2011 College World Series
The 2011 College World Series began on June 18, 2011 and concluded on June 28 with the University of South Carolina defeating the University of Florida by a score of 5-2 in Omaha, Nebraska at TD Ameritrade Park. TD Ameritrade Park replaced Rosenblatt Stadium, which hosted the CWS from 1950–2010. As part of the 2011 collegiate baseball season, eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams are competing after having played their way through the NCAA Tournament. This is the 65th College World Series overall, and the 62nd to be held in Omaha.
Before the opening game of the CWS between Vanderbilt and North Carolina, the ceremonial first pitch was delivered by former President George W. Bush. Omaha Little Leaguer Henry Slagle had the honor of handing the ball to Mr. Bush as his Memorial Park Little League team greeted the former president on the field. Before the pitch, his father, former President George H. W. Bush, who played for Yale in the first CWS in 1947, delivered a video message christening the new facility.[1]
Participants
School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish | CWS W-L Record |
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California | Pac-10 | 37 - 21 (13 - 13) | David Esquer | 5 (last: 1992) |
1st (1947, 1957) |
10 - 6 |
Florida | SEC | 50 - 17 (22 - 8) | Kevin O'Sullivan | 6 (last: 2010) |
2nd (2005) |
8 - 13 |
North Carolina | ACC | 50 - 14 (20 - 10) | Mike Fox | 8 (last: 2009) |
2nd (2006, 2007) |
14 - 17 |
South Carolina | SEC | 50 - 14 (22 - 8) | Ray Tanner | 10 (last: 2010) |
1st (2010) |
23 - 17 |
Texas | Big 12 | 49 - 17 (19 - 8) | Augie Garrido | 33 (last: 2009) |
1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005) |
82 - 55 |
Texas A&M | Big 12 | 47 - 20 (19 - 8) | Rob Childress | 5 (last:1999) |
5th (1993) |
2 - 8 |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 52 - 10 (22 - 8) | Tim Corbin | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0 - 0 |
Virginia | ACC | 54 - 10 (22 - 8) | Brian O'Connor | 1 (last: 2009) |
5th (2009) |
1 - 2 |
Tournament Notes
- This is the first CWS to feature eight schools from BCS automatic qualifying conferences. (3 SEC, 2 ACC, 2 Big 12, 1 Pac-10)
- The 1987 event was the last with eight major football-playing schools. Florida State, which played baseball in the Metro Conference at the time, was an elite Independent in football, since the Metro never sponsored football.
- The SEC Eastern Division has three teams in the same CWS for the first time, South Carolina, Florida, Vanderbilt.
- Florida is making its first back-to-back trip to the College World Series in school history. South Carolina is also making a back-to-back CWS appearance, but for the fourth time, (1981–82, 2002,03,04 & 2010-11).
- South Carolina is the first defending Champion to make it back to the CWS and defend its title since Oregon State did so in 2007.
- This is Vanderbilt's first trip to the College World Series in school history.
- This is the 19th consecutive year that the SEC has fielded at least one team in the College World Series.
- This is the 4th consecutive year that the SEC has fielded at least one team in the Championship Series.
- The SEC went undefeated in non-conference games this CWS going 6-0 in those games.
- The SEC's only losses in this CWS were to fellow SEC teams.
- The Big 12 Conference went 0-4 this CWS.
- There have been 86 extra-inning games played in the history of the College World Series. By the end of this series, South Carolina had played in the past four.
- Three CWS Championship Series games have gone to 11 innings. By the end of this series South Carolina had played in the past two.
- For the first time in CWS history, the All-Tournament Team, including the Most Outstanding Player, was comprised entirely of players from one conference, the SEC; more specifically the SEC Eastern Division. (South Carolina x 7, Florida x 2, Vanderbilt x 2)
- The South Carolina Gamecocks were the first team to go undefeated in the NCAA tournament since the Miami Hurricanes did so in 2001.
Bracket
- * Denotes extra innings
Results
All times local—Central Daylight Time (UTC-5).[2] All games can be viewed on ESPN3.
Bracket AGame 1
Game 2
Game 5
Game 6
Game 9
Game 11
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Bracket BGame 3
Game 4
Game 7
Game 8
Game 10
Game 12
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Championship Series
Game 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: USC: Forrest Koumas UF: Hudson Randall WP: John Taylor LP: Nick Maronde Sv: Matt Price Home runs: USC: None UF: None Attendance: 25,851 Notes: South Carolina ties the NCAA record for most consecutive Post Season wins with 15, and most consecutive CWS wins with 10. Boxscore |
Game 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Starting pitchers: FLA: Karsten Whitson USC: Michael Roth WP: Michael Roth LP: Karsten Whitson Sv: Matt Price Home runs: FLA: Zunino USC: Mooney Attendance: 26,721 Notes: South Carolina becomes the sixth team in CWS history to win back-to-back Championships. South Carolina breaks consecutive post season and CWS victories record, (see below). Boxscore |
Conference Representation & Results
Conference | Total | Schools |
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Atlantic Coast | 2 | North Carolina, Virginia |
Big 12 | 2 | Texas, Texas A&M |
SEC | 3 | Florida, South Carolina, Vanderbilt |
PAC 10 | 1 | California |
Conference | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
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Pac-10 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
SEC | 10 | 4 | .714 |
ACC | 3 | 4 | .429 |
Big 12 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
Final standings
Place | School | CWS Record |
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1st | South Carolina | 5-0 |
2nd | Florida | 3-2 |
3rd | Vanderbilt | 2-2 |
Virginia | 2-2 | |
5th | California | 1-2 |
North Carolina | 1-2 | |
7th | Texas A&M | 0-2 |
Texas | 0-2 |
All Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
Position | Player | School |
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P | Matt Price | South Carolina |
Michael Roth | South Carolina | |
1B | Christian Walker | South Carolina |
2B | Scott Wingo | South Carolina |
3B | Cody Dent | Florida |
SS | Peter Mooney | South Carolina |
C | Robert Beary | South Carolina |
OF | Tony Kemp | Vanderbilt |
Connor Harrell | Vanderbilt | |
Bryson Smith | Florida | |
DH | Brady Thomas | South Carolina |
MOP | Scott Wingo | South Carolina |
Notable players
- South Carolina Pitcher Michael Roth's 1.17 ERA in 38 1/3 CWS inning of work over the past two years ranks second all-time in CWS history behind Ohio State’s Steve Arlin's 0.96 ERA over 47 innings in CWS play from 1965-66. (Minimum 30 innings pitched at the CWS)
- South Carolina middle-reliever set-up-man John Taylor made his 49th appearance of the 2011 season in Game 2 of the Championship Series, bringing him within two games of tying the all time mark of 51 appearances in a season set by Florida pitcher Connor Falkenbach in 2005.
- South Carolina 1st baseman Christian Walker was named to the 2011 CWS All-Tournament Team for the second consecutive year, the only repeat member of the All-Tournament Team for the Gamecocks between 2010 and 2011. He did so while playing with a fractured hamate bone in his left wrist during the 2011 Championship Series.
- The entire South Carolina pitching staff gave up 5 earned runs in 51 innings of work for a staggering 0.88 ERA in the CWS.
CWS records tied or broken
- With Game 1 Championship Series win South Carolina ties NCAA record for consecutive Post Season wins (Texas 1983-84) 15.
- With Game 1 Championship Series win South Carolina ties NCAA record for consecutive College World Series wins (Southern California, LSU) 10.
- With Game 2 Championship Series win South Carolina breaks the NCAA record for consecutive Post Season wins 16.
- With Game 2 Championship Series win South Carolina breaks the NCAA record for consecutive College World Series wins 11.
- South Carolina becomes the first team to win the CWS NCAA National Championship in the new TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. (South Carolina was also the last team to win the Championship in the old Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.)
- South Carolina becomes the first team to win the CWS NCAA National Championship while using the new "toned-down bats" that resulted in far less overall offensive production, across the board, during the 2011 college baseball season. They were also the first team to win the CWS while operating under the new "20-second pitch-clock" rule. (South Carolina was also the last team to win the CWS in 2010 using the old metal bats and without a time limit imposed between pitches.)
- South Carolina becomes the sixth team in CWS history to win Back-to-Back NCAA D1 Baseball Championships. (Texas 1949-50, Southern California 1970-74, Stanford 1987-88, LSU 1996-97, Oregon State 2006-07. South Carolina 2010-11)
See also
- 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season
- 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
- 2011 California Golden Bears baseball team
- NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
External links
References
- ^ Associated Press (June 18, 2011). "Vanderbilt opens College World Series, new stadium with win". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/2011-04-29/2011-cws-schedule