College World Series 2013: Full Rosters and Top Stars to Watch

The 2013 College World Series is about to provide fans with plenty of intense baseball as only eight teams remain in the running for the national championship. 

The final stage of college baseball's coronation process is a tough one. The eight teams are divided into two double-elimination-style brackets. The winners of those two brackets will then have a crack at the sport's ultimate prize in the best-of-three championship series.

Teams can't afford to make mistakes in the double elimination tournament and every at-bat will be important. It's times like these that big-time players step up and lead the way for their teams.

Here's a look at the full roster for each one of these special squads along with the top stars to watch. All roster information provided by NCAA.com

Bracket 1

Game	Date	Time (EDT)	CWS Team	CWS Team
1	Saturday, June 15	3 p.m.	Mississippi State	Oregon State
2	Saturday, June 15	8 p.m.	Indiana	Louisville
3	Monday, June 17	3 p.m.	Game 1 Loser	Game 2 Loser
4	Monday, June 17	8 p.m.	Game 1 Winner	Game 2 Winner
5	Wednesday, June 19	8 p.m.	Game 3 Winner	Game 4 Loser
6	Friday, June 21	3 p.m.	Game 4 Winner	Game 5 Winner
7	*Saturday, June 22	3 p.m.	Game 6 Winner	Game 6 Loser

Mississippi State Bulldogs (48-18)

The Bulldogs come in with one of the hottest lineups in the tournament field. They've scored at least five runs in eight of their last 10 games and swept Virginia to get here. 

No.	Name	Pos.	Class
17	Nick Ammirati	C	Sr.
39	Anthony Anello	P	Fr.
6	Derrick Armstrong	OF	Jr.
4	Ben Bracewell	P	Jr.
10	C.T. Bradford	INF	Jr.
15	Matthew Britton	INF	So.
33	Preston Brown	P	Fr.
26	Cody Brown	OF	Fr.
38	Will Cox	P	So.
46	Alex Deise	P	Fr.
3	Alex Detz	INF	Jr.
31	Trevor Fitts	P	So.
25	Nick Flair	INF	Fr.
12	Adam Frazier	INF	Jr.
8	Sam Frost	INF	Sr.
9	Tyler Fullerton	OF	So.
19	Daniel Garner	C	Fr.
47	Mules Gentry	P	Fr.
18	Chad Girodo	P	Sr.
49	Kendall Graveman	P	Sr.
23	Kyle Hann	INF	Fr.
2	Demarcus Henderson	INF	Jr.
14	Jonathan Holder	P	So.
21	Jacob Lindgren	P	So.
48	Ross Mitchell	P	So.
51	Evan Mitchell	P	Jr.
5	Daryl Norris	1B	Jr.
13	Brett Pirtle	INF	Jr.
22	Luis Pollorena	P	Sr.
32	Trey Porter	DH	Sr.
36	Zack Randolph	C	Jr.
35	Wes Rea	1B	So.
34	Hunter Renfroe	C	Jr.
7	Jacob Robson	OF	Fr.
28	John Marc Shelly	P	Fr.
29	Mitch Slauter	C	Sr.
43	Wes Stokes	P	Jr.
24	Brandon Woodruff	P	So

Star to Watch: Hunter Renfroe, C

Renfroe is definitely the biggest star on this Bulldogs team. The junior slugger hit .360 on the season with 15 home runs, 61 RBI and nine stolen bases. His performance made him the the No. 13 selection, by the San Diego Padres, in the recent MLB draft. His bat will be key to keeping the Bulldogs' hopes alive. 

Indiana (48-14)

The Hoosiers are another team that can put runs on the board in a hurry. They've scored double-digit runs in three of their last four games. They're also 18th in the country in home runs per game. 

No.	Name	Pos.	Class
38	Ricky Alfonso	OF	So.
7	Michael Basil	INF	Sr.
43	Thomas Belcher	P	Fr.
8	Evan Bell	P	Fr.
9	Garret Brown	INF	Fr.
29	Chad Clark	C	So.
35	Will Coursen-Carr	P	Fr.
22	Justin Cureton	OF	Sr.
16	Dustin DeMuth	INF	Jr.
23	Joey DeNato	P	Jr.
19	Matt Dearden	P	Jr.
3	Scott Donley	INF	So.
37	Scott Effross	P	Fr.
34	Ryan Halstead	P	Jr.
28	Luke Harrison	P	So.
14	Kyle Hart	P	So.
18	Trace Knoblauch	INF	Sr.
27	Brian Korte	P	Jr.
26	Nick Moody	P	Fr.
21	Christian Morris	P	Fr.
11	Will Nolden	OF	So.
36	Tim O'Conner	OF	So.
12	Kasey Ralston	OF	Fr.
1	Nick Ramos	INF	Fr.
45	John Robertson	C	Fr.
10	Kyle Schwarber	C	So.
31	Aaron Slegers	P	So.
20	Casey Smith	P	Sr.
25	Walker Stadler	P	Jr.
24	Sully Stadler	P	-
4	Chris Sujka	OF	So.
6	Sam Travis	INF	So.
40	Brian Wilhite	INF	Fr.

Star to Watch: Dustin DeMuth, 3B

DeMuth doesn't have tremendous power—he only has five home runs this season—but he makes up for it with consistency at the plate. He was 15th in the nation in hits and 12th in doubles. The Hoosiers will need to count on him to keep that pace up throughout their stay in Omaha.

Oregon State (50-11)

The Beavers have a good offense, but they got here because of fantastic pitching. They were second in the country in team ERA and will be very tough to beat in Omaha because of it. 

No.	Name	Pos.	Class
33	Ryan Barnes	OF	Sr.
29	Clay Bauer	P	Jr.
31	Matt Boyd	P	Sr.
22	Cole Brocker	P	Sr.
36	Tony Bryant	P	Sr.
15	Jerad Casper	INF	Jr.
41	Dan Child	P	Jr.
16	Gabe Clark	INF	Fr.
8	Michael Conforto	OF	So.
10	Dylan Davis	OF	So.
50	Beau Day	C	Jr.
19	Max Engelbrekt	P	Fr.
6	Nate Esposito	C	So.
11	Jace Fry	P	So.
4	Max Gordon	OF	Sr.
9	Danny Hayes	INF	Sr.
40	Jeff Hendrix	OF	Fr.
30	Ryan Howell	OF	So.
18	Brandon Jackson	P	Jr.
17	Joey Jansen	OF	So.
3	Kavin Keyes	INF	Jr.
7	Paul Martinez	INF	Fr.
35	Joey Matthews	OF	Sr.
23	Andrew Moore	P	Fr.
25	Tyler Painton	P	Jr.
14	Andy Peterson	INF	Jr.
38	Zack Reser	P	So.
37	Carlos Rodriguez	P	So.
13	Jake Rodriguez	C	Jr.
12	Nick Rulli	OF	Jr.
24	Scott Schultz	P	Jr.
1	Tyler Smith	INF	Sr.
26	Taylor Starr	P	Sr.
28	Ben Wetzler	P	Jr.
20	Zane Yanzick	OF	So.

Star to Watch: Andrew Moore, P

Moore has put college baseball on notice with his stellar freshman season. He leads the nation in wins with 14 and was sixth in the nation in WHIP. The World Series stage will provide a new challenge, but if the young hurler can keep his cool, the Beavers will have an ace in the hole to guide them to glory. 

Louisville (51-12)

The Cardinals have plenty of momentum heading into the final stage of the tourney—they toppled the No. 2 ranked team in the country, Vanderbilt, to get here. They're extremely dangerous due to their dominant pitching: They were tops in the country in strikeouts per nine innings with 9.5.

No.	Name	Pos.	Class
28	Brandon Alphin	P	So.
34	Michael Bollmer	1B	Fr.
19	Nick Burdi	P	So.
11	Joe Ceja	P	So.
4	Alex Chittenden	INF	Jr.
41	Shane Crain	C	Jr.
13	Cody Ege	P	Jr.
10	Adam Engel	OF	Jr.
31	Joe Filomeno	P	So.
16	Kyle Funkhouser	P	Fr.
42	Jeff Gardner	OF	Jr.
38	Aaron Gershenfeld	C	So.
14	Kyle Gibson	C	Jr.
24	Chad Green	P	Jr.
43	Matt Helms	OF	Sr.
20	Coco Johnson	OF	Jr.
5	Anthony Kidston	P	Fr.
35	Dace Kime	P	Jr.
2	Zach Lucas	INF	So.
45	Kyle McGrath	P	So.
36	Jonah Philley	P	Fr.
1	Nick Ratajczak	2B	Sr.
8	Danny Rosenbaum	3B	Fr.
40	Jared Ruxer	P	So.
33	Adam Schemenauer	P	Fr.
32	Jordan Simons	P	Fr.
7	Zack Soria	C	Fr.
25	Robert Strader	P	Fr.
9	Jordan Striegel	2B	Fr.
15	Cole Sturgeon	OF	Jr.
44	Jeff Thompson	P	Jr.
26	Zak Wasserman	1B	Sr.
18	Mike White	OF	So.
17	Sutton Whiting	INF	So.
30	Ty Young	INF	Jr.

Star to Watch: Jeff Thompson, P

Thompson has put together a consistent season for the Cardinals. He leads the country in hits allowed per nine innings at just 5.23 and earned 11 victories on the season. His 2.00 ERA and 109 strikeouts are also impressive. He's a quality ace that makes Louisville a legitimate threat in their bracket.

Bracket 2

Game	Date	Time (EDT)	CWS Team	CWS Team
1	Sunday, June 16	3 p.m.	North Carolina	NC State
2	Sunday, June 16	8 p.m.	UCLA	LSU
3	Tuesday, June 18	3 p.m.	Game 1 Loser	Game 2 Loser
4	Tuesday, June 18	8 p.m.	Game 1 Winner	Game 2 Winner
5	Thursday, June 20	8 p.m.	Game 3 Winner	Game 4 Loser
6	Friday, June 21	8 p.m.	Game 4 Winner	Game 5 Winner
7	*Saturday, June 22	8:30 p.m.	Game 6 Winner	Game 6 Loser

North Carolina State (49-14)

The Wolfpack don't jump off the page statistically. They only have two batters over .300 and the pitching isn't overwhelming, but they just seem to keep on winning. They'll come in with a five-game win streak on the line. 

No.	Name	Pos.	Class
15	Bryan Adametz	OF	Sr.
23	Jake Armstrong	INF	So.
11	Brett Austin	C	So.
7	Matt Bergquist	INF	Sr.
22	Grant Clyde	INF	Sr.
47	Brian Donovan	P	Fr.
12	Josh Easley	P	Sr.
30	Jake Fincher	INF	So.
34	Dillon Frye	P	So.
27	Will Gilbert	P	Fr.
35	Danny Healey	P	Sr.
14	Logan Jernigan	P	So.
25	Karl Keglovits	P	Fr.
28	John Mangum	C	Fr.
1	Sam Morgan	INF	Jr.
19	Will Nance	OF	Fr.
46	Conor O'Brien	P	Fr.
10	Ethan Ogburn	P	Sr.
17	Jon Olczak	P	Fr.
39	Travis Orwig	P	So.
18	Chris Overman	P	Sr.
33	Johnny Piedmonte	P	Fr.
6	Logan Ratledge	INF	So.
16	Carlos Rodon	P	So.
42	Grant Sasser	P	Sr.
32	Tarran Senay	OF	Sr.
24	Chance Shepard	OF	Fr.
26	Brad Stone	P	Fr.
20	Brian Taylor	OF	Fr.
38	D.J. Thomas	P	Jr.
8	Trea Turner	INF	So.
2	Anthony Tzamtzis	P	Sr.
31	Ryan Wilkins	P	Sr.
3	Brett Williams	OF	Sr.
27	Chris Williams	P	So.
13	Andrew Woeck	P	Jr.
41	Gianni Zayas	P	Fr.

Star to Watch: Carlos Rodon,P

Rodon is the real wildcard for the Wolfpack going forward. The sophomore ace gives them a chance to win any game when he's on, and he leads the nation with 170 strikeouts. His ERA on the season is double what it was last season at 3.19, but he's capable of pitching a gem on any given start. In the regionals against William & Mary he fired a two-hit complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts. He makes the Wolfpack dangerous when he takes the mound.

North Carolina (57-10)

The star-studded Tar Heels entered the tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and have showed that they deserve it thus far. They can score (most runs in the country) and pitch (2.78 ERA, 14th nationally) with anyone and have to be considered among the top two teams remaining. 

No.	Name	Pos.	Class
42	Grayson Atwood	1B	So.
20	Skye Bolt	OF	Fr.
4	Matt Campbell	SS	Fr.
48	Taylore Cherry	P	Fr.
16	Zach Daly	OF	Fr.
43	Korey Dunbar	C	Fr.
41	Kent Emanuel	P	Jr.
2	Chaz Frank	OF	Sr.
34	Peter Hendel	P	Fr.
10	Brian Holberton	C	Jr.
28	Reilly Hovis	P	Fr.
29	Hobbs Johnson	P	Jr.
8	Parks Jordan	OF	Jr.
44	Trevor Kelley	P	So.
12	Landon Lassiter	SS	Fr.
1	Michael Massardo	INF	Fr.
17	Chris McCue	P	So.
32	Mason McCullough	P	So.
18	Colin Moran	3B	Jr.
39	Benton Moss	P	So.
37	Chris Munnelly	P	Sr.
14	Chris O'Brien	P	So.
27	Tate Parrish	P	Jr.
46	Luis Paula	P	So.
6	Alex Raburn	INF	Fr.
7	Matt Roberts	C	Jr.
24	Matt Rubino	C	So.
5	Michael Russell	OF	So.
36	Andrew Smith	P	Jr.
25	Cody Stubbs	1B	Sr.
26	Shane Taylor	P	Jr.
31	Trent Thornton	P	Fr.
19	Tom Zengel	OF	Jr.
3	Mike Zolk	2B	So.

Star to Watch: Colin Moran, 3B

The No. 6 pick in the 2013 MLB draft, Moran is one of the biggest stars in the entire tournament. He led the country in RBI with 88 and went yard 13 times while hitting .343 on the season. This is a Tar Heels roster full of stars, but Moran has outshined all of them. His offensive prowess will be tough for rivals to overcome.

UCLA (44-17)

The Bruins find themselves this far thanks, in large part, to a great pitching staff. The Bruins were ninth in the country in ERA and fourth in WHIP. The Bruins aren't flashy on the hill, but they locate pitches well and keep them in the ballpark. They're also among the best fielding teams in the country at 98 percent. They don't beat themselves. 

No.	Name	Pos.	Class
23	Brenton Allen	OF	Jr.
26	David Berg	P	So.
3	Christoph Bono	OF	Fr.
24	Brian Carroll	OF	Jr.
8	Trent Chatterton	INF	Fr.
40	Ryan Deeter	P	Jr.
30	Jake Ehret	P	Fr.
4	Eric Filia	OF	So.
48	Tucker Forbes	P	Fr.
27	Pat Gallagher	INF	Jr.
28	Justin Hazard	INF	Fr.
11	James Kaprielian	P	Fr.
25	Chris Keck	INF	So.
16	Nick Kern	P	Fr.
7	Kevin Kramer	INF	So.
31	Darrell Miller Jr.	C	Fr.
29	Ty Moore	OF	Fr.
41	Keenan Pierandozzi-Howes	C	Fr.
9	Adam Plutko	P	Jr.
34	Cody Poteet	P	Fr.
35	Chase Radan	P	Fr.
18	Cody Regis	INF	Sr.
45	Max Schuh	P	So.
38	Tyler Scott	OF	Fr.
1	Jeff Turley	OF	Fr.
44	Brett Urabe	INF	Fr.
10	Pat Valaika	INF	Jr.
21	Nick Vander Tuig	P	Jr.
33	Hunter Virant	P	Fr.
12	Grant Watson	P	So.
47	Aaron Weimer	C	Jr.
32	Zack Weiss	P	Jr.
5	Kevin Williams	INF	Jr.
14	Shane Zeile	C	So.

Star to Watch: Nick Vander Tuig, P

Vander Tuig is emblematic of what the Bruins have been all year. He's a consistent pitcher that gets the job done. His 81 strikeouts on the season won't put him anywhere near the national leaderboard, but only five pitchers in the country topped his 12 wins on the season. Now he'll get the opportunity to win on the biggest stage of them all. 

LSU (57-9)

North Carolina may be the top seed, but the Tigers have to be considered the favorite. They have yet to lose a tournament game and have enough hitting (ninth nationally in scoring) and pitching (third in ERA at 2.41). With plenty of lights-out pitchers and athletes throughout the order, their balance is difficult to contend with.

No.	Name	Pos.	Class
11	Michael Barash	C	Fr.
33	Kevin Berry	P	Sr.
49	Brent Bonvillain	P	Sr.
25	Joey Bourgeois	P	Sr.
30	Alex Bregman	INF	Fr.
21	Joe Broussard	P	Jr.
40	Taylor Butler	P	Fr.
20	Chris Chinea	C	Fr.
58	Chris Cotton	P	Sr.
12	Hunter Devall	P	Fr.
37	Ryan Eades	P	Jr.
13	Alex Edward	OF	Sr.
17	Jared Foster	INF	So.
29	Nate Fury	P	Jr.
24	Cody Glenn	P	So.
14	Christian Ibarra	INF	Jr.
23	Jacoby Jones	INF	Jr.
8	Mason Katz	1B	Sr.
36	Will LaMarche	P	Jr.
9	Mark Laird	OF	Fr.
39	Kurt McCune	P	Jr.
7	Sean McMullen	OF	Jr.
2	Tyler Moore	C	So.
55	Hunter Newman	P	Fr.
10	Aaron Nola	P	So.
45	Russell Reynolds	P	Fr.
4	Raph Rhymes	OF	Sr.
26	Ty Ross	C	Jr.
38	Nick Rumbelow	P	Jr.
5	Chris Sciambra	OF	So.
27	Mitch Sewald	P	Fr.
6	Andrew Stevenson	OF	Fr.
28	Casey Yocom	INF	Sr.

Star to Watch: Aaron Nola, P

There aren't many aces with a track record like Nola's this season. The sophomore stud has great command with the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the country at 12.57 and he's 10th in the nation in strikeouts. He's picked up 12 wins this season and will need to pick up a few more if the Tigers are going to claim another national title.