2011 Florida Gators baseball
SEC regular season co-champions
SEC tournament champions
Gainesville Regional champions
Gainesville Super Regional champions
College World Series, runners-up
0–2 in CWS Finals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
Record53–19 (22–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (4th year)
Brad Weitzel (4th year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons
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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 x‍‍‍y 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

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.

Roster

2011 Florida Gators baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town
2 INF Josh Adams R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Jacksonville, FL
29 RHP Matt Campbell R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Tampa, FL
23 RHP Jonathon Crawford R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Okeechobee, FL
20 INF Cody Dent L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Boynton Beach, FL
16 RHP Anthony DeSclafani R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Freehold, NJ
4 INF Nolan Fontana L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Winter Garden, FL
9 INF Alex Freedman S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Davie, FL
6 LHP Daniel Gibson L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lutz, FL
27 RHP Michael Heller R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bradenton, FL
35 LHP Brian Johnson L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cocoa Beach, FL
28 RHP Keenan Kish L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Worcester, PA
37 RHP Greg Larson R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Longwood, FL
10 INF Austin Maddox R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Jacksonville, FL
26 LHP Nick Maronde S/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lexington, KY
15 C Ben McMahan R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Windermere, FL
17 OF Connor Mitchell L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
41 INF Jeff Moyer L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Winter Springs, FL
44 INF Tyler Palmer R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pembroke Pines, FL
24 LHP Alex Panteliodis L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Tampa, FL
8 OF Daniel Pigott R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Ormond Beach, FL
21 RHP Justin Poovey R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Granite Falls, NC
5 INF Zack Powers L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Seffner, FL
30 INF Vickash Ramjit R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Miami, FL
11 RHP Hudson Randall R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Atlanta, GA
32 LHP Steven Rodriguez L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Miami, FL
1 INF Bryson Smith R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Watkinsville, GA
18 OF Tyler Thompson L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tequesta, FL
12 INF Jacob Tillotson S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
13 RHP Tommy Toledo L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tampa, FL
25 INF Preston Tucker L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tampa, FL
14 OF Kamm Washington L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Boynton Beach, FL
22 RHP Karsten Whitson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Chipley, FL
31 OF Paul Wilson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Lakeland, FL
3 C Mike Zunino R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Cape Coral, FL
Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

33 Craig Bell
42 Brad Weitzel

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

2011 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 18 South Florida No. 3 McKethan Stadium 7–2 Johnson (1–0) Fontanez (0–1) None 5,157 1–0 –
February 19 South Florida No. 3 McKethan Stadium 4–1 Randall (1–0) Barbosa (0–1) Toledo (1) 4,994 2–0 –
February 20 South Florida No. 3 McKethan Stadium 5–0 Whitson (1–0) Gonzalez (0–1) None 3,852 3–0 –
February 22 vs. Florida Atlantic No. 3 Roger Dean Stadium
Jupiter, FL		 13–2 DeSclafani (1–0) Gonzaga (1–1) None 3,043 4–0 –
February 24 Boston College No. 3 McKethan Stadium 4–0 Johnson (2–0) Dennhardt (0–1) Rodriguez (1) 2,553 5–0 –
February 25 Boston College No. 3 McKethan Stadium 9–3 Gibson (1–0) Prohovich (0–1) None 4,222 6–0 –
February 27 Boston College No. 3 McKethan Stadium 7–2 Whitson (2–0) Leonard (1–1) None 4,213 7–0 –
March
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1 vs. No. 6 Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 1 Steinbrenner Field
Tampa, FL		 3–5 Sitz (2–0) Toledo (0–1) McGee (1) 7,869 7–1 –
March 4 Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–3 Johnson (3–0) Radziewski (1–1) None 4,587 8–1 –
March 5 Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 No. 1 McKethan Stadium 1–0 DeSclafani (2–0) Encinosa (0–2) None 4,851 9–1 –
March 6 Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–3 Toledo (1–1) Whaley (2–1) DeSclafani (1) 4,114 10–1 –
March 8 Georgia Southern No. 1 McKethan Stadium 0–7 Adams (3–1) Larson (0–1) Murray (2) 2,733 10–2 –
March 9 at South Florida No. 1 USF Baseball Stadium
Tampa, FL		 8–1 Panteliodis (1–0) Carlin (0–1) None 3,211 11–2 –
March 11 Rhode Island No. 1 McKethan Stadium 11–5 Johnson (4–0) Pickering (2–1) None 2,849 12–2 –
March 12 Rhode Island No. 1 McKethan Stadium 12–4 Randall (2–0) Graveline (2–2) None 3,087 13–2 –
March 13 Rhode Island No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–6 Whitson (3–0) Peterson (0–3) DeSclafani (2) 3,058 14–2 –
March 15 No. 4 Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–410 DeSclafani (3–0) McGee (0–1) None 5,930 15–2 –
March 18 at No. 7 LSU No. 1 Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA		 5–4 Toledo (2–1) Ott (0–1) DeSclafani (3) 12,076 16–2 1–0
March 19 at No. 7 LSU No. 1 Alex Box Stadium 1–0 Randall (3–0) Gausman (2–1) Maronde (1) 11,703 17–2 2–0
March 20 at No. 7 LSU No. 1 Alex Box Stadium 7–3 Maddox (1–0) Alsup (3–2) None 10,783 18–2 3–0
March 22 Winthrop No. 1 McKethan Stadium 22–5 Rodriguez (1–0) Newman (0–2) None 3,008 19–2 –
March 23 Winthrop No. 1 McKethan Stadium 10–0 Panteliodis (2–0) Pierpont (0–2) None 2,847 20–2 –
March 25 No. 4 South Carolina No. 1 McKethan Stadium 2–9 Roth (5–1) Johnson (4–1) None 5,586 20–3 3–1
March 26 No. 4 South Carolina No. 1 McKethan Stadium 2–1 Randall (4–0) Price (1–2) None 4,859 21–3 4–1
March 27 No. 4 South Carolina No. 1 McKethan Stadium 3–4 Price (2–2) Toledo (2–2) None 4,393 21–4 4–2
March 29 vs. No. 7 Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 3 Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, FL		 2–5 Sitz (3–1) Rodriguez (1–1) McGee (4) 10,078 21–5 –
April
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 1 Tennessee No. 3 McKethan Stadium 3–0 Randall (5–0) Catapano (2–1) None 4,222 22–5 5–2
April 2 Tennessee No. 3 McKethan Stadium 11–2 DeSclafani (4–0) Gruver (3–3) None 3,726 23–5 6–2
April 3 Tennessee No. 3 McKethan Stadium 9–1 Whitson (4–0) Ramsey (0–1) None 4,121 24–5 7–2
April 5 UCF No. 4 McKethan Stadium 3–4 Hicks (2–1) DeSclafani (4–1) Richardson (1) 3,049 24–6 –
April 8 at Mississippi State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, MS		 5–7 Stark (2–0) Randall (5–1) Reed (5) 7,140 24–7 7–3
April 9 at Mississippi State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field 18–0 Johnson (5–1) Stratton (4–3) None 11,201 25–7 8–3
April 10 at Mississippi State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field 3–1 Rodriguez (2–1) Pollorena (3–1) Maddox (1) 6,453 26–7 9–3
April 12 at No. 8 Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL		 1–3 Scantling (2–0) Panteliodis (2–1) Bennett (2) 6,357 26–8 –
April 15 at Georgia No. 4 Foley Field
Athens, GA		 5–4 Randall (6–1) Wood (4–4) Rodriguez (2) 2,432 27–8 10–3
April 16 at Georgia No. 4 Foley Field 2–7 Palazzone (6–1) DeSclafani (4–2) None 3,011 27–9 10–4
April 17 at Georgia No. 4 Foley Field 14–7 Larson (1–1) Dieterich (1–2) None 3,004 28–9 11–4
April 20 at UCF No. 5 Jay Bergman Field
Orlando, FL		 6–8 Bradford (3–1) Toledo (2–3) None 3,601 28–10 –
April 22 Alabama No. 5 McKethan Stadium 7–0 Randall (7–1) Kilcrease (5–3) None 4,206 29–10 12–4
April 23 Alabama No. 5 McKethan Stadium 9–2 Johnson (6–1) Morgan (4–4) None 4,917 30–10 13–4
April 24 Alabama No. 5 McKethan Stadium 2–1 Whitson (5–0) Smart (2–1) Maronde (2) 2,759 31–10 14–4
April 29 Ole Miss No. 4 McKethan Stadium 9–3 Randall (8–1) Crouse (6–3) None 3,739 32–10 15–4
April 30 Ole Miss No. 4 McKethan Stadium 8–1 Johnson (7–1) Goforth (3–6) None 4,305 33–10 16–4
May
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 1 Ole Miss No. 4 McKethan Stadium 7–2 Whitson (6–0) Wright (4–4) None 3,240 34–10 17–4
May 3 Bethune–Cookman No. 4 McKethan Stadium 11–0 Panteliodis (3–1) Gonzalez (0–3) None 2,582 35–10 –
May 5 at No. 18 Arkansas No. 4 Baum Stadium
Fayetteville, AR		 3–4 Baxendale (7–1) Randall (8–2) None 7,120 35–11 17–5
May 6 at No. 18 Arkansas No. 4 Baum Stadium 3–5 Fant (2–3) Johnson (7–2) Astin (1) 9,286 35–12 17–6
May 7 at No. 18 Arkansas No. 4 Baum Stadium 5–3 Maddox (2–0) Sanburn (2–4) None 9,862 36–12 18–6
May 11 North Florida No. 5 McKethan Stadium 4–1 Panteliodis (4–1) Organ (4–1) Campbell (1) 2,928 37–12 –
May 13 at No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 5 Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		 6–5 DeSclafani (5–2) Moore (4–2) Maddox (2) 3,541 38–12 19–6
May 14 at No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 5 Hawkins Field 1–14 Garvin (11–1) Johnson (7–3) None 3,220 38–13 19–7
May 15 at No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 5 Hawkins Field 6–312 Toledo (3–3) Armstrong (0–1) None 3,248 39–13 20–7
May 17 Jacksonville No. 4 McKethan Stadium 2–11 Tomshaw (7–3) Panteliodis (4–2) None 2,987 39–14 –
May 19 Kentucky No. 4 McKethan Stadium 9–6 Johnson (8–3) Rogers (3–7) Maddox (3) 3,164 40–14 21–7
May 20 Kentucky No. 4 McKethan Stadium 1–14 Meyer (7–5) Randall (8–3) None 3,990 40–15 21–8
May 21 Kentucky No. 4 McKethan Stadium 19–3 Whitson (7–0) Littrell (6–6) None 3,754 41–15 22–8
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 25 vs. Mississippi State No. 5 Regions Park
Hoover, AL		 7–5 Rodriguez (3–1) Pollorena (6–5) Maddox (4) 8,392 42–15 1–0
May 26 vs. Alabama No. 5 Regions Park 6–0 Randall (9–3) Morgan (5–6) None 7,123 43–15 2–0
May 28 (1) vs. Georgia No. 5 Regions Park 3–4 Palazzone (10–4) DeSclafani (5–3) Maloof (18) 7,205 43–16 2–1
May 28 (2) vs. Georgia No. 5 Regions Park 3–2 Toledo (4–3) Swegman (1–1) Maddox (5) 1,486 44–16 3–1
May 29 vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 5 Regions Park 5–0 Panteliodis (5–2) Hill (4–1) None 7,845 45–16 4–1
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record
June 3 Manhattan No. 3 McKethan Stadium 17–3 Whitson (8–0) Soldinger (10–3) None 2,339 46–16 1–0
June 4 No. 23 Miami (FL) No. 3 McKethan Stadium 5–4 Toledo (5–3) Miller (2–2) None 3,565 47–16 2–0
June 5 No. 23 Miami (FL) No. 3 McKethan Stadium 11–4 Panteliodis (6–2) Encinosa (5–6) None 2,937 48–16 3–0
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record
June 10 Mississippi State No. 3 McKethan Stadium 11–1 Randall (10–3) Mitchell (6–2) None 2,446 49–16 1–0
June 11 Mississippi State No. 3 McKethan Stadium 3–4 Reed (1–1) Rodriguez (3–2) None 4,223 49–17 1–1
June 12 Mississippi State No. 3 McKethan Stadium 8–6 Toledo Reed (1–2) None 3,812 50–17 2–1
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 18 vs. No. 5 Texas No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park
Omaha, NE		 8–4 Randall (11–3) Jungmann (13–3) Maronde (3) 25,521 51–17 1–0
June 21 vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park 3–1 Rodriguez (4–2) Garvin (13–2) None 20,182 52–17 2–0
June 24 vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park 6–4 Maddox (3–0) Gray (12–4) None 20,087 53–17 3–0
Finals Record
June 27 vs. No. 4 South Carolina No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park 1–211 Taylor (8–1) Maronde (0–1) Price (19) 25,851 53–18 0–1
June 28 vs. No. 4 South Carolina No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park 2–5 Roth (14–3) Whitson (8–1) Price (20) 26,721 53–19 0–2
Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll. All times Eastern. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

Rankings

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Poll
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' (Top 25)[1] 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 2

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ^ WarrenNolan.com – 2011 Florida Gators

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