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2014 Bloomington Regional

(capsules compiled by Sean Ryan, Phil Stanton, Colin Graves, John Whittle, Matt Mullen)

1. Indiana Hoosiers

Bloomington, Indiana

Automatic bid – won Big Ten tournament

2014 record: 21-3, 42-13 (first)

Head coach: Tracy Smith (Miami, 1989)

Record at school: 279-234, 9 years

Overall record: 596-454-1, 17 years

Assistant coaches: Ben Greenspan, Fred Nori, Brandon Higelin

Team offense: .294 BA, 345 R, 39 HR, .430 SLG%, .363 OBP, 64-93 SB

Team pitching: 2.17 ERA, 498.2 IP, 430 H, 164 BB, 380 K

Top hitters: Dustin DeMuth (.381/5/36/14 2B), Sam Travis (.342/10/53/16 2B), Kyle Schwarber (.340/12/41/15 2B/10-13 SB), Brad Hartong (.314/3/35/10 2B), Scott Donley (.312/5/45/14 2B), Will Nolden (.311/0/22)

Top pitchers: Joey DeNato (12-1, 1.77 ERA, 101.2 IP, 85 H, 38 BB, 77 K), Christian Morris (6-3, 1.82 ERA, 79.1 IP, 71 H, 20 BB, 45 K), Luke Harrison (6-0, 1.98 ERA, 50 IP, 45 H, 10 BB, 53 K), Scott Effross (4-2, 1.65 ERA, 49 IP, 51 H, 10 BB, 34 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2013 (3-0 Bloomington Regional, 2-0 at Tallahassee Super Regional, 1-2 at College World Series)

Notes: Indiana will host a regional for the second consecutive year and will enter the tournament having won 15 of its past 16 games and 30 of its past 33. This is the fifth NCAA trip for the Hoosiers (1949, 1996, 2009, 2013). The Hoosiers made it to their first College World Series in 2013. Tracy Smith was voted National Coach of the Year in 2013 and Big Ten Coach of the Year. Junior Kyle Schwarber was named a finalist for the Johnny Bench Award and earned First Team All-American honors in 2013. Senior Dustin DeMuth also made All- American honors getting voted second team in 2013 and is a finalist for the 2014 Senior Class Award. IU defeated Nebraska 8-4 in the Big Ten championship game at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha in front of 19,965 fans, an NCAA record for a conference title game.

2. Indiana State Sycamores

Terre Haute, Indiana

At-large bid from Missouri Valley Conference

2014 record: 14-7, 35-16 (second in MVC)

Head coach: Mitch Hannahs (Indiana State, 1989)

Record at school: 35-16, 1 year

Overall record: same

Assistant coaches: Ronnie Prettyman, Brian Smiley, Steve Degroote

Team offense: .274 BA, 262 R, 14 HR, .352 SLG%, .365 OBP, 68-90 SB

Team pitching: 3.23 ERA, 454.1 IP, 398 H, 181 BB, 286 K

Top hitters: Mike Fitzgerald (.305/3/26/10 2B), Derek Hannahs (.305/0/34), Cody Zimmerman (.296/1/24/11 2B), Landon Curry (.279/0/20/18-25 SB), Connor McClain (.276/1/16), Tyler Wampler (.276/0/16/10-13 SB), Jacob Hayes (.274/4/35/13-16 SB)

Top pitchers: Ryan Keaffaber (3-1, 11 SV, 2.80 ERA, 54.2 IP, 39 H, 18 BB, 35 K), David Stagg (7-4, 2.96, 91.1 IP, 68 H, 42 BB, 84 K), Brad Lombard (6-3, 3.48 ERA, 85.1 IP, 84 H, 30 BB, 55 K), Kurt Kudrecki (6-4, 4.14 ERA, 71.2 IP, 77 H, 32 BB, 34 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2012 (0-2 at Eugene Regional)

Notes: Head coach Mitch Hannahs was an All-American second baseman for ISU and was inducted into the Indiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. The 1986 ISU squad won the Ann Arbor Regional and advanced to the College World Series. Assistant coach Ronnie Prettyman was a member of Cal State Fullerton;s 2004 national championship team. ISU will face Stanford for the first time. The Sycamores are 41-57-1 against Indiana and have not faced Youngstown State. ISU lost its final regular season game and went 0-2 in the MVC Tournament. The Sycamores enter the NCAA tourney with an RPI of 21. Freshman closer Ryan Keaffaber's father, Randy, played baseball at ISU from 1989-93.

3. Stanford Cardinal

Stanford, California

At-large bid from the Pac-12

2014 record: 16-14, 30-23 (tied for fifth in Pac-12)

Head Coach: Mark Marquess (Stanford, 1969)

Record at School: 1,525-804-7 (39 years)

Overall Record: 1,525-804-7 (39 years)

Assistant Coaches: Rusty Filter, Ryan Garko, Brock Ungricht

Team offense: .269 BA, 239 R, 26 HR, 32-51 SB

Team pitching: 3.45 ERA, 478 IP, 410 H, 224 BB, 314 K

Top hitters: Austin Slater (.349/1/36), Zach Hoffpauir (.339/6/28), Alex Blandino (306/11/37), Brant Whiting (.304/0/19), Danny Diekroeger (.302/1/19)

Top pitchers: AJ Vanegas (2-3, 2.16 ERA, 7 SV, 33.1 IP, 28 H, 10 BB, 23 K), John Hochstatter (10-1, 2.62 ERA, 72 IP, 50 H, 27 BB, 34 K), Cal Quantrill (5-5, 2.92 ERA, 92.1 IP, 76 H, 29 BB, 84 K), Brett Hanewich (3-4, 3.66 ERA, 64 IP, 69 H, 27 BB, 34 K), Logan James (3-3, 4.13 ERA, 56.2 IP, 43 H, 28 BB, 38 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2012 (3-0 at Stanford Regional; 0-2 at Tallahassee Super Regional)

Notes: After a year out of the tourney, Stanford returns to the NCAA field, thanks in part to a strong finish – 19-6 down the stretch and series wins in its final four weekends. The Cardinal has made the field 29 times in the past 34 years under coach Mark Marquess, who reached win No. 1,500 against Cal on March 4 and won two national titles (1987, 1988). The Cardinal features Austin Slater, who has a 17-game hitting streak, and Alex Blandino, who has 11 of the team’s 26 homers. Stanford has five batters who hit over .300, but none of its other regulars hit better than .240 – the Cardinal averages 4.5 runs a game. Opponents hit only .202 off ace John Hochstatter, who won 10 games after going 3-3 last year. Stanford has won its past six Regional games; it was outscored 35-8 in the 2012 Tallahassee Super Regional.

4. Youngstown State Penguins

Youngstown, Ohio

Automatic bid – won Horizon tournament

2014 record: 6-17, 16-36 (sixth)

Head coach: Steve Gillispie (Fort Hays State, 1989)

Record at school: 30-79, 2 years

Overall record: same

Assistant coaches: Kevin Smallcomb, Jason Neal, Craig Antush

Team offense: .256 BA, 243 R, 17 HR, .333 SLG%, .345 OBP, 38-56 SB

Team pitching: 6.90 ERA, 438 IP, 564 H, 236 BB, 253 K

Top hitters: Phil Lipari (.322/5/26), Josh White (.305/1/18), Alex Larivee (.283/0/17), Brent Gillespie (.269/2/19/13 2B), Matt Sullivan (.234/4/33)

Top pitchers: Kevin Yarabinec (2-2, 5 SV, 2.42 ERA, 22.1 IP, 17 H, 13 BB, 23 K), Alex Frey (3-1, 4.58 ERA, 37.1 IP, 28 H, 20 BB, 30 K), Jeremy Quinlan (1-2, 5.00 ERA, 36 IP, 40 H, 8 BB, 17 K), Patrick O’Brien (2-10, 7.23 ERA, 66 IP, 102 H, 14 BB, 36 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2004 (0-2 at Austin Regional)

Notes: The Penguins were 12-36 and seeded No. 6 heading into the Horizon League Tournament. YSU won four straight games, including two against top-seeded Wright State. The Penguins scored a pair in the top of the ninth in the championship game to edge the Raiders 5-4. YSU will make its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2004.