Preseason College Top 25
Staff Report
January 27, 2010
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Capsules on the Top 25 Teams
1. Texas
2009 Record (Ranking): 50-16-1 (2).
RPI: 2.
Coach (Record at school): Augie Garrido (567-269-2, 13 years).
Postseason History: 53 regional appearances (active streak: 11 straight), 34 CWS appearances (last in 2009), 6 national titles (last in 2005).
| C |
Cameron Rupp, Jr. |
.292/.387/.505 |
11 |
46 |
0 |
| 1B |
Kevin Keyes, Jr. |
.305/.405/.521 |
9 |
46 |
9 |
| 2B |
Jordan Etier, So. |
.267/.313/.267 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 3B |
Kevin Lusson, So. |
.310/.491/.405 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
| SS |
Brandon Loy, So. |
.288/.369/.330 |
0 |
30 |
9 |
| LF |
Tim Maitland, So. |
.194/.342/.194 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| CF |
Connor Rowe, Jr. |
.277/.330/.456 |
8 |
40 |
3 |
| RF |
Tant Shepherd, Jr. |
.260/.362/.413 |
2 |
21 |
4 |
| DH |
Russell Moldenhauer, Sr. |
.262/.406/.464 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
| RHP |
Taylor Jungmann, So. |
11-3 |
2.00 |
95 |
101 |
0 |
| RHP |
Cole Green, Jr. |
5-3 |
3.34 |
110 |
85 |
0 |
| RHP |
Brandon Workman, Jr. |
3-5 |
3.48 |
75 |
82 |
0 |
| RP |
Chance Ruffin, Jr. |
10-2 |
3.32 |
125 |
115 |
2 |
2. Virginia
2009 Record (Ranking): 49-15-1 (5).
RPI: 3.
Coach (Record at school): Brian O'Connor (265-104-1, 6 years).
Postseason History: 9 regional appearances (active streak: 6 straight), 1 CWS appearance (2009), 0 national titles.
| C |
Franco Valdes, Sr. |
.292/.311/.491 |
6 |
43 |
0 |
| 1B |
John Hicks, So. |
.307/.339/.476 |
8 |
39 |
6 |
| 2B |
Phil Gosselin, Jr. |
.310/.400/.475 |
6 |
64 |
24 |
| 3B |
Steven Proscia, So. |
.333/.379/.550 |
10 |
58 |
13 |
| SS |
Tyler Cannon, Sr. |
.351/.444/.489 |
1 |
38 |
17 |
| LF |
John Barr, Jr. |
.298/.370/.323 |
0 |
15 |
5 |
| CF |
Jarrett Parker, Jr. |
.355/.450/.664 |
16 |
65 |
20 |
| RF |
Dan Grovatt, Jr. |
.356/.436/.518 |
8 |
51 |
14 |
| DH |
Danny Hultzen, So. |
.327/.410/.422 |
3 |
37 |
9 |
| LHP |
Danny Hultzen, So. |
9-1 |
2.17 |
95 |
107 |
0 |
| RHP |
Robert Morey, Jr. |
3-0 |
3.33 |
68 |
84 |
2 |
| RHP |
Tyler Wilson, Jr. |
9-3 |
2.97 |
67 |
63 |
1 |
| RP |
Kevin Arico, Jr. |
2-3 |
2.70 |
37 |
47 |
11 |
3. Louisiana State
2009 Record (Ranking): 56-17 (1).
RPI: 4.
Coach (Record at school): Paul Mainieri (134-62-2, 3 years).
Postseason History: 23 regional appearances (active streak: 2 straight), 15 CWS appearances (active streak: 2 straight), 6 national titles (last in 2009).
| C |
Micah Gibbs, Jr. |
.294/.403/.454 |
6 |
42 |
2 |
| 1B |
Blake Dean, Sr. |
.328/.432/.595 |
17 |
71 |
4 |
| 2B |
Tyler Hanover, So. |
.321/.357/.455 |
5 |
47 |
6 |
| 3B |
Wet Delatte, Fr. |
DNP—Redshirted |
| SS |
Austin Nola, So. |
.240/.350/.364 |
3 |
18 |
3 |
| LF |
Trey Watkins, So. |
Tr.—Louisiana State-Eunice |
| CF |
Mikie Mahtook, So. |
.316/.377/.495 |
7 |
38 |
9 |
| RF |
Leon Landry, Jr. |
.300/.379/.471 |
12 |
41 |
9 |
| DH |
Matt Gaudet*, Sr. |
.270/.352/.444 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
| * Stats from 2008 |
| RHP |
Anthony Ranaudo, Jr. |
12-3 |
3.04 |
125 |
159 |
0 |
| RHP |
Joey Bourgeois, So. |
Tr.—Louisiana State-Eunice |
| RHP |
Austin Ross, Jr. |
6-8 |
5.18 |
83 |
76 |
0 |
| RP |
Matty Ott, So. |
4-2 |
2.68 |
50 |
69 |
16 |
4. Cal State Fullerton
2009 Record (Ranking): 47-16 (4).
RPI: 1.
Coach (Record at school): Dave Serrano (88-38, 2 years).
Postseason History: 31 regional appearances (active streak: 18 straight), 16 CWS appearances (last in 2009), 4 national titles (last in 2004).
| C |
Billy Marcoe, Sr. |
.294/.392/.324 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
| 1B |
Nick Ramirez, So. |
.287/.341/.548 |
19 |
31 |
0 |
| 2B |
Matt Orloff, Fr. |
DNP—Redshirted |
| 3B |
Corey Jones, Jr. |
DNP—Redshirted |
| SS |
Christian Colon, Jr. |
.357/.442/.529 |
8 |
40 |
15 |
| LF |
Anthony Hutting, Fr. |
HS—Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. |
| CF |
Gary Brown, Jr. |
.340/.402/.494 |
3 |
40 |
23 |
| RF |
Tyler Pill, So. |
.269/.375/.346 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| DH |
Carlos Lopez, Fr. |
DNP—Redshirted |
| RHP |
Daniel Renken, Jr. |
11-3 |
2.69 |
124 |
103 |
0 |
| RHP |
Noe Ramirez, So. |
9-2 |
3.33 |
111 |
100 |
0 |
| RHP |
Tyler Pill, So. |
11-3 |
4.06 |
102 |
74 |
0 |
| RP |
Nick Ramirez, So. |
3-1 |
2.61 |
41 |
30 |
7 |
5. Rice
2009 Record (Ranking): 43-18 (8).
RPI: 10.
Coach (Record at school): Wayne Graham (830-317, 18 years).
Postseason History: 15 regional appearances (active streak: 15 straight), 7 CWS appearances ( last in 2008), 1 national title (2003).
| C |
Diego Seastrunk, Sr. |
.288/.397/.456 |
7 |
45 |
1 |
| 1B |
Jimmy Comerota, Sr. |
.285/.372/.360 |
1 |
26 |
11 |
| 2B |
Michael Ratterree, Fr. |
HS—Houston |
| 3B |
Anthony Rendon, So. |
.388/.461/.702 |
20 |
72 |
9 |
| SS |
Rick Hague, Jr. |
.319/.382/.492 |
9 |
57 |
11 |
| LF |
Michael Fuda, So. |
.359/.377/.508 |
3 |
21 |
8 |
| CF |
Steven Sultzbaugh, Sr. |
.324/.371/.514 |
8 |
31 |
7 |
| RF |
Chad Mozingo, Jr. |
.319/.385/.532 |
8 |
50 |
10 |
| DH |
Craig Manuel, So. |
.292/.348/.315 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
| LHP |
Taylor Wall, So. |
7-6 |
3.72 |
94 |
77 |
1 |
| RHP |
Jared Rogers, Sr. |
4-1 |
6.15 |
45 |
27 |
0 |
| LHP |
Tony Cingrani, Jr. |
Tr.—South Suburban (Ill.) JC |
| RP |
Matt Evers, Jr. |
4-3 |
6.89 |
47 |
37 |
3 |
6. Georgia Tech
2009 Record (Ranking): 38-19-1 (20).
RPI: 9.
Coach (Record at school): Danny Hall (690-313-1, 16 years).
Postseason History: 25 regional appearances (active streak: 2 straight), 3 CWS appearances (last in 2006), 0 national titles.
| C |
Cole Leonida, Jr. |
.306/.407/.556 |
5 |
14 |
0 |
| 1B |
Tony Plagman, Sr. |
.354/.400/.638 |
16 |
73 |
4 |
| 2B |
Conner Winn, So. |
.207/.378/.310 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| 3B |
Matt Skole, So. |
.302/.384/.600 |
17 |
58 |
2 |
| SS |
Derek Dietrich, Jr. |
.311/.426/.511 |
10 |
54 |
5 |
| LF |
Jay Dantzler, Sr. |
.281/.397/.579 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
| CF |
Jeff Rowland, Jr. |
.340/.411/.522 |
8 |
39 |
21 |
| RF |
Chase Burnette, Jr. |
.351/.447/.691 |
8 |
29 |
1 |
| DH |
Thomas Nichols, Jr. |
.290/.407/.410 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
| RHP |
Deck McGuire, Jr. |
11-2 |
3.50 |
100 |
118 |
0 |
| RHP |
Brandon Cumpton, Jr. |
4-3 |
4.76 |
64 |
63 |
0 |
| RHP |
Mark Pope, So. |
5-1 |
6.00 |
27 |
27 |
8 |
| RP |
Kevin Jacob, Jr. |
5-3 |
4.69 |
46 |
34 |
1 |
7. Florida
2009 Record (Ranking): 42-22 (12).
RPI: 10.
Coach (Record at school): Kevin O'Sullivan (76-46, 2 years).
Postseason History: 25 regional appearances (active streak: 2 straight), 5 CWS appearances (last in 2005), 0 national titles.
| C |
Ben McMahan, So. |
.100/.182/.200 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 1B |
Preston Tucker, So. |
.364/.419/.628 |
15 |
85 |
5 |
| 2B |
Josh Adams, Jr. |
.342/.440/.496 |
8 |
52 |
5 |
| 3B |
Bryson Smith, Jr. |
Tr.—Young Harris (Ga.) JC |
| SS |
Nolan Fontana, Fr. |
HS—Winter Garden, Fla. |
| LF |
Jonathan Pigott, Sr. |
.357/.423/.563 |
6 |
32 |
6 |
| CF |
Matt den Dekker, Sr. |
.296/.409/.412 |
5 |
37 |
17 |
| RF |
Daniel Pigott, So. |
.301/.372/.414 |
3 |
21 |
4 |
| DH |
Austin Maddox, Fr. |
HS—Jacksonville |
| RHP |
Tommy Toledo, So. |
4-4 |
4.40 |
59 |
30 |
0 |
| LHP |
Alex Panteliodis, So. |
6-5 |
4.38 |
64 |
43 |
1 |
| RHP |
Anthony DeSclafani, So. |
6-3 |
4.98 |
65 |
47 |
0 |
| RP |
Nick Maronde, So. |
3-1 |
4.40 |
61 |
59 |
0 |
8. UC Irvine
2009 Record (Ranking): 45-15 (10).
RPI: 16.
Coach (Record at school): Mike Gillespie (87-33, 2 years).
Postseason History: 5 regional appearances (active streak: 4 straight), 1 CWS appearance (2007), 0 national titles.
| C |
Francis Larson, Sr. |
.309/.350/.532 |
9 |
43 |
5 |
| 1B |
Jeff Cusick, Sr. |
.293/.375/.437 |
6 |
40 |
2 |
| 2B |
Casey Stevenson, Sr. |
.346/.441/.503 |
3 |
41 |
8 |
| 3B |
Brian Hernandez, Jr. |
DNP—Redshirted |
| SS |
D.J. Crumlich, So. |
.261/.351/.323 |
1 |
30 |
4 |
| LF |
Drew Hillman, Jr. |
Tr.—Orange Coast (Calif.) CC |
| CF |
Cory Olson, Sr. |
.315/.394/.495 |
4 |
18 |
3 |
| RF |
Dillon Bell, Sr. |
.274/.378/.405 |
2 |
21 |
1 |
| DH |
Ronnie Shaeffer, So. |
.388/.441/.533 |
4 |
36 |
4 |
| LHP |
Daniel Bibona, Sr. |
12-1 |
2.63 |
106 |
108 |
0 |
| RHP |
Christian Bergman, Sr. |
9-3 |
3.50 |
98 |
66 |
0 |
| RHP |
Crosby Slaught, Jr. |
8-0 |
4.62 |
76 |
52 |
0 |
| RP |
Eric Pettis, Sr. |
5-2 |
3.86 |
42 |
37 |
17 |
9. Florida State
2009 Record (Ranking): 45-18 (9).
RPI: 15.
Coach (Record at school): Mike Martin (1583-538-4, 30 years).
Postseason History: 47 regional appearances (active streak: 32 straight), 19 CWS appearances (last in 2008), 0 national titles.
| C |
Rafael Lopez, Jr. |
.287/.360/.393 |
4 |
29 |
1 |
| 1B |
Mike Meschke, Sr. |
.322/.423/.540 |
3 |
23 |
0 |
| 2B |
Sherman Johnson, So. |
.476/.577/.810 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
| 3B |
Stuart Tapley, Jr. |
.316/.444/.581 |
13 |
60 |
8 |
| SS |
Stephen Cardullo, Sr. |
.376/.479/.612 |
10 |
51 |
20 |
| LF |
Mike McGee, Jr. |
.379/.494/.768 |
19 |
78 |
13 |
| CF |
Tyler Holt, Jr. |
.401/.520/.578 |
5 |
28 |
34 |
| RF |
Ohmed Danesh, Sr. |
.262/.360/.458 |
6 |
34 |
9 |
| DH |
James Ramsey, So. |
.294/.412/.426 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
| LHP |
Sean Gilmartin, So. |
12-3 |
3.49 |
98 |
83 |
1 |
| LHP |
Brian Busch, So. |
6-2 |
3.97 |
91 |
70 |
0 |
| RHP |
Mike McGee, Jr. |
6-2 |
4.04 |
69 |
72 |
0 |
| RP |
John Gast, Jr. |
5-3 |
5.12 |
39 |
24 |
0 |
10. South Carolina
2009 Record (Ranking): 40-23 (25).
RPI: 21.
Coach (Record at school): Ray Tanner (540-243, 12 years).
Postseason History: 25 regional appearances (active streak: 10 straight), 8 CWS appearances (last in 2004), 0 national titles.
| C |
Kyle Enders, Sr. |
.261/.346/.464 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
| 1B |
Nick Ebert, Sr. |
.321/.468/.713 |
23 |
72 |
3 |
| 2B |
Adrian Morales, Jr. |
Tr.—Miami Dade CC |
| 3B |
Christian Walker, Fr. |
HS—Limerick, Pa. |
| SS |
Bobby Haney, Sr. |
.291/.352/.414 |
4 |
30 |
1 |
| LF |
Adam Matthews, So. |
.290/.380/.580 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
| CF |
Jackie Bradley Jr., So. |
.349/.431/.537 |
11 |
46 |
8 |
| RF |
Whit Merrifield, Jr. |
.340/.401/.545 |
11 |
49 |
15 |
| DH |
Parker Bangs, Jr. |
.328/.385/.555 |
5 |
36 |
0 |
| RHP |
Sam Dyson, Jr. |
9-4 |
5.21 |
102 |
94 |
0 |
| RHP |
Blake Cooper, Sr. |
9-4 |
4.50 |
86 |
65 |
0 |
| LHP |
Nolan Belcher, So. |
4-5 |
5.33 |
83 |
76 |
0 |
| RP |
Parker Bangs, Jr. |
3-2 |
5.88 |
34 |
39 |
0 |
11. Texas Christian
2009 Record (Ranking): 40-18 (14).
RPI: 8.
Coach (Record at school): Jim Schlossnagle (251-120, 6 years).
Postseason History: 8 regional appearances (active streak: 6 straight), 0 CWS appearances, 0 national titles.
| C |
Bryan Holaday, Sr. |
.300/.351/.507 |
10 |
48 |
2 |
| 1B |
Matt Curry, Sr. |
.315/.421/.444 |
3 |
31 |
2 |
| 2B |
Jerome Pena, Jr. |
Tr.—Western Nevada JC |
| 3B |
Jantzen Witte, Fr. |
DNP—Redshirted |
| SS |
Taylor Featherston, So. |
.322/.395/.461 |
5 |
28 |
8 |
| LF |
Jason Coats, So. |
.316/.393/.518 |
6 |
32 |
2 |
| CF |
Kyle Von Tungeln, Fr. |
HS—Sugarland, Texas |
| RF |
Josh Elander, Fr. |
HS—Round Rock, Texas |
| DH |
Joe Weik, Jr. |
Tr.—Weatherford (Texas) JC |
| RHP |
Steven Maxwell, Jr. |
3-2 |
6.10 |
38 |
27 |
0 |
| LHP |
Matt Purke, Fr. |
HS—Spring, Texas |
| RHP |
Kyle Winkler, So. |
7-1 |
4.15 |
74 |
48 |
0 |
| RP |
Eric Marshall, Sr. |
2-2 |
1.48 |
30 |
20 |
9 |
12. Coastal Carolina
2009 Record (Ranking): 47-16 (NR).
RPI: 28.
Coach (Record at school): Gary Gilmore (554-293, 14 years).
Postseason History: 9 regional appearances (active streak: 3 straight), 0 CWS appearances, 0 national titles.
| C |
Jose Iglesias, Sr. |
.306/.384/.392 |
11 |
45 |
0 |
| 1B |
Adam Rice, Sr. |
.368/.429/.545 |
7 |
59 |
5 |
| 2B |
Steve Davis, So. |
.308/.348/.392 |
1 |
18 |
5 |
| 3B |
Scott Woodward, Jr. |
.284/.445/.351 |
1 |
19 |
30 |
| SS |
Taylor Motter, So. |
.286/.365/.406 |
2 |
31 |
5 |
| LF |
Chance Gilmore, Sr. |
.328/.412/.609 |
6 |
27 |
12 |
| CF |
Rico Noel, Jr. |
.315/.427/.500 |
8 |
45 |
48 |
| RF |
Daniel Bowman, So. |
.333/.382/.590 |
13 |
54 |
5 |
| DH |
Tom LaStella*, So. |
.320/.419/.400 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| * Stats from 2008 at St. John's |
| LHP |
Cody Wheeler, Jr. |
10-1 |
3.83 |
92 |
98 |
0 |
| RHP |
Anthony Meo, So. |
9-2 |
2.93 |
77 |
68 |
0 |
| RHP |
Austin Fleet, Sr. |
7-2 |
3.53 |
64 |
28 |
0 |
| RP |
Brad Goldberg, So. |
1-1 |
2.45 |
15 |
17 |
0 |
13. Louisville
2009 Record (Ranking): 47-18 (15).
RPI: 17.
Coach (Record at school): Dan McDonnell (135-63, 3 years).
Postseason History: 4 regional appearances (active streak: 3 straight), 1 CWS appearance (2007), 0 national titles.
| C |
Jeff Arnold, Sr. |
.246/.383/.337 |
3 |
32 |
13 |
| 1B |
Andrew Clark, Sr. |
.350/.479/.555 |
9 |
55 |
1 |
| 2B |
Adam Duvall, Sr. |
.328/.420/.545 |
11 |
51 |
12 |
| 3B |
Phil Wunderlich, Jr. |
.367/.444/.669 |
18 |
78 |
4 |
| SS |
Ryan Wright, So. |
.335/.375/.471 |
5 |
66 |
12 |
| LF |
Josh Richmond, Jr. |
.307/.382/.487 |
7 |
31 |
5 |
| CF |
Drew Haynes, Jr. |
.208/.363/.215 |
0 |
13 |
17 |
| RF |
Stewart Ijames*, So. |
.351/.401/.583 |
8 |
39 |
4 |
| DH |
Kyle Grieshaber, Fr. |
HS—St. Louis |
| RHP |
Thomas Royse, Jr. |
3-2 |
3.48 |
41 |
48 |
2 |
| RHP |
Tony Zych, So. |
6-2 |
3.25 |
44 |
31 |
2 |
| LHP |
Dean Kiekhefer, Jr. |
6-5 |
5.00 |
77 |
63 |
0 |
| RP |
Gabriel Shaw, Jr. |
3-1 |
3.73 |
51 |
47 |
3 |
14. Arizona State
2009 Record (Ranking): 51-14 (3).
RPI: 6.
Coach (Record at school): Tim Esmay (1st year).
Postseason History: 33 regional appearances (active streak: 10 straight), 21 CWS appearances (last in 2009), 5 national titles (last in 1981).
| C |
Xorge Carrillo, Jr. |
Tr.—Central Arizona CC |
| 1B |
Kole Calhoun, Sr. |
.313/.437/.583 |
12 |
53 |
10 |
| 2B |
Zack MacPhee, So. |
.270/.403/.377 |
4 |
39 |
8 |
| 3B |
Riccio Torrez, So. |
.280/.371/.480 |
6 |
37 |
4 |
| SS |
Deven Marrero, Fr. |
HS—Plantation, Fla. |
| LF |
Johnny Ruettiger, So. |
.360/.511/.480 |
1 |
13 |
12 |
| CF |
Drew Maggi, So. |
.309/.442/.392 |
0 |
24 |
21 |
| RF |
Matt Newman, Jr. |
.305/.442/.466 |
7 |
54 |
6 |
| DH |
Zach Wilson, So. |
.275/.352/.363 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
| LHP |
Josh Spence, Sr. |
10-1 |
2.37 |
103 |
125 |
1 |
| RHP |
Seth Blair, Jr. |
7-2 |
3.39 |
77 |
78 |
1 |
| RHP |
Jimmy Patterson, Jr. |
Tr.—Central Arizona CC |
| RP |
Mitchell Lambson, So. |
9-5 |
3.01 |
84 |
99 |
5 |
15. Clemson
2009 Record (Ranking): 44-22 (16).
RPI: 12.
Coach (Record at school): Jack Leggett (724-331-1, 16 years).
Postseason History: 34 regional appearances (last in 2009), 12 CWS appearances (last in 2006), 0 national titles.
| C |
John Nester, Jr. |
.304/.333/.458 |
5 |
33 |
1 |
| 1B |
Richie Shaffer, Fr. |
HS—Charlotte |
| 2B |
Mike Freeman, Sr. |
.328/.414/.470 |
4 |
44 |
11 |
| 3B |
Jason Stolz, So. |
.315/.399/.385 |
1 |
21 |
7 |
| SS |
Brad Miller, So. |
.273/.405/.345 |
3 |
36 |
16 |
| LF |
Jeff Schaus, Jr. |
.320/.424/.543 |
13 |
50 |
9 |
| CF |
Wilson Boyd, Sr. |
.341/.418/.505 |
3 |
46 |
5 |
| RF |
Kyle Parker, Jr. |
.255/.349/.442 |
12 |
52 |
6 |
| DH |
Chris Epps, Jr. |
.297/.415/.469 |
4 |
27 |
9 |
| LHP |
Casey Harman, Jr. |
7-3 |
3.95 |
87 |
89 |
1 |
| RHP |
Scott Weismann, So. |
3-1 |
1.23 |
37 |
28 |
1 |
| LHP |
Will Lamb, So. |
0-0 |
2.45 |
22 |
15 |
1 |
| RP |
Tomas Cruz, Sr. |
2-3 |
3.33 |
46 |
39 |
4 |
16. Miami
2009 Record (Ranking): 38-22 (NR).
RPI: 13.
Coach (Record at school): Jim Morris (733-278-3, 16 years).
Postseason History: 38 regional appearances (active streak: 37 straight), 23 CWS appearances (last in 2008), 4 national titles (last in 2001).
| C |
Yasmani Grandal, Jr. |
.299/.410/.599 |
16 |
45 |
2 |
| 1B |
Ryan Perry, Sr. |
.200/.308/.400 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 2B |
Scott Lawson, Sr. |
.333/.444/.489 |
3 |
34 |
10 |
| 3B |
Harold Martinez, So. |
.270/.323/.433 |
9 |
47 |
4 |
| SS |
Stephen Perez, Fr. |
HS—Miami |
| LF |
Chris Pelaez, Jr. |
Tr.—Miami Dade CC |
| CF |
Zeke DeVoss, Fr. |
HS—Titusville, Fla. |
| RF |
Nathan Melendres, So. |
.272/.341/.344 |
1 |
20 |
7 |
| DH |
David Villasuso, So. |
.233/.233/.433 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| LHP |
Eric Erickson*, Jr. |
9-1 |
4.15 |
78 |
63 |
0 |
| LHP |
Chris Hernandez, Jr. |
7-5 |
4.76 |
91 |
93 |
0 |
| RHP |
Jason Santana, Sr. |
6-1 |
5.40 |
58 |
36 |
1 |
| RP |
David Gutierrez, Sr. |
4-6 |
4.38 |
72 |
55 |
0 |
| * Stats from 2008 |
17. Arkansas
2009 Record (Ranking): 41-24 (7).
RPI: 7.
Coach (Record at school): Dave Van Horn (276-158, 7 years).
Postseason History: 22 regional appearances (active streak: 8 straight), 5 CWS appearances (last in 2009), 0 national titles.
| C |
James McCann, So. |
.242/.285/.313 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
| 1B |
Andy Wilkins, Jr. |
.319/.442/.638 |
19 |
58 |
8 |
| 2B |
Bo Bigham, So. |
.280/.386/.373 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
| 3B |
Zack Cox, So. |
.266/.345/.558 |
13 |
39 |
1 |
| SS |
Tim Carver, So. |
.229/.286/.253 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
| LF |
Collin Kuhn, So. |
.256/.369/.372 |
3 |
19 |
11 |
| CF |
Brett Eibner, Jr. |
.231/.375/.510 |
12 |
34 |
3 |
| RF |
Jarrod McKinney, So. |
.197/.290/.213 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
| DH |
Travis Sample, Jr. |
.263/.385/.434 |
2 |
16 |
1 |
| LHP |
Drew Smyly, So. |
3-1 |
4.66 |
58 |
60 |
0 |
| RHP |
Brett Eibner, Jr. |
5-5 |
5.00 |
72 |
67 |
0 |
| RHP |
Mike Bolsinger, Sr. |
6-4 |
2.99 |
69 |
79 |
2 |
| RP |
D.J. Baxendale, Fr. |
HS—Jacksonville, Ark. |
18. East Carolina
2009 Record (Ranking): 46-20 (17).
RPI: 23.
Coach (Record at school): Billy Godwin (161-90, 5 years).
Postseason History: 24 regional appearances (active streak: 3 straight), 0 CWS appearances, 0 national titles.
| C |
Jared Avchen, Sr. |
.330/.416/.420 |
2 |
29 |
0 |
| 1B |
John Wooten, Fr. |
HS—Goldsboro, N.C. |
| 2B |
Cam Freeman, Jr. |
.261/.346/.478 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| 3B |
Corey Thompson, So. |
.467/.500/.800 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| SS |
Dustin Harrington, Jr. |
.318/.355/.536 |
14 |
49 |
4 |
| LF |
Austin Homan, Jr. |
.354/.452/.418 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
| CF |
Trent Whitehead, Jr. |
.376/.449/.552 |
7 |
47 |
10 |
| RF |
Devin Harris, Jr. |
.344/.413/.580 |
14 |
48 |
13 |
| DH |
Kyle Roller, Sr. |
.336/.451/.578 |
16 |
75 |
4 |
| RHP |
Seth Maness, Jr. |
9-3 |
4.71 |
107 |
83 |
2 |
| LHP |
Kevin Brandt, So. |
9-2 |
3.64 |
82 |
72 |
0 |
| RHP |
Brad Mincey, Jr. |
10-5 |
3.16 |
83 |
71 |
0 |
| RP |
Seth Simmons, Jr. |
3-1 |
3.69 |
39 |
50 |
9 |
19. San Diego
2009 Record (Ranking): 29-25 (NR).
RPI: 51.
Coach (Record at school): Rich Hill (382-261-3, 11 years).
Postseason History: 4 regional appearances (last in 2008), 0 CWS appearances, 0 national titles.
| C |
Nick McCoy, Sr. |
.270/.335/.489 |
6 |
28 |
3 |
| 1B |
Bryan Haar, So. |
.298/.349/.496 |
5 |
38 |
0 |
| 2B |
Chris Engell, Sr. |
.358/.389/.484 |
3 |
37 |
3 |
| 3B |
Steven Chatwood, Sr. |
.327/.375/.459 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
| SS |
Zach Walters, Jr. |
.377/.503/.416 |
1 |
24 |
4 |
| LF |
Austin Green, So. |
.287/.339/.470 |
5 |
18 |
2 |
| CF |
Kevin Muno, Jr. |
.305/.419/.441 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
| RF |
James Meador, Sr. |
.376/.435/.559 |
6 |
45 |
7 |
| DH |
Victor Sanchez, Jr. |
.263/.277/.485 |
5 |
23 |
0 |
| RHP |
A.J. Griffin, Sr. |
8-3 |
3.33 |
81 |
85 |
3 |
| RHP |
Kyle Blair, Jr. |
3-2 |
3.13 |
55 |
62 |
2 |
| LHP |
Sammy Solis, Jr. |
1-1 |
4.50 |
12 |
16 |
0 |
| RP |
Matt Thomson, Sr. |
5-5 |
5.98 |
81 |
88 |
2 |
20. North Carolina
2009 Record (Ranking): 48-18 (6).
RPI: 5.
Coach (Record at school): Mike Fox (500-208-1, 11 years).
Postseason History: 24 regional appearances (active streak: 8 straight), 8 CWS appearances (active streak: 4 straight), 0 national titles.
| C |
Jesse Wierzbicki, Jr. |
Tr.—Walters State (Tenn.) JC |
| 1B |
Dillon Hazlett, Jr. |
Tr.—Allen County (Kan.) CC |
| 2B |
Tommy Coyle, Fr. |
HS—Fort Washington, Pa. |
| 3B |
Levi Michael, So. |
.290/.377/.527 |
13 |
57 |
5 |
| SS |
Ryan Graepel, Sr. |
.283/.374/.385 |
2 |
42 |
2 |
| LF |
Ben Bunting, Jr. |
.336/.423/.431 |
2 |
37 |
5 |
| CF |
Mike Cavasinni, Sr. |
.272/.384/.332 |
0 |
24 |
9 |
| RF |
Brian Goodwin, Fr. |
HS—Rocky Mount, N.C. |
| DH |
Chaz Frank, Fr. |
HS—Lexington, N.C. |
| RHP |
Matt Harvey, Jr. |
7-2 |
5.40 |
75 |
81 |
1 |
| RHP |
Colin Bates, Jr. |
4-4 |
3.15 |
60 |
59 |
6 |
| RHP |
Patrick Johnson, Jr. |
2-2 |
3.49 |
57 |
77 |
1 |
| RP |
Chris Munnelly, Fr. |
HS—Winston-Salem, N.C. |
21. Southern Mississippi
2009 Record (Ranking): 40-26 (11).
RPI: 31.
Coach (Record at school): Scott Berry (1st year).
Postseason History: 10 regional appearances (active streak: 7 straight), 1 CWS appearance (2009), 0 national titles.
| C |
Travis Graves, Sr. |
.254/.393/.352 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
| 1B |
Mark Ellis, Jr. |
Tr.—Chipola (Fla.) JC |
| 2B |
Taylor Walker, Sr. |
.305/.399/.395 |
3 |
29 |
7 |
| 3B |
Joey Archer, Sr. |
.306/.390/.498 |
10 |
62 |
2 |
| SS |
B.A. Vollmuth, So. |
.237/.321/.515 |
8 |
28 |
1 |
| LF |
Kameron Brunty, So. |
.336/.437/.502 |
7 |
53 |
10 |
| CF |
Tyler Koelling, Jr. |
.269/.315/.353 |
2 |
27 |
4 |
| RF |
Marc Bourgeois, Jr. |
Tr.—Chipola (Fla.) JC |
| DH |
Anthony Doss*, So. |
.216/.275/.324 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| * Stats from 2008 |
| RHP |
Todd McInnis, Jr. |
9-4 |
3.73 |
101 |
90 |
0 |
| RHP |
Scott Copeland, Sr. |
2-5 |
6.41 |
39 |
22 |
1 |
| LHP |
Dillon Day, Fr. |
HS—Geismar, La. |
| RP |
Collin Cargill, Jr. |
4-3 |
3.55 |
38 |
32 |
13 |
22. Georgia
2009 Record (Ranking): 38-24 (NR).
RPI: 20.
Coach (Record at school): David Perno (289-208-1, 8 years).
Postseason History: 9 regional appearances (active streak: 2 straight), 6 CWS appearances (last in 2008), 1 national title (1990).
| C |
Christian Glisson, So. |
.333/.333/.333 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1B |
Chase Davidson, So. |
.231/.291/.398 |
3 |
19 |
3 |
| 2B |
Levi Hyams, So. |
.263/.350/.387 |
5 |
24 |
8 |
| 3B |
Colby May, So. |
.339/.433/.558 |
11 |
42 |
3 |
| SS |
Kyle Farmer, Fr. |
HS—Atlanta |
| LF |
Johnathan Taylor, So. |
.309/.455/.350 |
0 |
10 |
23 |
| CF |
Zach Cone, So. |
.323/.382/.548 |
4 |
18 |
3 |
| RF |
Peter Verdin, So. |
.316/.396/.408 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
| DH |
Kevin Ruiz, Fr. |
DNP—Redshirted |
| RHP |
Justin Grimm, Jr. |
4-4 |
4.15 |
78 |
72 |
0 |
| RHP |
Jeff Walters, Sr. |
2-0 |
4.64 |
43 |
46 |
1 |
| RHP |
Michael Palazzone, So. |
3-0 |
5.13 |
33 |
43 |
1 |
| RP |
Alex McRee, Sr. |
4-4 |
6.27 |
56 |
56 |
0 |
23. UCLA
2009 Record (Ranking): 27-29 (NR).
RPI: 71.
Coach (Record at school): John Savage (141-150, 5 years).
Postseason History: 15 regional appearances (last in 2008), 2 CWS appearances (last in 1997), 0 national titles.
| C |
Steve Rodriguez, So. |
.179/.291/.263 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
| 1B |
Justin Uribe, Sr. |
.318/.414/.450 |
3 |
23 |
3 |
| 2B |
Tyler Rahmatulla, So. |
.222/.346/.244 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
| 3B |
Dean Espy, So. |
Tr.—South Mountain (Ariz.) CC |
| SS |
Niko Gallego, Jr. |
.273/.361/.326 |
0 |
27 |
6 |
| LF |
Cody Keefer, Fr. |
HS—Davis, Calif. |
| CF |
Beau Amaral, Fr. |
HS—Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| RF |
Brett Krill, Jr. |
.280/.333/.360 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| DH |
Blair Dunlap, Sr. |
.301/.351/.496 |
7 |
39 |
15 |
| RHP |
Gerrit Cole, So. |
4-8 |
3.49 |
85 |
104 |
0 |
| RHP |
Trevor Bauer, So. |
9-3 |
2.99 |
105 |
92 |
2 |
| LHP |
Rob Rasmussen, Jr. |
4-2 |
6.45 |
45 |
51 |
1 |
| RP |
Dan Klein*, So. |
2-2 |
7.64 |
18 |
13 |
0 |
| * Stats from 2008 |
24. Mississippi
2009 Record (Ranking): 44-20 (13).
RPI: 14.
Coach (Record at school): Mike Bianco (365-203-1, 9 years).
Postseason History: 15 regional appearances (active streak: 7 straight), 4 CWS appearances (last in 1972), 0 national titles.
| C |
Taylor Hightower, So. |
.476/.500/.524 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 1B |
Matt Snyder, So. |
.298/.387/.489 |
8 |
31 |
0 |
| 2B |
Alex Yarbrough, Fr. |
HS—Allen, Texas |
| 3B |
Zach Miller, Sr. |
.341/.438/.502 |
5 |
38 |
8 |
| SS |
Kevin Mort, Sr. |
.286/.357/.318 |
0 |
33 |
4 |
| LF |
Tim Ferguson, Jr. |
.358/.397/.520 |
2 |
21 |
18 |
| CF |
Tanner Mathis, Fr. |
HS—Lake Charles, La. |
| RF |
Matt Smith, Jr. |
.336/.421/.522 |
8 |
59 |
4 |
| DH |
Miles Hamblin, Jr. |
Tr.—Howard (Texas) JC |
| LHP |
Drew Pomeranz, Jr. |
8-4 |
3.40 |
95 |
124 |
0 |
| RHP |
Aaron Barrett, Sr. |
0-1 |
8.70 |
30 |
33 |
0 |
| LHP |
Trent Rothlin, Jr. |
Tr.—Walters State (Tenn.) CC |
| RP |
David Goforth, So. |
1-1 |
2.80 |
35 |
36 |
3 |
25. Oregon State
2009 Record (Ranking): 37-19 (NR).
RPI: 42.
Coach (Record at school): Pat Casey (505-314-4, 15 years).
Postseason History: 10 regional appearances (last in 2009), 4 CWS appearances (last in 2007), 2 national titles (last in 2007).
| C |
Andrew Susac, Fr. |
HS—Carmichael, Calif. |
| 1B |
Jared Norris, Jr. |
.331/.461/.431 |
3 |
36 |
0 |
| 2B |
John Tommasini, Jr. |
.220/.338/.280 |
0 |
28 |
3 |
| 3B |
Stefen Romero, Jr. |
.291/.361/.466 |
5 |
51 |
1 |
| SS |
Carter Bell, So. |
.294/.393/.412 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
| LF |
Rob Folsom, Sr. |
.283/.333/.364 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
| CF |
Adalberto Santos, Sr. |
.320/.453/.446 |
4 |
43 |
15 |
| RF |
Michael Miller, So. |
.297/.389/.383 |
1 |
17 |
8 |
| DH |
Danny Hayes, Fr. |
HS—Carmichael, Calif. |
| RHP |
Sam Gaviglio, So. |
10-1 |
2.73 |
63 |
55 |
1 |
| RHP |
Tyler Waldron, Jr. |
6-4 |
4.15 |
93 |
70 |
0 |
| RHP |
Greg Peavey, Jr. |
4-3 |
5.74 |
63 |
42 |
0 |
| RP |
Kevin Rhoderick, Jr. |
3-3 |
4.18 |
24 |
33 |
9 |