# 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 (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.

## Personnel
### Roster

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 Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches

## Schedule

2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log (55–14) :
Regular season (44–12) :
February (6–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
1February 18Santa ClaraCarolina Stadium12–5Roth (1–0)Simon (0–1)None8,2421–0–
2February 19Santa ClaraCarolina Stadium2–1Webb (1-0)Hall (0–1)Price (1)8,2422–0–
3February 20Santa ClaraCarolina Stadium6–0Mata (1–0)Mendoza (0–1)None7,3163–0–
4February 25Southern IllinoisCarolina Stadium10–6Roth (2–0)Maldonado (0–2)Price (2)6,9354–0–
5February 26Southern IllinoisCarolina Stadium4–0Webb (2–0)Forsythe (1–1)None7,9115–0–
6February 27Southern IllinoisCarolina Stadium9–4Taylor (1–0)Eaton (1–1)None7,1416–0– :
March (13–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
7March 1FurmanCarolina Stadium14–1Neff (1–0)Smith (0–2)None6,1627–0–
8March 4ClemsonCarolina Stadium6–3Roth (3–0)Weismann (2–1)Price (3)8,2428–0–
–March 5vs. ClemsonFluor FieldPostponed
9March 6@ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium5–10Moorefield (1–0)Price (0–1)None6,3208–1–
10March 8vs. ClemsonFluor Field5–4Koumas (1–0)Frederick (0–1)Price (4)7,1259–1–
–March 9DavidsonCarolina StadiumCancelled
11March 11Cal State BakersfieldCarolina Stadium5–1Roth (4–0)McCarthy (1–2)None6,50510–1–
12March 12Cal State BakersfieldCarolina Stadium5–2Neff (2–0)Montoya (2–1)None7,01311–1–
13March 13Cal State BakersfieldCarolina Stadium3–8Hoenshell (3–2)Webb (2–1)None7,12811–2–
14March 15@FurmanFluor Field2–4Stallsmith (2–1)Westmoreland (0–1)Cole (3)1,42211–3–
15March 16WoffordCarolina Stadium8–4Holmes (1–0)Eck (0–3)None6,23512–3–
16March 18GeorgiaCarolina Stadium2–4Wood (2–2)Roth (4–1)Maloof (7)8,06912–40–1
17March 19GeorgiaCarolina Stadium2–1Price (1–1)Boling (0–1)None8,10513–41–1
18March 20GeorgiaCarolina Stadium8–3Koumas (2–0)Herman (1–2)Price (5)8,01214–42–1
19March 22College of CharlestonCarolina Stadium24–4Holmes (2–0)Jeroszko (2–2)None6,55515–4–
20March 23Rhode IslandCarolina Stadium17–8Mata (2–0)Bodjiak (2–1)None6,39716–4–
21March 25@FloridaMcKethan Stadium9–2Roth (5–1)Johnson (4–1)None5,58617–43–1
22March 26@FloridaMcKethan Stadium1–2Randall (4–0)Price (1–2)None4,85917–53–2
23March 27@FloridaMcKethan Stadium4–3Price (2–2)Toledo (2–2)None4,39318–54–2
24March 30The CitadelCarolina Stadium6–4Taylor (2–0)Cribb (0–1)Price (6)6,22719–5– :
April (15–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
25April 1KentuckyCarolina Stadium3–1Roth (6–1)Meyer (3–4)Price (7)7,06320–55–2
26April 2KentuckyCarolina Stadium4–3$^{10}$Price (3–2)Gott (1–3)None8,24221–56–2
27April 3KentuckyCarolina Stadium4–1Koumas (3–0)Rogers (2–3)Harper (1)7,51322–57–2
28April 5USC UpstateCarolina Stadium18–2Sullivan (1–0)DeCecco (3–3)None6,20223–5–
29April 7@TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium4–0Roth (7–1)Catapano (2–2)Price (8)3,43524–58–2
30April 8@TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium2–0Holmes (3–0)Gruver (3–4)Price (9)2,07025–59–2
31April 9@TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium2–1Koumas (4–0)Watson (5–2)Price (10)2,24426–510–2
32April 12@The CitadelJoe Riley Park0–2Cribb (1–1)Neff (2–1)Clarkson (1)5,03226–6–
33April 15VanderbiltCarolina Stadium3–1Roth (8–1)Gray (7–2)Price (11)8,24227–611–2
34April 16VanderbiltCarolina Stadium4–6Garvin (7–1)Holmes (3–1)Moore (8)8,24227–711–3
35April 17VanderbiltCarolina Stadium5–3Price (4–2)Clinard (1–1)None8,24228–712–3
36April 19@College of CharlestonPatriot's Point8–3Harper (1–0)Zokan (0–1)None1,71929–7–
37April 22@Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field8–2Roth (9–1)Stratton (4–5)None6,02330–713–3
38April 23@Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field3–5Pollorena (5–2)Taylor (2–1)Reed (7)5,97130–813–4
39April 24@Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field13–4Taylor (3–1)Jones (2–5)None5,82131–814–4
40April 26LibertyCarolina Stadium9–6Mata (3–0)Baker (5–3)Price (12)6,40432–8–
41April 29AuburnCarolina Stadium2–1Taylor (4–1)Ortman (0–1)None8,01633–815–4
42April 30AuburnCarolina Stadium10–2Holmes (4–1)Varnadore (4–2)None8,24234–816–4 :
May (10–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
43May 1AuburnCarolina Stadium7–3Koumas (5–0)Luckie (1–2)Price (13)8,02035–817–4
44May 4@WoffordKing Field9–3Westmoreland (1–1)Sheridan (1–4)None2,11836–8–
45May 6@Ole MissSwayze Field6–1Roth (10–1)Crouse (6–4)None8,12137–818–4
46May 7@Ole MissSwayze Field2–10Goforth (4–6)Holmes (4–2)None8,04637–918–5
47May 8@Ole MissSwayze Field6–7Morgan (3–0)Price (4–3)None8,33237–1018–6
48May 10PresbyterianCarolina Stadium6–1Neff (3–1)Jeter (5–6)None6,57538–10–
49May 11Charleston SouthernCarolina Stadium11-1Sullivan (2-0)Mauldin (0-4)None6,51639–10–
50May 13ArkansasCarolina Stadium2–6Baxendale (8–1)Roth (10–2)Daniel (2)7,67239–1118–7
51May 14ArkansasCarolina Stadium6–5Price (5–3)Stanek (2–2)None7,76540–1119–7
52May 15ArkansasCarolina Stadium7–1Holmes (5–2)Lynch (4–3)None8,14241–1120–7
53May 17UNC AshevilleCarolina Stadium9–5Webb (3–1)Ricker (1–2)None7,11642–11–
54May 19@AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium1–2Kilcrease (6–4)Roth (10–3)None3,52342–1220–8
55May 20@AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium6–3Koumas (6–0)Morgan (5–5)Price (14)3,94543–1221–8
56May 21@AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium3–2Holmes (6–2)Smart (4–2)Price (15)3,76444–1222–8 :
Post-season :
SEC Tournament (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSECT record
57May 25AuburnRegions Park7–3Roth (11–3)Jacobs (1–5)None8,81445–121–0
58May 26VanderbiltRegions Park2–7Gray (10–3)Koumas (6–1)Moore (10)7,12345–131–1
59May 27GeorgiaRegions Park2–4Dieterich (3–3)Holmes (6–3)Maloof (17)8,06845–141–2 :
NCAA Regionals (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
60June 3Georgia SouthernCarolina Stadium2–1Roth (12–3)Moye (7–2)Price (16)8,09146–141–0
61June 4StetsonCarolina Stadium11–5Holmes (7–3)Dorsey (7–6)None7,33547–142–0
62June 5StetsonCarolina Stadium8–2Taylor (5–1)Perez (2–3)Price (17)6,71848–143–0 :
NCAA Super Regionals (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
63June 10ConnecticutCarolina Stadium5–1Roth (13–3)Barnes (11–5)None8,24249–144–0
64June 11ConnecticutCarolina Stadium8–2Taylor (6–1)Nappo (10–3)Price (18)8,24250–145–0 :
College World Series (5–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
65June 19Texas A&MTD Ameritrade Park5–4Price (6–3)Martin (2–3)None23,39551–146–0
66June 21VirginiaTD Ameritrade Park7–1Taylor (7–1)Roberts (11–2)None22,02752–147–0
67June 24VirginiaTD Ameritrade Park3–2$^{13}$Price (7–3)Winiarski (6–4)None25,88253–148–0
68June 27FloridaTD Ameritrade Park2–1$^{11}$Taylor (8–1)Maronde (0–1)Price (19)25,85154–149–0
69June 28FloridaTD Ameritrade Park5–2Roth (14–3)Whitson (8–1)Price (20)26,72155–1410–0 :
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.
* Colby Holmes was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 11 and May 16.
* Michael Roth was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 18.
* Christian Walker was named SEC Player of the Week on April 25.
* 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.
* Head coach Ray Tanner was named SEC Coach of the Year.
* Michael Roth was named CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.
* Michael Roth was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team.
* Michael Roth was named Louisville Slugger Third-Team All-American.
* 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.
* 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) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Baseball America (Top 25) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| NCBWA (Top 30) | 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.
| 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 |