2014 Columbia Regional

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

1. South Carolina Gamecocks

Columbia, South Carolina

At-large bid from SEC

2014 record: 18-12, 42-16

Head coach: Chad Holbrook (North Carolina, 1994)

Record at school: 85-36 (two years)

Overall record: 85-36 (two years)

Assistant coaches: Jerry Meyers, Sammy Esposito

Team offense: .279 BA, 312 R, 31 HR, .375 SLG%, .360 OBP%, 43-60 SB

Team pitching: 2.37 ERA, 521.0 IP, 437 H, 148 BB, 444 K

Top hitters: Kyle Martin (.329/5/33), Grayson Greiner (.328/8/50), Joey Pankake (.307/5/29), Connor Bright (.331/0/23)

Top pitchers: Jordan Montgomery (7-5, 3.52 ERA, 92.0 IP, 88 H, 29 BB, 86 K), Jack Wynkoop (7-5, 2.71 ERA, 86.1 IP, 88 H, 10 BB, 57 K), Wil Crowe (7-3, 3.05 ERA, 82.2 IP, 72 H, 19 BB, 55 K), Joel Seddon (3-1, 0.85 ERA, 14 SV, 42.1 IP, 28 H, 9 BB, 51 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2013 (Won Columbia Regional 3-0, 1-2 at Chapel Hill Super Regional)

Notes: The Gamecocks are undefeated in postseason play at Carolina Stadium with a 16-0 record since the stadium was built in 2009. This is the fifth straight home Regional and 29th Regional appearance in program history. The 15 consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, which began in 2000, is the longest current streak in the SEC. The Gamecocks have a pair of national championships, winning back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011. The program has made 11 College World Series appearances with six coming since the 2002 season. South Carolina leads the SEC in pitching with a 2.37 ERA with LSU right behind at 2.42. The Gamecocks are second in the league in fielding percentage, behind Mississippi State, with 54 errors on the season. Starting right fielder Connor Bright (elbow) and starting second baseman Max Schrock (back) have both missed significant portions of the end of the season. The status of both players for the Columbia Regional is in question. Five players with at least 13 appearances have an ERA of less than 1.35 on the season.

2. Maryland Terrapins

College Park, Maryland

At-large bid from ACC

2014 record: 15-14, 36-21 (second in Atlantic Division)

Head coach: John Szefc (Drexel, 1989)

Record at school: 66-46, 2 years

Overall record: 278-183-1, 9 years

Assistant coaches: Jim Belanger, Rob Vaughn, Corey Haines

Team offense: .270 BA, 308 R, 19 HR, .362 SLG%, .380 OBP, 84-111 SB

Team pitching: 3.42 ERA, 503 IP, 434 H, 193 BB, 469 K

Top hitters: Brandon Lowe (.346/1/37/12 2B), Blake Schmit (.310/1/26/16-21 SB), Kevin Martir (.275/4/25), Charlie White (.271/2/27/24-28 SB), Anthony Papio (.271/2/26), Jose Cuas (.261/5/41/12 2B), LaMonte Wade (.254/2/23/11 2B)

Top pitchers: Jake Drossner (4-1, 2.45 ERA, 58.2 IP, 50 H, 21 BB, 55 K), Jake Stinnett (7-6, 1 SV, 2.60 ERA, 104 IP, 73 H, 26 BB, 123 K), Mike Shawaryn (10-3, 2.70 ERA, 80 IP, 72 H, 21 BB, 67 K), Kevin Mooney (1-2, 11 SV, 4.26 ERA, 31.2 IP, 29 H, 18 BB, 43 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 1971 (0-2 in District 3 in Gastonia, N.C.)

Notes: This is Maryland's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance and first in 43 years. The Terps are 1-6 all-time in tourney contests. The lone victory came against Mississippi State in 1970. Maryland had an 11-game win streak before two losses in final two games of ACC Tournament. The Terps reached the ACC championship game for the first time since 1976. Pitcher Jake Stinnett was named second team All-ACC. He leads the conference with 123 strikeouts, 104 innings and four complete games. Outfielder Charlie White and second baseman Brandon Lowe also earned All-ACC honors. Freshman Mike Shawaryn leads the ACC with 10 wins. Head coach John Szefc took Marist to the NCAA Tournament four times.

3. Old Dominion Monarchs

Norfolk, Virginia

At-large bid from Conference USA

2014 record: 17-13, 36-24 (fourth in C-USA)

Head coach: Chris Finwood (VMI, 1988)

Record at school: 85-82, 3 years

Overall record: 327-333, 12 years

Assistant coaches: Tim LaVigne, Karl Nonemaker, Paul Bottigliero

Team offense: .283 BA, 340 R, 17 HR, .372 SLG%, .364 OBP, 60-79 SB

Team pitching: 3.43 ERA, 545.1 IP, 543 H, 166 BB, 387 K

Top hitters: Nick Walker (.319/4/26/15-16 SB), Taylor Ostrich (.317/1/22/12 2B), P.J. Higgins (.310/0/36/5 2B), Josh Eldridge (.300/1/30), Josiah Burney (.290/6/41/17 2B), Ben Slaton (.275/3/40/13 2B)

Top pitchers: Brad Gero (3-3, 12 SV, 2.77 ERA, 52 IP, 49 H, 7 BB, 44 K), Andy Roberts (6-3, 3.01 ERA, 80.2 IP, 76 H, 19 BB, 34 K), Victor Diaz (5-2, 3.04 ERA, 68 IP, 70 H, 13 BB, 45 K), Ryan Yarbrough (6-7, 4.52 ERA, 83.2 IP, 93 H, 15 BB, 61 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2000 (0-2 at Clemson Regional)

Notes: This is Chris Finwood's third trip to the NCAA Tournament and first with ODU. He took Western Kentucky to the tourney twice. The Monarchs are 9-9 all-time against Maryland and last met in 2010. They are 5-2 against Campbell and 4-19 vs. South Carolina. ODU is participating in its eighth regional and sixth in the state of South Carolina. The Monarchs have played three at Clemson and are playing their third in Columbia (1982, 1985). ODU is third in the nation with a school-record 65 double plays. The Monarchs turned 10 DPs in the C-USA Tournament. Freshman Nick Walker was named First Team All-C-USA and was an all-tournament selection. He had a 23-game hit streak during the season. Senior closer Brad Gero leads C-USA  and is fourth in the nation with 26 appearances.

4. Campbell Camels

Buies Creek, North Carolina

Automatic bid – won Big South Tournament

2014 record: 18-8, 40-19 (second in North Division)

Head Coach: Greg Goff (Delta State 1994)

Record at School: 223-172 (seven years)

Overall Record: 376-256 (11 years)

Assistant Coaches: Justin Haire, Rick McCarty, Michael DeLucia

Team offense: .273 BA, 319 R, 13 HR, 80 SB

Team pitching: 3.45 ERA, 534.1 IP, 555 H, 191 BB, 410 K

Top hitters: Matt Nadolski (.303/5/47/11 SB), Elijah Trail (.243/2/27), Danny Pardo (.279/3/23/13 SB), Steven Leonard (.303/0/29/10 SB), Will Albertson (.292/0/27) Matt Parish (.328/0/22)

Top pitchers: Heath Bowers (10-3, 2.95 ERA, 109.2 IP, 102 H, 32 BB, 100 K), Ryan Koopman (8-1, 2.79 ERA, 2 SV, 96.2 IP, 97 H, 33 BB, 58 K), Hector Cedano (8-0, 2.40 ERA, 86.1 IP, 74 H, 33 BB, 47 K), Ryan Thompson (6-2, 1.22 ERA, 17 SV, 81.1 IP, 68 H, 25 BB, 81 K) Bobby Thorson (3-5, 5.62 ERA, 57.2 IP, 74 H, 21 BB, 56 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 1990

Notes: After barely missing the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team last year, Campbell captured the Big South tourney title for the third time (1988, 1990). After losing the opening game, the Camels won five straight. Coach Greg Goff has guided Campbell to 130 wins the past three seasons, including a school-record 49 last year. Goff, who was a pitching coach under Keith Madison at Kentucky, has four daughters whose names start with the letter K. Ryan Thompson has been one of the most valuable pitchers in the country the past two years, going 15-3 with 27 saves – he was 9-1 with 10 saves and a 0.88 ERA last year. Heath Bowers is 19-3 the past two seasons.