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2014 Corvallis Regional

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

1. Oregon State Beavers

Corvallis, Oregon

Automatic bid - won Pac-12 title

2014 record: 23-7, 42-12 (first in Pac-12)

Head Coach: Pat Casey (George Fox, 1990)

Record at school: 712-401-4, 20 years

Overall record: 883-514-5, 26 years

Assistant Coaches: Pat Bailey, Andy Jenkins, Nate Yeskie

Team offense: .275 BA, 317 R, 20 HR, .374 SLG%, .384 OBP%, 51-69 SB

Team pitching: 2.13 ERA, 487 IP, 370 H, 158 BB, 338 K

Top hitters: Michael Conforto (.364/7/55), Jeff Hendrix (.355/2/28), Kavin Keyes (.304/1/20), Gabe Clark (.290/1/31), Dylan Davis (.286/6/63), Nick Rulli (.283/0/7), Andy Peterson (.255/0/14)

Top pitchers: Zack Reser (5-0, 0.69 ERA, 26 IP, 22 H, 6 BB, 14 K), Ben Wetzler (11-1, 0.76 ERA, 95 IP, 45 H, 28 BB, 73 K), Jace Fry (11-1, 1.43 ERA, 113.2 IP, 77 H, 29 BB, 94 K), Scott Schultz (6-2, 1.88 ERA, 5 SV, 57.1 IP, 44 H, 13 BB, 36 K), Andrew Moore (5-5, 2.88 ERA, 84.1 IP, 91 H, 25 BB, 50 K)

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

Notes: Oregon State followed up its trip to Omaha by winning the Pac-12 for the second straight year. The Beavers have now won 40 or more games seven times in school history, all under Pat Casey, who guided OSU to national titles in 2006 and 2007. A year after ranking second in the nation in ERA and WHIP, the Beavers rank third (2.16 ERA) and sixth (1.09 WHIP). Lefties Ben Wetzler and Jace Fry may be the best 1-2 combination in the country – Wetzler leads the nation in ERA and opponents hit .144 off him; Fry is 15th in ERA and tossed a no-hitter against Northern Illinois. And then there’s Michael Conforto, one of the top hitters in the country who ranks 34th in the nation in slugging percentage (.588). Dylan Davis gives the Beavers another big stick and followed up last year’s 61 RBI with 63 RBI this season.

2. UNLV Rebels

Las Vegas, Nevada

At-large bid from MWC

2014 record: 20-10, 35-23 (second in MWC)

Head Coach: Tim Chambers (Southern Utah University, 1989)

Record at School: 131-99 (four years)

Overall Record: 131-99 (four years)

Assistant Coaches: Stan Stolte, Kevin Higgins, Tony Cappuccilli

Team offense: .293 BA, 340 R, 28 HR, 54-70 SB

Team pitching: 3.17 ERA, 514 IP, 480 H, 156 BB, 413 K

Top hitters: Stotts Morgan (.346/2/35), T.J. White (.327/2/38/17-18 SB), A.J. Hernandez (.311/0/17), Patrick Armstrong (.306/7/45), Edgar Montes (.303/3/27), Joey Armstrong (.302/4/27), Joey Swanner (.302/0/15)

Top pitchers: Erick Fedde (8-2, 1.76 ERA, 76.2 IP, 58 H, 21 BB, 82 K), Brayden Torres (2-1, 2.05 ERA, 8 SV, 30.2 IP, 29 H, 10 BB, 35 K), John Richy (11-3, 2.78 ERA, 113.1 IP, 104 H, 23 BB, 105 K), Bryan Bonnell (6-5, 3.01 ERA, 107.2 IP, 102 H, 19 BB, 45 K), Kenny Oakley (4-7, 3.25 ERA, 2 SV, 91.1 IP, 70 H, 34 BB, 75 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2005 (1-2 at Tempe Regional)

Notes: UNLV fell in the MWC championship game to San Diego State but still attained its first at-large bid since 1989 and first NCAA tourney appearance since 2005. Coach Tim Chambers previously coached at the College of Southern Nevada. Ace Erick Fedde, a potential top-10 pick by Baseball America, has missed the past few weeks and will undergo Tommy John surgery. John Richy led the Mountain West in wins and leads the Rebels with five complete games – his ERA has gone from 5.93 to 4.33 to 2.78 in the past three seasons. The Rebels played 19 games against Regional competition (7-12, including 4-5 vs. San Diego State).

3. UC Irvine Anteaters

Irvine, California

At-large bid from Big West

2014 Record: 15-9, 35-22 (third in Big West)

Head Coach: Mike Gillespie (USC, 1962)

Record at School: 268-141 (seven years)

Overall Record: 1,031-612-2 (27 years)

Assistant Coaches: Ben Orloff, Bob Macaluso, Danny Bibona

Team offense: .272 BA, 243 R, 10 HR, 31-54 SB

Team pitching: 2.82 ERA, 511 IP, 474 H, 113 BB, 399 K

Top hitters: Connor Spencer (.361/1/38), Jerry McClanahan (.319/1/31), Jonathan Munoz (.313/0/14), Taylor Sparks (.290/4/33), Grant Palmer (.287/0/12), Chris Rabago (.258/0/15)

Top pitchers: Andrew Morales (9-2, 1.56 ERA, 109.1 IP, 71 H, 24 BB, 119 K), Sam Moore (0-3, 1.90 ERA, 23 SV, 42.2 IP, 33 H, 9 BB, 38 K), Elliot Surrey (6-4, 2.12 ERA, 93.1 IP, 81 H, 21 BB, 62 K), Evan Manarino (3-3, 2.94 ERA, 52 IP, 69 H, 7 BB, 42 K), Evan Brock (8-5, 2.95 ERA, 91.2 IP, 95 H, 18 BB, 58 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2011 (3-0 at Los Angeles Regional; 1-2 at Charlottesville Super Regional)

Notes: The Anteaters are back in the tournament for the first time since 2011, when they were one out from reaching Omaha but fell victim to a two-out, two-run rally to Virginia. Coach Mike Gillespie topped the 1,000-win mark in his 27 year-career this season – he coached USC to the 1998 national title and became only the second person (Arizona’s Jerry Kindall) to win a national title as a player (USC, 1961) and coach. His staff includes former Eaters stars Ben Orloff and pitcher Danny Bibona. Due in part to its large home park, UC Irvine thrives on pitching and defense. Don’t expect any freebies: the Eaters rank third in the NCAA in fewest walks per nine innings (1.99). Andrew Morales is a top-line No. 1 who ranks 12th in the country in WHIP (0.87), and Sam Moore leads the nation with 23 saves. With 10 homers, the Eaters ranked tied for 244th in the country in long balls. UC Irvine dropped its final eight conference games of the season and was considered one of the last teams to make it into the Regionals. The Eaters average 4.26 runs a game, among the lowest in the Regionals.

4. North Dakota State Bison

Fargo, North Dakota

Automatic bid – won Summit tournament

2014 record: 10-12, 25-24 (fifth)

Head coach: Tod Brown (Arizona, 1994)

Record at school: 166-191, 7 years

Overall record: same

Assistant coaches: David Pearson, Tyler Oakes, Parker Kruckenberg

Team offense: .275 BA, 277 R, 7 HR, .349 SLG%, .370 OBP, 58-80 SB

Team pitching: 4.42 ERA, 403.1 IP, 439 H, 182 BB, 314 K

Top hitters: Tim Colwell (.376/1/22/19-24 SB), Wes Satzinger (.361/2/31/18 2B), Kyle Kleinendorst (.311/3/40/10-16 SB), Nick Altavilla (.289/0/25/10 2B), Jon Hechtner (.280/0/17)

Top pitchers: Parker Trewin (7-2, 2.58 ERA, 69.2 IP, 58 H, 27 BB, 63 K), Trevor Jaunich (1-3, 7 SV, 3.38 ERA, 26.2 IP, 24 H, 18 BB, 30 K), David Ernst (5-4, 3.70 ERA, 87.2 IP, 98 H, 27 BB, 37 K), Trent Keefer (4-5, 5.40 ERA, 56.2 IP, 80 H, 24 BB, 54 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: First appearance

Notes: NDSU won the Summit title for the first time and will appear in the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time since reclassifying from Division II in 2004. The Bison are 3-3 all-time in NCAA college division tourneys (1956 and 1969). NDSU will meet Oregon State for the first time. Head coach Tod Brown is second on the program's career wins list with 166. Senior Tim Colwell has started 165 consecutive games.