2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

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2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
Alabama Crimson Tide logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record3528 (1416 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coach Andy Phillips
Pitching coachDax Norris
Home stadium Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 1 South Carolina  xy228 .7335514 .797
No. 2 Florida  xy228 .7335319 .736
No. 4 Vanderbilt  xy228 .7335412 .818
Georgia  y1614 .5333332 .508
Kentucky  822 .2672530 .455
Tennessee  723 .2332529 .463
Western
No. 24 Arkansas  xy1515 .5004022 .645
No. 17 Mississippi State  y1416 .4673825 .603
Alabama  y1416 .4673528 .556
Auburn  1416 .4672929 .500
LSU  1317 .4333620 .643
Ole Miss  1317 .4333025 .545
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 28, 2011
Rankings from Baseball America

The 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games in Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Contents

Personnel

2011 roster

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
 

Pitchers

  • 7 Brett Whitaker - Senior
  • 11 Trey Pilkington - Sophomore
  • 14 Christian Talley - Freshman
  • 16 Cary Baxter Cruz Roja.svg - Freshman
  • 17 Jay Shaw Cruz Roja.svg - Freshman
  • 21 Adam Windsor - Sophomore
  • 22 Nathan Kennedy - Junior
  • 24 Case Nixon - Freshman
  • 26 Jonathan Smart - Senior
  • 27 Taylor Wolfe - Sophomore
  • 28 Nathan Killcrease - Senior
  • 29 Charley Sullivan - Sophomore
  • 32 Adam Morgan - Junior
  • 33 Jason Zylstra Cruz Roja.svg - Junior
  • 36 Troy Sutherland - Sophomore
  • 38 Judson Luther - Freshman
  • 44 Tucker Hawley - Sophomore
  • 89 Devin Windham - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 6 Josh Rosecrans - Junior
  • 23 Ladson Montgomery - Freshman
  • 37 Charley Waldrep - Freshman
  • 41 Brock Bennett - Senior

Infielders

  • 5 Brett Booth - Sophomore
  • 9 Jared Reaves - Junior
  • 18 Austen Smith - Freshman
  • 35 Josh Sanders - Senior
  • 39 James Tullidge - Junior
  • 42 Allen Dye - Redshirt.svg Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 Taylor Dugas - Junior
  • 2 Andrew Miller - Sophomore
  • 12 Brandt Hendricks - Sophomore
  • 13 David Kindred - Senior
  • 40 Jeremiah Tullidge - Freshman
  • 46 Hunter Gregory - Junior

Utility

  • 10 Jon Kelton Cruz Roja.svg - Junior
  • 20 Patrick McGavin - Freshman
 

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Roster

Coaching Staff

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff
  • 8 Mitch Gaspard Head Coach - 11 years at Alabama (2nd as Head Coach)
  • 3 Andy Phillips Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach - 1st year
  • 4 Dax Norris Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 5 years
  • 43 Bobby Barbier Volunteer Coach - 2 years
  • 19 Adam Pavkovich Fifth-year student assistant coach
  • 25 Adam Scott Fifth-year student assistant coach
  • 30 Drew French Director of Operations - 4 years

Schedule/Results

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball game log
Regular season
February (43)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
1February 18 Alcorn State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 110A. Morgan (10)S. Easter (01)None4,50510
2February 19Alcorn StateSewell-Thomas Stadium51N. Kilcrease (10)T. Williams (01)B. Whitaker (1)4,79320
3February 20Alcorn StateSewell-Thomas Stadium81T. Hawley (10)M. Sanchez (01)None4,27030
4February 22 Alabama State Sewell-Thomas Stadium117T. Wolfe (10)D. Quinney (01)None3,88840
5February 25 SE Louisiana Stanky Field 26B. Efferson (20)A. Morgan (11)None41
6February 26 South Alabama Stanky Field910W. Dees (30)J. Zylstra (01)None42
7February 27 UCF Stanky Field412B. Lively (10)T. Hawley (11)None43
March (155)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
8March 2 Southern Miss Sewell-Thomas Stadium 610J. Rogers (10)C. Sullivan (01)C. Cargill (3)3,79544
9March 4 Northwestern State Sewell-Thomas Stadium75B. Whitaker (10)L. Irvine (21)N. Kennedy (1)3,36854
10March 5Northwestern StateSewell-Thomas Stadium42N. Kilcrease (20)C. Bear (21)J. Smart (1)3,20464
11March 6Northwestern StateSewell-Thomas Stadium90T. Hawley (21)M. Lackie (01)None3,49274
12March 8 Troy Sewell-Thomas Stadium6511N. Kennedy (10)T. Workman (21)None3,33684
13March 9† Georgia Coolray Field 36E. Swegman (10)T. Wolfe (11)B. Dieterich (1)2,20085
14March 11 Eastern Illinois Sewell-Thomas Stadium32J. Shaw (10)M. Miller (01)None3,42395
15March 12Eastern IllinoisSewell-Thomas Stadium121A. Morgan (21)L. Bushur (02)None3,523105
16March 13Eastern IllinoisSewell-Thomas Stadium50T. Hawley (31)C. Slazinik (03)None3,534115
17March 15† Auburn Riverwalk Stadium 12B. Hendrix (10)T. Wolfe (12)Z. Blatt (1)7,492116
18March 18 Ole Miss Swayze Field 04M. Crouse (50)N. Kilcrease (21)J. Morgan (5)8,66511701
19March 19Ole MissSwayze Field75A. Morgan (31)D. Goforth (03)J. Smart (2)9,40512711
20March 20Ole MissSwayze Field64T. Hawley (41)A. Wright (22)J. Smart (3)8,54413721
21March 22 UAB Sewell-Thomas Stadium63C. Sullivan (11)B. Huddleston (12)J. Smart (4)4,335147
22March 23 Jacksonville State Sewell-Thomas Stadium95T. Pilkington (10)T. Sparks (01)B. Whitaker (2)3,431157
23March 25 Kentucky Sewell-Thomas Stadium40N. Kilcrease (31)A. Meyer (33)None4,10216731
24March 26KentuckySewell-Thomas Stadium65J. Smart (10)T. Gott (12)None3,57517741
25March 27KentuckySewell-Thomas Stadium83T. Hawley (51)T. Rogers (22)J. Smart (5)3,52618751
26March 29UAB Regions Park 15M. McKinley (20)T. Pilkington (11)None903188
27March 30 South Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium43A. Windsor (10)J. Miller (03)None2,962198
April (910)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
28April 1 Arkansas Sewell-Thomas Stadium 53N. Kilcrease (41)C. Lynch (21)J. Smart (6)3,97720861
29April 2ArkansasSewell-Thomas Stadium53A. Morgan (41)D. Baxendale (51)J. Smart (7)4,87721871
30April 3ArkansasSewell-Thomas Stadium34T. Daniel (10)T. Hawley (52)N. Sanburn (3)4,05121972
31April 5 Samford Sewell-Thomas Stadium24C. Irby (31)C. Nixon (01)A. Jones (8)3,7802110
32April 8#1 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 311S. Gray (71)N. Kilcrease (42)None3,118211173
33April 9#1 VanderbiltHawkins Field07G. Garvin (61)A. Morgan (42)None3,141211274
34April 10#1 VanderbiltHawkins Field611C. Williams (10)T. Pilkington (12)None3,357211375
35April 12 MS Valley St Sewell-Thomas Stadium101C. Sullivan (21)M. Kaplan (01)None3,3472213
36April 13MS Valley StSewell-Thomas Stadium100A. Windsor (20)S. Barnes (44)None3,2612313
37April 14 Tennessee Sewell-Thomas Stadium82N. Kilcrease (52)R. Catapano (23)None4,012241385
38April 16TennesseeSewell-Thomas Stadium127S. Gruver (44)A. Morgan (43)None241486
39April 16TennesseeSewell-Thomas Stadium017N. Blount (10)T. Pilkington (13)N. Williams (2)5,483241587
40April 19Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium 75J. Smart (20)A. Jones (03)None1,8472515
41April 22#5 Florida McKethan Stadium 07H. Randall (71)N. Kilcrease (53)None4,206251688
42April 23#5 FloridaMcKethan Stadium29B. Johnson (61)A. Morgan (44)None4,917251789
43April 24#5 FloridaMcKethan Stadium12K. Whitson (50)J. Smart (21)N. Maronde (2)2,7592518810
44April 26 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park 73A. Windsor (30)D. Day (11)T. Wolfe (1)4,3742618
45April 30 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 5410J. Smart (31)C. Reed (01)None2718910
46April 30Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field54T. Pilkington (23)L. Pollorena (53)J. Smart (8)6,50028181010
May (46)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
47May 1 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 58E. Mitchell (41)A. Windsor (31)C. Reed (8)5,87728191011
48May 6 LSU Sewell-Thomas Stadium 610K. McCune (63)N. Kilcrease (54)None4,17528201012
49May 7LSUSewell-Thomas Stadium40A. Morgan (54)K. Gausman (36)J. Smart (9)4,18529201112
50May 8LSUSewell-Thomas Stadium90J. Smart (41)B. Alsup (65)None4,01930201212
51May 14 Auburn Plainsman Park 57D. Ortman (21)A. Windsor (32)None3,31630211213
52May 14AuburnPlainsman Park78E. Wallen (55)C. Sullivan (22)D. Ortman (4)3,31630221214
53May 15AuburnPlainsman Park76T. Hawley (62)S. Smith (21)None3,42231221314
54May 19 South Carolina Sewell-Thomas Stadium21N. Kilcrease (64)M. Roth (103)None3,52332221414
55May 20South CarolinaSewell-Thomas Stadium36F. Koumas (60)A. Morgan (55)M. Price (14)3,94532231415
56May 21South CarolinaSewell-Thomas Stadium23C. Holmes (62)J. Smart (42)M. Price (14)3,76432241416
Post-season
SEC Tournament
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSECT record
57May 25#20 Arkansas Regions Park 74N. Kilcrease (74)R. Fant (34)J. Smart (10)8,392332410
58May 26#3 Florida Regions Park06H. Randall (93)A. Morgan (56)None7,123332511
59May 27#20 ArkansasRegions Park14R. Stanek (32)J. Smart (43)T. Daniel (3)8,068332612
NCAA Tournament: Regional
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
60June 3 UCF Dick Howser Stadium 53N. Kilcrease (84)B. Adkins (65)J. Smart (11)2,832342610
61June 4#6 Florida State Dick Howser Stadium59S. Gilmartin (121)A. Morgan (57)None4,008342711
60June 3UCFDick Howser Stadium125J. Smart (53)N. Cicio (43)None2,631352721
61June 4#6 Florida StateDick Howser Stadium111M. McGee (43)A. Windsor (33)None3,521352822
† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2011 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week Alabama faced each opponent.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches' [1] —*2524
Baseball America [2] 252124
Collegiate Baseball^ [3] 2119
NCBWA [4] 28292424

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

2011 NCBWA Preseason All-American, Third Team
SEC Player of the Week, March 28, 2011
SEC Pitcher of the Week, May 23, 2011

See also

Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2011 MLB Draft

The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Adam Morgan LHP3rd120th Philadelphia Phillies
Taylor Dugas OF8th249th Chicago Cubs
Nathan KilcreaseRHP30th916th Oakland Athletics
Brock BennettC33rd1017th San Francisco Giants

References