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.

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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
2011 record	53–19 (22–8 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (4th year)
Assistant coach	Craig Bell (4th year) Brad Weitzel (4th year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

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 ^x‍‍‍^y	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 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 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 No. 1 Steinbrenner Field Tampa, FL 3–5 Sitz (2–0) Toledo (0–1) McGee (1) 7,869 7–1 – March 4 Miami (FL) No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–3 Johnson (3–0) Radziewski (1–1) None 4,587 8–1 – March 5 Miami (FL) No. 1 McKethan Stadium 1–0 DeSclafani (2–0) Encinosa (0–2) None 4,851 9–1 – March 6 Miami (FL) 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 No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–4^10 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 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 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 6–3^12 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
SEC Tournament 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
NCAA Tournament: Gainesville Regional 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
NCAA Tournament: Gainesville Super Regional 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
College World Series 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 1–2^11 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

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)[1]	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	3	2

• NR = Not Ranked

Awards and honors

See also

• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators baseball players

References

1. WarrenNolan.com – 2011 Florida Gators

External links

• Gator Baseball official website