By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
AP Sports Writer

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

NOTRE DAME (47-15) at FLORIDA STATE (59-12)

SITE: Dick Howser Stadium; Tallahassee, Fla.

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Notre Dame won South Bend regional: beat Ohio State 8-6; beat South Alabama 25-1; beat Ohio State 9-6. Florida State won Tallahassee regional: beat Stetson 11-8, beat Central Florida 7-3; beat South Florida 13-6.

COACHES: Notre Dame, Paul Mainieri (351-139-1, eighth year). Florida State, Mike Martin (1,238-414-3, 23rd year).

TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (LAST): Notre Dame, 16 (2001). Florida State, 40 (2001).

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Notre Dame: OF Steve Stanley (.445, 109 hits, 31 stolen bases), OF Brian Stavisky (.404, 7 home runs, 49 RBIs), 3B Andrew Bushey (.333, 6, 57), 2B Steve Sollmann (.356, 43 RBIs), RHP J.P. Gagne (8-4, 3.26 ERA), RHP Grant Johnson (8-4, 3.11), RHP Peter Ogilvie (7-3, 3.68). Florida State: SS Stephen Drew (.395, 16, 52), 3B Ryan Barthelemy (.367, 17, 91), OF Nick Rogers (.340, 69 RBIs, 19 SBs), C Tony Richie (.350, 12, 73), LHP Matt Lynch (13-1. 3.34), RHP Marc LaMacchia (11-1, 3.41), RHP Blair Varnes (9-3, 3.88), LHP Daniel Hodges (12 saves).