2017 record vs. CWS teams: Last CWS appearance: All-time record in CWS:

or Drew Ellis (.367, 20, 61), 2B Devin Mann (.270, 8, 43), 3B Drew Ellis (.367, 20, 61) or Tyler Fitzgerald (.211, 0, 11), SS Devin Hairston (.306, 3, 51), LF Josh Stowers (.311, 6, 33), CF Logan Taylor (.279, 0, 40), RF Colin Lyman (.287, 1, 30), DH Brendan McKay (.343, 17, 56) or Jake Snider (.278, 1, 11). Starting pitchers: RHP Kade McClure (8-3, 3.43 ERA), LHP Brendan McKay (10-3, 2.34), LHP Nick Bennett (5-0, 2.70). Relievers: RHP Sam Bordner (2-0, 0.47), LHP Adam Wolf (6-0, 2.37), RHP Jake Sparger (5-1, 3.86), LHP Adam Elliott (2-0, 1.93), RHP Lincoln Henzman (3-0, 1.77, 16 saves). MLB Alumni: Chad Green, Sean Green, Adam Duvall, Dean Kiekhefer, Tony Zych, Cody Ege, Matt Koch. Short hops: McKay, a three-time John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year, was the highest-drafted college player. He went No. 4 overall to Tampa Bay as a first baseman. … Ellis, batting a team-leading .367 with 20 homers, went No. 44 overall to Arizona. … Stowers is in a three-way tie for first with four doubles in the tournament. … Cardinals have stolen 97 bases after swiping 101 last season. Quotable: “It means everything. Every team meeting, you look around and you’ve got three different pictures of fields in Omaha. You want to put your own picture up there. Going on three years I looked at that picture a lot, that picture a lot. Seeing it, you want to get there. You push your body to its limits every year pushing toward that goal.” — McKay.

TCU (47-16) Coach: Jim Schlossnagle (612-270, 14 years at TCU; 689-317, 16 years overall). Road to Omaha: Won Fort Worth regional: beat Central Connecticut 9-6, beat Virginia 5-1, beat Dallas Baptist 15-3. Won Fort Worth super regional: beat Missouri State 3-2, beat Missouri State 8-1. 2-0. 2016. 8-8 in 4 appearances. Meet the Horned Frogs: C Evan Skoug (.277, 20 HR, 67 RBIs), 1B Connor Wanhanen (.273, 0, 14), 2B Cam Warner (.292, 5, 49), 3B Elliott Barzilli (.243, 6, 30), SS Ryan Merrill (.243, 5, 40), LF Josh Watson (.239, 1, 36), CF Nolan Brown (.293, 3, 35), RF Austen Wade (.342, 5, 37), DH Zach Humphreys (.282, 2, 17). Starting pitchers: RHP Jared Janczak (9-0, 1.97 ERA), RHP Brian Howard (11-3, 3.95), RHP Mitchell Traver (4-1, 3.79), LHP Nick Lodolo (5-1, 4.28). Relievers: RHP Sean Wymer (5-4, 2.37), RHP Cal Coughlin (1-0, 1.80), RHP Jake Eissler (4-0, 5.02), RHP Charles King (0-3, 5.86), RHP Durbin Feltman (2-2, 3.90, 17 saves). MLB Alumni: Jake Arrieta, Matt Carpenter, Bryan Holaday, Sam Demel, Brandon Finnegan, Andrew Cashner, Lance Broadway. Short hops: Howard has won five straight postseason starts, including one at the 2016 CWS. … Howard is the first TCU pitcher to win 10 games in back-to-back seasons. … Skoug has hit four homers in five tournament games and has 20 for the season, and his 12 postseason RBIs are most among CWS players. … Frogs, with 102, are the only CWS team with more than 100 stolen bases. Quotable: “He’ll go down as one of the greatest big-game pitchers in the history of this program.” — Schlossnagle, on Howard.

Florida (47-18) Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan (443-207, 10 seasons at Florida and overall). Road to Omaha: Won Gainesville regional: beat Marist 10-6, beat USF 5-1, lost 6-2 to Bethune-Cookman, beat Bethune-Cookman 6-1. Won Gainesville super regional: beat Wake Forest 2-1, lost 8-6 to Wake Forest, beat Wake Forest 3-0. 2017 record vs. CWS teams: 5-1. Last CWS appearance: 2016. All-time record in CWS: 14-21 in 10 appearances. Meet the Gators: C Mike Rivera (.241, 2 HR, 24 RBIs) or JJ Schwarz (.271, 12, 53), 1B JJ Schwarz (.271, 12, 53) or Christian Hicks (.286, 4, 25), 2B Deacon Liput (.225, 2, 30), 3B Jonathan India (.280, 6, 32), SS Dalton Guthrie (.272, 4, 22), LF Austin Langworthy (.234, 3, 24), CF Ryan Larson (.304, 5, 24), RF Nelson Maldonado (.304, 6, 31), DH Christian Hicks (.286, 4, 25) or Mike Rivera (.241, 2, 24). Starting pitchers: RHP Alex Faedo (7-2, 2.55 ERA), RHP Jackson Kowar (12-0, 4.00), RHP Brady Singer (7-5, 3.29). Relievers: LHP Austin Langworthy (1-1, 3.71), RHP Kirby McMullen (3-0, 5.32), RHP Frank Rubio (1-1, 4.05), RHP Tyler Dyson (3-0, 3.69), RHP Garrett Milchin (4-2, 2.33), LHP Nick Horvath (3-0, 3.77), RHP Michael Byrne (4-5, 1.83, 16 saves). MLB Alumni: Mike Zunino, David Eckstein, Mark Ellis, Darren O’Day, David Ross, Anthony DeSclafani, Matt LaPorta, Mike Stanley, Brad Wilkerson. Short hops: Faedo was the No. 18 overall draft pick by Detroit. … Faedo picked up his first career save in the super regional-clinching win over Wake Forest. … Gators pitchers have struck out 89 in 69 tournament innings. … Byrne has 23 strikeouts in 15 postseason innings. … Singer has walked one in 131⁄3 tournament innings. Quotable: “I told these guys early in the year that I believe in them. I told them we have as good a chance to win a national championship as any team as we’ve had.” — O’Sullivan.