2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
USC baseball logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CB No. 1
Record55–14 (22–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chad Holbrook (3rd season)
  • Jerry Meyers (1st/9th season)
  • Sammy Esposito (4th season)
Home stadium Carolina Stadium
Seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
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 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team was coached by Ray Tanner, who was in his fifteenth season at Carolina. The Gamecocks won the 2011 College World Series to become the sixth school in the history of the College World Series to win consecutive national titles (1949-1950 Texas Longhorns; 1970-1974 Southern California Trojans; 1987-1988 Stanford Cardinal; 1996-1997 LSU Tigers; & the 2006-2007 Oregon State Beavers).

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During their postseason run, the Gamecocks also became the first team to go 10-0 through the postseason. Building on the success of the prior year's team, the Gamecocks set two NCAA records with consecutive post-season wins (16) and consecutive CWS wins (11); both streaks are active going into the 2012 season.

Personnel

Roster

2011 South Carolina Gamecocks roster
 

Pitchers

  • 9 Steven Neff - Junior
  • 10 Drake Thomason - Freshman
  • 11 Will Casey - Junior
  • 14 John Taylor - Senior
  • 15 Nolan Belcher - Junior
  • 17 Jose Mata - Senior
  • 22 Matt Price - Sophomore
  • 25 Adam Westmoreland - Sophomore
  • 27 Forrest Koumas - Freshman
  • 28 Spencer Jordan - Junior
  • 29 Michael Roth - Junior
  • 33 Alex Burrell - Junior
  • 35 Logan Munson - Junior
  • 38 Tyler Webb - Sophomore
  • 39 Patrick Sullivan - Sophomore
  • 44 Colby Holmes - Sophomore
  • 45 Bryan Harper - Junior
 

Infielders

  • 3 Adrian Morales - Senior
  • 6 Peter Mooney - Junior
  • 8 Scott Wingo - Senior
  • 13 Christian Walker - Sophomore
  • 20 Jake Watson - Freshman
  • 30 Erik Payne - Freshman

Catchers

  • 5 Patrick Harrington - Freshman
  • 18 Dante Rosenberg - Junior
  • 34 Greg Brodzinski - Freshman
  • 36 Brady Thomas - Senior
 

Outfielders

Utility

  • 4 Robert Beary - Senior
 

2011 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html

Coaching staff

2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
  • 1 Ray Tanner - Head Coach - 15 years
  • 2 Chad Holbrook - Assistant Coach - 3 years
  • 12 Jerry Meyers - Assistant Coach - 1 year / 9 years
  • 41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant Coach - 4 years
  • 55 Brian Buscher - Assistant Coach - Undergraduate

2011 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches

Schedule

2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log (55–14)
Regular season (44–12)
February (6–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
1February 18 Santa Clara Carolina Stadium 12–5Roth (1–0)Simon (0–1)None8,24210
2February 19Santa ClaraCarolina Stadium2–1Webb (1-0)Hall (0–1)Price (1)8,24220
3February 20Santa ClaraCarolina Stadium6–0Mata (1–0)Mendoza (0–1)None7,31630
4February 25 Southern Illinois Carolina Stadium10–6Roth (2–0)Maldonado (0–2)Price (2)6,93540
5February 26Southern IllinoisCarolina Stadium4–0Webb (2–0)Forsythe (1–1)None7,91150
6February 27Southern IllinoisCarolina Stadium9–4Taylor (1–0)Eaton (1–1)None7,14160
March (13–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
7March 1 Furman Carolina Stadium 14–1Neff (1–0)Smith (0–2)None6,16270
8March 4 Clemson Carolina Stadium6–3Roth (3–0)Weismann (2–1)Price (3)8,24280
March 5vs. Clemson Fluor Field Postponed
9March 6@Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium 5–10Moorefield (1–0)Price (0–1)None6,32081
10March 8vs. ClemsonFluor Field5–4Koumas (1–0)Frederick (0–1)Price (4)7,12591
March 9 Davidson Carolina StadiumCancelled
11March 11 Cal State Bakersfield Carolina Stadium5–1Roth (4–0)McCarthy (1–2)None6,505101
12March 12Cal State BakersfieldCarolina Stadium5–2Neff (2–0)Montoya (2–1)None7,013111
13March 13Cal State BakersfieldCarolina Stadium3–8Hoenshell (3–2)Webb (2–1)None7,128112
14March 15@FurmanFluor Field2–4Stallsmith (2–1)Westmoreland (0–1)Cole (3)1,422113
15March 16 Wofford Carolina Stadium8–4Holmes (1–0)Eck (0–3)None6,235123
16March 18 Georgia Carolina Stadium2–4Wood (2–2)Roth (4–1)Maloof (7)8,06912401
17March 19GeorgiaCarolina Stadium2–1Price (1–1)Boling (0–1)None8,10513411
18March 20GeorgiaCarolina Stadium8–3Koumas (2–0)Herman (1–2)Price (5)8,01214421
19March 22 College of Charleston Carolina Stadium24–4Holmes (2–0)Jeroszko (2–2)None6,555154
20March 23 Rhode Island Carolina Stadium17–8Mata (2–0)Bodjiak (2–1)None6,397164
21March 25@Florida McKethan Stadium 9–2Roth (5–1)Johnson (4–1)None5,58617431
22March 26@FloridaMcKethan Stadium1–2Randall (4–0)Price (1–2)None4,85917532
23March 27@FloridaMcKethan Stadium4–3Price (2–2)Toledo (2–2)None4,39318542
24March 30 The Citadel Carolina Stadium6–4Taylor (2–0)Cribb (0–1)Price (6)6,227195
April (15–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
25April 1 Kentucky Carolina Stadium 3–1Roth (6–1)Meyer (3–4)Price (7)7,06320552
26April 2KentuckyCarolina Stadium4–310Price (3–2)Gott (1–3)None8,24221562
27April 3KentuckyCarolina Stadium4–1Koumas (3–0)Rogers (2–3)Harper (1)7,51322572
28April 5 USC Upstate Carolina Stadium18–2Sullivan (1–0)DeCecco (3–3)None6,202235
29April 7@Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4–0Roth (7–1)Catapano (2–2)Price (8)3,43524582
30April 8@TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium2–0Holmes (3–0)Gruver (3–4)Price (9)2,07025592
31April 9@TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium2–1Koumas (4–0)Watson (5–2)Price (10)2,244265102
32April 12@The Citadel Joe Riley Park 0–2Cribb (1–1)Neff (2–1)Clarkson (1)5,032266
33April 15 Vanderbilt Carolina Stadium3–1Roth (8–1)Gray (7–2)Price (11)8,242276112
34April 16VanderbiltCarolina Stadium4–6Garvin (7–1)Holmes (3–1)Moore (8)8,242277113
35April 17VanderbiltCarolina Stadium5–3Price (4–2)Clinard (1–1)None8,242287123
36April 19@College of Charleston Patriot's Point 8–3Harper (1–0)Zokan (0–1)None1,719297
37April 22@Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 8–2Roth (9–1)Stratton (4–5)None6,023307133
38April 23@Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field3–5Pollorena (5–2)Taylor (2–1)Reed (7)5,971308134
39April 24@Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field13–4Taylor (3–1)Jones (2–5)None5,821318144
40April 26 Liberty Carolina Stadium9–6Mata (3–0)Baker (5–3)Price (12)6,404328
41April 29 Auburn Carolina Stadium2–1Taylor (4–1)Ortman (0–1)None8,016338154
42April 30AuburnCarolina Stadium10–2Holmes (4–1)Varnadore (4–2)None8,242348164
May (10–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
43May 1Auburn Carolina Stadium 7–3Koumas (5–0)Luckie (1–2)Price (13)8,020358174
44May 4@Wofford King Field 9–3Westmoreland (1–1)Sheridan (1–4)None2,118368
45May 6@Ole Miss Swayze Field 6–1Roth (10–1)Crouse (6–4)None8,121378184
46May 7@Ole MissSwayze Field2–10Goforth (4–6)Holmes (4–2)None8,046379185
47May 8@Ole MissSwayze Field6–7Morgan (3–0)Price (4–3)None8,3323710186
48May 10 Presbyterian Carolina Stadium6–1Neff (3–1)Jeter (5–6)None6,5753810
49May 11 Charleston Southern Carolina Stadium11-1Sullivan (2-0)Mauldin (0-4)None6,5163910
50May 13 Arkansas Carolina Stadium2–6Baxendale (8–1)Roth (10–2)Daniel (2)7,6723911187
51May 14ArkansasCarolina Stadium6–5Price (5–3)Stanek (2–2)None7,7654011197
52May 15ArkansasCarolina Stadium7–1Holmes (5–2)Lynch (4–3)None8,1424111207
53May 17 UNC Asheville Carolina Stadium9–5Webb (3–1)Ricker (1–2)None7,1164211
54May 19@Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 1–2Kilcrease (6–4)Roth (10–3)None3,5234212208
55May 20@AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium6–3Koumas (6–0)Morgan (5–5)Price (14)3,9454312218
56May 21@AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium3–2Holmes (6–2)Smart (4–2)Price (15)3,7644412228
Post-season
SEC Tournament (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSECT record
57May 25 Auburn Regions Park 7–3Roth (11–3)Jacobs (1–5)None8,814451210
58May 26 Vanderbilt Regions Park2–7Gray (10–3)Koumas (6–1)Moore (10)7,123451311
59May 27 Georgia Regions Park2–4Dieterich (3–3)Holmes (6–3)Maloof (17)8,068451412
NCAA Regionals (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
60June 3 Georgia Southern Carolina Stadium 2–1Roth (12–3)Moye (7–2)Price (16)8,091461410
61June 4 Stetson Carolina Stadium11–5Holmes (7–3)Dorsey (7–6)None7,335471420
62June 5StetsonCarolina Stadium8–2Taylor (5–1)Perez (2–3)Price (17)6,718481430
NCAA Super Regionals (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
63June 10 Connecticut Carolina Stadium 5–1Roth (13–3)Barnes (11–5)None8,242491440
64June 11ConnecticutCarolina Stadium8–2Taylor (6–1)Nappo (10–3)Price (18)8,242501450
College World Series (5–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
65June 19 Texas A&M TD Ameritrade Park 5–4Price (6–3)Martin (2–3)None23,395511460
66June 21 Virginia TD Ameritrade Park7–1Taylor (7–1)Roberts (11–2)None22,027521470
67June 24VirginiaTD Ameritrade Park3–213Price (7–3)Winiarski (6–4)None25,882531480
68June 27 Florida TD Ameritrade Park2–111Taylor (8–1)Maronde (0–1)Price (19)25,851541490
69June 28FloridaTD Ameritrade Park5–2Roth (14–3)Whitson (8–1)Price (20)26,7215514100

2011 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Schedule http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/scar-m-basebl-sched.html

Honors and awards

Rankings

Ranking Movement
PollPre-
season
Feb.
21
Feb.
28
Mar.
7
Mar.
14
Mar.
21
Mar.
28
Apr.
4
Apr.
11
Apr.
18
Apr.
25
May
2
May
9
May
16
May
23
May
30
June
6
June
13
Final
Poll
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' (Top 25) [11] 8844644332333214--1
Baseball America (Top 25) [12] 7744443332224314--1
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) [13] 141266773332214314441
NCBWA (Top 30) [14] 8644663332323214441

Gamecocks in the 2011 MLB Draft

The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. [15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Jackie Bradley Jr. OFComp A40th Boston Red Sox
Matt PriceRHP6th184th Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott Wingo 2B11th344th Los Angeles Dodgers
Peter MooneySS21st649th Toronto Blue Jays
John TaylorRHP22nd663rd Seattle Mariners
Adam MatthewsOF23rd695th Baltimore Orioles
Bryan HarperLHP30th907th Washington Nationals
Michael Roth LHP31st938th Cleveland Indians
Steven NeffLHP41st1257th San Francisco Giants
Tyler WebbLHP48th1465th Cincinnati Reds
Adrian Morales3B49th1476th Kansas City Royals

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