2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #1
2011 record 55-14 (22-8 SEC)
Head coach Ray Tanner (15th year)
Assistant coach Chad Holbrook (3rd year)
Assistant coach Jerry Meyers (1st/9th year)
Assistant coach Sammy Esposito (4th year)
Home stadium Carolina Stadium
2011 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
#1 South Carolina x 22 8   .733     55 14   .797
#2 Florida x 22 8   .733     53 19   .736
#4 Vanderbilt x 22 8   .733     54 12   .818
Georgia 16 14   .533     33 32   .508
Kentucky 8 22   .267     25 30   .455
Tennessee 7 23   .233     25 29   .463
Western
#24 Arkansas x 15 15   .500     40 22   .645
Mississippi State 14 16   .467     38 25   .603
Alabama 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
SEC Tournament champion
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 tites (1949-1950 Texas Longhorns; 1970-1974 Southern California Trojans; 1987-1988 Stanford Cardinal; 1996-1997 LSU Tigers; & the 2006-2007 Oregon State Beavers).

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
Regular Season
Post-Season

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
Poll Pre-
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] 8 8 4 4 6 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 4 - - 1
Baseball America (Top 25)[12] 7 7 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 1 4 - - 1
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30)[13] 14 12 6 6 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 1 4 3 1 4 4 4 1
NCBWA (Top 30)[14] 8 6 4 4 6 6 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 4 4 4 1

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]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Jackie Bradley, Jr.OFComp A40thBoston Red Sox
Matt PriceRHP6th184thArizona Diamondbacks
Scott Wingo2B11th344thLos Angeles Dodgers
Peter MooneySS21st649thToronto Blue Jays
John TaylorRHP22nd663rdSeattle Mariners
Adam MatthewsOF23rd695thBaltimore Orioles
Bryan HarperLHP30th907thWashington Nationals
Michael RothLHP31st938thCleveland Indians
Steven NeffLHP41st1257thSan Francisco Giants
Tyler WebbLHP48th1465thCincinnati Reds
Adrian Morales3B49th1476thKansas City Royals

References

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