2011 LSU Tigers baseball team

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2011 LSU Tigers baseball
Louisiana State University (block logo).svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record36–20 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coach Javi Sanchez
Pitching coach David Grewe
Home stadium Alex Box 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 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2011. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009.

Contents

The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his fifth season at LSU. In the previous season, the Tigers failed to defend their 2009 National Title. Overall, the Tigers finished 41–22, 14–16 in the SEC.

Pre-season

Key Losses

Personnel

2011 roster

2011 LSU Tigers baseball roster
 

Pitchers

  • 9 Samuel Peterson – Freshman
  • 12 Kevin GausmanFreshman
  • 17 Jimmy Dykstra – Sophomore
  • 18 Michael Reed – Sophomore
  • 21 Joe Broussard – Freshman
  • 22 Matty Ott – Junior
  • 24 Daniel Bradshaw – Senior
  • 25 Joey Bourgeois – Junior
  • 28 Forrest Garrett – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 29 Jordan Rittiner – Sophomore
  • 30 Tyler Jones – Junior
  • 32 Coklin Nguyen – Freshman
  • 33 Kevin Berry – Sophomore
  • 34 Randal Meyer – Freshman
  • 37 Ryan EadesFreshman
  • 38 Nick RumbelowFreshman
  • 39 Kurt McCune – Freshamn
  • 40 Mitch Hopkins – Junior
  • 41 Kirk Cunningham – Junior
  • 47 Ben Alsup – Senior
  • 58 Chris Cotton – Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 6 Jordy Snikeris – Junior
  • 26 Ty Ross – Freshman
  • 35 Jackson Slaid – Freshman
 

Infielders

  • 4 Raph RhymesSophomore
  • 11 Tyler Hanover – Junior
  • 13 Alex Edward – Sophomore
  • 14 Mike Lowery – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 23 JaCoby JonesFreshman
  • 16 Matt Fury – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 27 Beau Didier – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 36 Austin NolaJunior
  • 46 Jamie Bruno – Junior

Utility

  • 7 Grant Dozar – Junior
 

Outfielders

 

2011 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27867&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2010

Coaching staff

2011 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staff
  • Paul Mainieri – Head coach – 4 years at LSU
  • David Grewe – Associate head coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting coordinator – 2 year
  • Javi Sanchez – Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach – 3 years
  • Will Davis – Volunteer Assistant Coach, Outfielders Coach – 3 years
  • Ross Brezovsky – Coordinator of Baseball Operations – 2 years

2011 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2173&SPSID=28707 Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine

Schedule/Results

2011 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log
Post-Season
SEC Tournament
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSECT record
NCAA Tournament: Regionals
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.

LSU Tigers in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft

The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft. [57]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Mikie Mahtook OF130 Tampa Bay Rays
*Trevor Story SS1A45 Colorado Rockies
*John EiermanSS4119Tampa Bay Rays
*Jake Cave OF6209 New York Yankees
Tyler JonesRHP11358 Minnesota Twins
Matty OttRHP13412 Boston Red Sox
*Cody GlennLHP15469 Toronto Blue Jays
Ben AlsupRHP18548Colorado Rockies
*Aaron Nola RHP22679Toronto Blue Jays
*Nick Goody RHP22698New York Yankees
*Arby FieldsLF27833 San Diego Padres
Austin NolaSS31949Toronto Blue Jays
Raph Rhymes2B401202 Pittsburgh Pirates
Tyler HanoverSS401229New York Yankees
*Carson BaranikRHP411255 Cincinnati Reds

References

  1. Wake Forest @ LSU – Game 1
  2. Wake Forest @ LSU – Game 2
  3. Wake Forest @ LSU – Game 3
  4. New Orleans @ LSU
  5. Holy Cross @ LSU – Game 1
  6. Holy Cross @ LSU – Game 2
  7. Holy Cross @ LSU – Game 3
  8. Southeastern @ LSU
  9. Miss. Valley St. @ LSU
  10. Princeton @ LSU – Game 1
  11. Princeton @ LSU – Game 2
  12. Princeton @ LSU – Game 3
  13. Sacred Heart @ LSU
  14. Fullerton @ LSU – Game 1
  15. Fullerton @ LSU – Game 2
  16. Fullerton @ LSU – Game 3
  17. LSU @ Nicholls St.
  18. UF @ LSU – Game 1
  19. UF @ LSU – Game 2
  20. UF @ LSU – Game 3
  21. ULL @ LSU
  22. LSU @ UGA – Game 1
  23. LSU @ UGA – Game 2
  24. LSU @ UGA – Game 3
  25. McNeese St. @ LSU
  26. Ole Miss @ LSU – Game 1
  27. Ole Miss @ LSU – Game 2
  28. Ole Miss @ LSU – Game 3
  29. LSU @ Tulane
  30. LSU @ Arkansas – Game 1
  31. LSU @ Arkansas – Game 2
  32. LSU @ Arkansas – Game 3
  33. Norwestern St. @ LSU
  34. Alcorn St. @ LSU
  35. Auburn @ LSU – Game 1
  36. Auburn @ LSU – Game 2
  37. Auburn @ LSU – Game 3
  38. Southern Miss vs. LSU
  39. LSU @ Vanderbilt – Game 1
  40. LSU @ Vanderbilt – Game 2
  41. LSU @ Vanderbilt – Game 3
  42. Nicholls @ LSU
  43. Kentucky @ LSU – Game 1
  44. Kentucky @ LSU – Game 2
  45. Kentucky @ LSU – Game 3
  46. Tulane @ LSU
  47. LSU @ Alabama – Game 1
  48. LSU @ Alabama – Game 2
  49. LSU @ Alabama – Game 3
  50. Tennessee @ LSU – Game 1
  51. Tennessee @ LSU – Game 2
  52. Tennessee @ LSU – Game 3
  53. LSU @ New Orleans
  54. LSU @ Miss State – Game 1
  55. LSU @ Miss State – Game 2
  56. LSU @ Miss State – Game 3
  57. LSU Baseball in the 2011 MLB Draft