2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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).

2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
SEC Champions Columbia Regional Champions Columbia Super Regional Champions
College World Series Champions vs. Florida, W 2-0
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
2011 record	55–14 (22–8 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Tanner (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Chad Holbrook (3rd season) Jerry Meyers (1st/9th season) Sammy Esposito (4th season)
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium

2011 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	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 ^x‍‍‍^y	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

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 19 Jackie Bradley, Jr. - Junior 26 Adam Matthews - Junior 31 Evan Marzilli - Sophomore 40 Jake Williams - Junior 42 DeSean Anderson - Freshman Utility 4 Robert Beary - Senior

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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

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Schedule

2011 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 1 February 18 Santa Clara Carolina Stadium 12-5 Roth (1-0) Simon (0-1) None 8,242 1–0 – 2 February 19 Santa Clara Carolina Stadium 2-1 Webb (1-0) Hall (0-1) Price (1) 8,242 2–0 – 3 February 20 Santa Clara Carolina Stadium 6-0 Mata (1-0) Mendoza (0-1) None 7,316 3–0 – 4 February 25 Southern Illinois Carolina Stadium 10-6 Roth (2-0) Maldonado (0-2) Price (2) 6,935 4–0 – 5 February 26 Southern Illinois Carolina Stadium 4-0 Webb (2-0) Forsythe (1-1) None 7,911 5–0 – 6 February 27 Southern Illinois Carolina Stadium 9-4 Taylor (1-0) Eaton (1-1) None 7,141 6–0 –
March # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 7 March 1 Furman Carolina Stadium 14-1 Neff (1-0) Smith (0-2) None 6,162 7–0 – 8 March 4 Clemson Carolina Stadium 6-3 Roth (3-0) Weismann (2-1) Price (3) 8,242 8–0 – – March 5 vs. Clemson Fluor Field Postponed 9 March 6 @Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium 5-10 Moorefield (1-0) Price (0-1) None 6,320 8–1 – 10 March 8 vs. Clemson Fluor Field 5-4 Koumas (1-0) Frederick (0-1) Price (4) 7,125 9–1 – – March 9 Davidson Carolina Stadium Cancelled 11 March 11 Cal State Bakersfield Carolina Stadium 5-1 Roth (4-0) McCarthy (1-2) None 6,505 10–1 – 12 March 12 Cal State Bakersfield Carolina Stadium 5-2 Neff (2-0) Montoya (2-1) None 7,013 11–1 – 13 March 13 Cal State Bakersfield Carolina Stadium 3-8 Hoenshell (3-2) Webb (2-1) None 7,128 11–2 – 14 March 15 @Furman Fluor Field 2-4 Stallsmith (2-1) Westmoreland (0-1) Cole (3) 1,422 11–3 – 15 March 16 Wofford Carolina Stadium 8-4 Holmes (1-0) Eck (0-3) None 6,235 12–3 – 16 March 18 Georgia Carolina Stadium 2-4 Wood (2-2) Roth (4-1) Maloof (7) 8,069 12–4 0–1 17 March 19 Georgia Carolina Stadium 2-1 Price (1-1) Boling (0-1) None 8,105 13–4 1–1 18 March 20 Georgia Carolina Stadium 8-3 Koumas (2-0) Herman (1-2) Price (5) 8,012 14–4 2–1 19 March 22 College of Charleston Carolina Stadium 24-4 Holmes (2-0) Jeroszko (2-2) None 6,555 15–4 – 20 March 23 Rhode Island Carolina Stadium 17-8 Mata (2-0) Bodjiak (2-1) None 6,397 16–4 – 21 March 25 @Florida McKethan Stadium 9-2 Roth (5-1) Johnson (4-1) None 5,586 17–4 3–1 22 March 26 @Florida McKethan Stadium 1-2 Randall (4-0) Price (1-2) None 4,859 17–5 3–2 23 March 27 @Florida McKethan Stadium 4-3 Price (2-2) Toledo (2-2) None 4,393 18–5 4–2 24 March 30 The Citadel Carolina Stadium 6-4 Taylor (2-0) Cribb (0-1) Price (6) 6,227 19–5 –
April # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 25 April 1 Kentucky Carolina Stadium 3-1 Roth (6-1) Meyer (3-4) Price (7) 7,063 20–5 5–2 26 April 2 Kentucky Carolina Stadium 4-3^10 Price (3-2) Gott (1-3) None 8,242 21–5 6–2 27 April 3 Kentucky Carolina Stadium 4-1 Koumas (3-0) Rogers (2-3) Harper (1) 7,513 22–5 7–2 28 April 5 USC Upstate Carolina Stadium 18-2 Sullivan (1-0) DeCecco (3-3) None 6,202 23–5 – 29 April 7 @Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4-0 Roth (7-1) Catapano (2-2) Price (8) 3,435 24–5 8–2 30 April 8 @Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2-0 Holmes (3-0) Gruver (3-4) Price (9) 2,070 25–5 9–2 31 April 9 @Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2-1 Koumas (4-0) Watson (5-2) Price (10) 2,244 26–5 10–2 32 April 12 @The Citadel Joe Riley Park 0-2 Cribb (1-1) Neff (2-1) Clarkson (1) 5,032 26–6 – 33 April 15 Vanderbilt Carolina Stadium 3-1 Roth (8-1) Gray (7-2) Price (11) 8,242 27–6 11–2 34 April 16 Vanderbilt Carolina Stadium 4-6 Garvin (7-1) Holmes (3-1) Moore (8) 8,242 27–7 11–3 35 April 17 Vanderbilt Carolina Stadium 5-3 Price (4-2) Clinard (1-1) None 8,242 28–7 12–3 36 April 19 @College of Charleston Patriot's Point 8-3 Harper (1-0) Zokan (0-1) None 1,719 29–7 – 37 April 22 @Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 8-2 Roth (9-1) Stratton (4-5) None 6,023 30–7 13–3 38 April 23 @Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 3-5 Pollorena (5-2) Taylor (2-1) Reed (7) 5,971 30–8 13–4 39 April 24 @Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 13-4 Taylor (3-1) Jones (2-5) None 5,821 31–8 14–4 40 April 26 Liberty Carolina Stadium 9-6 Mata (3-0) Baker (5-3) Price (12) 6,404 32–8 – 41 April 29 Auburn Carolina Stadium 2-1 Taylor (4-1) Ortman (0-1) None 8,016 33–8 15–4 42 April 30 Auburn Carolina Stadium 10-2 Holmes (4-1) Varnadore (4-2) None 8,242 34–8 16–4
May # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 43 May 1 Auburn Carolina Stadium 7-3 Koumas (5-0) Luckie (1-2) Price (13) 8,020 35–8 17–4 44 May 4 @Wofford King Field 9-3 Westmoreland (1-1) Sheridan (1-4) None 2,118 36–8 – 45 May 6 @Ole Miss Swayze Field 6-1 Roth (10-1) Crouse (6-4) None 8,121 37–8 18–4 46 May 7 @Ole Miss Swayze Field 2-10 Goforth (4-6) Holmes (4-2) None 8,046 37–9 18–5 47 May 8 @Ole Miss Swayze Field 6-7 Morgan (3-0) Price (4-3) None 8,332 37–10 18–6 48 May 10 Presbyterian Carolina Stadium 6-1 Neff (3-1) Jeter (5-6) None 6,575 38–10 – 49 May 11 Charleston Southern Carolina Stadium 11-1 Sullivan (2-0) Mauldin (0-4) None 6,516 39–10 – 50 May 13 Arkansas Carolina Stadium 2-6 Baxendale (8-1) Roth (10-2) Daniel (2) 7,672 39–11 18–7 51 May 14 Arkansas Carolina Stadium 6-5 Price (5-3) Stanek (2-2) None 7,765 40–11 19–7 52 May 15 Arkansas Carolina Stadium 7-1 Holmes (5-2) Lynch (4-3) None 8,142 41–11 20–7 53 May 17 UNC Asheville Carolina Stadium 9-5 Webb (3-1) Ricker (1-2) None 7,116 42–11 – 54 May 19 @Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 1-2 Kilcrease (6-4) Roth (10-3) None 3,523 42–12 20–8 55 May 20 @Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 6-3 Koumas (6-0) Morgan (5-5) Price (14) 3,945 43–12 21–8 56 May 21 @Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 3-2 Holmes (6-2) Smart (4-2) Price (15) 3,764 44–12 22–8
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 3-2^13 Price (7-3) Winiarski (6-4) None 25,882 53–14 8–0 68 June 27 Florida TD Ameritrade Park 2-1^11 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