# 2011 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2011 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2011 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan, who was in his fourth season at Florida.
The Gators began the season looking to improve upon their appearance in the 2010 College World Series, where they were eliminated after their first two games. After winning the SEC tournament, the Gators advanced to the best-of-three 2011 College World Series Finals, where they were defeated by South Carolina in two games.

## Schedule

2011 Florida Gators baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 18South FloridaNo. 3McKethan Stadium7–2Johnson (1–0)Fontanez (0–1)None5,1571–0–
February 19South FloridaNo. 3McKethan Stadium4–1Randall (1–0)Barbosa (0–1)Toledo (1)4,9942–0–
February 20South FloridaNo. 3McKethan Stadium5–0Whitson (1–0)Gonzalez (0–1)None3,8523–0–
February 22vs. Florida AtlanticNo. 3Roger Dean Stadium Jupiter, FL13–2DeSclafani (1–0)Gonzaga (1–1)None3,0434–0–
February 24Boston CollegeNo. 3McKethan Stadium4–0Johnson (2–0)Dennhardt (0–1)Rodriguez (1)2,5535–0–
February 25Boston CollegeNo. 3McKethan Stadium9–3Gibson (1–0)Prohovich (0–1)None4,2226–0–
February 27Boston CollegeNo. 3McKethan Stadium7–2Whitson (2–0)Leonard (1–1)None4,2137–0– :
March
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1vs. No. 6 Florida State RivalryNo. 1Steinbrenner Field Tampa, FL3–5Sitz (2–0)Toledo (0–1)McGee (1)7,8697–1–
March 4Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 1McKethan Stadium8–3Johnson (3–0)Radziewski (1–1)None4,5878–1–
March 5Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 1McKethan Stadium1–0DeSclafani (2–0)Encinosa (0–2)None4,8519–1–
March 6Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 1McKethan Stadium5–3Toledo (1–1)Whaley (2–1)DeSclafani (1)4,11410–1–
March 8Georgia SouthernNo. 1McKethan Stadium0–7Adams (3–1)Larson (0–1)Murray (2)2,73310–2–
March 9at South FloridaNo. 1USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL8–1Panteliodis (1–0)Carlin (0–1)None3,21111–2–
March 11Rhode IslandNo. 1McKethan Stadium11–5Johnson (4–0)Pickering (2–1)None2,84912–2–
March 12Rhode IslandNo. 1McKethan Stadium12–4Randall (2–0)Graveline (2–2)None3,08713–2–
March 13Rhode IslandNo. 1McKethan Stadium8–6Whitson (3–0)Peterson (0–3)DeSclafani (2)3,05814–2–
March 15No. 4 Florida State RivalryNo. 1McKethan Stadium5–4$^{10}$DeSclafani (3–0)McGee (0–1)None5,93015–2–
March 18at No. 7 LSUNo. 1Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA5–4Toledo (2–1)Ott (0–1)DeSclafani (3)12,07616–21–0
March 19at No. 7 LSUNo. 1Alex Box Stadium1–0Randall (3–0)Gausman (2–1)Maronde (1)11,70317–22–0
March 20at No. 7 LSUNo. 1Alex Box Stadium7–3Maddox (1–0)Alsup (3–2)None10,78318–23–0
March 22WinthropNo. 1McKethan Stadium22–5Rodriguez (1–0)Newman (0–2)None3,00819–2–
March 23WinthropNo. 1McKethan Stadium10–0Panteliodis (2–0)Pierpont (0–2)None2,84720–2–
March 25No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 1McKethan Stadium2–9Roth (5–1)Johnson (4–1)None5,58620–33–1
March 26No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 1McKethan Stadium2–1Randall (4–0)Price (1–2)None4,85921–34–1
March 27No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 1McKethan Stadium3–4Price (2–2)Toledo (2–2)None4,39321–44–2
March 29vs. No. 7 Florida State RivalryNo. 3Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL2–5Sitz (3–1)Rodriguez (1–1)McGee (4)10,07821–5– :
April
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 1TennesseeNo. 3McKethan Stadium3–0Randall (5–0)Catapano (2–1)None4,22222–55–2
April 2TennesseeNo. 3McKethan Stadium11–2DeSclafani (4–0)Gruver (3–3)None3,72623–56–2
April 3TennesseeNo. 3McKethan Stadium9–1Whitson (4–0)Ramsey (0–1)None4,12124–57–2
April 5UCFNo. 4McKethan Stadium3–4Hicks (2–1)DeSclafani (4–1)Richardson (1)3,04924–6–
April 8at Mississippi StateNo. 4Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS5–7Stark (2–0)Randall (5–1)Reed (5)7,14024–77–3
April 9at Mississippi StateNo. 4Dudy Noble Field18–0Johnson (5–1)Stratton (4–3)None11,20125–78–3
April 10at Mississippi StateNo. 4Dudy Noble Field3–1Rodriguez (2–1)Pollorena (3–1)Maddox (1)6,45326–79–3
April 12at No. 8 Florida State RivalryNo. 4Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL1–3Scantling (2–0)Panteliodis (2–1)Bennett (2)6,35726–8–
April 15at GeorgiaNo. 4Foley Field Athens, GA5–4Randall (6–1)Wood (4–4)Rodriguez (2)2,43227–810–3
April 16at GeorgiaNo. 4Foley Field2–7Palazzone (6–1)DeSclafani (4–2)None3,01127–910–4
April 17at GeorgiaNo. 4Foley Field14–7Larson (1–1)Dieterich (1–2)None3,00428–911–4
April 20at UCFNo. 5Jay Bergman Field Orlando, FL6–8Bradford (3–1)Toledo (2–3)None3,60128–10–
April 22AlabamaNo. 5McKethan Stadium7–0Randall (7–1)Kilcrease (5–3)None4,20629–1012–4
April 23AlabamaNo. 5McKethan Stadium9–2Johnson (6–1)Morgan (4–4)None4,91730–1013–4
April 24AlabamaNo. 5McKethan Stadium2–1Whitson (5–0)Smart (2–1)Maronde (2)2,75931–1014–4
April 29Ole MissNo. 4McKethan Stadium9–3Randall (8–1)Crouse (6–3)None3,73932–1015–4
April 30Ole MissNo. 4McKethan Stadium8–1Johnson (7–1)Goforth (3–6)None4,30533–1016–4 :
May
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 1Ole MissNo. 4McKethan Stadium7–2Whitson (6–0)Wright (4–4)None3,24034–1017–4
May 3Bethune–CookmanNo. 4McKethan Stadium11–0Panteliodis (3–1)Gonzalez (0–3)None2,58235–10–
May 5at No. 18 ArkansasNo. 4Baum Stadium Fayetteville, AR3–4Baxendale (7–1)Randall (8–2)None7,12035–1117–5
May 6at No. 18 ArkansasNo. 4Baum Stadium3–5Fant (2–3)Johnson (7–2)Astin (1)9,28635–1217–6
May 7at No. 18 ArkansasNo. 4Baum Stadium5–3Maddox (2–0)Sanburn (2–4)None9,86236–1218–6
May 11North FloridaNo. 5McKethan Stadium4–1Panteliodis (4–1)Organ (4–1)Campbell (1)2,92837–12–
May 13at No. 2 VanderbiltNo. 5Hawkins Field Nashville, TN6–5DeSclafani (5–2)Moore (4–2)Maddox (2)3,54138–1219–6
May 14at No. 2 VanderbiltNo. 5Hawkins Field1–14Garvin (11–1)Johnson (7–3)None3,22038–1319–7
May 15at No. 2 VanderbiltNo. 5Hawkins Field6–3$^{12}$Toledo (3–3)Armstrong (0–1)None3,24839–1320–7
May 17JacksonvilleNo. 4McKethan Stadium2–11Tomshaw (7–3)Panteliodis (4–2)None2,98739–14–
May 19KentuckyNo. 4McKethan Stadium9–6Johnson (8–3)Rogers (3–7)Maddox (3)3,16440–1421–7
May 20KentuckyNo. 4McKethan Stadium1–14Meyer (7–5)Randall (8–3)None3,99040–1521–8
May 21KentuckyNo. 4McKethan Stadium19–3Whitson (7–0)Littrell (6–6)None3,75441–1522–8 :
Post-season :
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 25vs. Mississippi StateNo. 5Regions Park Hoover, AL7–5Rodriguez (3–1)Pollorena (6–5)Maddox (4)8,39242–151–0
May 26vs. AlabamaNo. 5Regions Park6–0Randall (9–3)Morgan (5–6)None7,12343–152–0
May 28 (1)vs. GeorgiaNo. 5Regions Park3–4Palazzone (10–4)DeSclafani (5–3)Maloof (18)7,20543–162–1
May 28 (2)vs. GeorgiaNo. 5Regions Park3–2Toledo (4–3)Swegman (1–1)Maddox (5)1,48644–163–1
May 29vs. No. 2 VanderbiltNo. 5Regions Park5–0Panteliodis (5–2)Hill (4–1)None7,84545–164–1 :
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
June 3ManhattanNo. 3McKethan Stadium17–3Whitson (8–0)Soldinger (10–3)None2,33946–161–0
June 4No. 23 Miami (FL)No. 3McKethan Stadium5–4Toledo (5–3)Miller (2–2)None3,56547–162–0
June 5No. 23 Miami (FL)No. 3McKethan Stadium11–4Panteliodis (6–2)Encinosa (5–6)None2,93748–163–0 :
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Super Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSuper Reg. Record
June 10Mississippi StateNo. 3McKethan Stadium11–1Randall (10–3)Mitchell (6–2)None2,44649–161–0
June 11Mississippi StateNo. 3McKethan Stadium3–4Reed (1–1)Rodriguez (3–2)None4,22349–171–1
June 12Mississippi StateNo. 3McKethan Stadium8–6ToledoReed (1–2)None3,81250–172–1 :
College World Series
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordCWS Record
June 18vs. No. 5 TexasNo. 3TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, NE8–4Randall (11–3)Jungmann (13–3)Maronde (3)25,52151–171–0
June 21vs. No. 2 VanderbiltNo. 3TD Ameritrade Park3–1Rodriguez (4–2)Garvin (13–2)None20,18252–172–0
June 24vs. No. 2 VanderbiltNo. 3TD Ameritrade Park6–4Maddox (3–0)Gray (12–4)None20,08753–173–0
FinalsRecord
June 27vs. No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 3TD Ameritrade Park1–2$^{11}$Taylor (8–1)Maronde (0–1)Price (19)25,85153–180–1
June 28vs. No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 3TD Ameritrade Park2–5Roth (14–3)Whitson (8–1)Price (20)26,72153–190–2 :
Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll. All times Eastern. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com :

## Rankings

Ranking Movement :
| Poll | Pre- season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Final Poll |
| USA Today/ESPN Coaches' (Top 25) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
* NR = Not Ranked