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2010 College World Series Capsules
Capsules by Barrett Neale, Michael
Perry, Matt Mullen, Andrew Woods, Sean Ryan, Phil Stanton
1. Arizona State Sun Devils
Tempe, Arizona
Automatic Bid - Won Pac-10 regular season title
Won Tempe Regional, Won Tempe Super Regional
2010 record: 20-7,
52-8 (first in Pac-10)
Head coach: Tim
Esmay (Arizona State, 1987)
Record at school:
52-8, 1 year
Overall record:
260-242, 10 years
Assistant coaches:
Travis Jewett, Ken Knutson, Mike Benjamin
Team offense: .338
BA, 513 R , 68 HR, .539 SLG%, .436 OB%, 134-176 SB
Team pitching: 3.14
ERA, 541 IP, 480 H, 160 BB, 537 K
Top hitters: Riccio
Torrez (.399/10/53/27 2B/23 HBP/20-24 SB), Zack MacPhee
(.394/9/64/14 3B/19-23 SB), Deven Marrero (.392/6/41/11 2B/11-12
SB), Johnny Ruettiger (.352/4/35), Zach Wilson (.352/8/45/17
2B), Drew Maggi (.335/5/39/10 2B/35-44 SB), Kole Calhoun
(.327/17/59/11 2B), Raoul Torrez (.272/3/45), Austin Barnes
(.262/1/22)
Top pitchers: Brady
Rodgers (4-3, 3 SV, 2.03 ERA, 71 IP, 49 H, 11 BB, 66 K), Jordan
Swagerty (2-0, 14 SV, 2.06 ERA, 35 IP, 32 H, 10 BB, 46 K),
Mitchell Lambson (8-2, 3 SV, 2.10 ERA, 68.2 IP, 38 H, 18 BB, 90
K), Seth Blair (12-0, 3.35 ERA, 102 IP, 105 H, 24 H, 104 K),
Merrill Kelly (10-2, 3.57 ERA, 98.1 IP, 89 H, 37 BB, 75 K), Jake
Borup (11-1, 4.08 ERA, 81.2 IP, 79 H, 26 BB, 63 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2009 (3-0 in Tempe Regional, 2-0 in Tempe Super Regional, 2-2 at
College World Series)
Notes: The Sun
Devils are making their 22nd appearance in the College World
Series. ASU has reached Omaha for the second straight season and
the fourth time in the past six years. It is their first time
going in consecutive seasons since 1993 and 1994. The Sun Devils
have won five national championships. ASU is third with 97 CWS
games, 61 CWS victories and a CWS winning percentage of .629.
ASU is the only school to have hosted a Super Regional each of
the past four seasons. The Sun Devils are undefeated in the
postseason, going 3-0 in its regional and 2-0 against Arkansas
with a pair of 12-innings wins in the Super Regional. Tim Esmay
has been named head coach after carrying the interim title
during the regular season. ASU had 10 players taken in the 2010
MLB Draft, including right-hander Seth Blair in the first round
by the St. Louis Cardinals and righty Jordan Swagerty in the
second round by the Cardinals. The Sun Devils had four players
named to the College World Series Legends Team: Eddie Bane
(1972, 1973), Sal Bando (1964, 1965), Bob Horner (1976, 1977,
1978) and Barry Bonds (1983, 1984).
Clemson Tigers
Clemson, South Carolina
At-large bid from ACC, Won Auburn Regional, Won
Clemson Super Regional
2010 record: 18-12,
43-23 (second in Atlantic Division)
Head coach: Jack
Leggett (Maine, 1976)
Record at school:
767-354-1, 17 years
Overall record:
1,144-644-1, 31 years
Assistant coaches:
Tom Riginos, Dan Pepicelli, Michael Johnson
Team offense: .310
BA, 584 R, 93 HR, .500 SLG%, .407 OB%, 102-126 SB
Team pitching: 4.72
ERA, 591 IP, 651 H, 213 BB, 460 K
Top hitters: Brad
Miller (.369/8/48/19 2B), Kyle Parker (.353/20/64/15 2B), John
Hinson (.345/17/72/23-27 SB), Mike Freeman (.338/8/57/24
2B/11-12 SB), Jeff Schaus (.328/15/85), Wilson Boyd (.306/5/45),
Will Lamb (.290/4/36/14-14 SB), Chris Epps (.225/3/16/15-22 SB)
Top pitchers: Casey
Harman (7-3, 3.73 ERA, 108.2 IP, 101 H, 31 BB, 95 K), Alex
Frederick (7-2, 2 SV, 3.90 ERA, 57.2 IP, 59 H, 25 BB, 50 K),
David Haselden (4-4, 2 SV, 4.54 ERA, 37.2 IP, 43 H, 12 BB, 29
K), Dominic Leone (3-1, 4.39 ERA, 55.1 IP, 64 H, 20 BB, 40 K),
Scott Weismann (8-2, 5.09 ERA, 92 IP, 99 H, 30 BB, 69 K), Tomas
Cruz (3-3, 3 SV, 5.79 ERA, 37.1 IP, 48 H, 16 BB, 24 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2009 (3-2 at Clemson Regional, 0-2 at Tempe Super Regional)
Notes: This will be
the 13th trip to the College World Series for the Tigers.
Clemson last appeared in Omaha in 2006 and senior Wilson Boyd is
the only remaining player from that team. The Tigers are still
looking for their first national championship. Clemson is the
only team to reach Omaha after being a regional #2 seed. Richie
Shaffer hit two home runs in the 8-6 win over Alabama to win the
Super Regional. Clemson, winner of the ACC’s Atlantic Division,
is the only school in conference history to become division
champions in football and baseball during the same academic
year. Head coach Jack Leggett was a captain on the 1976
University of Maine College World Series team and also played
three years of football for the Black Bears. Representing
Clemson on the All-ACC Baseball Team were junior outfielder Kyle
Parker, a first-team selection, and senior second baseman Mike
Freeman and junior outfielder Jeff Schaus on the second team.
Parker – whose father, Carl, played six seasons in the NFL –
also plays quarterback for the Tigers’ football team, and his
grand slam on April 21 made him the first Division I athlete to
throw 20 touchdown passes and hit 15 home runs. He has now
reached his goal of 20 touchdown passes and 20 home runs. Schaus
is from a family of college athletes: his parents went to
Canisius, where Michael played football and Carolyn played
basketball, and his sister, Kristen, struck out a school-record
833 batters from 2005-08 as Princeton’s softball pitcher.
3. Florida Gators
Gainesville, Florida
At-large bid from SEC, Won Gainesville Regional,
Won Gainesville Super Regional
2010 record: 22-8,
47-15 (first in SEC East)
Head coach: Kevin
O'Sullivan (Virginia, 1991)
Record at school:
123-61, 3 years
Overall record:
123-61, 3 years
Assistant coaches:
Brad Weitzel, Craig Bell, Don Norris
Team offense: .300
BA, 431 R, 81 HR, .480 SLG%, .381 OBP%, 92-126 SB
Team pitching: 3.96
ERA, 548 IP, 572 H, 130 BB, 441 K
Top hitters: Matt
den Dekker (.358/13/49/23-30 SB), Preston Tucker (.339/11/46/16
2B), Austin Maddox (.333/17/71/16 2B), Tyler Thompson
(.298/6/28), Nolan Fontana (.281/3/23/15 2B), Mike Zunino
(.274/9/41), Daniel Pigott (.274/1/22/10 2B), Josh Adams
(.226/8/41/12 2B)
Top pitchers: Kevin
Chapman (3-0, 11 SV, 1.48 ERA, 42.2 IP, 28 H, 7 BB, 43 K),
Hudson Randall (8-3, 2.95 ERA, 94.2 IP, 98 H, 19 BB, 68 K), Alex
Panteliodis (11-2, 3.26 ERA, 96.2 IP, 81 H, 22 BB, 80 K), Jeff
Barfield (4-0, 2 SV, 3.31 ERA, 35.1 IP, 27 H, 2 BB, 23 K), Brian
Johnson (6-4, 3.97 ERA, 70.1 IP, 82 H, 14 BB, 48 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2009 (3-0 at Gainesville Regional, 0-2 in Gainesville Super
Regional)
Notes: The Gators
are making their sixth appearance in the College World Series
and their first trip since 2005. Florida is looking for its
first national title and was runner-up in 2005, falling to Texas
in the championship series. The Gators are undefeated in the
NCAA postseason, having gone 3-0 in their regional and 2-0
against Miami (Fla.) in the Super Regional. UF drew a
school-record crowd of 5,783 fans at McKethan Stadium Saturday
evening against the Hurricanes in the Super Regional finale.
Florida had six players selected in the MLB Draft, including
lefty Kevin Chapman in the fourth round by the Kansas City
Royals and Matt den Dekker by the New York Mets in the fifth
round. Preston Tucker was the NCBWA freshman hitter of the year
last year, the first Gator to ever win the honor. Florida had
four players named Freshman All-Americans: shortstop Nolan
Fontana, lefty/DH Brian Johnson, third baseman Austin Maddox and
right-hander Hudson Randall.
Florida State Seminoles
Tallahassee, Florida
Automatic bid – won ACC Tournament,
Won Norwich Regional, Won Tallahassee Super
Regional
2010 record: 18-12,
47-18 (first in Atlantic Division)
Head coach: Mike
Martin (Florida State, 1966)
Record at school:
1,626-556-4, 31 years
Overall record:
1,626-556-4, 31 years
Assistant coaches:
Jamey Shouppe, Mike Martin Jr., Brian Hoop
Team offense: .301
BA, 527 R, 81 HR, .497 SLG%, .413 OB%, 96-114 SB
Team pitching: 4.38
ERA, 572.2 IP, 565 H, 255 BB, 524 K
Top hitters: Tyler
Holt (.352/12/46/26 2B/30-33 SB), Sherman Johnson (.332/9/57/15
2B), Mike McGee (.328/15/68), Jayce Boyd (.327/8/36), James
Ramsey (.294/9/62/5 3B), Stephen Cardullo (.276/10/50/20-21 SB),
Stuart Tapley (.274/7/38)
Top pitchers: Mike
McGee (4-0, 12 SV, 1.37 ERA, 26.1 IP, 11 H, 16 BB, 33 K), Brian
Busch (5-2, 3.97 ERA, 77 IP, 64 H, 33 BB, 70 K), Hunter
Scantling (3-2, 4.30, 44 IP, 44 H, 13 BB, 39 K), Geoff Parker
(4-1, 3 SV, 4.85, 78 IP, 79 H, 40 BB, 71 K), Sean Gilmartin
(9-7, 4.89, 108.2 IP, 126 H, 31 BB, 107 K), John Gast (7-3,
5.61, 67.1 IP, 80 H, 26 BB, 59 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2009 (3-0 at Tallahassee Regional, 0-2 at Tallahassee Super
Regional)
Notes: FSU is making
its 20th appearance in the College World Series and first since
2008. The Seminoles are looking for their first national title.
The Seminoles have played in the NCAA tournament and had at
least 40 wins for 33 straight years, spanning Mike Martin’s
entire head coaching tenure. Their streak of tournament
appearances is the second-longest in the country – fellow ACC
team Miami has 38. Florida State was the only No. 1 regional
seed to get sent on the road, winning the Norwich Regional.
Martin is one of only three coaches – the others are Augie
Garrido of Texas and Gene Stephenson of Wichita State – to win
1,600 games. Juniors Tyler Holt, an outfielder who played for
Team USA during the summer of 2009, and Mike McGee, a two-way
player, were selected to the All-ACC First Team. Holt has
started all 196 games of his career and holds the nation’s
longest active streak for consecutive starts. McGee – whose
younger brother Stephen also plays baseball for the Seminoles –
is one of 25 semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy. Stephen
Cardullo, who joined the team as a walk-on in 2007, is one of 10
finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Sophomore
outfielder James Ramsey is the son of two former Florida State
athletes: his mother Mary played tennis and his father Craig
played baseball and captained the 1980 College World Series
team.
Oklahoma Sooners
Norman, Oklahoma
At-large bid from Big 12, Won Norman Regional,
Won Charlottesville Super Regional
2010 record: 15-10,
49-16 (second in Big 12)
Head coach: Sunny
Golloway (Oklahoma Christian, 1984)
Record at school:
219-114-1, 6 years
Overall record:
554-270-1, 14 years
Assistant coaches:
Tim Tadlock, Mike Bell, Russell Raley
Team offense: .312
BA, 515 R, 100 HR, .523 SLG%, .401 OB%, 95-126 SB
Team pitching: 3.79
ERA, 579.2 IP, 570 H, 207 BB, 562 K
Top hitters: Garrett
Buechele (.371/16/64/16 2B), Cody Reine (.341/10/42), Danny
Black (.333/5/48/14-20 SB), Chris Ellison (.335/4/32/23-26 SB),
Caleb Bushyhead (.325/5/36/16 2B/12-19 SB), Cameron Seitzer
(.311/15/52/15 2B), Max White (.307/15/43/13 2B)
Top pitchers: Ryan
Duke (3-1, 11 SV, 3.41 ERA, 34.1 IP, 30 H, 13 BB, 37 K), Michael
Rocha (7-2, 3.57 ERA, 68 IP, 62 H, 19 BB, 53 K), Jeremy Erben
(7-1, 5 SV, 3.65 ERA, 69 IP, 64 H, 26 BB, 75 K), Bobby Shore
(10-4, 3.86 ERA, 91 IP, 88 H, 31 BB, 77 K), Zach Neal (8-3, 4.65
ERA, 98.2 IP, 107 H, 23 BB, 88 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2009 (2-2 in Norman Regional)
Notes: OU is making
its 10th appearance in the College World Series and first since
1995. The Sooners have two national championships, in 1951 and
1994. The 1951 title came in the fifth NCAA Baseball
Championship and the second in Omaha. OU is 14-14 in 28 games in
Omaha. OU head coach Sunny Golloway was an assistant coach on
the Sooners’ 1994 national championship team. Assistant coach
Mike Bell was a pitcher and first baseman at Florida State in
1994 and 1995 as the Seminoles made consecutive CWS appearances.
The Sooners have back-to-back 40-win seasons for the first time
since 1988-89. Max White homered in his first official at-bat as
a Sooner on Feb. 27. Sophomore Garrett Buechele leads the team
in batting average and homers - his father is former major
leaguer Steve Buechele. Cameron Seitzer's father is former big
leaguer Kevin Seitzer. Jeremy Erben was the Sooners' opening day
starter in 2008 but has turned into a splendid reliever He and
reliever Michael Rocha have combined to go 14-3 over 137
innings.
South Carolina Gamecocks
Columbia, South Carolina
At-large bid from SEC, Won Columbia Regional, Won
Myrtle Beach Super Regional
2010 record: 21-9,
48-15 (second in SEC East)
Head coach: Ray
Tanner (North Carolina State, 1980)
Record at school:
628-281, 14 years
Overall record:
1,023-454-3, 23 years
Assistant coaches:
Chad Holbrook, Mark Calvi, Sammy Esposito
Team offense: .302
BA, 464 R, 90 HR, .493 SLG%, .396 OBP, 45-66 SB
Team pitching: 3.61
ERA, 566.2 IP, 482 H, 208 BB, 568 K
Top hitters: Jackie
Bradley, Jr. (.371/11/51/11 2B), Whit Merrifield
(.32712/38/12-18 SB), Brady Thomas (.322/8/28/12 2B), Adam
Matthews (.318/7/31/12 2B), Christian Walker (.315/7/46),
Jeffery Jones (.300/8/29), Adrian Morales (.286/8/52/15 2B)
Top pitchers: Jose
Mata (7-1, 2.34 ERA, 42.1 IP, 33 H, 10 BB, 36 K), Matt Price
(3-1, 10 SV, 2.54 ERA, 46 IP, 30 H, 18 BB, 68 K), Blake Cooper
(12-1, 2.81 ERA, 118.1 IP, 98 H, 35 BB, 102 K), Sam Dyson (5-5,
4.35 ERA, 89 IP, 85 H, 20 BB, 93 K)
Last NCAA Appearance:
2009 (2-2 at Greenville Regional)
Notes: South
Carolina is making its ninth appearance in the College World
Series and first since 2004. The Gamecocks are looking for their
first national title. South Carolina has a record of 17-16 in
Omaha. The Gamecocks advanced to Omaha for three consecutive
years from 2002-04. South Carolina is undefeated in the 2010
NCAA Tournament, going 3-0 in the Columbia Regional and 2-0
against Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Super Regional. The
Gamecocks have finished first or second in their division in the
SEC regular season in 10 of coach Ray Tanner's 14 years. Tanner
previously was the boss at NC State. USC finished unbeaten
(14-0) in non-conference midweek games for the first time and is
one of eight teams to win 40-plus games each of the past 11
seasons. The Gamecocks were CBI's Team of the Week earlier this
year. Opponents hit only .229 off the USC pitching staff. The
Gamecocks are 37-1 when leading after six innings and 22-0 when
scoring 10 or more runs.
TCU Horned Frogs
Fort Worth, Texas
Automatic bid – won Mountain West Tournament,
Won Fort Worth Regional, Won Austin Super
Regional
2010 record: 19-5,
51-12 (first in Mountain West)
Head coach: Jim
Schlossnagle (Elon, 1992)
Record at school:
302-132, 7 years
Overall record:
379-179, 9 years
Assistant coaches:
Todd Whitting, Randy Mazey, Ryan Shotzberger
Team offense: .340
BA, 543 R, 92 HR, .558 SLG%, .415 OB%, 71-104 SB
Team pitching: 3.46
ERA, 564.2 IP, 532 H, 182 BB, 521 K
Top hitters: Jason
Coats (.373/13/66/22 2B), Josh Elander (.360/2/33/16 2B), Brance
Rivera (.358/6/26), Bryan Holaday (.350/13/48/23 2B), Matt Curry
(.346/17/60/26 2B/.702 SLG%), Taylor Featherston (.338/7/45),
Jerome Pena (.320/9/49), Aaron Schultz (.303/9/52/11-14 SB)
Top pitchers: Kaleb
Merck (2-1, 3 SV, 1.08 ERA, 25 IP, 16 H, 5 BB, 19 K) , Tyler
Lockwood (6-2, 7 SV, 1.97 ERA, 59.1 IP, 53 H, 17 BB, 36 K),
Steven Maxwell (11-2, 2.41 ERA, 100.2 IP, 83 H, 34 BB, 89 K),
Kyle Winkler (12-1, 2.84, 114 IP, 103 H, 33 BB, 90 K), Matt
Purke (14-0, 3.23 ERA, 103 IP, 84 H, 28 BB, 133 K), Trent
Appleby (3-1, 1 SV, 4.70 ERA, 38.1 IP, 45 H, 11 BB, 24 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2009 (3-0 at Fort Worth Regional, 1-2 at Austin Super Regional)
Notes: TCU is the
only team in this year's CWS field that is making its debut in
Omaha. TCU and Florida are the only two schools to play in a BCS
bowl game and reach the College World Series. The Horned Frogs
remain the only team in D-I that didn't lose a weekend series
all season. In the Super Regionals, Kyle Winkler pitched into
the eighth as TCU eliminated Texas, the top pitching team in the
country. In the first game of the series, Matt Purke shut down
the Longhorns into the eighth. Tyler Lockwood saved both games.
Over the past seven years, TCU has averaged 43 wins. The team
set single-season records for home runs with 90 and doubles with
170. 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. Bryan
Holaday, the team captain and MVP of the MWC tournament, is one
of 16 semifinalists for the Johnny Bench Award. Purke, the 14th
overall pick in the 2009 draft, and Winkler have both accepted
invitations to compete in the 2010 USA National Team Trials in
July. Matt Curry's brother Josh played at Dallas Baptist. There
has been a recent run of Horned Frogs in the major leagues:
Andrew Castner; Jake Arrieta, Chad Huffman and Sam Demel each
have made their debut in the past two weeks. Scott Atchison is a
rookie for the Red Sox. Head coach Jim Schlossnagle was the
associate head coach at Tulane and then spent two years as the
head coach at UNLV before arriving in Fort Worth.
6. UCLA Bruins
Los Angeles, California
At-large bid from the Pac-10,
Won Los Angeles Regional, Won Los Angeles Super
Regional
2010 record: 18-9,
48-14 (second in Pac-10)
Head coach: John
Savage (Nevada, 1991)
Record at school:
171-164, 6 years
Overall record:
277-248-1, 9 years
Assistant coaches:
Rick Vanderhook, Steve Pearse, P.C. Shaw
Team offense: .307
BA, 438 R, 61 HR, .464 SLG%, .401 OB %, 97-128 SB
Team pitching: 2.97
ERA, 564 IP, 454 H, 189 BB, 639 K
Top hitters: Dean
Espy (.353/8/48), Beau Amaral (.352/4/29), Justin Uribe
(.329/3/27), Tyler Rahmatulla (.328/7/45/19 2B/13-21 SB), Blair
Dunlap (.323/5/23/20 2B), Cody Keefer (.318/2/31), Cody Regis
(.317/8/42/16 2B), Brett Krill (.284/7/36/13 2B), Niko Gallego
(.264/3/30/13 2B/16 HBP/26-27 SB), Steve Rodriguez (.255/8/35)
Top pitchers: Dan
Klein (6-0, 9 SV, 1.93 ERA, 46.2 IP, 37 H, 9 BB, 50 K), Garett
Claypool (8-3, 2.05 ERA, 79 IP, 46 H, 19 BB, 72 K), Rob
Rasmussen (11-2, 2.73 ERA, 99 IP, 76 H, 28 BB, 117 K), Trevor
Bauer (10-3, 3.02 ERA, 116.1 IP, 111 H, 37 BB, 141 K), Gerrit
Cole (10-3, 3.25 ERA, 108 IP, 76 H, 49 BB, 138 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2008 (2-2 in Fullerton Regional)
Notes: UCLA is
headed to Omaha for the first time since 1997 and third time
overall - in two previous trips to the CWS, the Bruins are 0-4.
The Bruins have set a school record for wins, an increase of 21
wins from last year, and boast the nation's second-best pitching
staff with a 2.97 ERA (Texas). They also boast a Pac-10 record
639 strikeouts, which topped the 2009 mark set by Arizona State.
UCLA pitchers have limited opponents to two or fewer runs in 30
games (29-1). The Bruins are 19-4 away from Jackie Robinson
Stadium. Super Regional hero Tyler Rahmatulla, who plays second
and bats third for the Bruins, will miss the CWS after
fracturing his wrist in the post-game celebration against Cal
State Fullerton. UCLA's top three starters - Gerrit Cole, Trevor
Bauer and Rob Rasmussen - combined to go 31-8 and each has
topped 100 strikeouts. Bauer (141) is nine short of the
single-season strikeout record held by Pete Janicki (1992), and
Cole is 12 short. Rasmussen pitched a complete-game gem in the
do-or-die game against Fullerton. Dan Klein has appeared in 36
games, three short of the school mark (Bruce Baranick, 1972).
Former Bruins playing in the major leagues include Chase Utley
and Troy Glaus. Center fielder Beau Amaral is the son of former
big leaguer Rich Amaral, and shortstop Niko Gallego is the son
of former big leaguer Mike Gallego. Coach John Savage, who
previously coached UC Irvine, has led the Bruins to four
postseason appearances in six years. The Bruins had 11 players
selected in the MLB draft, led by Rasmussen by Florida in the
second round and Klein by Baltimore in the third round.
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