2011 Florida Gators baseball team

2011 Florida Gators baseball
SEC regular season co-champions SEC Tournament champions Gainesville Regional champions Gainesville Super Regional champions
College World Series, runner-up 0–2 in CWS Finals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
2011 record	53–19 (22–8 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (4th year)
Assistant coach	Brad Weitzel (4th year) Craig Bell (4th year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

2011 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
#1 South Carolina ^x	22	–	8		.733			55	–	14		.797
#2 Florida ^x‡	22	–	8		.733			53	–	19		.736
#4 Vanderbilt ^x	22	–	8		.733			54	–	12		.818
Georgia	16	–	14		.533			33	–	32		.508
Kentucky	8	–	22		.267			25	–	30		.455
Tennessee	7	–	23		.233			25	–	29		.463
Western
#24 Arkansas ^x	15	–	15		.500			40	–	22		.645
Mississippi State	14	–	16		.467			38	–	25		.603
Alabama	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 ‡ – SEC Tournament champion 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 Adams, JoshJosh Adams R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Jacksonville, FL 29 RHP Campbell, MattMatt Campbell R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Tampa, FL 23 RHP Crawford, JonathonJonathon Crawford R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Okeechobee, FL 20 INF Dent, CodyCody Dent L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Boynton Beach, FL 16 RHP DeSclafani, AnthonyAnthony DeSclafani R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Freehold, NJ 4 INF Fontana, NolanNolan Fontana L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Winter Garden, FL 9 INF Freedman, AlexAlex Freedman S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Davie, FL 6 LHP Gibson, DanielDaniel Gibson L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lutz, FL 27 RHP Heller, MichaelMichael Heller R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bradenton, FL 35 LHP Johnson, BrianBrian Johnson L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cocoa Beach, FL 28 RHP Kish, KeenanKeenan Kish L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Worcester, PA 37 RHP Larson, GregGreg Larson R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Longwood, FL 10 INF Maddox, AustinAustin Maddox R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Jacksonville, FL 26 LHP Maronde, NickNick Maronde S/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lexington, KY 15 C McMahan, BenBen McMahan R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Windermere, FL 17 OF Mitchell, ConnorConnor Mitchell L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 41 INF Moyer, JeffJeff Moyer L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Winter Springs, FL 44 INF Palmer, TylerTyler Palmer R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pembroke Pines, FL 24 LHP Panteliodis, AlexAlex Panteliodis L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 8 OF Pigott, DanielDaniel Pigott R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Ormond Beach, FL 21 RHP Poovey, JustinJustin Poovey R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Granite Falls, NC 5 INF Powers, ZackZack Powers L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Seffner, FL 30 INF Ramjit, VickashVickash Ramjit R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Miami, FL 11 RHP Randall, HudsonHudson Randall R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Atlanta, GA 32 LHP Rodriguez, StevenSteven Rodriguez L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Miami, FL 1 INF Smith, BrysonBryson Smith R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Watkinsville, GA 18 OF Thompson, TylerTyler Thompson L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tequesta, FL 12 INF Tillotson, JacobJacob Tillotson S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 13 RHP Toledo, TommyTommy Toledo L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 25 INF Tucker, PrestonPreston Tucker L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 14 OF Washington, KammKamm Washington L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Boynton Beach, FL 22 RHP Whitson, KarstenKarsten Whitson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Chipley, FL 31 OF Wilson, PaulPaul Wilson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Lakeland, FL 3 C Zunino, MikeMike 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) 42 Brad Weitzel 33 Craig Bell 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 Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 18 South Florida #3 McKethan Stadium 7–2 Johnson (1–0) Fontanez (0–1) None 5,157 1–0 – February 19 South Florida #3 McKethan Stadium 4–1 Randall (1–0) Barbosa (0–1) Toledo (1) 4,994 2–0 – February 20 South Florida #3 McKethan Stadium 5–0 Whitson (1–0) Gonzalez (0–1) None 3,852 3–0 – February 22 vs. Florida Atlantic #3 Roger Dean Stadium 13–2 DeSclafani (1–0) Gonzaga (1–1) None 3,043 4–0 – February 24 Boston College #3 McKethan Stadium 4–0 Johnson (2–0) Dennhardt (0–1) Rodriguez (1) 2,553 5–0 – February 25 Boston College #3 McKethan Stadium 9–3 Gibson (1–0) Prohovich (0–1) None 4,222 6–0 – February 27 Boston College #3 McKethan Stadium 7–2 Whitson (2–0) Leonard (1–1) None 4,213 7–0 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 vs. #6 Florida State #1 Steinbrenner Field 3–5 Sitz (2–0) Toledo (0–1) McGee (1) 7,869 7–1 – March 4 Miami (FL) #1 McKethan Stadium 8–3 Johnson (3–0) Radziewski (1–1) None 4,587 8–1 – March 5 Miami (FL) #1 McKethan Stadium 1–0 DeSclafani (2–0) Encinosa (0–2) None 4,851 9–1 – March 6 Miami (FL) #1 McKethan Stadium 5–3 Toledo (1–1) Whaley (2–1) DeSclafani (1) 4,114 10–1 – March 8 Georgia Southern #1 McKethan Stadium 0–7 Adams (3–1) Larson (0–1) Murray (2) 2,733 10–2 – March 9 at South Florida #1 USF Baseball Stadium 8–1 Panteliodis (1–0) Carlin (0–1) None 3,211 11–2 – March 11 Rhode Island #1 McKethan Stadium 11–5 Johnson (4–0) Pickering (2–1) None 2,849 12–2 – March 12 Rhode Island #1 McKethan Stadium 12–4 Randall (2–0) Graveline (2–2) None 3,087 13–2 – March 13 Rhode Island #1 McKethan Stadium 8–6 Whitson (3–0) Peterson (0–3) DeSclafani (2) 3,058 14–2 – March 15 #4 Florida State #1 McKethan Stadium 5–4^10 DeSclafani (3–0) McGee (0–1) None 5,930 15–2 – March 18 at #7 LSU #1 Alex Box Stadium 5–4 Toledo (2–1) Ott (0–1) DeSclafani (3) 12,076 16–2 1–0 March 19 at #7 LSU #1 Alex Box Stadium 1–0 Randall (3–0) Gausman (2–1) Maronde (1) 11,703 17–2 2–0 March 20 at #7 LSU #1 Alex Box Stadium 7–3 Maddox (1–0) Alsup (3–2) None 10,783 18–2 3–0 March 22 Winthrop #1 McKethan Stadium 22–5 Rodriguez (1–0) Newman (0–2) None 3,008 19–2 – March 23 Winthrop #1 McKethan Stadium 10–0 Panteliodis (2–0) Pierpont (0–2) None 2,847 20–2 – March 25 #4 South Carolina #1 McKethan Stadium 2–9 Roth (5–1) Johnson (4–1) None 5,586 20–3 3–1 March 26 #4 South Carolina #1 McKethan Stadium 2–1 Randall (4–0) Price (1–2) None 4,859 21–3 4–1 March 27 #4 South Carolina #1 McKethan Stadium 3–4 Price (2–2) Toledo (2–2) None 4,393 21–4 4–2 March 29 vs. #7 Florida State #3 Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville 2–5 Sitz (3–1) Rodriguez (1–1) McGee (4) 10,078 21–5 –
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 Tennessee #3 McKethan Stadium 3–0 Randall (5–0) Catapano (2–1) None 4,222 22–5 5–2 April 2 Tennessee #3 McKethan Stadium 11–2 DeSclafani (4–0) Gruver (3–3) None 3,726 23–5 6–2 April 3 Tennessee #3 McKethan Stadium 9–1 Whitson (4–0) Ramsey (0–1) None 4,121 24–5 7–2 April 5 UCF #4 McKethan Stadium 3–4 Hicks (2–1) DeSclafani (4–1) Richardson (1) 3,049 24–6 – April 8 at Mississippi State #4 Dudy Noble Field 5–7 Stark (2–0) Randall (5–1) Reed (5) 7,140 24–7 7–3 April 9 at Mississippi State #4 Dudy Noble Field 18–0 Johnson (5–1) Stratton (4–3) None 11,201 25–7 8–3 April 10 at Mississippi State #4 Dudy Noble Field 3–1 Rodriguez (2–1) Pollorena (3–1) Maddox (1) 6,453 26–7 9–3 April 12 at #8 Florida State #4 Dick Howser Stadium 1–3 Scantling (2–0) Panteliodis (2–1) Bennett (2) 6,357 26–8 – April 15 at Georgia #4 Foley Field 5–4 Randall (6–1) Wood (4–4) Rodriguez (2) 2,432 27–8 10–3 April 16 at Georgia #4 Foley Field 2–7 Palazzone (6–1) DeSclafani (4–2) None 3,011 27–9 10–4 April 17 at Georgia #4 Foley Field 14–7 Larson (1–1) Dieterich (1–2) None 3,004 28–9 11–4 April 20 at UCF #5 Jay Bergman Field 6–8 Bradford (3–1) Toledo (2–3) None 3,601 28–10 – April 22 Alabama #5 McKethan Stadium 7–0 Randall (7–1) Kilcrease (5–3) None 4,206 29–10 12–4 April 23 Alabama #5 McKethan Stadium 9–2 Johnson (6–1) Morgan (4–4) None 4,917 30–10 13–4 April 24 Alabama #5 McKethan Stadium 2–1 Whitson (5–0) Smart (2–1) Maronde (2) 2,759 31–10 14–4 April 29 Ole Miss #4 McKethan Stadium 9–3 Randall (8–1) Crouse (6–3) None 3,739 32–10 15–4 April 30 Ole Miss #4 McKethan Stadium 8–1 Johnson (7–1) Goforth (3–6) None 4,305 33–10 16–4
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 1 Ole Miss #4 McKethan Stadium 7–2 Whitson (6–0) Wright (4–4) None 3,240 34–10 17–4 May 3 Bethune-Cookman #4 McKethan Stadium 11–0 Panteliodis (3–1) Gonzalez (0–3) None 2,582 35–10 – May 5 at #18 Arkansas #4 Baum Stadium 3–4 Baxendale (7–1) Randall (8–2) None 7,120 35–11 17–5 May 6 at #18 Arkansas #4 Baum Stadium 3–5 Fant (2–3) Johnson (7–2) Astin (1) 9,286 35–12 17–6 May 7 at #18 Arkansas #4 Baum Stadium 5–3 Maddox (2–0) Sanburn (2–4) None 9,862 36–12 18–6 May 11 North Florida #5 McKethan Stadium 4–1 Panteliodis (4–1) Organ (4–1) Campbell (1) 2,928 37–12 – May 13 at #2 Vanderbilt #5 Hawkins Field 6–5 DeSclafani (5–2) Moore (4–2) Maddox (2) 3,541 38–12 19–6 May 14 at #2 Vanderbilt #5 Hawkins Field 1–14 Garvin (11–1) Johnson (7–3) None 3,220 38–13 19–7 May 15 at #2 Vanderbilt #5 Hawkins Field 6–3^12 Toledo (3–3) Armstrong (0–1) None 3,248 39–13 20–7 May 17 Jacksonville #4 McKethan Stadium 2–11 Tomshaw (7–3) Panteliodis (4–2) None 2,987 39–14 – May 19 Kentucky #4 McKethan Stadium 9–6 Johnson (8–3) Rogers (3–7) Maddox (3) 3,164 40–14 21–7 May 20 Kentucky #4 McKethan Stadium 1–14 Meyer (7–5) Randall (8–3) None 3,990 40–15 21–8 May 21 Kentucky #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 Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 25 vs. Mississippi State #5 Regions Park 7–5 Rodriguez (3–1) Pollorena (6–5) Maddox (4) 8,392 42–15 1–0 May 26 vs. Alabama #5 Regions Park 6–0 Randall (9–3) Morgan (5–6) None 7,123 43–15 2–0 May 28 vs. Georgia #5 Regions Park 3–4 Palazzone (10–4) DeSclafani (5–3) Maloof (18) 7,205 43–16 2–1 May 28 vs. Georgia #5 Regions Park 3–2 Toledo (4–3) Swegman (1–1) Maddox (5) 1,486 44–16 3–1 May 29 vs. #2 Vanderbilt #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 Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record June 3 Manhattan #3 McKethan Stadium 17–3 Whitson (8–0) Soldinger (10–3) None 2,339 46–16 1–0 June 4 #23 Miami (FL) #3 McKethan Stadium 5–4 Toledo (5–3) Miller (2–2) None 3,565 47–16 2–0 June 5 #23 Miami (FL) #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 Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record June 10 Mississippi State #3 McKethan Stadium 11–1 Randall (10–3) Mitchell (6–2) None 2,446 49–16 4–0 June 11 Mississippi State #3 McKethan Stadium 3–4 Reed (1–1) Rodriguez (3–2) None 4,223 49–17 4–1 June 12 Mississippi State #3 McKethan Stadium 8–6 Toledo Reed (1–2) None 3,812 50–17 5–1
College World Series Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 18 vs. #5 Texas #3 TD Ameritrade Park 8–4 Randall (11–3) Jungmann (13–3) Maronde (3) 25,521 51–17 1–0 June 21 vs. #2 Vanderbilt #3 TD Ameritrade Park 3–1 Rodriguez (4–2) Garvin (13–2) None 20,182 52–17 2–0 June 24 vs. #2 Vanderbilt #3 TD Ameritrade Park 6–4 Maddox (3–0) Gray (12–4) None 20,087 53–17 3–0 June 27 vs. #4 South Carolina #3 TD Ameritrade Park 1–2^11 Taylor (8–1) Maronde (0–1) Price (19) 25,851 53–18 3–1 June 28 vs. #4 South Carolina #3 TD Ameritrade Park 2–5 Roth (14–3) Whitson (8–1) Price (20) 26,721 53–19 3–2

Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll. All times Eastern. Retrieved from Gatorzone.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