2007 Tempe Super Regional

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

#5 Arizona State Sun Devils

Tempe, Ariz.

Automatic bid from Pac-10 - won regular-season title

Won Tempe Regional

2007 record- Pac 10: 19-5, Record: 46-13

Coach: Pat Murphy (Florida Atlantic, 1982)

Record at school: 526-255-1, 13 years

Overall record: 897-428-4, 23 years

Assistant coaches: Tim Esmay, Turtle Thomas, Andy Stankiewicz

Team offense: .351 BA, 570 R, 72 HR, .539 SLG, .439 OBA, 82/108 SB

Team Pitching: 4.15 ERA, 525 IP, 519 H, 225 BB, 420 K

Top hitters: Brett Wallace (.420 BA, 73 R, 15 HR, .712 SLG, 11 SB), Petey Paramore (.393 BA, 61 R, 5 HR, .553 SLG, 4 SB), Eric Sogard (.390 BA, 73 R, 10 HR, .610 SLG, 17 SB), Matt Spencer (.380 BA, 44 R, 8 HR, .626 SLG, 7 SB), Kiel Roling (.374 BA, 56 R, 15 HR, .682 SLG), Ike Davis (.354 BA, 53 R, 7 HR, .547 SLG, 6 SB), Tim Smith (.349 BA, 51 R, 3 HR, .473 SLG, 8 SB), Andrew Romine (.303 BA, 51 R, .379 SLG, 20 SB).

Top pitchers: Josh Satow (2.56 ERA, 123 IP, 106 H, 47 BB, 112 K), Mike Leake (3.58 ERA, 110.2 IP, 101 H, 27 BB, 85 K), Brian Flores (3.80 ERA, 116 IP, 106 H, 46 BB, 87 K).

Last NCAA appearance: 2006 (1-2 at Houston Regional)

Notes: Brett Wallace was a projected 1st thru 5th round pick coming out of Justin Siena High School. He showed incredible bat speed in high school.  When he was not selected until the 42nd round by Toronto, he decided to go to ASU instead of signing out of high school. He has lead ASU to their seventh Pac-10 championship.  ASU coach Pat Murphy was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year.  For the first time ever, Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark will host a Super Regional.

Ole Miss Rebels
Oxford, Miss.

At-large bid from SEC

Won Oxford Regional

2007 record: 16-14, 40-23 (third in SEC-West)

Coach: Mike Bianco (LSU, 1989)

Record at school: 282-155-1, 7 years

Overall record: 382-226-1, 9 years

Assistant coaches: Rob Reinstetle, Kyle Bunn, Carl Lafferty

Team offense - .309 BA, 405 R, 51 HR, .440 SLG%, .377 OB%, 72/95 SB

Team pitching – 3.52 ERA, 570 IP, 510 H, 229 BB, 541 K

Top hitters – Justin Henry (.385/0/38/21 SB), Jordan Henry (.375/1/17/12 SB), Zach Miller (.370/4/30), Andrew Clark (.311/4/12), Zack Cozart (.304/5/45/15 SB), Cody Overbeck (.298/14/58/16 2B), Logan Power (.298/11/5/11 2B), Evan Button (.282/3/15)

Top pitchers – Lance Lynn (8-4, 2.55, 116.1 IP, 86 H, 40 BB, 137 K), Scott Bittle (2-5, 7 saves, 2.79, 42 IP, 42 H, 17 BB, 59 K), Will Kline (7-2, 3.72, 116 IP, 101 H, 43 BB, 127 K), Nathan Baker (6-2, 3.92, 64.1 IP, 63 H, 28 BB, 52 K), Brett Bukvich (7-3, 1 save, 4.10, 68 IP, 66 H, 28 BB, 52 K)

Last NCAA appearance – 2006 (won Oxford Regional, 1-2 vs. Miami (Fla.) in Oxford Super Regional)

Notes – Ole Miss has not been to the College World Series since 1972. Ole Miss is making its third straight trip to the Super Regionals. The Rebels were ousted by Miami (Fla.) and Texas the past two seasons. This is Ole Miss’ 13^th trip to the NCAA Tournament and the sixth NCAA appearance in Mike Bianco’s seven seasons with the Rebels. Ole Miss hosted a regional for the fourth consecutive year. The Rebels scored 39 runs in three regional victories. Pitcher Lance Lynn was named MVP of the Oxford Regional after tossing a two-hit shutout in the second round against second-seeded Southern Miss. Jordan Henry is the younger brother of Justin Henry.