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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 (after the 1949–50 Texas Longhorns; 1970–74 Southern California Trojans; 1987–88 Stanford Cardinal; 1996–97 LSU Tigers; and 2006–07 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 were active going into the 2012 season.
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
2011 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html
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
2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log (55–14)
Regular season (44–12)
#
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
–
#
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
–
#
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
4–310
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
#
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
#
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
#
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 (2–0)
#
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 (5–0)
#
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
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.
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 [ edit ]
The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft .[ 15]
Stadium Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics