2011 California Golden Bears baseball team

The 2011 California Golden Bears baseball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games in Evans Diamond. They entered the 2011 season after making the postseason two of the last three years and with a 31–20 record, the Golden Bears won an at-large berth (therefore making the postseason three of the past four years) for the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were seeded #3 in the Houston. The Golden Bears lost the first game of the double-elimination format to the Baylor Bears, 6–4. California then went on to win their next four games in a row eliminating Alcorn State, #1 seed Rice, and Baylor. With their victory on June 6, the Bears advanced to a Super Regional for the first time since the 64 team format was introduced. California hosted its Super Regional games on June 11 and 12 sweeping Dallas Baptist to advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1992. Although the Bears hosted, the series was not be at Evans Diamond in Berkeley, but at Stephen Schott Stadium in Santa Clara because Cal's stadium was not suitable for large television crews and did not have lights.

2011 California Golden Bears baseball
Houston Regional Champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
2011 record	38–23 (13–13 Pac-10)
Head coach	David Esquer (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Tony Arnerich (2nd season) Dan Hubbs (12th season) Brad Sanfilippo (2nd season)
Home stadium	Evans Diamond

2011 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 UCLA  ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	9		.667			35	–	24		.593
No. 11 Arizona State  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	10		.630			42	–	16		.724
No. 16 Oregon State  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	10		.630			41	–	17		.707
Arizona  ‍‍‍^y	15	–	12		.556			39	–	21		.650
No. 21 Stanford  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	12		.538			35	–	20		.636
California  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	13		.500			35	–	21		.625
USC  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			25	–	31		.446
Oregon  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			33	–	26		.559
Washington State  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			26	–	28		.481
Washington  ‍‍‍	6	–	21		.222			17	–	37		.315
† – Conference champion ‡ – Pac-10 Conference champion y – Invited to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of June 8, 2011[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll[2]

Previous season

California finished the 2010 regular season as the #6 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, and was eliminated in two games in the Norman Regional of the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Elimination

Because of the severe budget crisis that was/is facing the entire state of California and the University of California system specifically, on September 28, 2010, University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau announced that five intercollegiate sports programs would be eliminated at Cal and the baseball program was one of the five.[3] The decision to cut the sports (other sports were the Men's Gymnastics, Women's Gymnastics, and Women's Lacrosse team along with the demotion of the then 25-time national champion Rugby program) sparked outrage amongst the Berkeley community and alumni and fundraising efforts almost immediately began to save the programs.[4] Due to successful fundraising efforts thanks in part to the baseball program's supporters, three of the five were reinstated on February 11, 2011, however, baseball and men's gymnastics were still slated to end at the end of the 2010–11 academic year.[5] After raising nearly 10 million dollars by the month of April, the chancellor announced the immediate reinstatement of the California Golden Bears baseball team on April 8.[6] The Men's Gymnastics program was reinstated on May 2.[7]

Schedule

The season for California began on Sunday, February 20 with a home game against Utah, opening day was delayed twice due to rain in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their longest homestand was from March 16–17 (7 home games—originally 8), and their longest road trip was from May 3–24 (9 road games). Their final game of the regular season was on Saturday, May 29 at home against arch-rival Stanford. In 2011, the California Golden Bears baseball team won an at-large berth to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and advanced to the Super Regionals. California then swept Dallas Baptist in Santa Clara to clinch a berth to the College World Series for the first time since 1992.

2011 California Golden Bears Baseball Game Log
February: 5–1 (Conference: 0–1) # Date Opponent Score Rank Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box February 18 Utah Postponed (rain); Rescheduled for February 19 0–0 Evans Diamond February 19 Utah Cancelled (rain) 0–0 Evans Diamond February 19 Utah Postponed (rain); Rescheduled for February 20 0–0 Evans Diamond 1 February 20 Utah 7–0 #17 E. Johnson (1–0) R. Anton (0–1) K. Miller (1) 739 1–0 Evans Diamond W1 2 February 20 Utah 6–5 #17 L. Scott (1–0) J. Pond (0–1) 926 2–0 Evans Diamond W2 3 February 22 @ #8 Stanford 3–2 #17 J. Pries (1–0) D. Anderson (0–1) 1,931 2–1 Sunken Diamond L1 4 February 25 @ Coastal Carolina 17–0 #17 K. Miller (1–0) A. Meo (0–1) 594 3–1 Charles Watson Stadium W1 5 February 26 North Carolina State 4–0 #17 E. Johnson (2–0) C. Mazzoni (1–1) K. Porter (1) 275 4–1 Charles Watson Stadium W2 6 February 27 Kansas State 5–3 #17 J. Jones (1–0) L. Schlick (0–1) 315 5–1 Charles Watson Stadium W3
March: 12–4 (Conference: 3–0) # Date Opponent Score Rank Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box 7 March 3 @ San Diego 5–3 #14 D. Anderson (1–1) D. Covey (1–1) 263 6–1 John Cunningham Stadium W4 8 March 4 @ San Diego State 2–1 #14 E. Miller (1–1) E. Johnson (2–1) C. Rasmussen (1) 503 6–2 Tony Gwynn Stadium L1 9 March 5 #3 Oklahoma 5–3 #14 B. Smith (2–0) J. Jones (1–1) J. Mayfield (3) 327 6–3 Tony Gwynn Stadium L2 10 March 6 #22 Connecticut 3–1 #14 M. Barnes (1–2) K. Miller (1–1) K. Vance (1) 218 6–4 Tony Gwynn Stadium L3 11 March 8 Santa Clara 20–5 #20 L. Lechich (1–0) J. Westerberg (0–1) 286 7–4 Evans Diamond W1 12 March 11 Louisiana-Lafayette 7–6 #20 E. Johnson (3–1) T. Hubbell (3–1) M. Flemer (1) 500 8–4 AT&T Park W2 13 March 12 #18 Rice 7–6 (15) #20 K. Porter (1–0) J. Chargois (0–2) 1,200 9–4 AT&T Park W3 14 March 13 Long Beach State 6–1 #20 D. Anderson (2–1) S. Stuart (2–1) 450 10–4 AT&T Park W4 15 March 16 San Francisco 7–6 (11) #15 A. Balog (2–0) M. Flemer (0–1) 127 10–5 Evans Diamond L1 March 18 Ohio State Postponed (rain); Rescheduled for March 19 10–5 Evans Diamond 16 March 19 Ohio State 4–0 Suspended (rain); Continued on March 20 10–5 Evans Diamond March 19 Ohio State Cancelled (rain) 10–5 Evans Diamond 16 March 20 Ohio State 4–0 #15 J. Jones (2–1) D. Wolosiansky (1–2) 113 11–5 Evans Diamond W1 17 March 20 Ohio State 11–1 #15 D. Anderson (3–1) J. Kuchno (0–1) 113 12–5 Evans Diamond W2 18 March 21 Nevada 2–0 #16 K. Miller (2–1) M. Joukoff (1–4) M. Flemer (2) 120 13–5 Evans Diamond W3 19 March 25 Washington State 7–0 #16 E. Johnson (4–1) A. Conley (4–2) 142 14–5 Evans Diamond W4 20 March 26 Washington State 3–0 #16 J. Jones (3–1) J. Wise (2–2) M. Flemer (3) 136 15–5 Evans Diamond W5 21 March 27 Washington State 4–3 (11) #16 M. Flemer (1–1) B. DeRooy (1–2) 353 16–5 Evans Diamond W6 22 March 29 @ San Francisco 4–0 #13 K. Miller (3–1) A. Balog (2–1) 102 17–5 Benedetti Diamond W7
April: 8–9 (Conference: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Rank Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box
May: 6–6 (Conference: 3–6) # Date Opponent Score Rank Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box
2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament: 6–1 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box 1 June 3 Baylor 6–4 L. Verrett (7–5) E. Johnson (6–4) M. Garner (3) 2,785 0–1 Reckling Park L1 2 June 4 Alcorn State 10–6 J. Jones (8–6) T. Williams (7–6) 2,428 1–1 Reckling Park W1 3 June 5 Rice 10–6 M. Flemer (3–2) T. Duffey (8–2) 2,391 2–1 Reckling Park W2 4 June 5 Baylor 8–0 K. Porter (5–0) B. Pinckard (5–3) J. Jones (1) 2,411 3–1 Reckling Park W3 5 June 6 Baylor 9–8 M. Flemer (4–2) L. Verrett (7–6) 2,213 4–1 Reckling Park W4 6 June 11 Dallas Baptist 7–0 J. Jones (9–6) B. Williamson (10–4) 1,431 5–1 Stephen Schott Stadium W5 7 June 12 Dallas Baptist 6–2 E. Johnson (7–4) J. Stafford (8–5) 1,431 6–1 Stephen Schott Stadium W6
2011 College World Series: 1–2 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Stadium Box 1 June 19 Virginia 4–0 T. Wilson (9–0) L. Scott (1–2) B. Kline (18) 21,275 0–1 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha L1 2 June 21 Texas A&M 7–3 K. Porter (6–0) M. Wacha (9–4) M. Fleming (6) 18,141 1–1 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha W1 3 June 21 Virginia 8–1 T. Wilson (10–0) D. Anderson (4–4) 25,833 1–2 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha L1

Legend
California Win	California Loss

*All Rankings are from Baseball America

Roster

2011 California Golden Bears baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 48 RHP Dixon Anderson R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Piedmont HS Piedmont, CA 43 RHP Joey Donofrio R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Los Gatos HS Los Gatos, CA 18 LHP Matt Evanoff L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Ponderosa HS Rescue, CA 49 RHP Matt Flemer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Mary's HS El Cerrito, CA 26 RHP Trevor Hildenberger R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Archbishop Mitty HS San Jose, CA 35 RHP Erik Johnson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Los Altos HS Los Altos, CA 23 LHP Justin Jones L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Oakdale HS Oakdale, CA 25 LHP Louie Lechich L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr St. Mary's HS Stockton, CA 29 RHP Michael Lowden R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Yuba City HS Yuba City, CA 41 RHP Kevin Miller R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Valley Christian HS San Jose, CA 21 RHP Stephen Pistoresi R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr San Joaquin Memorial HS Fresno, CA 16 LHP Kyle Porter L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Oakridge HS El Dorado Hills, CA 36 RHP Ryan Sandler R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Canyon Crest Academy Solana Beach, CA 20 RHP Logan Scott R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Serra HS San Mateo, CA 24 RHP Seth Spivack S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Taft HS Calabasas, CA 10 LHP Michael Theofanopoulos L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Foothill HS Pleasanton, CA 32 RHP Eric Walbridge R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Notre Dame HS Los Angeles, CA 9 C Alex Egber R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Montgomery Blair HS Potomac, MD 6 C Andrew Knapp S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Granite Bay HS Granite Bay, CA 27 C Chadd Krist R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Petaluma HS Petaluma, CA 38 C Alexander Neuhaus R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Berkeley HS Berkeley, CA 1 INF Austin Booker L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Robinson HS Fairfax, VA 5 INF Derek Campbell R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Irvine, CA 44 INF Mitch Delfino R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Cloverdale HS Cloverdale, CA 14 INF Tony Renda R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Serra HS Hillsborough, CA 33 INF Devon Rodriguez L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So William S. Hart HS Newhall, CA 15 INF Marcus Semien R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr St. Mary's HS El Cerrito, CA 30 INF Paul Toboni R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr St. Ignatius HS San Francisco, CA 51 INF Jacob Wark L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Jesuit HS Portland, OR 22 OF Vince Bruno L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Los Medanos College Concord, CA 45 OF Chad Bunting R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Ukiah HS Ukiah, CA 31 OF David Buscovich L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Diablo Valley College San Leandro, CA 2 OF Darrel Matthews L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) So Clayton Valley HS Concord, CA 34 OF Maris Moore R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr California HS San Ramon, CA 19 OF Danny Oh L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Henry M> Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA 11 OF Dwight Tanaka R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Campolindo HS El Sobrante, CA	Head coach David Esquer Assistant coach(es) Tony Arnerich Dan Hubbs Brad Sanfilippo Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 7, 2011

Golden Bears in the 2011 MLB Draft

The following members of the California baseball program were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[8]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Erik Johnson	RHP	2nd	80th	Chicago White Sox
Marcus Semien	SS	6th	201st	Chicago White Sox
Dixon Anderson	RHP	9th	277th	Washington Nationals
Chadd Krist	C	13th	411th	Chicago White Sox
Kevin Miller	RHP	18th	550th	Houston Astros
Matt Flemer	RHP	19th	576th	Kansas City Royals
Austin Booker	2B	33rd	1006th	Oakland Athletics

References

1. "Baseball standings". Pac-10. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
2. "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-06-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. http://savecalbaseball.com
5. http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/11/athletics-continuation-chancellor-statement/
6. http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/08/baseball-to-continue-at-cal/
7. http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/02/gymnastics-to-continue-at-cal/
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2011-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)