2011 LSU Tigers baseball team

2011 LSU Tigers baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Record	36–20 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Mainieri
Hitting coach	Javi Sanchez
Pitching coach	David Grewe
Home stadium	Alex Box Stadium
Seasons ←  2010 2012  →

2011 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 South Carolina  x‍†‍‍y	22	–	8		.733			55	–	14		.797
No. 2 Florida  x‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	8		.733			53	–	19		.736
No. 4 Vanderbilt  x‍†‍‍y	22	–	8		.733			54	–	12		.818
Georgia  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			33	–	32		.508
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			25	–	30		.455
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			25	–	29		.463
Western
No. 24 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			40	–	22		.645
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16		.467			38	–	25		.603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16		.467			35	–	28		.556
Auburn  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			29	–	29		.500
LSU  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			36	–	20		.643
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			30	–	25		.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.

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

• Anthony Ranaudo, P Drafted in Comp. A, 39th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox
• Micah Gibbs, C Drafted in Round 3, 97th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs
• Leon Landry, OF Drafted in Round 3, 109th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Blake Dean, 1B Drafted in Round 8, 262nd overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers

Personnel

2011 roster

2011 LSU Tigers baseball roster
	Pitchers 9 Samuel Peterson – Freshman 12 Kevin Gausman – Freshman 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 – Freshman 29 Jordan Rittiner – Sophomore 30 Tyler Jones – Junior 32 Coklin Nguyen – Freshman 33 Kevin Berry – Sophomore 34 Randal Meyer – Freshman 37 Ryan Eades – Freshman 38 Nick Rumbelow – Freshman 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 Rhymes – Sophomore 11 Tyler Hanover – Junior 13 Alex Edward – Sophomore 14 Mike Lowery – Junior 23 JaCoby Jones – Freshman 16 Matt Fury – Freshman 27 Beau Didier – Sophomore 36 Austin Nola – Junior 46 Jamie Bruno – Junior Utility 7 Grant Dozar – Junior		Outfielders 2 Spencer Ware – Freshman 3 Trey Watkins – Junior 5 Mason Katz – Sophomore 8 Mikie Mahtook – Junior

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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

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Schedule/Results

2011 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log
Regular Season February # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record 1 [1] February 18 Wake Forest Alex Box Stadium 15–4 Alsup (1–0) Stadler (0–1) None 12,070 1–0 – 2 [2] February 19 Wake Forest Alex Box Stadium 4–3 Eades (1–0) Cooney (0–1) Ott (1) 11,113 2–0 – 3 [3] February 20 Wake Forest Alex Box Stadium 9–1 McCune (1–0) Von Grouw (0–1) None 10,753 3–0 – 4 [4] February 22 New Orleans Alex Box Stadium 13–0 Jones (1–0) Manning (0–1) None 10,486 4–0 – 5 [5] February 25 Holy Cross Alex Box Stadium 12–3 Gausman (1–0) Pedrotty (0–1) None 11,082 5–0 – 6 [6] February 26 Holy Cross Alex Box Stadium 14–3 McCune (2–0) Croglio (0–1) None 10,970 6–0 – 7 [7] February 27 Holy Cross Alex Box Stadium 15–4 Alsup (2–0) Koneski (0–1) None 10,404 7–0 – March # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record 8 [8] March 1 Southeastern LA Alex Box Stadium 7–3 Jones (2–0) Hymel (1–1) None 11,307 8–0 – 9 [9] March 2 Mississippi Valley St. Alex Box Stadium 10–8 Dykstra (1–0) Dowell (0–3) Ott (2) 9,658 9–0 – 10 [10] March 4 Princeton Alex Box Stadium 8–2 McCune (3–0) Bowman (0–1) None 9,831 10–0 – 11 [11] March 5 Princeton Alex Box Stadium 7–2 Gausman (2–0) Ford (0–1) Berry (1) 9,980 11–0 – 12 [12] March 6 Princeton Alex Box Stadium 7–8 Fagan (1–0) Alsup (2–1) Palms (1) 10,124 11–1 – 13 [13] March 9 Sacred Heart Alex Box Stadium 6–2 Jones (3–0) Leiningen (0–1) None 9,765 12–1 – 14 [14] March 11 #6 Cal St. Fullerton Alex Box Stadium 7–6 Dykstra (2–0) Ramirez (2–2) Ott (3) 11,738 13–1 – 15 [15] March 12 #6 Cal St. Fullerton Alex Box Stadium 7–6 Berry (1–0) Floro (1–2) Ott (4) 11,803 14–1 – 16 [16] March 13 #6 Cal St. Fullerton Alex Box Stadium 10–2 Alsup (3–1) O'Connell (2–1) None 10,850 15–1 – 17 [17] March 16 Nicholls St. Ray E. Didier Field 12–8 Dykstra (3–0) Delatte (0–1) None 2,528 16–1 – 18 [18] March 18 #1 Florida Alex Box Stadium 4–5 Toledo (2–1) Ott (0–1) DeSclafani (3) 12,076 16–2 0–1 19 [19] March 19 #1 Florida Alex Box Stadium 0–1 Randall (3–0) Gausman (2–1) Maronde (1) 11,703 16–3 0–2 20 [20] March 20 #1 Florida Alex Box Stadium 3–7 Maddox (1–0) Alsup (3–2) None 10,783 16–4 0–3 21 [21] March 22 UL-Lafayette Alex Box Stadium 5–11 Satriano (1–1) Broussard (0–1) None 11,004 16–5 0–3 22 [22] March 25 Georgia Foley Field 7–3 McCune (4–0) Wood (2–3) None 2,847 17–5 1–3 23 [23] March 27 Georgia Foley Field 5–97 Palazzone (3–1) Gausman (2–2) None – 17–6 1–4 24 [24] March 27 Georgia Foley Field 2–37 Gullickson (2–1) Alsup (3–3) Maloof (8) 2,083 17–7 1–5 25 [25] March 30 McNeese St. Alex Box Stadium 6–0 Peterson (1–0) Parcell (2–2) None 9,818 18–7 1–5 April # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record 26 [26] April 1 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium 7–6 McCune (5–0) Crouse (6–1) Berry (2) 10,637 19–7 2–5 27 [27] April 2 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium 3–16 Goforth (1–4) Gausman (2–3) None 11,421 19–8 2–6 28 [28] April 3 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium 8–2 Alsup (4–3) Wright (3–3) None 10,484 20–8 3–6 29 [29] April 5 Tulane Turchin Stadium 7–5 Berry (2–0) Facundus (5–1) None 5,131 21–8 3–6 30 [30] April 8 Arkansas Baum Stadium 0–2 Astin (3–1) McCune (5–1) Sanburn (5) 9,854 21–9 3–7 31 [31] April 9 Arkansas Baum Stadium 3–4 Sanburn (2–1) Berry (2–1) None 11,462 21–10 3–8 32 [32] April 10 Arkansas Baum Stadium 4–5 Lynch (3–1) Ott (0–2) None 8,116 21–11 3–9 33 [33] April 12 Northwestern St. Alex Stadium 2–5 Roark (1–2) Eades (1–1) Melotakis (1) 9,687 21–12 3–9 34 [34] April 13 Alcorn St. Alex Box Stadium 7–1 Rumbelow (1–0) Blaum (1–4) None 9,478 22–12 3–9 35 [35] April 15 Auburn Alex Box Stadium 7–8 Blatt (2–2) McCune (5–2) Wallen (5) 10,004 22–13 3–10 36 [36] April 16 Auburn Alex Box Stadium 1–3 Wallen (3–3) Gausman (2–4) None 10,628 22–14 3–11 37 [37] April 17 Auburn Alex Box Stadium 3–2 Alsup (5–3) Jacobs (1–3) Ott (5) 10,047 23–14 4–11 38 [38] April 20 #19 Southern Miss Zephyr Field 8–6 Ott (1–2) Cargill (4–3) None 9,700 24–14 4–11 39 [39] April 22 #4 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 3–11 Gray (8–2) McCune (5–3) None 3,541 24–15 4–12 40 [40] April 23 #4 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 1–10 Garvin (8–1) Gausman (2–5) None 3,541 24–16 4–13 41 [41] April 24 #4 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 7–10 Hill (3–0) Alsup (5–4) Moore (9) 2,706 24–17 4–14 42 [42] April 26 Nicholls Alex Box Stadium 12–3 Eades (2–1) Dalton (2–3) None 10,126 25–17 4–14 43 [43] April 28 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium 9–5 Rumbelow (2–0) Kapteyn (0–3) None 9,810 26–17 5–14 44 [44] April 29 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium 12–4 Gausman (3–5) Littrell (5–4) None 10,213 27–17 6–14 45 [45] April 30 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium 8–4 Alsup (6–4) Rogers (2–6) None 9,993 28–17 7–14 May # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record 46 [46] May 3 Tulane Alex Box Stadium 6–2 Eades (3–1) Konvicka (2–1) Ott (6) 9,732 29–17 7–14 47 [47] May 6 Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 10–6 McCune (6–3) Kilcrease (5–4) None 4,175 30–17 8–14 48 [48] May 7 Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 0–4 Morgan (5–4) Gausman (3–6) Smart (9) 4,185 30–18 8–15 49 [49] May 8 Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 0–9 Smart (4–1) Alsup (6–5) None 4,019 30–19 8–16 50 [50] May 13 Tennessee Alex Box Stadium 9–0 Gausman (4–6) Gruver (4–7) None 10,111 31–19 9–16 51 [51] May 14 Tennessee Alex Box Stadium 8–1 McCune (7–3) Blount (1–4) None 10,354 32–19 10–16 52 [52] May 15 Tennessee Alex Box Stadium 15–5 Berry (3–1) Godley (1–1) None 10,552 33–19 11–16 53 [53] May 17 New Orleans Maestri Field 5–0 Jones (4–0) Sanders (1–11) None 930 34–19 11–16 54 [54] May 19 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 17–1 Gausman (5–6) Pollorena (6–4) None 6,161 35–19 12–16 55 [55] May 20 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 5–6 Stark (3–0) Ott (1–3) None 6,425 35–20 12–17 56 [56] May 21 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 6–3 Eades (4–1) Stratton (5–7) Alsup (1) 6,557 36–20 13–17
Post-Season SEC Tournament # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record NCAA Tournament: Regionals # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT 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]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Mikie Mahtook	OF	1	30	Tampa Bay Rays
*Trevor Story	SS	1A	45	Colorado Rockies
*John Eierman	SS	4	119	Tampa Bay Rays
*Jake Cave	OF	6	209	New York Yankees
Tyler Jones	RHP	11	358	Minnesota Twins
Matty Ott	RHP	13	412	Boston Red Sox
*Cody Glenn	LHP	15	469	Toronto Blue Jays
Ben Alsup	RHP	18	548	Colorado Rockies
*Aaron Nola	RHP	22	679	Toronto Blue Jays
*Nick Goody	RHP	22	698	New York Yankees
*Arby Fields	LF	27	833	San Diego Padres
Austin Nola	SS	31	949	Toronto Blue Jays
Raph Rhymes	2B	40	1202	Pittsburgh Pirates
Tyler Hanover	SS	40	1229	New York Yankees
*Carson Baranik	RHP	41	1255	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