.330 BA, 38 R, 7 HR, .495 SLG, 3 SB), Jordan Lennerton (.327 BA, 29 R, 6 HR, .547 SLG), Braden Wells (.306 BA, 15 R, .353 SLG, 9 SB), Jason Ogata (.301 BA, 30 R, 3 HR, .431 SLG, 2 SB), Darwin Barney (.292 BA, 40 R, 2 HR, .417 SLG, 10 SB), Chris Hopkins (.250 BA, 41 R, 1 HR, .361 SLG, 13 SB).
Top pitchers: Eddie Kunz (2.31 ERA, 35 IP, 22 H, 12 BB, 32 K), Anton Maxwell (2.42 ERA, 26 IP, 22 H, 9 BB, 24 K), Mike Stutes (3.64 ERA, 99 IP, 82 H, 40 BB, 99 K), Daniel Turpen (3.87 ERA, 74.1 IP, 75 H, 19 BB, 47 K), Joe Paterson (4.04 ERA, 98 IP, 107 H, 21 BB, 62 K),  
Last NCAA appearance: 2006 (won Corvallis Regional, won Corvallis Super Regional, won College World Series)
Notes: The Beavers have made two consecutive College World Series appearances, winning the National Championship in 2006. Much of that team has departed, and the Beavers may have needed a series win over UCLA just to reach the NCAA tourney this season. Darwin Barney is co-captain this year, 2007 preseason Pacific-10 Player of the Year, and Pac-10’s No. 4 prospect for 2007 draft, as selected by Baseball America magazine.  Mitch Canham is Pac-10’s No. 2 prospect for 2007 draft. John Wallace’s father, Mike Wallace, played baseball for Nevada and the San Francisco Giants; and uncle, Steve Senini, played football for Nevada and the Denver Broncos and  Cleveland Browns. Assistant coach Dan Spencer contributed a journal to CollegeBaseballInsider.com in 2007. The Beavers' pitching staff allows under 4 runs a game.

4. Lafayette Leopards
Easton, Pa.

Automatic bid - won Patriot League Tournament

2007 record: 17-3, 33-18 (first in Patriot)

Coach: Joe Kinney (Lehigh, 1988)

Record at school: 170-231, 8 years

Overall record: Same

Assistant coaches: Gregg Durrah, Rick Clagett, Adrian Yaquez

Top Hitters: James Conrad (.351/0/9/48 SB), Jeff Butler (.350/0/22), Chris Luick (.344/4/28/15 SB), Mike Raible (.319/1/39/13 SB), Tom Hayes (.294/1/28/14 SB), Kevin Leasure (.277/4/46)

Top Pitchers: Kevin Reese (7-1, 2.70, 66.2 IP, 62 H, 14 BB, 50 K), Matt Kamine (7-4, 2.72, 86.0 IP, 87 H, 10 BB, 69 K), Ted Gjeldum (3-3, 3.10, 72.2 IP, 72 H, 22 BB, 40 K), Jeremy Atkins (6-2, 3.50, 61.2 IP, 66 H, 20 BB, 29 K), Brad Woodfield (3-1, 4.05, 33.1 IP, 37 H, 8 BB, 28 K)

Last time in tournament: 1990 (0-2 in Starkville Regional)

Notes: Lafayette reaches the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1990. The team won the regular season and the conference tournament. Joe Kinney led the team to the most wins in school history. Lafayette claimed its first Patriot League championship in school history. The Leopards defeated Army 7-3 to claim the title. Tom Hayes went 4 for 5 with one RBI in the championship game. The Leopards placed nine players on the All-Patriot League first and second teams.