A capsule look at the Baton Rouge Regional
LSU Tigers
Record: 42-18
Coach: Paul Mainieri
Top hitters: Jordan Romero (.301, 9 HRs, 41 RBIs); Kramer Robertson (.316, 1 HR, 36 RBIs); Antoine Duplantis (.340, 2 HRs, 36 RBIs); Jake Fraley (.321, 3 HRs, 31 RBIs).
Top pitchers: Alex Lange (7-3, 3.56); Jared Poche’ (7-4, 3.61); John Valek III (6-2, 4.13).
Notables: LSU comes into the tournament having won 14 of its last 16 games .... Tigers are a national seed for the fifth consecutive season ... Jared Poche is expected to get the start for LSU on Friday .... LSU is 88-21 (.807) all-time in regional play in Baton Rouge ...Tigers have won 19 of the past 23 regionals in Baton Rouge.
Tournament opener: Tigers vs. Utah Valley, Friday at 2 p.m.
Rice Owls
Record: 35-22
Coach: Wayne Graham
Top hitters: Ford Proctor (.343, 3 HRs, 37 RBIs); Tristan Gray (.307, 4 HRs, 17 RBIs); Charlie Warren (.346, 0 HRs, 23 RBIs); Dominic DiCaprio (.310, 0 HRs, 17 RBIs).
Top pitchers: Glenn Otto (8-2, 2.24); Blake Fox (4-7, 2.76); Jon Duplantier (7-6, 3.06)
Notables: Rice is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the 22nd straight season, the fourth-longest streak in NCAA history ... Rice coach Wayne Graham was inducted into College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012 .... Rice went 12-14 against NCAA Tournament field this season.
Tournament opener: Owls vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Friday at 7 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Record: 39-19
Coach: Matt Riser
Top hitters: Jameson Fisher (.437, 11 HRs, 66 RBIs); Carson Crites (.307, 8 HRs, 34 RBIs); Daniel Midyett (.255, 3 HRs, 37 RBIs); Brennan Breaud (.289, 1 HR, 26 RBI.)
Top pitchers: Mac Sceroler (10-3, 2.18); Domenick Carlini (7-2, 2.07); Kyle Cedotal (5-4, 3.19)
Notables: Fisher leads college baseball in batting average (.437) and on-base percentage (.564). He is second in OPS (1.280) .... Mac Sceroler is expected to get the start on Friday for the Lions .... SLU won three straight in the Southland Conference Tournament before falling to Sam Houston in the championship game.
Tournament opener: Lions vs. Rice, Friday at 7 p.m.
Utah Valley Wolverines
Record: 37-21
Coach: Eric Madsen
Top hitters: Craig Brinkerhoff (.328, 11 HRs, 36 RBIs); Mark Krueger (.328, 7 HRs, 45 RBIs); Zac Willis (.300, 6 HRs, 36 RBIs); Justin Erlandson (.308, 2 HRs, 22 RBIs)
Top pitchers: Danny Beddes (9-3, 4.33); Jackson Cofer (6-4, 3.93); Kyle Valgardson (3-1, 1.63, 9 saves)
Notables: Utah Valley is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance ... Wolverines earned automatic tournament berth after winning WAC Tournament championship game ... Utah Valley has never faced any teams from the three conferences in this weekend’s regional.
Tournament opener: Wolverines vs. LSU, Friday at 2 p.m.