2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
USC baseball logo.svg
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
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
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
SEC Tournament
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
57 May 25 Auburn Regions Park 7-3 Roth (11-3) Jacobs (1-5) None 8,814 45–12 1–0
58 May 26 Vanderbilt Regions Park 2-7 Gray (10-3) Koumas (6-1) Moore (10) 7,123 45–13 1–1
59 May 27 Georgia Regions Park 2-4 Dieterich (3-3) Holmes (6-3) Maloof (17) 8,068 45–14 1–2
NCAA Regionals
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
60 June 3 Georgia Southern Carolina Stadium 2-1 Roth (12-3) Moye (7-2) Price (16) 8,091 46–14 1–0
61 June 4 Stetson Carolina Stadium 11-5 Holmes (7-3) Dorsey (7-6) None 7,335 47–14 2–0
62 June 5 Stetson Carolina Stadium 8-2 Taylor (5-1) Perez (2-3) Price (17) 6,718 48–14 3–0
NCAA Super Regionals
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
63 June 10 Connecticut Carolina Stadium 5-1 Roth (13-3) Barnes (11-5) None 8,242 49–14 4–0
64 June 11 Connecticut Carolina Stadium 8-2 Taylor (6-1) Nappo (10-3) Price (18) 8,242 50–14 5–0
College World Series
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
65 June 19 Texas A&M TD Ameritrade Park 5-4 Price (6-3) Martin (2-3) None 23,395 51–14 6–0
66 June 21 Virginia TD Ameritrade Park 7-1 Taylor (7-1) Roberts (11-2) None 22,027 52–14 7–0
67 June 24 Virginia TD Ameritrade Park 3-213 Price (7-3) Winiarski (6-4) None 25,882 53–14 8–0
68 June 27 Florida TD Ameritrade Park 2-111 Taylor (8-1) Maronde (0-1) Price (19) 25,851 54–14 9–0
69 June 28 Florida TD Ameritrade Park 5-2 Roth (14-3) Whitson (8-1) Price (20) 26,721 55–14 10–0

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

Honors and Awards

  • Forrest Koumas was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week on April 4.[1]
  • Colby Holmes was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 11[2] and May 16.[3]
  • Michael Roth was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 18.[4]
  • Christian Walker was named SEC Player of the Week on April 25.[5]
  • Matt Price, Michael Roth and Scott Wingo were named First-Team All-SEC, Christian Walker was named Second-Team All-SEC, and Forrest Koumas was named Freshman All-SEC.[6]
  • Head coach Ray Tanner was named SEC Coach of the Year.
  • Michael Roth was named CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.[7]
  • Michael Roth was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team.[8]
  • Michael Roth was named Louisville Slugger Third-Team All-American.[9]
  • Robert Beary was named MVP of the NCAA Columbia Regional. Christian Walker, Scott Wingo, Adrian Morales, Evan Marzilli, and Michael Roth were also named to the All-Tournament team.[10]
  • Robert Beary (C), Peter Mooney (SS), Matt Price (P), Michael Roth (P), Brady Thomas (DH), Christian Walker (1B) and Scott Wingo (2B) were named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
  • Scott Wingo was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2011 College World Series.

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
  • NR = Not Ranked

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. OF Comp A 40th Boston Red Sox
Matt Price RHP 6th 184th Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott Wingo 2B 11th 344th Los Angeles Dodgers
Peter Mooney SS 21st 649th Toronto Blue Jays
John Taylor RHP 22nd 663rd Seattle Mariners
Adam Matthews OF 23rd 695th Baltimore Orioles
Bryan Harper LHP 30th 907th Washington Nationals
Michael Roth LHP 31st 938th Cleveland Indians
Steven Neff LHP 41st 1257th San Francisco Giants
Tyler Webb LHP 48th 1465th Cincinnati Reds
Adrian Morales 3B 49th 1476th Kansas City Royals

References

  1. ↑ Forrest Koumas Named SEC Co-Freshman Of The Week
  2. ↑ Colby Holmes Named SEC Pitcher Of The Week
  3. ↑ Colby Holmes Named SEC Pitcher Of The Week
  4. ↑ Michael Roth Named SEC Pitcher Of The Week
  5. ↑ Christian Walker Named SEC Player Of The Week
  6. ↑ Several Gamecocks Earn All-SEC Accolades
  7. ↑ Michael Roth Earns Academic All-America Honors
  8. ↑ Michael Roth Named To SEC All-Tournament Team
  9. ↑ Michael Roth Earns Louisville Slugger All-America Honors
  10. ↑ Columbia Regional Game 6 - South Carolina vs. Stetson Post-Game Notes
  11. ↑ USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll
  12. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  13. ↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  14. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
  15. ↑ South Carolina MLB Draft Recap
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