Posted on: Thursday, June 1, 2006
NCAA regional capsules
Advertiser Staff
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Oregon State pitcher Dallas Buck brings an 11-2 record and 2.92 ERA into regional play. He has 75 strikeouts and 49 walks in 101 2/3 innings.
CASEY CAMPBELL | Associated Press
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Kansas third baseman Erik Morrison brings a .297 batting average into regional play. He has 13 home runs, 49 RBIs and seven stolen bases.
TY RUSSELL | Associated Press
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Where: Goss Stadium, Corvallis, Ore.
Capacity: 2,000
OREGON STATE BEAVERS NO. 1 SEED
Record: 39-14, 22-4 at home
National rankings: 4th Collegiate Baseball; 5th Baseball America, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA); 8th USA Today/ESPN
What: Pac-10 champions, automatic berth
Coach: Pat Casey, 12th season (380-248-4)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Starting pitchers: RH Dallas Buck (11-2, 2.92, 75 Ks, 49 Ws in 101 2/3 innings) RH Jonah Nickerson (9-4, 2.61, 97 Ks, 27 Ws in 100) RH Mike Stutes (6-2, 2.71, 67 Ks, 33 Ws in 66 1/3).
Reliever: LH Kevin Gunderson (2-2, 2.54, 15 SVs, 39 Ks,15 Ws in 39).
Leading hitters: LF Cole Gillespie (.370, 11 HRs, 50 RBIs, .683 slugging, 14 SBs) SS Darwin Barney (.348, 46 Rs, 14 SBs) 1B Bill Rowe (.323, 5 HRs, 38 RBIs) 3B Shea McFeeley (.307, 43 RBIs) C Mitch Canham (.302, 43 RBIs).
KANSAS JAYHAWKS NO. 2 SEED
Record: 42-23, 14-16 away, 7-1 neutral.
National rankings: 22nd Baseball America, 28th Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA
WHAT: BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS, AUTOMATIC BERTH
Coach: Ritch Price, 12th overall season (361-338-2), 4th at KU (144-110-1)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Starting pitchers:
RH Kodiak Quick (11-4, 3.36, 66 Ks, 35 Ws in 107 innings) LH Sean Land (5-6, 4.93, 53 Ks, 33 Ws in 84) RH Ricky Fairchild (6-6, 5.65, 42 Ks, 22 Ws in 92 1/3).
Reliever: Don Czyz (6-0, 1.62, 18 SVs, 59 Ks,14 Ws in 61).
Leading hitters: 2B Jared Schweitzer (.358, 9 HRs, 37 RBIs) LF John Allman (.335, 6 HRs, 50 RBIs, 7 SBs) RF Gus Milner (.332, 7 HRs, 56 RBIs, 6 SBs) CF Matt Baty (.298, 8 SBs) DH Brock Simpson (.297, 4 HRs, 32 RBIs, 5 SBs) 3B Erik Morrison (.297, 13 HRs, 49 RBIs, 7 SBs) SS Ritchie Price (.289).
HAWAI'I RAINBOWS NO. 3 SEED
Record: 43-15, 16-4 away, 3-1 neutral
National ranking: 25th NCBWA
What: Western Athletic Conference 2nd, at-large berth
Coach: Mike Trapasso, 5th season (148-132)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Probable starting pitchers: RH Steven Wright (11-2, 2.30, 123 Ks, 19 Ws in 109 2/3 innings) RH Justin Costi (8-2, 4.14, 67 Ks, 21 Ws in 78 1/3) LH Ian Harrington (8-3, 4.09, 51 Ks, 12 Ws in 94 2/3) LH Mark Rodrigues (4-2, 4.14, 26 Ks, 17 Ws in 54 1/3)
Relievers: RH Darrell Fisherbaugh (2-2, 3.91, 9 SVs, 31 Ks, 9 Ws in 25 1/3)
RH Tyler Davis (2-2, 3.47, 3 SVs, 43 Ks, 17 Ws in 49 1/3)
RH Matt Daly (6-0, 2.44, 49 Ks, 22 Ws in 48).
Probable starting lineup: LF/CF Robbie Wilder (.335, 58 Rs, 15 SBs) CF Derek DuPree (.296, 26 RBIs, 5 SBs) 3B Justin Frash (.368, 3 HRs, 53 RBIs) 1B Luis Avila (.333, 8 HRs, 54 RBIs) RF Matt Inouye (.337, 15 2Bs, 34 RBIs, 15 SBs) C Esteban Lopez (.251, 14 2Bs, 18 RBIs) SS Eli Christensen (.302, 2 HRs, 32 RBIs) LF/DH Jorge Franco (.221, 7 SBs) DH/2B Joe Spiers (.252, 15 SBs) DH Kris Sanchez (.232) 2B Jon Hee (.293, 20 RBIs).
WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS
No. 4 seed
Record: 32-25, 11-17 away, 2-0 neutral
National ranking: None
What: Horizon League champions, automatic berth
Coach: Rob Cooper, 2nd season (56-58)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Starting pitchers: RH Robert Barrett (8-3, 2.80, 56 Ks, 21 Ws in 74 innings) RH Erich Schanz (6-3, 3.79, 52 Ks, 31 Ws in 76) RH Chris Snyder (4-7, 5.47, 41 Ks, 28 Ws in 74) RH Garret Holleran (4-7, 6.86, 38 Ks, 24 Ws in 63).
Reliever: Joe Smith (3-2, 0.75, 12 SVs, 60 Ks, 15 Ws in 48).
Leading hitters: 2B Ross Oeder (.377, 46 Rs, 9 SBs) LF Justin Wilson (.335, 6 HRs, 32 RBIs, 7 SBs) 3B Dan Biedeharn (.330, 26 RBIs) C Aaron Garcia (.325, 3 HRs, 35 RBIs) RF Amin Abusaleh (.322, 7 HRs, 37 RBIs) SS Justin Parker (.296, 5 HRs, 31 RBIs) DH Brian Shoup (.285, 3 HRs, 25 RBIs).
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