# 2011 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2011 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2011. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009.
The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his fifth season at LSU. In the previous season, the Tigers failed to defend their 2009 National Title; however, the Tigers were able to successfully repeat as SEC Tournament Champions. Overall, the Tigers finished 41–22, 14–16 in the SEC.

## Pre-season
### Key Losses

* Anthony Ranaudo, P Drafted in Comp. A, 39th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox
* Micah Gibbs, C Drafted in Round 3, 97th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs
* Leon Landry, OF Drafted in Round 3, 109th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Blake Dean, 1B Drafted in Round 8, 262nd overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers

## Personnel
### 2011 roster

2011 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27867&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2010

### Coaching staff

2011 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2173&SPSID=28707 Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine

## Schedule/Results

2011 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log :
Regular Season :
February :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 1 | February 18 | Wake Forest | Alex Box Stadium | 15–4 | Alsup (1–0) | Stadler (0–1) | None | 12,070 | 1–0 | – |
| 2 | February 19 | Wake Forest | Alex Box Stadium | 4–3 | Eades (1–0) | Cooney (0–1) | Ott (1) | 11,113 | 2–0 | – |
| 3 | February 20 | Wake Forest | Alex Box Stadium | 9–1 | McCune (1–0) | Von Grouw (0–1) | None | 10,753 | 3–0 | – |
| 4 | February 22 | New Orleans | Alex Box Stadium | 13–0 | Jones (1–0) | Manning (0–1) | None | 10,486 | 4–0 | – |
| 5 | February 25 | Holy Cross | Alex Box Stadium | 12–3 | Gausman (1–0) | Pedrotty (0–1) | None | 11,082 | 5–0 | – |
| 6 | February 26 | Holy Cross | Alex Box Stadium | 14–3 | McCune (2–0) | Croglio (0–1) | None | 10,970 | 6–0 | – |
| 7 | February 27 | Holy Cross | Alex Box Stadium | 15–4 | Alsup (2–0) | Koneski (0–1) | None | 10,404 | 7–0 | – |
March :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 8 | March 1 | Southeastern LA | Alex Box Stadium | 7–3 | Jones (2–0) | Hymel (1–1) | None | 11,307 | 8–0 | – |
| 9 | March 2 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alex Box Stadium | 10–8 | Dykstra (1–0) | Dowell (0–3) | Ott (2) | 9,658 | 9–0 | – |
| 10 | March 4 | Princeton | Alex Box Stadium | 8–2 | McCune (3–0) | Bowman (0–1) | None | 9,831 | 10–0 | – |
| 11 | March 5 | Princeton | Alex Box Stadium | 7–2 | Gausman (2–0) | Ford (0–1) | Berry (1) | 9,980 | 11–0 | – |
| 12 | March 6 | Princeton | Alex Box Stadium | 7–8 | Fagan (1–0) | Alsup (2–1) | Palms (1) | 10,124 | 11–1 | – |
| 13 | March 9 | Sacred Heart | Alex Box Stadium | 6–2 | Jones (3–0) | Leiningen (0–1) | None | 9,765 | 12–1 | – |
| 14 | March 11 | #6 Cal St. Fullerton | Alex Box Stadium | 7–6 | Dykstra (2–0) | Ramirez (2–2) | Ott (3) | 11,738 | 13–1 | – |
| 15 | March 12 | #6 Cal St. Fullerton | Alex Box Stadium | 7–6 | Berry (1–0) | Floro (1–2) | Ott (4) | 11,803 | 14–1 | – |
| 16 | March 13 | #6 Cal St. Fullerton | Alex Box Stadium | 10–2 | Alsup (3–1) | O'Connell (2–1) | None | 10,850 | 15–1 | – |
| 17 | March 16 | Nicholls St. | Ray E. Didier Field | 12–8 | Dykstra (3–0) | Delatte (0–1) | None | 2,528 | 16–1 | – |
| 18 | March 18 | #1 Florida | Alex Box Stadium | 4–5 | Toledo (2–1) | Ott (0–1) | DeSclafani (3) | 12,076 | 16–2 | 0–1 |
| 19 | March 19 | #1 Florida | Alex Box Stadium | 0–1 | Randall (3–0) | Gausman (2–1) | Maronde (1) | 11,703 | 16–3 | 0–2 |
| 20 | March 20 | #1 Florida | Alex Box Stadium | 3–7 | Maddox (1–0) | Alsup (3–2) | None | 10,783 | 16–4 | 0–3 |
| 21 | March 22 | UL-Lafayette | Alex Box Stadium | 5–11 | Satriano (1–1) | Broussard (0–1) | None | 11,004 | 16–5 | 0–3 |
| 22 | March 25 | Georgia | Foley Field | 7–3 | McCune (4–0) | Wood (2–3) | None | 2,847 | 17–5 | 1–3 |
| 23 | March 27 | Georgia | Foley Field | 5–9$^7$ | Palazzone (3–1) | Gausman (2–2) | None | – | 17–6 | 1–4 |
| 24 | March 27 | Georgia | Foley Field | 2–3$^7$ | Gullickson (2–1) | Alsup (3–3) | Maloof (8) | 2,083 | 17–7 | 1–5 |
| 25 | March 30 | McNeese St. | Alex Box Stadium | 6–0 | Peterson (1–0) | Parcell (2–2) | None | 9,818 | 18–7 | 1–5 |
April :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 26 | April 1 | Ole Miss | Alex Box Stadium | 7–6 | McCune (5–0) | Crouse (6–1) | Berry (2) | 10,637 | 19–7 | 2–5 |
| 27 | April 2 | Ole Miss | Alex Box Stadium | 3–16 | Goforth (1–4) | Gausman (2–3) | None | 11,421 | 19–8 | 2–6 |
| 28 | April 3 | Ole Miss | Alex Box Stadium | 8–2 | Alsup (4–3) | Wright (3–3) | None | 10,484 | 20–8 | 3–6 |
| 29 | April 5 | Tulane | Turchin Stadium | 7–5 | Berry (2–0) | Facundus (5–1) | None | 5,131 | 21–8 | 3–6 |
| 30 | April 8 | Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 0–2 | Astin (3–1) | McCune (5–1) | Sanburn (5) | 9,854 | 21–9 | 3–7 |
| 31 | April 9 | Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 3–4 | Sanburn (2–1) | Berry (2–1) | None | 11,462 | 21–10 | 3–8 |
| 32 | April 10 | Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 4–5 | Lynch (3–1) | Ott (0–2) | None | 8,116 | 21–11 | 3–9 |
| 33 | April 12 | Northwestern St. | Alex Stadium | 2–5 | Roark (1–2) | Eades (1–1) | Melotakis (1) | 9,687 | 21–12 | 3–9 |
| 34 | April 13 | Alcorn St. | Alex Box Stadium | 7–1 | Rumbelow (1–0) | Blaum (1–4) | None | 9,478 | 22–12 | 3–9 |
| 35 | April 15 | Auburn | Alex Box Stadium | 7–8 | Blatt (2–2) | McCune (5–2) | Wallen (5) | 10,004 | 22–13 | 3–10 |
| 36 | April 16 | Auburn | Alex Box Stadium | 1–3 | Wallen (3–3) | Gausman (2–4) | None | 10,628 | 22–14 | 3–11 |
| 37 | April 17 | Auburn | Alex Box Stadium | 3–2 | Alsup (5–3) | Jacobs (1–3) | Ott (5) | 10,047 | 23–14 | 4–11 |
| 38 | April 20 | #19 Southern Miss | Zephyr Field | 8–6 | Ott (1–2) | Cargill (4–3) | None | 9,700 | 24–14 | 4–11 |
| 39 | April 22 | #4 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | 3–11 | Gray (8–2) | McCune (5–3) | None | 3,541 | 24–15 | 4–12 |
| 40 | April 23 | #4 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | 1–10 | Garvin (8–1) | Gausman (2–5) | None | 3,541 | 24–16 | 4–13 |
| 41 | April 24 | #4 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | 7–10 | Hill (3–0) | Alsup (5–4) | Moore (9) | 2,706 | 24–17 | 4–14 |
| 42 | April 26 | Nicholls | Alex Box Stadium | 12–3 | Eades (2–1) | Dalton (2–3) | None | 10,126 | 25–17 | 4–14 |
| 43 | April 28 | Kentucky | Alex Box Stadium | 9–5 | Rumbelow (2–0) | Kapteyn (0–3) | None | 9,810 | 26–17 | 5–14 |
| 44 | April 29 | Kentucky | Alex Box Stadium | 12–4 | Gausman (3–5) | Littrell (5–4) | None | 10,213 | 27–17 | 6–14 |
| 45 | April 30 | Kentucky | Alex Box Stadium | 8–4 | Alsup (6–4) | Rogers (2–6) | None | 9,993 | 28–17 | 7–14 |
May :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 46 | May 3 | Tulane | Alex Box Stadium | 6–2 | Eades (3–1) | Konvicka (2–1) | Ott (6) | 9,732 | 29–17 | 7–14 |
| 47 | May 6 | Alabama | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 10–6 | McCune (6–3) | Kilcrease (5–4) | None | 4,175 | 30–17 | 8–14 |
| 48 | May 7 | Alabama | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 0–4 | Morgan (5–4) | Gausman (3–6) | Smart (9) | 4,185 | 30–18 | 8–15 |
| 49 | May 8 | Alabama | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 0–9 | Smart (4–1) | Alsup (6–5) | None | 4,019 | 30–19 | 8–16 |
| 50 | May 13 | Tennessee | Alex Box Stadium | 9–0 | Gausman (4–6) | Gruver (4–7) | None | 10,111 | 31–19 | 9–16 |
| 51 | May 14 | Tennessee | Alex Box Stadium | 8–1 | McCune (7–3) | Blount (1–4) | None | 10,354 | 32–19 | 10–16 |
| 52 | May 15 | Tennessee | Alex Box Stadium | 15–5 | Berry (3–1) | Godley (1–1) | None | 10,552 | 33–19 | 11–16 |
| 53 | May 17 | New Orleans | Maestri Field | 5–0 | Jones (4–0) | Sanders (1–11) | None | 930 | 34–19 | 11–16 |
| 54 | May 19 | Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | 17–1 | Gausman (5–6) | Pollorena (6–4) | None | 6,161 | 35–19 | 12–16 |
| 55 | May 20 | Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | 5–6 | Stark (3–0) | Ott (1–3) | None | 6,425 | 35–20 | 12–17 |
| 56 | May 21 | Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | 6–3 | Eades (4–1) | Stratton (5–7) | Alsup (1) | 6,557 | 36–20 | 13–17 |
Post-Season :
SEC Tournament :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SECT record |
NCAA Tournament: Regionals :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.

## LSU Tigers in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft

The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Mikie Mahtook | OF | 1 | 30 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| *Trevor Story | SS | 1A | 45 | Colorado Rockies |
| *John Eierman | SS | 4 | 119 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| *Jake Cave | OF | 6 | 209 | New York Yankees |
| Tyler Jones | RHP | 11 | 358 | Minnesota Twins |
| Matty Ott | RHP | 13 | 412 | Boston Red Sox |
| *Cody Glenn | LHP | 15 | 469 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Ben Alsup | RHP | 18 | 548 | Colorado Rockies |
| *Aaron Nola | RHP | 22 | 679 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| *Nick Goody | RHP | 22 | 698 | New York Yankees |
| *Arby Fields | LF | 27 | 833 | San Diego Padres |
| Austin Nola | SS | 31 | 949 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Raph Rhymes | 2B | 40 | 1202 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Tyler Hanover | SS | 40 | 1229 | New York Yankees |
| *Carson Baranik | RHP | 41 | 1255 | Cincinnati Reds |