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2015 Tallahassee Regional
(capsules compiled by Sean Ryan, Phil Stanton,
Will Merritt, Jackson Proffitt, John Whittle)
1. Florida State Seminoles
Tallahassee, Florida
Automatic bid from ACC
2015
record:
41-19, 17-13 (Third in Atlantic Division)
Head
Coach:
Mike Martin (Florida State, 1966)
Record at School:
1,854-647-4, 36 years
Overall Record:
same
Assistant Coaches:
Mike Bell, Mike Martin Jr.
Team
offense:
.275 BA, 410 R, 55 HR, .401 SLG%, .390 OBP%, 57-74 SB
Team
pitching:
3.81 ERA, 539 IP, 528 H, 203 BB, 537 K
Top
hitters:
DJ Stewart (.318/13/52/10-13 SB), Quincy Nieporte (.293/5/41),
Josh Delph (.270/1/23/5-6 SB), Danny De La Calle (.260/8/34/2-3
SB), John Sansone (.250/8/36), Dylan Busby (.245/9/45/12-13 SB),
Ben DeLuzio (.235/2/24/13-16)
Top pitchers:
Boomer Biegalski (7-4, 2.84 ERA, 98.1 IP, 73 H, 34 BB, 111 K),
Bryant Holtmann (6-1, 3.25 ERA, 61 IP, 65 H, 20 BB, 32 K), Dylan
Silva (6-1, 4.35 ERA, 49.2 IP, 46 H, 33 BB, 69 K), Mike Compton
(4-3, 2.84 ERA, 63.1 IP, 62 H, 10 BB, 64 K), Billy Strode (2-0,
13 SV, 2.08 ERA, 30.1 IP, 21 H, 16 BB, 41 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2014 (0-2 at Tallahassee Regional)
Notes:
The Seminoles will host an NCAA Regional for the 32nd time in
program history. Florida State is among three schools hosting
regionals this year that have hosted more than 20 times. Florida
State captured their sixth ACC Championship in school history.
The Seminoles allowed only seven earned runs in 36 ACC
Tournament innings. Florida State topped 40 wins and reached the
NCAA Tournament for the 38th straight year under legend Mike
Martin. The Seminoles will make their 53rd NCAA tournament
appearance. The Seminoles swept two ACC series in the regular
season against Boston College and Pittsburgh. DJ Stewart leads
FSU in nine categories including batting average (.318) Runs
Scored (57), Hits (62), Runs batted in (52), and total bases
(114). FSU is 27-7 at home, 24-6 in non-conference play, and
10-2 in one-run games on the season.
2. College of Charleston Cougars
Charleston,
South Carolina
At-large bid
from Colonial
2015
record: 43-13,
21-3
Head
coach: Monte
Lee (College of Charleston, 1999)
Record at
school:
231-130
Overall
record: 231-130
Assistant
coaches: Matt
Heath, Brandon Sizemore
Team
offense: .309
BA, 426 R, 68 HR, .492 SLG%, .383 OBP%, 46-65 SB
Team
pitching:
3.36 ERA, 500.1 IP, 490 H, 131 BB, 409 K, BAA .254
Top
hitters: Blake
Butler (.338/12/62), Nick Pappas (.330/9/52), Carl Wise
(.319/11/68), Morgan Phillips (.330/7/40)
Top
pitchers: Taylor
Clarke (13-1, 1.34 ERA, 107.1 IP, 68 H, 14 BB, 136 K), Brandon
Glazer (10-1, 2.68 ERA, 80.2 IP, 77 H, 9 BB, 46 K), Nathan
Helvey (7-4, 2.78 ERA, 68.0 IP, 57 H, 24 BB, 52 K), Chase Henry
(2-1, 4.62 ERA, 5 SV, 37.0 IP, 39 H, 9 BB, 27 K)
Last NCAA
appearance: 2014
(Lost in Super Regional to Texas Tech)
Notes: Outfielder
Morgan Phillips missed the final game of the CAA Tournament with
a bruised right hand and is questionable for the Regionals. …
Right-hander Brandon Glazer played third base and right field
upon his arrival to campus but was tried, because of injuries to
others, on the mound this year. He developed into the team’s No.
2 starting pitcher. … Lost ace pitcher Bailey Ober to Tommy John
surgery just before the start of the season. … New ace Taylor
Clarke, who transferred in from Towson University when the
school shut down its program in 2013, is a Golden Spikes Award
semifinalist. He has also been named CAA Pitcher of the Year and
has tied the conference record for victories in a single season
with 13. … Outfielder Bradley Jones had a two-run triple in the
2013 Big League World Series Championship game to lead his South
Carolina team to the title over Venezuela.
3. Auburn Tigers
Auburn,
Alabama
At-large bid
from Southeastern Conference
2015
record: 35-24,
13-17
Head
coach: Sunny
Golloway (Oklahoma Christian, 1984)
Record at
school:
63-52
Overall
record: 744-389-1
Assistant
coaches: Tom
Holliday, Greg Norton
Team
offense: .275
BA, 292 R, 17 HR, .374 SLG%, .363 OBP%, 57-94 SB
Team
pitching:
3.49 ERA, 519.0 IP, 498 H, 204 BB, 443 K, BAA .251
Top
hitters: Anfernee
Grier (.335/1/20), Daniel Robert (.299/3/37), Damon Haecker
(.277/1/21), Cody Nulph (.260/3/33)
Top
pitchers: Keegan
Thompson (7-3, 3.21 ERA, 67.1 IP, 60 H, 14 BB, 60 K), Rocky
McCord (5-4, 4.12 ERA, 83.0 IP, 86 H, 41 BB, 64 K), Cole
Lipscomb (8-2, 2.38 ERA, 87.0 IP, 70 H, 24 BB, 84 K), Justin
Camp (2-1, 2.42 ERA, 8 SV, 44.2 IP, 39 H, 22 BB, 48 K)
Last NCAA
appearance: 2010
(3-2 at Auburn Regional)
Notes: Ace
pitcher Keegan Thompson has been sidelined for the better part
of the last month with discomfort in his elbow but he’s putting
off surgery with the hope of pitching again this season.
Thompson’s last start came on April 18 but he made a relief
appearance in the final game of the regular season. … Infielder
Kyler Deese’s mother, Tina, was the head softball coach at
Auburn from 1997-2013 while outfielder J.J. Shaffer’s father,
Jeff, is the current head diving coach for the Tigers. … The
fathers of Sam Gilliken and Daniel Robert played football at
Auburn. … Pitcher Cole Lipscomb was named second-team All-SEC by
the league’s coaches.
4.
Mercer Bears
Macon, Georgia
Automatic bid – won
Southern Conference Tournament
2015 record:
16-7,
35-21 (first in SoCon)
Head coach:
Craig
Gibson (Mercer, 1986)
Record at school:
409-289,
12 years
Overall record:
409-289,
12 years
Assistant coaches:
Brent
Shade, Ty Megahee, Tanner Gordon
Team offense:
.288 BA,
389 R, 69 HR, .468 SLG%, .389 OBP, 27-44 SB
Team pitching:
4.55 ERA,
494 IP, 551 H, 159 BB, 401 K, .282 BAA
Top hitters:
Kyle
Lewis (.373/17/56), Jackson Ware (.325/5/24), Danny Edgeworth
(.296/6/42), Matt Meeder (.295/2/27), Devin Bonin (.290/10/40),
Trey Truitt (.287/8/37), Nate Moorhouse (.274/4/26), Joe Howard
(.273/6/35), Charlie Madden (.258/9/48)
Top pitchers:
Dimitri
Kourtis (3-1, 3 SV, 2.20 ERA, 28.2 IP, 16 H, 9 BB, 30 K), Morgan
Pittman (2-2, 3 SV, 2.56 ERA, 59.2 IP, 57 H, 21 BB, 59 K), Eric
Nyquist (9-2, 3.22 ERA, 86.2 IP, 73 H, 28 BB, 69 K), Ben Lumsden
(2-1, 3.34 ERA, 29.2 IP, 29 H, 5 BB, 34 K), Mitchell Wade (6-1,
4.42 ERA, 38.2 IP, 40 H, 8 BB, 29 K), Grant Papelian (4-4, 4.90
ERA, 68 IP, 92 H, 25 BB, 33 K)
Last NCAA Appearance:
2013 (0-2
at Starkville Regional)
Notes:
Mercer is
making its third trip to the NCAA Tournament, all of which have
come in the past six years. In their first year in the Southern
Conference, the Bears captured the regular-season and tourney
title. Coach Craig Gibson played for the Bears and has guided
them to 38.5 wins per season the past six years. Eric Nyquist,
who tossed a shutout in the SoCon tourney title game, has gone
17-3 the past two years. Mercer turned over the bulk of its
regulars from a 38-win team in 2014 with only three regulars
(Devin Bonin, Nate Moorhouse and Charlie Madden) returning for
2015. Kyle Lewis had a breakout year and was named the SoCon
Player of the Year – his 17 homers and .691 slugging percentage
rank sixth in the nation. Twenty-four of the 31 players on the
Mercer roster hail from Georgia.
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