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2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record35–28 (14–16 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachAndy Phillips
Pitching coachDax Norris
Home stadiumSewell-Thomas Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
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 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games in Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Personnel

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2011 roster

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2011 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
 

Pitchers

  • 7 Brett Whitaker - Senior
  • 11 Trey Pilkington - Sophomore
  • 14 Christian Talley - Freshman
  • 16 Cary Baxter - Freshman
  • 17 Jay Shaw - Freshman
  • 21 Adam Windsor - Sophomore
  • 22 Nathan Kennedy - Junior
  • 24 Case Nixon - Freshman
  • 26 Jonathan Smart - Senior
  • 27 Taylor Wolfe - Sophomore
  • 28 Nathan Killcrease - Senior
  • 29 Charley Sullivan - Sophomore
  • 32 Adam Morgan - Junior
  • 33 Jason Zylstra - Junior
  • 36 Troy Sutherland - Sophomore
  • 38 Judson Luther - Freshman
  • 44 Tucker Hawley - Sophomore
  • 89 Devin Windham - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 6 Josh Rosecrans - Junior
  • 23 Ladson Montgomery - Freshman
  • 37 Charley Waldrep - Freshman
  • 41 Brock Bennett - Senior

Infielders

  • 5 Brett Booth - Sophomore
  • 9 Jared Reaves - Junior
  • 18 Austen Smith - Freshman
  • 35 Josh Sanders - Senior
  • 39 James Tullidge - Junior
  • 42 Allen Dye - Redshirt Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 1 Taylor Dugas - Junior
  • 2 Andrew Miller - Sophomore
  • 12 Brandt Hendricks - Sophomore
  • 13 David Kindred - Senior
  • 40 Jeremiah Tullidge - Freshman
  • 46 Hunter Gregory - Junior

Utility

  • 10 Jon Kelton - Junior
  • 20 Patrick McGavin - Freshman
  

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Roster

Coaching Staff

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2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff
  • 8 Mitch Gaspard – Head Coach - 11 years at Alabama (2nd as Head Coach)
  • 3 Andy Phillips – Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach - 1st year
  • 4 Dax Norris – Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 5 years
  • 43 Bobby Barbier – Volunteer Coach - 2 years
  • 19 Adam Pavkovich – Fifth-year student assistant coach
  • 25 Adam Scott – Fifth-year student assistant coach
  • 30 Drew French – Director of Operations - 4 years

Schedule/Results

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2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular season
February (4–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
1 February 18 Alcorn State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 11–0 A. Morgan (1–0) S. Easter (0–1) None 4,505 1–0 –
2 February 19 Alcorn State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 5–1 N. Kilcrease (1–0) T. Williams (0–1) B. Whitaker (1) 4,793 2–0 –
3 February 20 Alcorn State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 8–1 T. Hawley (1–0) M. Sanchez (0–1) None 4,270 3–0 –
4 February 22 Alabama State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 11–7 T. Wolfe (1–0) D. Quinney (0–1) None 3,888 4–0 –
5 February 25 SE Louisiana Stanky Field 2–6 B. Efferson (2–0) A. Morgan (1–1) None – 4–1 –
6 February 26 South Alabama Stanky Field 9–10 W. Dees (3–0) J. Zylstra (0–1) None – 4–2 –
7 February 27 UCF Stanky Field 4–12 B. Lively (1–0) T. Hawley (1–1) None – 4–3 –
March (15–5)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
8 March 2 Southern Miss Sewell-Thomas Stadium 6–10 J. Rogers (1–0) C. Sullivan (0–1) C. Cargill (3) 3,795 4–4 –
9 March 4 Northwestern State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 7–5 B. Whitaker (1–0) L. Irvine (2–1) N. Kennedy (1) 3,368 5–4 –
10 March 5 Northwestern State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 4–2 N. Kilcrease (2–0) C. Bear (2–1) J. Smart (1) 3,204 6–4 –
11 March 6 Northwestern State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 9–0 T. Hawley (2–1) M. Lackie (0–1) None 3,492 7–4 –
12 March 8 Troy Sewell-Thomas Stadium 6–511 N. Kennedy (1–0) T. Workman (2–1) None 3,336 8–4 –
13 March 9† Georgia Coolray Field 3–6 E. Swegman (1–0) T. Wolfe (1–1) B. Dieterich (1) 2,200 8–5 –
14 March 11 Eastern Illinois Sewell-Thomas Stadium 3–2 J. Shaw (1–0) M. Miller (0–1) None 3,423 9–5 –
15 March 12 Eastern Illinois Sewell-Thomas Stadium 12–1 A. Morgan (2–1) L. Bushur (0–2) None 3,523 10–5 –
16 March 13 Eastern Illinois Sewell-Thomas Stadium 5–0 T. Hawley (3–1) C. Slazinik (0–3) None 3,534 11–5 –
17 March 15† Auburn Riverwalk Stadium 1–2 B. Hendrix (1–0) T. Wolfe (1–2) Z. Blatt (1) 7,492 11–6 –
18 March 18 Ole Miss Swayze Field 0–4 M. Crouse (5–0) N. Kilcrease (2–1) J. Morgan (5) 8,665 11–7 0–1
19 March 19 Ole Miss Swayze Field 7–5 A. Morgan (3–1) D. Goforth (0–3) J. Smart (2) 9,405 12–7 1–1
20 March 20 Ole Miss Swayze Field 6–4 T. Hawley (4–1) A. Wright (2–2) J. Smart (3) 8,544 13–7 2–1
21 March 22 UAB Sewell-Thomas Stadium 6–3 C. Sullivan (1–1) B. Huddleston (1–2) J. Smart (4) 4,335 14–7 –
22 March 23 Jacksonville State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 9–5 T. Pilkington (1–0) T. Sparks (0–1) B. Whitaker (2) 3,431 15–7 –
23 March 25 Kentucky Sewell-Thomas Stadium 4–0 N. Kilcrease (3–1) A. Meyer (3–3) None 4,102 16–7 3–1
24 March 26 Kentucky Sewell-Thomas Stadium 6–5 J. Smart (1–0) T. Gott (1–2) None 3,575 17–7 4–1
25 March 27 Kentucky Sewell-Thomas Stadium 8–3 T. Hawley (5–1) T. Rogers (2–2) J. Smart (5) 3,526 18–7 5–1
26 March 29 UAB Regions Park 1–5 M. McKinley (2–0) T. Pilkington (1–1) None 903 18–8 –
27 March 30 South Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 4–3 A. Windsor (1–0) J. Miller (0–3) None 2,962 19–8 –
April (9–10)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
28 April 1 Arkansas Sewell-Thomas Stadium 5–3 N. Kilcrease (4–1) C. Lynch (2–1) J. Smart (6) 3,977 20–8 6–1
29 April 2 Arkansas Sewell-Thomas Stadium 5–3 A. Morgan (4–1) D. Baxendale (5–1) J. Smart (7) 4,877 21–8 7–1
30 April 3 Arkansas Sewell-Thomas Stadium 3–4 T. Daniel (1–0) T. Hawley (5–2) N. Sanburn (3) 4,051 21–9 7–2
31 April 5 Samford Sewell-Thomas Stadium 2–4 C. Irby (3–1) C. Nixon (0–1) A. Jones (8) 3,780 21–10 –
32 April 8 #1 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 3–11 S. Gray (7–1) N. Kilcrease (4–2) None 3,118 21–11 7–3
33 April 9 #1 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 0–7 G. Garvin (6–1) A. Morgan (4–2) None 3,141 21–12 7–4
34 April 10 #1 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 6–11 C. Williams (1–0) T. Pilkington (1–2) None 3,357 21–13 7–5
35 April 12 MS Valley St Sewell-Thomas Stadium 10–1 C. Sullivan (2–1) M. Kaplan (0–1) None 3,347 22–13 –
36 April 13 MS Valley St Sewell-Thomas Stadium 10–0 A. Windsor (2–0) S. Barnes (4–4) None 3,261 23–13 –
37 April 14 Tennessee Sewell-Thomas Stadium 8–2 N. Kilcrease (5–2) R. Catapano (2–3) None 4,012 24–13 8–5
38 April 16 Tennessee Sewell-Thomas Stadium 1–27 S. Gruver (4–4) A. Morgan (4–3) None – 24–14 8–6
39 April 16 Tennessee Sewell-Thomas Stadium 0–17 N. Blount (1–0) T. Pilkington (1–3) N. Williams (2) 5,483 24–15 8–7
40 April 19 Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium 7–5 J. Smart (2–0) A. Jones (0–3) None 1,847 25–15 –
41 April 22 #5 Florida McKethan Stadium 0–7 H. Randall (7–1) N. Kilcrease (5–3) None 4,206 25–16 8–8
42 April 23 #5 Florida McKethan Stadium 2–9 B. Johnson (6–1) A. Morgan (4–4) None 4,917 25–17 8–9
43 April 24 #5 Florida McKethan Stadium 1–2 K. Whitson (5–0) J. Smart (2–1) N. Maronde (2) 2,759 25–18 8–10
44 April 26 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park 7–3 A. Windsor (3–0) D. Day (1–1) T. Wolfe (1) 4,374 26–18 –
45 April 30 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 5–410 J. Smart (3–1) C. Reed (0–1) None – 27–18 9–10
46 April 30 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 5–4 T. Pilkington (2–3) L. Pollorena (5–3) J. Smart (8) 6,500 28–18 10–10
May (4–6)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
47 May 1 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 5–8 E. Mitchell (4–1) A. Windsor (3–1) C. Reed (8) 5,877 28–19 10–11
48 May 6 LSU Sewell-Thomas Stadium 6–10 K. McCune (6–3) N. Kilcrease (5–4) None 4,175 28–20 10–12
49 May 7 LSU Sewell-Thomas Stadium 4–0 A. Morgan (5–4) K. Gausman (3–6) J. Smart (9) 4,185 29–20 11–12
50 May 8 LSU Sewell-Thomas Stadium 9–0 J. Smart (4–1) B. Alsup (6–5) None 4,019 30–20 12–12
51 May 14 Auburn Plainsman Park 5–7 D. Ortman (2–1) A. Windsor (3–2) None 3,316 30–21 12–13
52 May 14 Auburn Plainsman Park 7–8 E. Wallen (5–5) C. Sullivan (2–2) D. Ortman (4) 3,316 30–22 12–14
53 May 15 Auburn Plainsman Park 7–6 T. Hawley (6–2) S. Smith (2–1) None 3,422 31–22 13–14
54 May 19 South Carolina Sewell-Thomas Stadium 2–1 N. Kilcrease (6–4) M. Roth (10–3) None 3,523 32–22 14–14
55 May 20 South Carolina Sewell-Thomas Stadium 3–6 F. Koumas (6–0) A. Morgan (5–5) M. Price (14) 3,945 32–23 14–15
56 May 21 South Carolina Sewell-Thomas Stadium 2–3 C. Holmes (6–2) J. Smart (4–2) M. Price (14) 3,764 32–24 14–16
Post-season
SEC Tournament
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record
57 May 25 #20 Arkansas Regions Park 7–4 N. Kilcrease (7–4) R. Fant (3–4) J. Smart (10) 8,392 33–24 1–0
58 May 26 #3 Florida Regions Park 0–6 H. Randall (9–3) A. Morgan (5–6) None 7,123 33–25 1–1
59 May 27 #20 Arkansas Regions Park 1–4 R. Stanek (3–2) J. Smart (4–3) T. Daniel (3) 8,068 33–26 1–2
NCAA Tournament: Regional
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
60 June 3 UCF Dick Howser Stadium 5–3 N. Kilcrease (8–4) B. Adkins (6–5) J. Smart (11) 2,832 34–26 1–0
61 June 4 #6 Florida State Dick Howser Stadium 5–9 S. Gilmartin (12–1) A. Morgan (5–7) None 4,008 34–27 1–1
60 June 3 UCF Dick Howser Stadium 12–5 J. Smart (5–3) N. Cicio (4–3) None 2,631 35–27 2–1
61 June 4 #6 Florida State Dick Howser Stadium 1–11 M. McGee (4–3) A. Windsor (3–3) None 3,521 35–28 2–2
† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2011 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week Alabama faced each opponent.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'[1]——*————2524——————————
Baseball America[2]——————252124—————————
Collegiate Baseball^[3]——————2119——————————
NCBWA†[4]2829————2424——————————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

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2011 NCBWA Preseason All-American, Third Team
SEC Player of the Week, March 28, 2011
SEC Pitcher of the Week, May 23, 2011

See also

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Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2011 MLB Draft

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The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Adam Morgan LHP 3rd 120th Philadelphia Phillies
Taylor Dugas OF 8th 249th Chicago Cubs
Nathan Kilcrease RHP 30th 916th Oakland Athletics
Brock Bennett C 33rd 1017th San Francisco Giants

References

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  1. ^ USA Today Coaches' Poll
  2. ^ Baseball America Poll
  3. ^ Collegiate Baseball Poll
  4. ^ NCBWA Poll