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The teams in the Raleigh regional

N.C. State is hosting the NCAA regional at Doak Field at Dail Park and is the No. 1 seed. Here’s a look at the field:

Navy Midshipmen

Regional seed: 4.

Coach: Paul Kostacopoulos, 11th year at Navy.

Record: 42-14-1. RPI: 145.

Conference: Patriot League champions.

Last NCAA appearance: 2011 in Charlottesville (Va.) Regional. Navy was 0-2, losing to Virginia and East Carolina.

Starpower: Senior left-hander Luke Gillingham was the Patriot League pitcher of the year after going 8-3 with a 1.96 ERA. Freshman righty Noah Song (9-3, 2.47) was the league’s rookie of the year. … Outfielder Robert Currie is hitting .351 and was an All-Patriot League selection.

Of note: Navy has a team earned-run average of 2.78 and ranked second nationally with 12 shutouts. The Midshipmen are 23-6 in their last 29 games.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Regional seed: 2.

Coach: Gary Gilmore, 21st year at CCU.

Record: 44-15. RPI: 12.

Conference: Big South regular-season and tournament champion.

Last NCAA appearance: 2015, College Station (Texas) Regional.

Starpower: Senior outfielder Connor Owings, hitting .383 with a .701 slugging percentage, was the Big South player of the year. Junior right-hander Andrew Beckwith (10-1, 1.79 ERA) was named the league’s pitcher of the year.

Of note: The Chanticleers began the season 11-8, then have gone 33-7, winning 21 of their last 23. Coastal lost to N.C. State 13-10 on Feb. 20 and had wins over Duke and Wake Forest this season.

Saint Mary’s Gaels

Regional seed: 3

Coach: Eric Valenzuela, third year at Saint Mary’s.

Record: 33-23. RPI: 57.

Conference: West Coast Conference tournament champions.

Last NCAA appearance: Gaels are making first NCAA tournament appearance.

Starpower: Junior right-hander Corbin Burnes is 9-1 with a 2.23 ERA and the Gaels were 14-1 when he pitched. He ranked 17th nationally with 112 strikeouts. … Sophomore second baseman Zach Kirtley was named MVP in the WCC Tournament, hitting .588.

Of note: The Gaels have beaten four NCAA tournament teams this season, including Pac-12 champion Utah and runner-up Washington.

This story was originally published June 2, 2016 at 6:02 PM with the headline "The teams in the Raleigh regional."

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