2015 Coral Gables Regional

(capsules compiled by Sean Ryan, Phil Stanton, Will Merritt, Jackson Proffitt, John Whittle)

1. Miami Hurricanes

Coral Gables, Florida

2015 record: 44-14, 22-8 (first in Coastal Division)

Head coach: Jim Morris (Elon, 1973)

Record at school: 972-392-3, 22 years

Overall record: 1,606-683-4, 36 years

Assistant coaches: Gino DiMare, J.D. Arteaga, Michael DeLucia

Team offense: .315 BA, 490 R, 59 HR, .474 SLG%, .424 OBP%, 79-93 SB

Team pitching: 3.05 ERA, 528 IP, 453 H, 183 BB, 445 K

Top hitters: George Iskenderian (.379/3/50/23-25 SB), Garrett Kennedy (.347/7/49), David Thompson (.335/19/80), Christopher Barr (.321/1/27/10-10 SB), Jacob Heyward (.316/3/15), Johnny Ruiz (.311/0/19), Zack Collins (.311/15/65/18-22 SB)

Top pitchers: Thomas Woodrey (6-2, 2.72 ERA, 89.1 IP, 78 H, 16 BB, 49 K), Andrew Suarez (7-1, 3.09 ERA, 67 IP, 66 H, 18 BB, 65 K), Danny Garcia (6-1, 3.21 ERA, 73 IP, 72 H, 17 BB, 71 K), Bryan Garcia (5-2, 2.94 ERA, 9 SV, 33.2 IP, 19 BB, 31 K)

Last NCAA appearance: 2014 (3-2 at Coral Gables Regional)

Notes: The Hurricanes will host a regional for the 26th time in program history. This will mark Miami’s 43rd straight NCAA tournament appearance, the most in NCAA history of any Division I program nationwide. 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 finished first in the Coastal Division for the second consecutive year. Miami entered the ACC tournament on a 12-game win streak including sweeps of ACC series against Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech. During the streak, Zack Collins hit .478 and recorded nine home runs and 35 RBI. Junior David Thompson finished the regular season as the nation’s leader in RBI and heads into the NCAA regional with 80. Bryan Garcia added nine saves (4th in ACC) to his total this season to clinch fifth place for saves in program history. Miami finished the season at 31-4 at home and has won 11 of 12 home series, including seven of eight home series in 2015.

2. East Carolina Pirates

Greenville, North Carolina

Automatic bid – won American tournament

2015 record: 15-9, 40-20 (second in the AAC)

Head coach: Cliff Godwin (East Carolina, 2000)

Record at school: 40-20, one year

Overall record: 40-20, one year

Assistant coaches: Jeff Palumbo, Dan Roszel, Frankie Everitte

Team offense: .283 BA, 312 R, 38 HR, .387 SLG%, .363 OBP, 41-73 SB

Team pitching: 3.29 ERA, 531 IP, 521 H, 144 BB, 409 K, .260 BAA

Top hitters: Hunter Allen (.353/0/17), Luke Lowery (.313/12/49), Travis Watkins (.302/3/36), Reid Love (.300/3/20), Kirk Morgan (.300/0/17), Charlie Yorgen (.289/4/27)

Top pitchers: Joe Ingle (1-0, 8 SV, 0.88 ERA, 30.2 IP, 14 H, 21 BB, 41 K), David Lucroy (3-4, 2.18 ERA, 66 IP, 55 H, 29 BB, 47 K), Nick Durazo (5-0, 2.31 ERA, 39 IP, 32 H, 13 BB, 37 K), Reid Love (7-3, 4 SV, 2.84 ERA, 88.2 IP, 88 H, 10 BB, 77 K), Evan Kruczynski (8-4, 3.06 ERA, 94 IP, 100 H, 25 BB, 70 K). Jacob Wolfe (5-2, 3.35 ERA, 88.2 IP, 87 H, 20 BB, 54 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2012 (1-2 at Chapel Hill Regional)

Notes: The Pirates are back in the field for the first time since 2012 and 12^th time since 2000. ECU has made it to the Super Regional round three times (2001, 2004, 2009). Its American Conference tourney championship was the first tourney title since 2002, when it won the C-USA tourney. First-year coach Cliff Godwin played at ECU under Keith LeClair and came back to ECU after assisting at Ole Miss, which reached Omaha last year. East Carolina is 11-12 against other teams in the tournament. Hunter Allen was named the MOP of the American tournament – his father Robbie played at Clemson and was a member of the Tigers’ 1980 CWS team. Catcher Luke Lowery’s father is a longtime high school baseball coach in Virginia, and his brother Jake won the 2011 Johnny Bench Award given to college baseball’s best catcher. Reid Love does a little of everything, playing center field and pitching – opponents hit .258 off him. Closer Joe Ingle has been lights out as opponents are 14 for 100 off him. Former major leaguer Chad Tracy and current pitchers Seth Maness and Chris Heston played for the Pirates.

3. Columbia Lions

New York, New York

Automatic bid – won Ivy League tournament

2015 record: 16-4, 31-15 (first in Gehrig Division)

Head coach: Brett Boretti (Davidson, 1994)

Record at school: 216-248-1, 10 years

Overall record: 332-328-1, 15 years

Assistant coaches: Pete Maki, Dan Tischler, Jim Walsh

Team offense: .297 BA, 311 R, 48 HR, .466 SLG%, .391 OBP, 61-78 SB

Team pitching: 3.92 ERA, 386 IP, 354 H, 163 BB, 267 K, .267 BAA

Top hitters: Joey Falcone (.347/11/52/.676 slg); Gus Craig (.331/8/35), Jordan Serena (.314/1/20/21-27 SB), David Vandercook (.312/6/34), Randell Kanemaru (.294/3/25), Robb Peller (.270/7/31)

Top pitchers: Kevin Roy (6-3, 2.66 ERA, 61 IP, 48 H, 33 BB, 45 K), Mike Weisman (4-1, 3.47 ERA, 46.2 IP, 51 H, 8 BB, 23 K), George Thanopoulos (5-5, 3.65 ERA, 69 IP, 63 H, 24 BB, 61 K), Matt Robinson (1-0, 3 SV, 1.93 ERA, 14 IP, 7 H, 10 BB, 8 K), Ty Wiest (3-1, 2 SV, 2.30 ERA, 27.1 IP, 32 H, 4 BB, 18 K), Harrisen Egly (3-1, 5 SV, 2.49 ERA, 25.1 IP, 16 H, 12 BB, 16 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2014 (0-2 at Coral Gables Regional)

Notes: For the second straight year, Columbia set a program record for wins. This is the third straight Ivy League title for the Lions and 13^th in school history. Columbia won a division playoff game against Penn 4-2 then took two from Dartmouth after losing the first game of the championship series. The Lions opened the season by splitting four games at top-10 Houston. Coach Brett Borretti, who previously was the head coach at Franklin & Marshall, was a standout catcher at Davidson and was inducted into the Wildcats Hall of Fame in 2010. Outfielder Gus Craig was the Ivy Co-Player of the Year. Joey Falcone, the son of former MLB pitcher Pete Falcone, ranks eighth in the country in slugging and served three tours of duty as a Marine medic. Kevin Roy has 12 wins over the past two years, and George Thanopoulos has 10. The Lions enter the tourney after having won two games against Patriot League champ Lehigh. Columbia was featured this week in The New York Times.

4. FIU Panthers

Miami, Florida

Automatic bid – won Conference USA Tournament

2015 record: 13-17, 29-29 (eighth in CUSA)

Head coach: Turtle Thomas (High Point, 1975)

Record at school: 252-211-1, eight years

Overall record: 252-211-1, eight years

Assistant coaches: Sam Peraza, Mark Kertenian, Sean McSheffery

Team offense: .280 BA, 357 R, 48 HR, .399 SLG%, .360 OBP, 33-57 SB

Team pitching: 3.94 ERA, 507 IP, 476 H, 259 BB, 418 K, .250 BAA

Top hitters: Brian Portelli (.350/4/46), Edwin Rios (.314/18/56), Zack Soria (.293/1/24), Julius Gaines (.287/3/27), Jack Schaaf (.287/2/28), JC Escarra (.280/5/33), Josh Anderson (.271/0/7)

Top pitchers: Danny Dopico (2-4, 2.11 ERA, 42.2 IP, 24 H, 20 BB, 53 K), Williams Durruthy (2-1, 2.31 ERA, 39 IP, 26 H, 30 BB, 46 K), Chris Mourelle (7-7, 3.30 ERA, 95.1 IP, 93 H, 26 BB, 44 K), Andres Nunez (6-5, 3.75 ERA, 81.2 IP, 76 H, 35 BB, 75 K), Cody Crouse (5-5, 4.02 ERA, 85 IP, 85 H, 35 BB, 52 K)

Last NCAA Appearance: 2011 (0-2 at Chapel Hill Regional)

Notes: The Panthers return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011. This year will mark the 12^th appearance all-time and seventh time FIU will play at Coral Gables. Coach Turtle Thomas coached at Miami under Ron Fraser for 12 years and was a part of two national championship teams, the Hurricanes and LSU. Edwin Rios, who is tied for third in the nation with 18 homers, hit two home runs last year as a sophomore and nine as a freshman. Sophomore righty Cody Crouse has been a two-year starter, and fellow sophomore Chris Mourelle was named the C-USA Freshman of the Year last year – he has 16 wins in two seasons. Eight Panthers hail from Miami, with many others from around Florida. Former major leaguer Mike Lowell played at FIU.