Minot Magicians

2009 record: 19-5 overall, 13-3 West Region, first place.

Coach:Pete Stenberg, 14th season, 303-107.

West Region history: The Magicians won regional tournament championships in 2005 and 2006. Minot is a two-time state champion, in 1999 and 2005.

Leading hitters: Darin Back, jr., CF, .481, 3 HR, 19 RBIs, 18 R, 3 triples, 9 SB. Ryan Bollinger, sr., 1B-OF, .400, 2 HR, 20 RBIs, 19 R, 8 doubles, 20 BB. Derek Somerville, jr., 3B, .377, 2 HR, 19 RBIs, 17 R. Alex Fornshell, jr., 2B, .346, 0 HR, 11 RBIs, 18 R. Jory Walker, sr., OF, .333, 0 HR, 9 RBIs, 13 R, 8 SB.

Leading pitchers:Bollinger, 5-0, 0.91, 30.2 IP, 12 H, 8 BB, 50 SO. Jordan Rubbelke, sr., 1-2, 0.26, 27 IP, 19 H, 19 BB, 20 SO. Fornshell, 3-1, 0.62, 22.2 IP, 8 H, 16 BB, 20 SO.

Team statistics: Batting -.313, 7 HR, 151 R. Pitching - 142 IP, 83 H, 110 BB, 141 SO, 1.82 ERA. Fielding - .938, 40 E, 34 unearned runs.

Notes: The Magicians had won seven straight before losing their season finale, a nonregional game, 9-4 to Century. … Minot pitchers are averaging 6.9 strikeouts per seven innings. … Bollinger threw a no-hit shutout against Dickinson two weeks ago. … The Magicians are 65-for-83 in stolen base attempts. … Bollinger is a returning all-state player.

St. Mary's Saints

2009 record: 13-13 overall, 8-10 West Region, eighth place.

Coach:Ben Schafer, second season, 21-35.

West Region history: The Saints are seeking their first berth in the state tournament since 1999. St. Mary's took regional tournament titles in 1996 and 1997 and state championships in 1995 and 1997.

Leading hitters: Cole Winbauer, soph., 2B, .351, 0 HR, 9RBIs, 23 R, 5 doubles. James Carroll, sr., OF, .339, 0 HR, 7 RBIs, 10 R, 6 doubles, 17 BB. NickBury, sr., 3B, .312, 0 HR, 17 RBIs, 12 R, 7 doubles. Matt Chuppe, sr., SS, .318, 0 HR, 5 RBIs, 12 R.

Leading pitchers:Chuppe, 3-2, 1.17, 32.2 IP, 30 H, 11 BB, 24 SO. Carroll, 3-2, 1.23, 28.1 IP, 17 H, 21 BB, 20 SO. Bury, 1-2, 2.96, 30.2 IP, 32 H, 15 BB, 19 SO.

Team statistics: Batting -1 HR, 125 R. Pitching - 117 runs allowed. Fielding - unavailable.

Notes: St. Mary's won eight of its final nine games, including Saturday's 6-3 play-in victory over Beulah-Hazen. … JordanKenner hit the Saints' home run. … Chuppe, Carroll and Bury have combined to pitch 91.2 innings.

Century Patriots

2009 record: 15-11 overall, 10-6 West Region, fourth place.

Coach:Mike Gustavsson, sixth season, 112-85, and Kent Schweigert, second season, 42-20.

West Region history: Century has qualified for the state tournament six times but has never played in a regional championship game.

Leading hitters: Tate Leapaldt, jr., OF-3B, .408, 0 HR, 18 RBIs, 23 R, 9 doubles, 3 triples. Hunter Johnson, sr., 3B, .356, 0 HR, 25 RBIs, 24 BB, 7SB. Eric Peterson, jr., SS, .297, 0 HR, 13 RBIs, 22 R, 13 SB. Dan Bihrle, soph., 1B, .300, 0 HR, 7RBIs, 7R.

Leading pitchers:Johnson, 5-1, 1.01 ERA, 41.2 IP, 21 H, 18 BB, 45 SO. Bihrle, 3-1, 0.94 ERA, 22.1 IP, 15 H, 9 BB, 13 SO. Matt Stoehr, sr., 4-1, 1.35 ERA, 20.3 IP, 16 H, 18 BB, 14 SO. Leapaldt, 1-2, 1.78 ERA, 19.2 IP, 19 H, 12 BB, 8 SO.

Team statistics: Batting -.279, 0 HR, 143 R. Pitching - 154 IP, 120 H, 90 BB, 119 SO, 2.00 ERA. Fielding - .933, 47 E, 53 unearned runs.

Notes: Century dropped three of its final four regional decisions, losing twice to Minot and once to Mandan. … Johnson tossed a no-hitter against Williston and Bihrle no-hit Beulah-Hazen. … Johnson stopped St. Mary's on no hits in last year's regional tournament. … The Patriots issued a regional low 4.1 walks per nine innings.

Bismarck Demons

2009 record: 12-9 overall, 8-7 West Region, fifth place.

Coach:Troy Olson, 16th season, 249-207.

West Region history: Bismarck has won the regional tournament twice, in 2001 and 2003, but has qualified for state just once in the last five seasons. The Demons were state runners-up in 2005.

Leading hitters: Alex Deyle, jr., SS, .393, 0 HR, 19 RBIs, 15 R, 10 SB. Sam Ingemansen, jr., C, .333, 1 HR, 15 RBIs, 11 R, 8 SB. Tyler Peterson, sr., OF, .316, 0 HR, 5 RBIs, 16 R. AustinZorn, soph., IF, .281, 0 HR, 7 RBIs, 14 R. JonFeist, jr., IF, .281, 0 HR, 10RBIs, 6 R.

Leading pitchers:Peterson, 3-1, 1.18, 29.2 IP, 20 H, 15 BB, 23 SO. Deyle, 2-0, 1.29, 21.2 IP, 22 H, 17 BB, 22 SO. Zorn, 2-1, 2.33, 18 IP, 13 H, 6 BB, 18SO. Stephen Glasser, sr., 2-1, 1.05, 20 IP, 15 H, 5 BB, 23 SO. Zach Jacobson, sr., 0-4, 1.09, 19.1 IP, 17 H, 20 BB, 18 SO.

Team statistics: Batting -.244, 1 HR, 108 R. Pitching - 130.1 IP, 110 H, 94 BB, 124 SO, 2.15 ERA. Fielding - .931, 41 E, 45 unearned runs.

Notes: Bismarck won eight of its final 11 regular season games. … The Demons have stolen 51 bases in 57 attempts, while holding opponents to 26 thefts in 22 tries. ,,, Bismarck's only home run was an inside-the-park round-tripper by SamIngemansen.

Dickinson Midgets

2009 record: 17-9 overall, 13-5 West Region, second place.

Coach:Pete Dobitz, eighth season, 195-91.

West Region history: The Midgets have won five regional tournament championships - in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2008. Dickinson has won three of the last eight state Class Achampionships.

Leading hitters: Cole Frenzel, sr., 3B, .462, 6 HR, 31 RBIs, 26 R, 7 doubles, 31 BB, 11 SB. Caleb Burgard, jr., OF, .426, 0 HR, 15 RBIs, 27 R, 16 SB. Eric Seiler, jr., 1B, .250, 0 HR, 14 RBIs, 21 R. Tommy Peters, jr., OF, .255, 0HR, 15 RBIs, 15 R, 3 triples. StephenLaylock, jr., IF, .385, 1 HR, 20 RBIs, 8 R.

Leading pitchers:Laylock, 2-0, 1.70, 24.2 IP, 17 H, 11 BB, 45 SO. MichaelSteve, sr., 3-1, 3.30, 23.1 IP, 17 H, 15 BB, 22 SO. Eric Seiler, jr., 2-2, 2.21, 19 IP, 9 H, 15 BB, 21 SO. Ross Kovacs, jr., 1-1, 4.42, 25.1 IP, 31 H, 17 BB, 14 SO.

Team statistics: Batting -.314, 9 HR, 191 R. Pitching - 150 IP, 139 H, 134 BB, 161 SO, 4.71 ERA. Fielding - .925, 51 E, 20 unearned runs.

Notes: Dickinson put together winning streaks of five, four and six games and had a stretch of five straight losses. … Frenzel was the regional home run leader with six. He is a returning all-state player. … The Midgets were the region's most aggressive team on the bases with 95 steals. … Dickinson pitchers averaged 6.2 walks and 7.5 strikeouts per seven innings. both regional highs. ,,, Midget batters coaxed a regional best 6.5 walks per game.

Jamestown Blue Jays

2009 record: 10-11 overall, 8-10 West Region, seventh place.

Coach:Cory Anderson, first season.

West Region history: Jamestown, formerly a member of the East Region, is playing in its third regional tournament. The Blue Jays qualified for the state tournament in 2007, finishing eighth. Jamestown's highest state tourney finish in eight appearances is third, in 2001.

Leading hitters: Reid Monson, sr., 2B, .417, 0 HR, 9RBIs, 2 triples, 16 R, 9SB. BenWalker, sr., OF-1B, .345, 0 HR, 13 RBIs, 11 R, 6 doubles. Kyle Walden, sr., C, .295, 0 HR, 9 RBIs, 12 R. Jordan Piatz, jr., 3B, .229, 1 HR, 11 RBIs, 11 R, 23 BB. Dakotah Walker, jr, OF-C, .277, 0 HR, 5 RBIs, 12 R.

Leading pitchers:Levi Gaunska, sr., 2-4. B.Walker, 2-4. Piatz, 1-2. ColinHillius, jr., 2-0. Tim Smith, sr., 1-1.

Team statistics: Batting -.279, 1 HR, 113 R. Pitching - 93 runs allowed. Fielding - Unavailable.

Notes: Jamestown won its first six games, lost its next eight. The Blue Jays closed with four victories in its final seven games. The Jays downed Turtle Mountain 17-0 in Saturday's play-in game.

Williston Coyotes

2009 record: 16-9 overall, 13-5 West Region, third place.

Coach:Brad Westphal, 12th season.

West Region history: The defending state champion Coyotes are looking for their first regional tournament championship. Williston lost in the tourney finals in 1998 and 2005.

Leading hitters: Alex Hanson, jr., SS, .328, 0 HR, 17 RBIs, 27 R, 19 BB, 6 SB. Shawn Egge, sr., OF, .354, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 27 R, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 19 BB. Jon Westphal, jr., 1B, .304, 0 HR, 21 RBIs, 15 R. Austin Grundstad, jr., 2B, .270, 0 HR, 12 RBIs, 23 R, 8 doubles. Jeff Skadeland, sr., OF, .333, 1 HR, 16 RBIs, 18 R.

Leading pitchers:Hanson, 3-1, 0.86, 21 IP, 9 H, 10 BB, 29 SO. Egge, 2-1, 3.86, 18.2 IP, 13 H, 12 BB, 29 SO. Logan Jangula, sr., 2-1, 2.53, 19 IP, 9 H, 11 BB, 14 SO. C.J.Vinger, jr., 4-1, 2.50, 12 IP, 9 H, 11 BB, 14 SO. Tyler Eiken, jr., 2-1, 1.58, 19 IP, 8 H, 15 BB, 12 SO.

Team statistics: Batting -.289, 2 HR, 204 R. Pitching - 145.1 IP, 102 H, 117 BB, 138 SO, 3.84 ERA. Fielding - 24 unearned runs.

Notes: The Coyotes led the region with a 12-2 record before losing three of their final four regional games, twice to Century and once to Bismarck. … Logan Jangula has plunked nine batters in 19 innings of pitching.

Mandan Braves

2009 record: 9-14 overall, 8-9 West Region, sixth place.

Coach:Dewitt Mack, fifth season, 62-96.

West Region history: Mandan has played in the regional tournament championship game three times, most recently in 2006. Mandan has reached the state tournament once in the last five years, qualifying in 2006.

Leading hitters: Steven Serr, jr., C, .306, 0 HR, 6 RBIs, 11 R. Brent Stoltz, soph., SS, .362, 0 HR, 6 RBIs, 10 R. SamSalveson, sr., IF-OF, .333, 0 HR, 9 RBIs, 6 R. Reid Jungling, jr., 1B, .353, 0 HR, 4 RBIs, 10 R, 5 doubles, 12 BB. BrennenRossman, sr., OF, .209, 0 HR, 9 RBIs, 4 R, 2 triples.

Leading pitchers:Jungling, 2-3, 1.77, 31.2 IP, 21 H, 14 BB, 30 SO. Jay Flaa, jr., 2-1, 2.36, 32.2 IP, 27 H, 30 BB, 36 SO. Salveson, 1-3, 3.05, 181 IP, 13 H, 17 BB, 15SO. AndyConlon, jr., 2-3, 3.17 ERA, 17.2 IP, 16 H, 13 BB, 8 SO.

Team statistics: Batting -.278, 0 HR, 86 R. Pitching - 140 IP, 133 H, 115 BB, 127 SO, 3.35 ERA. Fielding - 34 unearned runs.

Notes: Mandan won four of its final six regular season games and four of its final five regional games. … The Braves have scored only two runs in Jungling's three losses. … Mandan outscored its opponents 70-69 in regional games.

Compiled by Steve Thomas