NCAA Super Regional

Florida State (46-15) vs Stanford (41-16)

June 8-10, 2012
Friday 7 p.m. ET; Saturday 6 p.m. ET; Sunday 7 p.m.

Dick Howser Stadium | Tallahassee, Fla.

Series Record: Tied 9-9.

TV: ESPN2 (all three games).

Radio: 1270 AM (Friday), 100.7 FM (Sat./Sun.)

To punch its ticket to Omaha, Florida State will have to forge through a talented Stanford pitching staff this weekend.

The Cardinal, ranked among the nation's top three in most polls entering the 2012 season, will start with ace Mark Appel on Friday, who was just taken No. 8 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB Draft on Monday night. Appel is 12-1 with a 2.29 ERA and is ranked fifth nationally with 127 strikeouts in 119 innings of work. The Seminoles will counter with Brandon Leibrandt, who posted his best college start to date with eight shutout innings and 10 strikeouts in the NCAA Regional against Samford.

Stanford No. 2 starter Brett Mooneyham (7-5, 4.26 ERA) was picked by the Washington Nationals in the third round (No. 111 overall).

Stanford ranks No. 32 nationally with a 3.22 team ERA. The Cardinal lineup also features seven players hitting .290 or better. Stanford is No. 18 in the nation in doubles (25), No. 20 in scoring (6.8 per game), No. 25 in home runs (46) and No. 40 in slugging percentage (.429). Stephen Piscotty (6-2, 3.05 ERA) was taken in the compensatory round (No. 36 overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals as a position player. Piscotty is hitting .318 with 55 RBI in 57 games this season. He will also be the if-necessary starter on Sunday and would oppose FSU's Scott Sitz.

Florida State

Stanford

Probable Lineup
No.	Player	Pos.	Avg.	HR	R	RBI
1.	Sherman Johnson	3B	.262	3	53	29
2.	Devon Travis	2B	.310	5	55	34
3.	James Ramsey	CF	.385	13	72	55
4.	Jayce Boyd	1B	.390	3	41	57
5.	Stephen McGee	C	.236	0	30	35
6.	Justin Gonzalez	SS	.242	8	37	34
7.	Josh Delph	RF	.270	0	14	18
8.	John Holland	DH	.250	0	13	7
9.	Jose Brizuela	LF	.233	2	32	37

Pitching Rotation
No.	Player	W-L	IP	ERA	K
Sat.	Brandon Leibrandt	7-2	88.1	2.65	74
Sat.	Mike Compton	11-2	81.0	2.78	57
Sun.	Scott Sitz	3-3	58.2	3.99	42

Probable Lineup
No.	Player	Pos.	Avg.	HR	R	RBI
1.	Jake Stewart	CF	.290	7	39	27
2.	Danny Diekroeger	2B	.360	3	9	14
3.	Stephen Piscotty	LF/P	.318	5	43	55
4.	Brian Ragira	1B	.324	5	41	50
5.	Austin Wilson	RF	.283	9	54	51
6.	Alex Blandino	3B	.295	8	25	39
7.	Eric Smith	C	.330	2	34	32
8.	Tyler Gaffney	DH	.240	2	48	17
9.	Kenny Diekroeger	SS	.269	2	32	30

Pitching Rotation
No.	Player	W-L	IP	ERA.	K
Fri.	Mark Appel	10-1	119.0	2.27	127
Sat.	Brett Mooneyham	7-5	82.1	4.26	90
Sun.	Stephen Piscotty	6-2	41.1	3.05	20

Statistical Comparison

FSU Stanford

Overall Record 46-15 41-16

Conference Record 24-6 18-12

Batting Average .280 .290

Runs Per Game 6.6 6.8

Home Runs 38 46

Earned Run Average 3.52 3.22