2011 Los Angeles Regional

1. UCLA Bruins

Los Angeles, California

Automatic bid – won Pac-10 championship

2011 record: 18-9, 33-22 (first in Pac-10)

Head coach:  John Savage (Nevada, 1991)

Record at school: 225-189, 7 years

Overall record: 313-273-1, 10 years

Assistant coaches: Rick Vanderhook, T.J. Bruce, Jake Silverman

Team offense: .265 BA, 246 R, 16 HR, .363 SLG%, .356 OB%, 60-87 SB

Team pitching: 2.30 ERA, 485 IP, 342 H, 143 BB, 528 K

Top hitters: Dean Espy (.325/3/38), Beau Amaral (.310/2/28), Cody Keefer (.310/1/17), Cody Regis (/288/6/43), Jeff Gelalich (.258/1/10), Chris Giovinazzo (.247/2/17/14-15 SB), Pat Valaika (.239/1/19)

Top pitchers: Trevor Bauer (12-2, 1.27, 127.2 IP, 67 H, 34 BB, 189 K), Adam Plutko (6-3, 1.70, 95.1 IP, 61 H, 19 BB, 83 K), Mitchell Beacom (0-2, 2.20, 32.2 IP, 27 H, 9 BB, 38 K), Nick Vander Tuig (3-3, 2.57, 8 SV, 28 IP, 25 H, 7 BB, 29 K), Zack Weiss (5-3, 2.70, 56.2 IP, 37 H, 17 BB, 47 K), Gerrit Cole (6-7, 3.28, 107 IP, 92 H, 23 BB, 108 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2010 (3-0 at Los Angeles Regional, 2-1 at Los Angeles Super Regional, 3-3 at College World Series)

Notes: UCLA is back in the field after losing in the College World Series championship to South Carolina. The Bruins boast one of the most dominant pitching staffs in the country, which makes up for a rather light offense. Trevor Bauer dominated to the tune of nine complete games and three shutouts in his 15 starts. The bullpen was seldom used as he averaged nearly nine innings a start, limiting opponents to a .152 average. Adam Plutko emerged as a fantastic weekend arm, holding opponents to a .184 average. Then there’s Gerrit Cole, who proved more human than in the past but still dominant despite a 6-7 record due in part to a lack of offense. Opponents hit only .234 and he tossed four complete games. As a pitching staff, the Bruins struck out better than one an inning (528 in 485 innings) and boast a .199 BAA. Offensively, UCLA strikes out a lot – 420 on the season or nearly eight a game. Dean Espy and Beau Amaral lead the team in total bases and combined for 38 extra-base hits. Cody Regis has the most pop with six homers.

2. Fresno State Bulldogs

Fresno, California

Automatic bid – won WAC tournament

2011 record: 17-7, 40-14 (tied for first in WAC)

Head coach: Mike Batesole (Cal State Fullerton, 1990)

Record at school: 329-234, 9 years

Overall record: 585-392-1, 16 years

Assistant coaches: Steve Rousey, Pat Waer, Mike Curran

Team offense: .299 BA, 357 R, 50 HR, 58-82 SB

Team pitching: 2.84 ERA, 472.1 IP, 455 H, 169 BB, 410 K

Top hitters: Aaron Judge (.367/2/30), Danny Muno (.340/3/49), Austin Wynns (.337/2/21), Dusty Robinson (.318/16/54), Pat Hutcheson (.303/1/17), Kenny Wise (.285/7/26), Garrett Weber (.283/5/33)

Top Pitchers: Taylor Garrison (2-2, 1.38, 3 SV, 32.2 IP, 23 H, 8 BB, 40 K), Greg Gonzalez (11-0, 1.43, 100.2 IP, 64 H, 26 BB, 121 K), Justin Haley (1-0, 2.51, 32.1 IP, 33 H, 12 BB, 28 K), Cody Kendall (6-0, 2.68, 40.1 IP, 49 H, 24 BB, 30 K), Josh Poytress (7-2, 2.80, 74 IP, 82 H, 16 BB, 53 K), Charlie Robertson (0-5, 3.41, 12 SV, 31.2 IP, 29 H, 20 BB, 16 K)

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

Notes: Fresno State is back in the NCAA tourney for the fifth time in six years and has its most complete team since winning the College World Series in 2008. Coach Mike Batesole was a star at Oral Roberts and spent four years in the Dodgers organization. Dusty Robinson was named the WAC Player of the Year and pounded out 39 extra-base-hits (20 doubles, 3 triples, 16 HR). Danny Muno, who has a brother who plays at San Diego, led the team in hits (67), runs (46) and tallied an incredible 45 walks (against 27 Ks). Ace Greg Gonzalez is 19-2 in his two-year FSU career - he went 8-2 with a 6.54 ERA last year and is now 11-0 with a 1.43 ERA and two complete games this year. Josh Poytress also had a breakthrough season, lowering his ERA from 5.87 last year to 2.80 this year. In fact, Fresno can credit its pitching turnaround as the key to its success. Last year's team had an ERA of 6.05 - this year, it's 2.84. Nine pitchers have tallied more than 28 innings.

3. UC Irvine Anteaters

Irvine, California

At-large bid from Big West

2011 record: 16-8, 39-16 (second in Big West)

Head coach: Mike Gillespie (Southern California, 1962)

Record at school: 165-70, 4 years

Overall record: 928-541-2, 24 years

Assistant coaches: Pat Shine, Jason Dietrich, Bob Macaluso

Team offense: .299 BA, 331 R, 11 HR, .385 SLG%, .385 OB%, 45-76 SB

Team pitching: 2.95 ERA, 490.2 IP, 430 H, 144 BB, 404 K

Top hitters: Jordan Fox (.356/0/25), Brian Herdandez (.354/0/29), Drew Hillman (.347/4/47/13 2B), Christian Ramirez (.301/0/32), Sean Madigan (.296/1/35), Jordan Leyland (.289/3/36), D.J. Crumlich (.283/1/25)

Top pitchers: Matt Summers (10-2, 1.74, 103.2 IP, 64 H, 30 BB, 90 K), Matt Whitehouse (3-0, 2.14, 59 IP, 46 H, 11 BB, 52 K), Phillip Ferragamo (1-0, 2.16, 25 IP, 22 H, 7 BB, 21 K), Brian Hernandez (3-2, 12 saves, 3.33, 27 IP, 27 H, 10 BB, 23 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2010 (2-2 at Los Angeles Regional)

Notes: coming soon

4. San Francisco Dons

San Francisco, California

Automatic bid – won West Coast Conference championship

2011 record: 16-5, 31-23 (first in WCC)

Head coach: Nino Giarratano (William Jewell, 1985)

Record at school: 367-368, 13 years

Overall record: 677-550, 21 years

Assistant coaches: Greg Moore, Troy Nakamura, Greg Revelli

Team offense: .277 BA, 260 R, 31 HR, .400 SLG%, .350 OBP, 39-64 SB

Team pitching: 3.84 ERA, 483.1 IP, 462 H, 174 BB, 416 K

Top hitters: Pete Lavin (.350/2/27/18 2B/16-26 SB), Connor Bernatz (.296/2/24/11 2B), Travis Higgs (.292/4/26/18 2B), Nik Balog (.271/4/32/13 2B), Stephen Yarrow (.250/4/35/14 2B)

Top pitchers: Jonathan Abramson (2-2, 4 SV, 3.00, 42 IP, 46 H, 12 BB, 31 K), Jordan Remer (3-2, 4 SV, 3.86, 44.1 IP, 26 H, 37 BB, 57 K), Matt Hiserman (6-3, 1 SV, 4.01, 85.1 IP, 86 H, 17 BB, 61 K), Matt Lujan (5-3, 4.08, 79.1 IP, 76 H, 35 BB, 63 K), Kyle Zimmer (5-4, 1 SV, 4.14, 82.2 IP, 89 H, 24 BB, 78 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2006 (1-2 at Lincoln Regional)

Notes: coming soon