2014 Coral Gables Regional

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

1. Miami Hurricanes

Coral Gables, Florida

At-large bid from ACC

2014 record: 24-6, 41-17 (first in Coastal Division, won regular-season title)

Head coach: Jim Morris (Elon, 1973)

Record at school: 928-378-3, 21 years

Overall record: 1,562-669-4, 35 years

Assistant coaches: Gino DiMare, J.D. Arteaga, Rich Witten

Team offense: .262 BA, 319 R, 23 HR, .362 SLG%, .353 OBP%, 58-91 SB

Team pitching: 3.10 ERA, 534.2 IP, 486 H, 194 BB, 486 K

Top hitters: Dale Carey (.313/7/28/16-24 SB), Zack Collins (.300/9/49), Tyler Palmer (.294/2/33/18-26 SB), Willie Abreu (.291/1/28)

Top pitchers: Chris Diaz (9-0, 2.31 ERA, 93.2 IP, 83 H, 38 BB, 80 K), Brian Radziewski (7-2, 3.14 ERA, 91.2 IP, 78 H, 47 BB, 102 K), Andrew Suarez (5-3, 3.22 ERA, 100.2 IP, 101 H, 15 BB, 77 K), Bryan Garcia (6-4, 1.86 ERA, 15 SV, 48.1 IP, 18 BB, 53 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2013 (0-2 at Louisville Regional)

Notes: The Hurricanes have now made 42 straight NCAA tourney appearances, the most in NCAA history, after winning the ACC’s regular-season title. Entering the ACC tourney (1-2), Miami won 27 of 30 games after a 14-12 start. The Hurricanes have gone to the College World Series 11 times under head coach Jim Morris, who set an NCAA record by reaching Omaha in each of his first six years at Miami. The Hurricanes have four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999 and 2001) and are tied for the fifth-most in Division I. Dale Carey, who had a huge ACC tourney and led Miami in average, rebounded nicely in his senior year after hitting .192 as a junior. Freshman Jordan Heyward is the little brother of Atlanta Braves star Jason Heyward. Redshirt junior Bryan Radziewski is 27-7 in his career and has struck out 211 batters over the past two years. Chris Diaz, one of three players named Diaz on the roster, was 7-5 a year ago with a 1.64 ERA and followed it up with a 9-0 mark this year. Javi Salas tossed a perfect game vs. Villanova earlier this season.

2. Texas Tech Red Raiders

Lubbock, Texas

At-large bid from Big 12

2014 record: 14-10, 40-18

Head coach: Tim Tadlock (Texas Tech, 1992)

Record at school: 66-48, 2 years

Overall record: 501-173, 11 years

Assistant coaches: Ray Hayward, J-Bob Thomas, Matt Gardner

Team offense: .294 BA, 371 R, 29 HR, .422 SLG%, .385 OBP, 25-33 SB

Team pitching: 3.43 ERA, 516.1 IP, 493 H, 176 BB, 380 K

Top hitters: Eric Gutierrez (.313/12/46/.567 slg), Adam Kirsch (.300/9/36/.550 slg), Bryant Burleson (.299/2/37/), Stephen Smith (.292/1/39), Jake Barrlos (.272/0/36), Tyler Nelsony (.412/4/27)

Top pitchers: Jonny Drozd (6-0, 2.14 ERA, 63 IP, 56 H, 15 BB, 44 K), Dylan Dusek (6-0, 2.35 ERA, 61.1 IP, 56 H, 12 BB, 33 K), Dominic Moreno (4-5, 3.17 ERA, 65.1 IP, 67 H, 24 BB, 56 K), Chris Sadberry (4-2, 3.45 ERA, 73 IP, 75 H, 19 BB, 47 SO)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2004 (2-2 at Atlanta Regional)

Notes: Texas Tech returns to the NCAA field for the first time since 2004 after improving its win total by 14 games under second-year coach Tim Tadlock, who played for the Red Raiders under Larry Hays. The Red Raiders reached the 40-win mark for the first time since 2004. They started the season with a bang by taking three of four against Indiana and they later took two of three at TCU, both national seeds. Tyler Nelsony is slugging .656 – 20 of his 54 hits were for extra bases – and his on-base average is .487 in 35 starts. All Big 12 first-teamers Eric Gutierrez and Adam Kirsch are the other two big sticks to watch in the order. Eight pitchers on the staff totaled more than 25 innings, led by Chris Sadberry’s 73. Johnny Drozd made 22 appearances (all in relief) and ranks third on the team in innings.

3. Columbia Lions

New York, New York

Automatic bid – won Ivy League tournament

2014 record: 15-5, 29-18 (first in Gehrig Division)

Head coach: Brett Boretti (Davidson, 1994)

Record at school: 185, 231-1, 9 years

Overall record: 301-313-1, 14 years

Assistant coaches: Pete Maki, Dan Tischler, Jim Walsh

Team offense: .265 BA, 226 R, 20 HR, .370 SLG%, .346 OBP, 64-80 SB

Team pitching: 3.35 ERA, 397.1 IP, 340 H, 148 BB, 339 K

Top hitters: Will Savage (.338/1/14/14-16 SB), Jordan Serena (.302/0/13/25-29 SB), Robb Paller (.287/3/34/11 2B), Gus Craig (.276/6/25), Nick Maguire (.270/3/14/10 2B), David Vandercook (.255/5/34/14 2B)

Top pitchers: David Speer (7-2, 1.86 ERA, 87 IP, 69 H, 7 BB, 75 K), George Thanopoulos (5-2, 3 SV, 2.81 ERA, 48 IP, 40 H, 14 BB, 40 K), Kevin Roy (6-4, 3.02 ERA, 62.2 IP, 40 H, 21 BB, 48 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2013 (1-2 at Fullerton Regional)

Notes: Columbia set a program record with 29 wins. The Lions won their second straight Ivy League title and 12th in program history. Columbia added three games at Patriot League champion Bucknell following the Ivy League championship. The Lions took two of three from the Bison. Senior lefty David Speer was named Pitcher of the Year and second baseman Will Savage was named Rookie of the Year in the Ivy League.

4. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

Daytona Beach, Florida

Automatic bid – won MEAC tournament

2014 record: 14-10, 26-31 (tied for first in MEAC South)

Head coach: Jason Beverlin (Western Carolina, 1994)

Record at school: 94-83, 3 years

Overall record: same

Assistant coaches: Barrett Shaft, Jason Bell, Keith Morisroe

Team offense: .254 BA, 250 R, 8 HR, .323 SLG%, .343 OBP, 49-65 SB

Team pitching: 3.57 ERA, 492 IP, 449 H, 188 BB, 345 K

Top hitters: Eric Sams (.321/1/17/15 2B), Bryant Munoz (.305/0/13), Eros Modena (.291/0/25/10 2B), Matt Noble (.269/2/21/12 2B)

Top pitchers: Montana Durapau (11-1, 3 SV, 1.71 ERA, 110.1 IP, 74 H, 19 BB, 98 K), Keith Zuniga (7-4, 2.59 ERA, 94 IP, 82 H, 17 BB, 56 K), Michael Austin (0-5, 3 SV, 3.03 ERA, 29.2 IP, 24 H, 19 BB, 18 K)

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

Notes: The Wildcats defeated Norfolk State 4-2 in the MEAC title game. B-CU has won eight of the past 10 MEAC crowns and 17 overall. The Wildcats won 7-3 at Miami on March 11. B-CU had played its past 25 games away from home. Its last home game was a 4-2 win over Florida A&M on April 6.