2011 College Station Regional

1. Texas A&M Aggies

College Station, Texas

Automatic bid - won Big 12 Tournament

2011 record: 19-8, 42-18 (tied for first in Big 12)

Head coach: Rob Childress (Northwood, 1990)

Record at school: 241-131-2, 6 years

Overall record: same

Assistant coaches: Andy Sawyers, Justin Seely, Mike Clement

Team offense: .291 BA, 348 R, 24 HR, .399 SLG%, .363 OB%, 96-130 SB

Team pitching: 2.68 ERA, 547.2 IP, 487 H, 146 BB, 479 K

Top hitters: Tyler Naquin (.379/2/42/17 2B), Krey Bratsen (.339/0/34/26-34 DB), Matt Juengel (.304/5/42/11-18 SB), Jacob House (.300/3/42/15 2B), Kenny Jackson (.284/2/25)

Top pitchers: Nick Fleece (6-1, 3 SV, 1.55, 40.2 IP, 38 H, 8 BB, 30 K), John Stilson (5-2, 1 SV, 1.68, 91.1 IP, 75 H, 29 BB, 92 K), Michael Wacha (7-3, 2.37, 102.2 IP, 95 H, 22 BB, 104 K), Joaquin Hinojosa (2-2, 8 SV, 2.48, 32.2 IP, 30 H, 10 BB, 30 K), Ross Stripling (12-2, 3 SV, 2.41, 100.2 IP, 73 H, 14 BB, 94 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2010 (3-2 at Coral Gables Regional)

Notes: The Aggies are in the NCAA tourney for the fifth time in six years under Rob Childress. Texas A&M won the Big 12 tournament and has won 11 of its past 13 games. Senior Andrew Collazo homered in the bottom of the 10th for the win in the title game. It was the third overall title and second straight for the Aggies. A&M is 10th in the nation with an ERA of 2.68. Junior right-hander John Stilson was expected to be a high pick in the upcoming MLB Draft, but a shoulder injury will keep him out of postseason action. Sophomore outfielder Tyler Naquin was picked in the 33rd round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles. Freshman Krey Bratsen was selected in the 45th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics.

2. Arizona Wildcats

Tucson, Arizona

At-large bid from Pac-10

2011 record: 15-12, 36-19 (fourth in Pac-10)

Head coach: Andy Lopez (UCLA, 1975)

Record at school: 352-227-1, 10 years

Overall record: 1,039-645-7, 29 years

Assistant coaches: Mark Wasikowski, Shaun Cole, Brett Scyphers

Team offense: .322 BA, 376 R, 28 HR, .451 SLG%, .387 OB%, 76-103 SB

Team pitching: 3.76 ERA, 481 IP, 456 H, 160 BB, 407 K

Top hitters: Joey Rickard (.367/4/36), Cole Frenzel (.360/3/42), Alex Mejia (.348/0/38), Bryce Otega (.327/1/27/23-25 SB), Robert Refsnyder (.321/6/51), Johnny Field (.313/3/31), Seth Mejias-Brean (.301/0/23), Josh Garcia (.273/7/29)

Top pitchers: Kurt Heyer (8-3, 2.32, 124 IP, 110 H, 24 BB, 127 K), Kyle Simon (10-3, 2.93, 119.2 IP, 110 H, 11 BB, 80 K), Konner Wade (2-0, 3.55, 50.2 IP, 45 H, 16 BB, 22 K), Bryce Bandilla (4-3, 3.98, 40.2 IP, 30 H, 32 BB, 44 K), Matt Chaffee (6-3, 4.65, 7 SV, 40.2 IP, 39 H, 18 BB, 56 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2010 (1-2 at Fort Worth Regional

Notes: The Wildcats are making their second straight Regional appearance and seventh in 10 years under Andy Lopez. Arizona is 15-13 in the tourney under Lopez, with all the games coming on the road. UA was 9-13 on the road this season. The Wildcats enter the tourney winners of 12 of 15. Arizona is rather young all around, with six starters and two of its three starting pitchers sophomores or younger. Cole Frenzel missed half of last year with a broken hamate bone and came back in a big way - in addition to 19 extra-base hits and a .360 average, he led the team in walks (30) and HBP (16). He and Robert Refsnyder were two of the Pac 10's three players who had more than 40 RBI and runs. Leadoff man Joey Rickard led the team in hits and has started all but one game in his two years in Tucson. Sophomore ace Kurt Heyer has topped 100 strikeouts in both of his seasons - his middle name is Wolfgang. Junior Kyle Simon has gone 18-7 the past two seasons, topping 100 innings each time.

3. Seton Hall Pirates

South Orange, New Jersey

Automatic bid – won Big East tournament

2011 record: 14-13, 33-23 (tied for fourth in Big East)

Head coach: Rob Sheppard (Seton Hall, 1992)

Record at school: 184-229-2, 8 years

Overall record: same

Assistant coaches: Phil Cundari, Jim Duffy, Mark Pappas

Team offense: .249 BA, 253 R, 13 HR, .320 SLG%, .332 OBP, 56-77 SB

Team pitching: 2.61 ERA, 520 IP, 451 H, 205 BB, 416 K

Top hitters: Zack Granite (.299/12/78/12-15 SB), Mike Genovese (.290/0/31), Sean Gusrang (.288/3/34), Dale Anderson (.273/0/20), Giuseppe Pappacio (.267/2/24/11-12 SB), Will Walsh (.239/4/20)

Top pitchers: Joe DiRocco (8-1, 1.68, 112.2 IP, 82 H, 40 BB, 78 K), Jon Prosinski (6-4, 2.11, 85.1 IP, 73 H, 29 BB, 53 K), Ryan Harvey (5-2, 7 SV, 2.47, 43.2 IP, 31 H, 25 BB, 72 K), Brian Gilbert (2-3, 1 SV, 3.36, 59 IP, 60 H, 24 BB, 29 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2001 (1-2 at Clemson Regional)

Notes: coming soon

4. Wright State Raiders

Dayton, Ohio

Automatic bid – won Horizon League tournament

2011 record: 16-7, 36-17 (tied for first in Horizon)

Head coach: Rob Cooper (Miami (Fla.), 1994)

Record at school: 224-177, 7 years

Overall record: same

Assistant coaches: Greg Lovelady, Ross Oeder, Brian Meyer

Team offense: .329 BA, 372 R, 34 HR, .466 SLG%, .409 OBP, 54-75 SB

Team pitching: 4.24 ERA, 460.1 IP, 493 H, 184 BB, 317 K

Top hitters: Jake Hibberd (.412/9/56/20 2B), Zach Tanner (.372/5/34/15 2B), Tristan Moore (.365/5/46/17 2B), Justin Kopale (.321/3/28/11 2B), Corey Davis (.317/8/40/15 2B), Ryan Ashe (.312/1/32/9-12 SB), Sam Picchiotti (.311/2/28/13 2B), Dan Marsh (.310/0/26/9-13 SB)

Top pitchers: Michael Schum (9-2, 9 SV, 1.42, 50.2 Ip, 41 H, 6 BB, 39 K), Jordan Marker (2-2, 1.80, 45 IP, 34 H, 19 BB, 39 K), Michael Woytek (7-3, 4.09, 81.1 IP, 97 H, 26 BB, 38 K), Casey Henn (7-3, 4.61, 82 IP, 95 H, 19 BB, 58 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2009 (0-2 at Fort Worth Regional)

Notes: coming soon