Miami At South Carolina

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
AP Sports Writer

A look at the matchup for the super regional, whichstarts Friday (coaches’ records and years coached are at current schools,through regionals):

MIAMI (33-27) at SOUTH CAROLINA (51-15)

SITE: Sarge Frye Field; Columbia, S.C.

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Miami won Gainesville regional: beat Fla. International9-1; beat Florida 7-2; lost to Florida 11-10; beat Florida 8-7. South Carolinawon Columbia regional: beat Va. Commonwealth 6-3; beat North Carolina 9-6; lostto North Carolina 8-4; beat North Carolina 3-1.

COACHES: Miami, Jim Morris (426-146-1, ninth year). South Carolina, RayTanner (268-110, sixth year).

TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (LAST): Miami, 20 (2001). South Carolina, 17(2001).

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Miami: 2B Javy Rodriguez (.378, 98 hits, 37 SBs), 3BKevin Howard (.366, 11, 51), OF Jim Burt (.327, 9, 47), C Danny Matienzo (.333,17, 62), RHP Kiki Bengochea (6-6, 5.01), RHP George Huguet (7-4, eight saves,4.20 ERA), RHP Dan Touchet (5-2, 4.68). South Carolina: SS Drew Meyer (.379, 36SBs), 1B Yaron Peters (.392, 27, 89), OF Garris Gonce (.303, 16, 51), 3B BrianBuscher (.323, 13, 55), LHP David Marchbanks (9-3, 4.44), LHP Gary Bell (10-2,4.68), RHP Blake Turner (6-1, 1.97, 20 saves).