The 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team was coached by Ray Tanner, who was in his fifteenth season at Carolina. The Gamecocks won the 2011 College World Series to become the sixth school in the history of the College World Series to win consecutive national titles (after the 1949–50 Texas Longhorns; 1970–74 Southern California Trojans; 1987–88 Stanford Cardinal; 1996–97 LSU Tigers; and 2006–07 Oregon State Beavers).
During their postseason run, the Gamecocks also became the first team to go 10–0 through the postseason. Building on the success of the prior year's team, the Gamecocks set two NCAA records with consecutive post-season wins (16) and consecutive CWS wins (11); both streaks were active going into the 2012 season.
Personnel Roster 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks roster Pitchers 9 Steven Neff - Junior 10 Drake Thomason - Freshman 11 Will Casey - Junior 14 John Taylor - Senior 15 Nolan Belcher - Junior 17 Jose Mata - Senior 22 Matt Price - Sophomore 25 Adam Westmoreland - Sophomore 27 Forrest Koumas - Freshman 28 Spencer Jordan - Junior 29 Michael Roth - Junior 33 Alex Burrell - Junior 35 Logan Munson - Junior 38 Tyler Webb - Sophomore 39 Patrick Sullivan - Sophomore 44 Colby Holmes - Sophomore 45 Bryan Harper - Junior Infielders 3 Adrian Morales - Senior 6 Peter Mooney - Junior 8 Scott Wingo - Senior 13 Christian Walker - Sophomore 20 Jake Watson - Freshman 30 Erik Payne - Freshman
Catchers 5 Patrick Harrington - Freshman 18 Dante Rosenberg - Junior 34 Greg Brodzinski - Freshman 36 Brady Thomas - Senior Outfielders 19 Jackie Bradley Jr. - Junior 26 Adam Matthews - Junior 31 Evan Marzilli - Sophomore 40 Jake Williams - Junior 42 DeSean Anderson - Freshman
Utility 4 Robert Beary - Senior 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html
Coaching staff 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff 1 Ray Tanner - Head coach - 15 years 2 Chad Holbrook - Assistant coach - 3 years 12 Jerry Meyers - Assistant coach - 1 year / 9 years 41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant coach - 4 years 55 Brian Buscher - Assistant coach - Undergraduate 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches
Schedule
! style="background:#73000A;color:white;"| Regular season (44–12) |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 18 || Santa Clara || Carolina Stadium || 12–5 || Roth (1–0) || Simon (0–1) || None ||8,242 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 19 || Santa Clara || Carolina Stadium || 2–1 || Webb (1-0) || Hall (0–1) || Price (1) || 8,242 || 2–0 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 20 || Santa Clara || Carolina Stadium || 6–0 || Mata (1–0) || Mendoza (0–1) || None || 7,316 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 25 || Southern Illinois || Carolina Stadium || 10–6 || Roth (2–0) || Maldonado (0–2) || Price (2) || 6,935 || 4–0 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 26 || Southern Illinois || Carolina Stadium || 4–0 || Webb (2–0) || Forsythe (1–1) || None || 7,911 || 5–0 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 27 || Southern Illinois || Carolina Stadium || 9–4 || Taylor (1–0) || Eaton (1–1) || None || 7,141 || 6–0 ||–
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || March 1 || Furman || Carolina Stadium || 14–1 || Neff (1–0) || Smith (0–2) ||None || 6,162 || 7–0 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || March 4 || Clemson || Carolina Stadium || 6–3 || Roth (3–0) || Weismann (2–1) || Price (3) || 8,242 || 8–0 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || March 5 || vs. Clemson || Fluor Field || colspan=7 |Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 9 || March 6 || @Clemson || Doug Kingsmore Stadium || 5–10 || Moorefield (1–0) || Price (0–1) || None || 6,320 || 8–1 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || March 8 || vs. Clemson || Fluor Field || 5–4 || Koumas (1–0) || Frederick (0–1) || Price (4) ||7,125 || 9–1 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || March 9 || Davidson || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Cancelled |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || March 11 || Cal State Bakersfield || Carolina Stadium || 5–1 || Roth (4–0) || McCarthy (1–2) || None || 6,505 || 10–1 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || March 12 || Cal State Bakersfield || Carolina Stadium || 5–2 || Neff (2–0) || Montoya (2–1) || None || 7,013 || 11–1 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 13 || March 13 || Cal State Bakersfield || Carolina Stadium || 3–8 || Hoenshell (3–2) || Webb (2–1) || None || 7,128 || 11–2 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 14 || March 15 || @Furman || Fluor Field || 2–4 || Stallsmith (2–1) || Westmoreland (0–1) || Cole (3) || 1,422 || 11–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || March 16 || Wofford || Carolina Stadium || 8–4 ||Holmes (1–0) || Eck (0–3) || None || 6,235 || 12–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 16 || March 18 || Georgia || Carolina Stadium || 2–4 || Wood (2–2) || Roth (4–1) || Maloof (7) || 8,069 || 12–4 ||0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || March 19 || Georgia || Carolina Stadium || 2–1 || Price (1–1) || Boling (0–1) || None || 8,105 || 13–4 ||1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || March 20 || Georgia || Carolina Stadium || 8–3 || Koumas (2–0) || Herman (1–2) || Price (5) || 8,012 || 14–4 ||2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || March 22 || College of Charleston || Carolina Stadium || 24–4 || Holmes (2–0) || Jeroszko (2–2) || None || 6,555 || 15–4 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || March 23 || Rhode Island || Carolina Stadium || 17–8 || Mata (2–0) || Bodjiak (2–1) || None || 6,397 || 16–4 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || March 25 || @Florida || McKethan Stadium || 9–2 || Roth (5–1) || Johnson (4–1) || None || 5,586 || 17–4 ||3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 22 || March 26 || @Florida || McKethan Stadium || 1–2 || Randall (4–0) || Price (1–2) || None || 4,859 || 17–5 ||3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || March 27 || @Florida || McKethan Stadium || 4–3 || Price (2–2) || Toledo (2–2) || None || 4,393 || 18–5 ||4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || March 30 || The Citadel || Carolina Stadium || 6–4 || Taylor (2–0) || Cribb (0–1) || Price (6) || 6,227 || 19–5 ||–
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || April 1 || Kentucky || Carolina Stadium || 3–1 || Roth (6–1) || Meyer (3–4) || Price (7) || 7,063 || 20–5 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 2 || Kentucky || Carolina Stadium || 4–310 || Price (3–2) || Gott (1–3) || None || 8,242 || 21–5 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 3 || Kentucky || Carolina Stadium || 4–1 || Koumas (3–0) || Rogers (2–3) || Harper (1) || 7,513 || 22–5 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 5 || USC Upstate || Carolina Stadium || 18–2 || Sullivan (1–0) || DeCecco (3–3) || None || 6,202 || 23–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 7 || @Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 4–0 || Roth (7–1) || Catapano (2–2) || Price (8) || 3,435 || 24–5 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 8 || @Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 2–0 || Holmes (3–0) || Gruver (3–4) || Price (9) || 2,070 || 25–5 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 9 || @Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 2–1 || Koumas (4–0) || Watson (5–2) || Price (10) || 2,244 || 26–5 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 32 || April 12 || @The Citadel || Joe Riley Park || 0–2 || Cribb (1–1) || Neff (2–1) || Clarkson (1) || 5,032 || 26–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 15 || Vanderbilt || Carolina Stadium || 3–1 || Roth (8–1) || Gray (7–2) || Price (11) || 8,242 || 27–6 || 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 34 || April 16 || Vanderbilt || Carolina Stadium || 4–6 || Garvin (7–1) || Holmes (3–1) || Moore (8) || 8,242 || 27–7 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 17 || Vanderbilt || Carolina Stadium || 5–3 || Price (4–2) || Clinard (1–1) || None || 8,242 || 28–7 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || April 19 || @College of Charleston || Patriot's Point || 8–3 || Harper (1–0) || Zokan (0–1) || None || 1,719 || 29–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 22 || @Mississippi State || Dudy Noble Field || 8–2 || Roth (9–1) || Stratton (4–5) || None || 6,023 || 30–7 || 13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 38 || April 23 || @Mississippi State || Dudy Noble Field || 3–5 || Pollorena (5–2) || Taylor (2–1) || Reed (7) || 5,971 || 30–8 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 24 || @Mississippi State || Dudy Noble Field || 13–4 || Taylor (3–1) || Jones (2–5) || None || 5,821 || 31–8 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 26 || Liberty || Carolina Stadium || 9–6 || Mata (3–0) || Baker (5–3) || Price (12) || 6,404 || 32–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 29 || Auburn || Carolina Stadium || 2–1 || Taylor (4–1) || Ortman (0–1) || None || 8,016 || 33–8 || 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 30 || Auburn || Carolina Stadium || 10–2 || Holmes (4–1) || Varnadore (4–2) || None || 8,242 || 34–8 || 16–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 1 || Auburn || Carolina Stadium || 7–3 || Koumas (5–0) || Luckie (1–2) || Price (13) || 8,020 || 35–8 || 17–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || May 4 || @Wofford|| King Field || 9–3 || Westmoreland (1–1) || Sheridan (1–4) || None || 2,118 || 36–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || May 6 || @Ole Miss || Swayze Field || 6–1 || Roth (10–1) || Crouse (6–4) || None || 8,121 || 37–8 || 18–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 46 || May 7 || @Ole Miss || Swayze Field || 2–10 || Goforth (4–6) || Holmes (4–2) || None || 8,046 || 37–9 || 18–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 47 || May 8 || @Ole Miss || Swayze Field || 6–7 || Morgan (3–0) || Price (4–3) || None || 8,332 || 37–10 || 18–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 10 || Presbyterian || Carolina Stadium || 6–1 || Neff (3–1) || Jeter (5–6) || None || 6,575 || 38–10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || May 11 || Charleston Southern || Carolina Stadium || 11-1 || Sullivan (2-0) || Mauldin (0-4) || None || 6,516 || 39–10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 50 || May 13 || Arkansas || Carolina Stadium || 2–6 || Baxendale (8–1) || Roth (10–2) || Daniel (2) || 7,672 || 39–11 || 18–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 14 || Arkansas || Carolina Stadium || 6–5 || Price (5–3) || Stanek (2–2) || None || 7,765 || 40–11 || 19–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || May 15 || Arkansas || Carolina Stadium || 7–1 || Holmes (5–2) || Lynch (4–3) || None || 8,142 || 41–11 || 20–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || May 17 || UNC Asheville || Carolina Stadium || 9–5 || Webb (3–1) || Ricker (1–2) || None || 7,116 || 42–11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 54 || May 19 || @Alabama || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 1–2 || Kilcrease (6–4) || Roth (10–3) || None || 3,523 || 42–12 || 20–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || May 20 || @Alabama || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 6–3 || Koumas (6–0) || Morgan (5–5) || Price (14) || 3,945 || 43–12 || 21–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || May 21 || @Alabama || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 3–2 || Holmes (6–2) || Smart (4–2) || Price (15) || 3,764 || 44–12 || 22–8
! style="background:#73000A;color:white;"| Post-season
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || May 25 || Auburn || Regions Park || 7–3 || Roth (11–3) || Jacobs (1–5) || None || 8,814 || 45–12 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"