AT A GLANCE | Austin, Texas regional



Youngstown State Penguins
Record: 22-30.Seed: Fourth.Coach: Mike Florak (135-181-1, 6th year).Top Hitters: Kendall Schlabach, .312; Justin Banks, .301, 6 HRs, 31 RBIs; Charles Schultz, .293; Adam Cox, .225, 7 HRs, 34 RBIs.Top Pitchers: Justin Thomas, 7-2, 4.64 ERA; Kevin Libeg, 5-3, 4.06 ERA.2004: The Penguins are making their first NCAA Division I tournament appearance, following an improbable four-game run through the Horizon League tournament. YSU has won eight of its last 11 games, and five of the wins have been by one run.
Texas Longhorns
Record: 50-13.Seed: First (also No. 1 national seed).Coach: Augie Garrido (277-162-1, 7th year).Top Hitters: Curtis Thigpen, .370, 40 RBIs; Carson Kainer, .360; Seth Johnston, 41 RBIs, 6 homers; Drew Stubbs, .300, 5 HRs, Big 12 Freshman of the Year.Top Pitchers: Huston Street, 5-1, .160 ERA; J. Brent Cox, 4-1, 1.62 ERA; J.P. Howell, 13-2, 2.01 ERA, Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, USA Today, first team All-America.2004: The Longhorns are making their sixth straight and 46th appearance in the regional tournament and have played in the College World Series 30 times including in 2003. The winner of the Austin Regional will face the champion of the Charlottesville Regional, which includes Virginia, Princeton, George Mason and Vanderbilt, in a best-of-three NCAA Super Regional tourney in order to determine one of the eight teams to earn a berth in the 2004 College World Series field.
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Record: 48-9.Seed: Second.Coach: Rob Walton (first season).Top Hitters: OF Ricky Rivera, Mid-Con tournament MVP; 2B Brian Hanson, .363, 51 RBIs; Josh Lex, .333, 63 RBIs; and SS Grant Plumley, .336, 56 RBIs.Top Pitchers: Dennis Bigley, 12-1, 2.90 ERA, USA Today second-team All-American (the Mid-Con Pitcher and Player of the Year, he also batted .301 with a .531 slugging percentage); Justin Ramsey, 7-0, 2.81 ERA and Adam Lesko, 7-1, 1.91 ERA.2004: The Golden Eagles are making their seventh straight NCAA regional appearance. Oral Roberts gained the Mid-Continent Conference automatic bid, taking the league title for the seventh straight season.
TCU Horned Frogs
Record: 38-24.Seed: Third.Coach: Jim Schlossnagle (first season).Top Hitters: Chad Huffman, .395, 41 RBIs; Austin Adams, .343; Bo Cogbill, .339; Shelby Ford, 16 homersTop Pitchers: Clayton Jerome, 9-5, .404 ERA, 88 strikeouts; Chad Underwood, 7-3, 4.39 ERA; Eugene Espineli, 9-4, 4.40, 85 strikeouts2004: The Frogs are making their third appearance in the regional tournament as the Conference USA automatic qualifier. The last time TCU reached the regional was in 1994. The Frogs are one of four conference teams to advance to regional play.