Baton Rouge Regional #1/3/7/8 LSU #16/17/17/18 Oregon State NR UL-Monroe NR Belmont winner plays the winner of... Coral Gables Regional #15/18/20/21 University of Central Florida (UCF) #21/22/22/23 Miami #25/29/31/NR Stony Brook #34/NR/NR/NR Missouri State Oregon State Beavers - 7-1 in their last 8 games - 9-5 record vs Regional-Hosting Teams: --- 4-1 record vs Oregon (NATIONAL SEED) --- 2-1 record vs UCLA (NATIONAL SEED) --- 2-1 record vs Stanford (Regional Host) --- 1-2 record vs Arizona (Regional Host) - National Champions: 2006, 2007 - CWS Appearances: 2005, 2006, 2007 - recent NCAAT appearances: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 UL-Monroe Warhawks - Sun Belt Championship Tournament Champions - 6-1 in their last 7 games Belmont Bruins (Nashville, TN) - Atlantic Sun Conference Champions (both regular season and tournament) - 9-1 in their last 10 games compared to the other major conference teams in the NCAAT (along with the other teams ranked in the Top 20: Rice, UCF, and Cal State Fullerton)... LSU's fielding is the best, our hitting is above average and our pitching is a little bit below average also, note that our stud closer, Goody, has done poorly in his last 4 appearances as closer.... giving up a .481 opposing batting average and a whooping 12.60 ERA over that time (a total of 5.0 innings vs Vanderbilt, Nicholls State, South Carolina, and Miss State) Fielding Percentage .980 -- LSU -- NATIONAL SEED .980 -- South Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED .980 -- Oregon -- NATIONAL SEED .978 -- Florida -- NATIONAL SEED .977 -- Oregon State .976 -- Ole Miss .975 -- UCLA -- NATIONAL SEED .975 -- Baylor -- NATIONAL SEED .975 -- Rice -- Regional Host .975 -- Cal St. Fullerton .974 -- Kentucky .974 -- Clemson .973 -- Virginia -- Regional Host .972 -- UCF .971 -- Texas A&M -- Regional Host .971 -- Michigan State .970 -- Miss State .970 -- Purdue -- Regional Host .969 -- Florida State -- NATIONAL SEED .969 -- North Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED .969 -- NC State -- Regional Host .969 -- Missouri .969 -- Oklahoma .968 -- Arkansas .967 -- Arizona -- Regional Host .967 -- Stanford -- Regional Host .966 -- Vanderbilt .961 -- Georgia Tech .958 -- Miami -- Regional Host Scoring 7.1--Arizona -- Regional Host 7.0--Virginia -- Regional Host 6.8--Stanford -- Regional Host 6.7--Purdue -- Regional Host 6.7--Florida St. -- NATIONAL SEED 6.7--UCF 6.6--NC State -- Regional Host 6.6--Baylor -- NATIONAL SEED 6.5--Georgia Tech 6.3--LSU -- NATIONAL SEED 6.3--Oregon State 6.3--UCLA -- NATIONAL SEED 6.1--Kentucky 6.1--Michigan St. 6.1--North Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED 5.9--Texas A&M -- Regional Host 5.8--Florida -- NATIONAL SEED 5.8--Rice -- Regional Host 5.7--Missouri 5.7--Clemson 5.5--Arkansas 5.4--Ole Miss 5.4--Vanderbilt 5.4--South Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED 5.2--Miami -- Regional Host 5.2--Cal State Fulleron 5.2--Oklahoma 4.6--Oregon -- NATIONAL SEED 4.5--Mississippi St. Batting Average .325 Arizona -- Regional Host .318 Purdue -- Regional Host .311 Baylor -- NATIONAL SEED .310 UCLA -- NATIONAL SEED .298 Ole Miss .298 Virginia -- Regional Host .298 Michigan State .297 Kentucky .296 Georgia Tech .295 LSU -- NATIONAL SEED .294 UCF .292 Texas A&M -- Regional Host .290 NC State -- Regional Host .290 Stanford -- Regional Host .284 Rice -- Regional Host .283 Oregon St. .283 Florida State -- NATIONAL SEED .281 Florida -- NATIONAL SEED .279 Arkansas .279 North Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED .277 Cal St. Fullerton .274 Missouri .271 South Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED .269 Clemson .269 Oklahoma .266 Vanderbilt .265 Oregon -- NATIONAL SEED .260 Miami -- Regional Host .252 Miss State Home Runs Per Game 1.12 -- Florida -- NATIONAL SEED 0.95 -- Kentucky 0.81 -- Stanford -- Regional Host 0.80 -- Virginia -- Regional Host 0.68 -- South Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED 0.68 -- Clemson 0.67 -- UCF 0.66 -- Arkansas 0.66 -- Baylor -- NATIONAL SEED 0.65 -- Miami -- Regional Host 0.63 -- LSU -- NATIONAL SEED 0.63 -- Ole Miss 0.63 -- NC State -- Regional Host 0.62 -- Florida State -- NATIONAL SEED 0.61 -- Oregon State 0.61 -- Purdue -- Regional Host 0.60 -- Rice -- Regional Host 0.55 -- Oklahoma 0.52 -- Michigan State 0.50 -- Missouri 0.47 -- Oregon -- NATIONAL SEED 0.45 -- Virginia -- Regional Host 0.44 -- Vanderbilt 0.40 -- Texas A&M -- Regional Host 0.38 -- UCLA -- NATIONAL SEED 0.34 -- Miss State 0.33 -- North Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED 0.33 -- Arizona -- Regional Host 0.17 -- Cal State Fullerton Slugging Percentage .446 -- Florida -- NATIONAL SEED .442 -- Kentucky .441 -- Arizona -- Regional Host .439 -- Baylor -- NATIONAL SEED .438 -- Georgia Tech .436 -- Purdue -- Regional Host .430 -- Stanford -- Regional Host .424 -- NC State -- Regional Host .424 -- Virginia -- Regional Host .419 -- UCF .414 -- Ole Miss .412 -- Florida State -- NATIONAL SEED .411 -- LSU -- NATIONAL SEED .404 -- Oregon State .401 -- Arkansas .400 -- UCLA -- NATIONAL SEED .399 -- South Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED .399 -- Rice -- Regional Host .397 -- Michigan St. .391 -- Texas A&M -- Regional Host .390 -- North Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED .389 -- Miami -- Regional Host .387 -- Clemson .386 -- Oklahoma .376 -- Vanderbilt .376 -- Oregon -- NATIONAL SEED .375 -- Missouri .357 -- Cal St. Fullerton .334 -- Miss State On Base Percentage .407 -- Baylor -- NATIONAL SEED .404 -- Florida State -- NATIONAL SEED .402 -- Virginia -- Regional Host .397 -- UCLA -- NATIONAL SEED .394 -- Arizona -- Regional Host .390 -- UCF .386 -- Purdue -- Regional Host .385 -- Oregon State .383 -- Kentucky .382 -- Rice -- Regional Host .380 -- Michigan State .377 -- North Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED .375 -- LSU -- NATIONAL SEED .375 -- Georgia Tech .373 -- Texas A&M -- Regional Host .370 -- Stanford -- Regional Host .370 -- Ole Miss .370 -- NC State -- Regional Host .367 -- Missouri .365 -- Arkansas .364 -- Vanderbilt .360 -- Cal State Fullerton .359 -- Miss State .359 -- Florida -- NATIONAL SEED .359 -- Clemson .358 -- South Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED .357 -- Oregon -- NATIONAL SEED .356 -- Miami -- Regional Host .352 -- Oklahoma ERA 2.54 -- North Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED 2.58 -- Miss State 2.86 -- Texas A&M -- Regional Host 2.91 -- Florida -- NATIONAL SEED 2.91 -- Rice -- Regional Host 2.99 -- Miami -- Regional Host 2.99 -- Arkansas 3.02 -- Oregon -- NATIONAL SEED 3.08 -- Cal State Fullerton 3.12 -- Purdue -- Regional Host 3.15 -- Baylor -- NATIONAL SEED 3.17 -- Michigan State 3.20 -- South Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED 3.25 -- Stanford -- Regional Host 3.26 -- LSU -- NATIONAL SEED 3.28 -- UCLA -- NATIONAL SEED 3.29 -- NC State -- Regional Host 3.33 -- UCF 3.36 -- Oklahoma 3.48 -- Kentucky 3.48 -- Virginia -- Regional Host 3.51 -- Oregon State 3.57 -- Ole Miss 3.65 -- Florida State -- NATIONAL SEED 3.92 -- Vanderbilt 3.94 -- Clemson 4.04 -- Arizona -- Regional Host 4.06 -- Missouri 4.33 -- Georgia Tech Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings 7.07 -- Rice -- Regional Host 7.19 -- Oregon -- NATIONAL SEED 7.42 -- NC State -- Regional Host 7.52 -- South Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED 7.69 -- Arkansas 7.73 -- North Carolina -- NATIONAL SEED 7.84 -- Texas A&M -- Regional Host 7.91 -- Miss State 8.01 -- Virginia -- Regional Host 8.06 -- Baylor -- NATIONAL SEED 8.15 -- UCLA -- NATIONAL SEED 8.18 -- Florida -- NATIONAL SEED 8.18 -- Ole Miss 8.22 -- Michigan State 8.28 -- LSU -- NATIONAL SEED 8.34 -- Cal St. Fullerton 8.44 -- Vanderbilt 8.49 -- Florida State -- NATIONAL SEED 8.53 -- Stanford -- Regional Host 8.54 -- Purdue -- Regional Host 8.61 -- Miami -- Regional Host 8.65 -- UCF 8.72 -- Oklahoma 8.74 -- Georgia Tech 8.85 -- Oregon State 8.91 -- Kentucky 9.02 -- Arizona -- Regional Host 9.25 -- Clemson 9.28 -- Missouri
LSU has the highest all-time NCAA Tournament winning percentage (123-47, .724) "This is a fun time for us," Mainieri said. "I know what the expectations are here at LSU, and they're through the roof. Omaha or bust. When you get to the postseason, I think it's fun. It's a tremendous reward for these kids. I don't think that people truly understand the time commitment and sacrifices that these kids make on a daily basis." "I told them (the team) that all these people are going to be filling these stands tomorrow to support you, not to put pressure on you. You don't have to try any harder now than you have all year. Just go out and have fun, relax, play the game and let it rip....let's go out there, just let it rip, have fun and enjoy this experience." Mason Katz: "We're going to just let it rip. We aren't going to try and do something different than we have all year. In big games, we have gone out there and let it rip. That's just our mentality. We play loose and have fun, but we are still aggressive. We are going to stick with that. We are going to go out there tomorrow, swing big and hopefully come out on top."
LSU plays ULM tonight Mainieri on ULM: "I have the greatest level of respect you could imagine for ULM," Mainieri said. "First of all their coach, Jeff Schexnaider is a great coach. The Sun Belt Conference year in and year out is such a tough league, and when you're conference champions, that's something to be proud of. We have a job to do tomorrow night, and that is to go out there and play a great baseball game. Their players play the game the right way. I'm very impressed with their style of play and how much passion their kids play with." Raph Rhymes (who is from Monroe) on ULM: "They are going to come in here hungry. They are going to come in here and play hard. It's definitely going to be a battle. I know a bunch of guys on their team, and I know they're excited. Alex Box Stadium is going to be packed. It should be a good game." Katz on ULM: "I know a few guys on the team and I have talked to them. They are all super excited to come down here. They are going to come out here swinging and they aren't going to be scared. We are going to go out there and play 100 percent."
Only four current Tigers (Austin Nola, Hanover, Dozar, Didier) have experienced as players what will transpire when LSU takes on Louisiana-Monroe at 7 p.m. in the regional nightcap. "I haven't been able to play in a postseason game here, and that's what I'm really excited about," LSU junior outfielder Mason Katz said. "The only ones who have are the senior class this year.
Only four current Tigers (Austin Nola, Hanover, Dozar, Didier) have experienced as players what will transpire when LSU takes on Louisiana-Monroe at 7 p.m. in the regional nightcap. "I haven't been able to play in a postseason game here, and that's what I'm really excited about," LSU junior outfielder Mason Katz said. "The only ones who have are the senior class this year."
national seed Baylor lost their opening game to Oral Roberts Pac 12 was 5-0 ACC was 5-1 (lost to Stony Brook) SEC was 6-2 (lost to Kent State, Samford) Big 12 was 1-2 (lost to Arizona, Oral Roberts) Big Ten was 1-1 (lost to Pepperdine) Charlottesville Regional got rained out
