2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

The 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 3, 2011 as part of the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2011 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska on June 29, 2011.

2011 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season2011
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsSouth Carolina (2nd title)
Runner-upFlorida (7th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRay Tanner (2nd title)
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The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 300 teams.[1] Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.

Bids

Automatic bids

Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.

School Conference Record (Conf) Berth Last NCAA Appearance
Alcorn StateSWAC26–27 (19–4)Won SWAC TourneyFirst NCAA Appearance
Arkansas–Little RockSun Belt24–32 (10–20)Won Sun Belt TourneyFirst NCAA Appearance
Austin Peay StateOVC33–22 (17–6)Won OVC Tourney2007 (Nashville Regional)
BelmontAtlantic Sun36–24 (17–13)Won A-Sun TourneyFirst NCAA Appearance
Bethune-CookmanMEAC35–22 (18–0)Won MEAC Tourney2010 (Gainesville Regional)
Cal State FullertonBig West39–15 (18–5)Regular Season Champion2010 (Los Angeles Super Regional)
CharlotteAtlantic 1042–14 (17–7)Won A-10 Tourney2008 (Raleigh Regional)
Coastal CarolinaBig South41–18 (20–7)Won Big South Tourney2010 (Myrtle Beach Super Regional)
CreightonMissouri Valley44–14 (15–6)Won MVC Tourney2007 (Fayetteville Regional)
FloridaSEC44–16 (22–8)Won SEC Tourney2010 (CWS 7th Place)
Fresno StateWAC40–14 (17–7)Won WAC Tourney2009 (Irvine Regional)
Georgia SouthernSouthern35–24 (18–12)Won SoCon Tourney2009 (Fullerton Regional)
IllinoisBig Ten28–25 (15–9)Won Big Ten Tourney2000 (Clemson Regional)
James MadisonColonial Athletic40–17 (21–9)Won CAA Tourney2008 (Raleigh Regional)
Kent StateMid-American43–15 (21–5)Won MAC Tourney2010 (Los Angeles Regional)
MaineAmerica East32–22 (18–6)Won AEC Tourney2006 (Chapel Hill Regional)
ManhattanMAAC34–17 (20–2)Won MAAC Tourney2006 (Lincoln Regional)
NavyPatriot33–23–1 (12–8)Won Patriot League Tourney2002 (Winston-Salem Regional)
New MexicoMountain West20–39 (10–14)Won MWC Tourney2010 (Fullerton Regional)
Oral RobertsSummit35–20 (21–7)Won Summit Tourney2010 (Norman Regional)
PrincetonIvy23–22 (15–5)Won Championship Series2006 (Fayetteville Regional)
RiceConference USA38–18 (16–8)Won C-USA Tourney2010 (Austin Regional)
Sacred HeartNortheast34–21 (23–9)Won NEC Tourney2006 (Athens Regional)
San FranciscoWest Coast31–23 (16–5)Regular Season Champion2006 (Lincoln Regional)
Seton HallBig East29–23 (14–13)Won Big East Tourney2001 (Clemson Regional)
Texas A&MBig 1242–18 (19–8)Won Big 12 Tourney2010 (Coral Gables Regional)
Texas StateSouthland40–21 (24–9)Won Southland Tourney2009 (Austin Regional)
UCLAPac-1033–22 (18–9)Regular Season Champion2010 (CWS Runner-up)
VirginiaAtlantic Coast49–9 (22–8)Won ACC Tourney2010 (Charlottesville Regional)
Wright StateHorizon35–17 (16–7)Won Horizon Tourney2009 (Fort Worth Regional)

By conference

Conference Total Schools
ACC 7 Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State, Virginia
SEC 7 Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Big 12 6 Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M
Pac-10 6 Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA
C-USA 4 UCF, East Carolina, Rice, Southern Miss
A-Sun 3 Belmont, Jacksonville, Stetson
Big East 3 Connecticut, Seton Hall, St. John's
Sun Belt 3 Arkansas–Little Rock, FIU, Troy
Big West 2 Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine
Mountain West 2 New Mexico, TCU
A-10 1 Charlotte
America East 1 Maine
Big South 1 Coastal Carolina
Big Ten 1 Illinois
CAA 1 James Madison
Horizon 1 Wright State
Independent 1 Dallas Baptist
Ivy 1 Princeton
MAAC 1 Manhattan
MAC 1 Kent State
MEAC 1 Bethune–Cookman
MVC 1 Creighton
NEC 1 Sacred Heart
OVC 1 Austin Peay State
Patriot 1 Navy
SoCon 1 Georgia Southern
SLC 1 Texas State
SWAC 1 Alcorn State
Summit 1 Oral Roberts
WAC 1 Fresno State
WCC 1 San Francisco

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

  1. Virginia
  2. Florida
  3. North Carolina
  4. South Carolina
  5. Florida State
  6. Vanderbilt
  7. Texas
  8. Rice

Regionals & Super Regionals

Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.

Charlottesville Super Regional

  Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Virginia 6  
4 Navy 0  
  1 Virginia 10  
  3 St. John's 2  
3 St. John's 2
2 East Carolina 0  
  1 Virginia 13  
Charlottesville Regional - Davenport Field
  2 East Carolina 1  
4 Navy 1  
2 East Carolina 6  
  2 East Carolina 6
  3 St. John's 4  
  1 Virginia 6 4 3
  UC Irvine 0 6 2
1 UCLA 0  
4 San Francisco 3  
  4 San Francisco 3
  3 UC Irvine 4  
3 UC Irvine 12
2 Fresno State 6  
  3 UC Irvine 4
Los Angeles Regional - Jackie Robinson Stadium
  1 UCLA 3  
1 UCLA 3  
2 Fresno State 1  
  1 UCLA 4
  4 San Francisco 1  

Santa Clara Super Regional

Hosted by the University of California at Stephen Schott Stadium on the campus of Santa Clara University.**

  Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 TCU 10  
4 Oral Roberts 2  
  1 TCU 2  
  3 Dallas Baptist 3  
3 Dallas Baptist 3
2 Oklahoma 2  
  3 Dallas Baptist 2 11  
Fort Worth Regional - Lupton Stadium
  4 Oral Roberts 7 9  
4 Oral Roberts 7  
2 Oklahoma 0  
  4 Oral Roberts 8
  1 TCU 4  
  Dallas Baptist 0 2
  California 7 6
1 Rice 14  
4 Alcorn State 2  
  1 Rice 2
  2 Baylor 3  
3 California 4
2 Baylor 6  
  2 Baylor 0 8
Houston Regional - Reckling Park
  3 California 8 9  
4 Alcorn State 6  
3 California 10  
  3 California 6
  1 Rice 3  

**California hosted the super regional at Santa Clara because its own stadium (Evans Diamond) could not accommodate television crews and did not have lights.[2]

Tallahassee Super Regional

  Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Florida State 6  
4 Bethune–Cookman 5  
  1 Florida State 9  
  3 Alabama 5  
3 Alabama 5
2 UCF 3  
  1 Florida State 11  
Tallahassee Regional - Dick Howser Stadium
  3 Alabama 1  
4 Bethune–Cookman 5  
2 UCF 16  
  2 UCF 5
  3 Alabama 12  
  5 Florida State 2 23 2
  Texas A&M 6 9 11
1 Texas A&M 11  
4 Wright State 0  
  1 Texas A&M 6
  3 Seton Hall 3  
3 Seton Hall 4
2 Arizona 0  
  1 Texas A&M 4 3
College Station Regional - Olsen Field
  2 Arizona 7 0  
4 Wright State 0  
2 Arizona 13  
  2 Arizona 6
  3 Seton Hall 0  

Columbia Super Regional

  Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Clemson 11  
4 Sacred Heart 1  
  1 Clemson 12  
  3 Coastal Carolina 7  
3 Coastal Carolina 13
2 Connecticut 1  
  1 Clemson 6 1  
Clemson Regional - Doug Kingsmore Stadium
  2 Connecticut 7 14  
4 Sacred Heart 3  
2 Connecticut 13  
  2 Connecticut 12
  3 Coastal Carolina 6  
  Connecticut 1 2
  4 South Carolina 5 8
1 South Carolina 2  
4 Georgia Southern 1  
  1 South Carolina 11
  2 Stetson 5  
3 NC State 7
2 Stetson 8  
  1 South Carolina 8
Columbia Regional - Carolina Stadium
  2 Stetson 2  
4 Georgia Southern 2  
3 NC State 5  
  3 NC State 3
  2 Stetson 5  

Gainesville Super Regional

  Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Florida 17  
4 Manhattan 3  
  1 Florida 5  
  2 Miami (FL) 4  
3 Jacksonville 2
2 Miami (FL) 7  
  1 Florida 11  
Gainesville Regional - Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
  2 Miami (FL) 4  
4 Manhattan 4  
3 Jacksonville 5  
  3 Jacksonville 3
  2 Miami (FL) 6  
  2 Florida 11 3 8
  Mississippi State 1 4 6
1 Georgia Tech 1  
4 Austin Peay State 2  
  4 Austin Peay State 3
  3 Mississippi State 8  
3 Mississippi State 3
2 Southern Miss 0  
  3 Mississippi State 7
Atlanta Regional - Russ Chandler Stadium
  1 Georgia Tech 3  
1 Georgia Tech 6  
2 Southern Miss 2  
  1 Georgia Tech 12
  4 Austin Peay State 2  

Austin Super Regional

  Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Arizona State 4  
4 New Mexico 2  
  1 Arizona State 16  
  3 Charlotte 1  
3 Charlotte 3
2 Arkansas 2  
  1 Arizona State 13  
Tempe Regional - Packard Stadium
  2 Arkansas 4  
4 New Mexico 0  
2 Arkansas 3  
  2 Arkansas 11
  3 Charlotte 3  
  Arizona State 3 1 2
  7 Texas 1 5 4
1 Texas 5  
4 Princeton 3  
  1 Texas 5
  3 Kent State 7  
3 Kent State 411
2 Texas State 2  
  3 Kent State 3 0
Austin Regional - UFCU Disch-Falk Field
  1 Texas 9 5  
4 Princeton 1  
2 Texas State 3  
  2 Texas State 3
  1 Texas 4  

Nashville Super Regional

  Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 Vanderbilt 10  
4 Belmont 0  
  1 Vanderbilt 10  
  3 Troy 2  
3 Troy 9
2 Oklahoma State 2  
  1 Vanderbilt 6  
Nashville Regional - Hawkins Field
  4 Belmont 1  
4 Belmont 3  
2 Oklahoma State 2  
  4 Belmont 5
  3 Troy 2  
  6 Vanderbilt 11 9
  Oregon State 1 3
1 Oregon State 7  
4 Arkansas–Little Rock 4  
  1 Oregon State 5
  2 Creighton 1  
3 Georgia 1
2 Creighton 2  
  1 Oregon State 6
Corvallis Regional - Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
  3 Georgia 4  
4 Arkansas–Little Rock 3  
3 Georgia 7  
  3 Georgia 5*
  2 Creighton 4*  

Chapel Hill Super Regional

  Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1 North Carolina 4  
4 Maine 0  
  1 North Carolina 14  
  3 James Madison 0  
3 James Madison 11
2 FIU 7  
  1 North Carolina 9  
Chapel Hill Regional - Boshamer Stadium
  3 James Madison 3  
4 Maine 4  
2 FIU 1  
  4 Maine 2
  3 James Madison 5  
  3 North Carolina 5 7
  Stanford 2 5
1 Cal State Fullerton 10  
4 Illinois 4  
  1 Cal State Fullerton 0
  2 Stanford 1  
3 Kansas State 3
2 Stanford 10  
  2 Stanford 14
Fullerton Regional - Goodwin Field
  4 Illinois 2  
4 Illinois 5  
3 Kansas State 3  
  4 Illinois 7
  1 Cal State Fullerton 5  

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesBest CWS FinishCWS Record
Not including this year
CaliforniaPac-103721 (1313)David Esquer5
(last: 1992)
1st
(1947, 1957)
106
FloridaSEC5017 (228)Kevin O'Sullivan6
(last: 2010)
2nd
(2005)
813
North CarolinaACC5014 (2010)Mike Fox8
(last: 2009)
2nd
(2006, 2007)
1417
South CarolinaSEC5014 (228)Ray Tanner9
(last: 2010)
1st
(2010)
2317
TexasBig 124917 (198)Augie Garrido33
(last: 2009)
1st
(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005)
8255
Texas A&MBig 124720 (198)Rob Childress4
(last:1999)
5th
(1993)
28
VanderbiltSEC5210 (228)Tim Corbin0
(last: none)
none00
VirginiaACC5410 (228)Brian O'Connor1
(last: 2009)
5th
(2009)
12

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
1 Virginia 4  
California 1  
  1 Virginia 1  
  4 South Carolina 7  
Texas A&M 4
4 South Carolina 5  
  4 South Carolina 313  
  1 Virginia 2  
California 7  
Texas A&M 3  
  California 1
  1 Virginia 8  
  4 South Carolina 211 5
  2 Florida 1 2
2 Florida 8  
7 Texas 4  
  2 Florida 3
  6 Vanderbilt 1  
6 Vanderbilt 7
3 North Carolina 3  
  2 Florida 6
  6 Vanderbilt 4  
7 Texas 0  
3 North Carolina 3  
  3 North Carolina 1
  6 Vanderbilt 5  

Game 1

Monday, June 27 7:00 pm
Omaha, Nebraska ESPN
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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
Boxscore

Game 2

Tuesday, June 28 7:00 pm
Omaha, Nebraska ESPN
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Starting pitchers:
FLA: Karsten Whitson
USC: Michael Roth
WP: Michael Roth   LP: Karsten Whitson   Sv: Matt Price
Home runs:
FLA: Mike Zunino
USC: Peter Mooney
Attendance: 26,721
Notes: SC becomes the 6th team in CWS history to win back-to-back Championships. SC ties consecutive post season & CWS victories record, (see below).
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
PMatt PriceSouth Carolina
Michael RothSouth Carolina
1BChristian WalkerSouth Carolina
2BScott WingoSouth Carolina
3BCody DentFlorida
SSPeter MooneySouth Carolina
CRobert BearySouth Carolina
OFTony KempVanderbilt
Connor HarrellVanderbilt
Bryson SmithFlorida
DHBrady ThomasSouth Carolina
MOPScott WingoSouth Carolina

Final standings

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

Place School Record
1st #4 South Carolina 10-0
2nd #2 Florida 8-3
3rd #6 Vanderbilt 7-2
#1 Virginia 7-3
5th California 7-3
#3 North Carolina 6-2
7th #7 Texas 6-4
Texas A&M 5-4
9th Arizona State 4-2
Connecticut 4-3
Dallas Baptist 3-3
#5 Florida State 4-2
Mississippi State 4-2
Oregon State 3-2
Stanford 3-2
UC Irvine 4-2
17th Alabama 2-2
Arizona 3-2
Arkansas 2-2
Baylor 2-2
Belmont 2-2
Clemson 2-2
East Carolina 2-2
Georgia 2-2
Georgia Tech 2-2
Illinois 2-2
James Madison 2-2
Kent State 2-2
Miami (FL) 2-2
Oral Roberts 3-2
Stetson 2-2
UCLA 2-2
33rd Austin Peay 1-2
Cal State Fullerton 1-2
Central Florida 1-2
Charlotte 1-2
Coastal Carolina 1-2
Creighton 1-2
Jacksonville 1-2
Maine 1-2
NC State 1-2
#8 Rice 1-2
San Francisco 1-2
Seton Hall 1-2
St. John's 1-2
Texas State 1-2
TCU 1-2
Troy 1-2
49th Alcorn State 0-2
Arkansas–Little Rock 0-2
Bethune-Cookman 0-2
FIU 0-2
Fresno State 0-2
Georgia Southern 0-2
Kansas State 0-2
Manhattan 0-2
Navy 0-2
New Mexico 0-2
Oklahoma 0-2
Oklahoma State 0-2
Princeton 0-2
Sacred Heart 0-2
Southern Miss 0-2
Wright State 0-2
  • # denotes national seed

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % RF SR WS NS CS NC
Southeastern 7 35–13 .729 7 4 3 3 2 1
Atlantic Coast 7 24-15 .615 6 3 2 1
Big 12 6 13–16 .448 3 2 2
Pac-10 6 22–13 .629 6 4 1
Big East 3 6–7 .462 1 1
Big West 2 5–4 .556 1 1
Independent 1 3–3 .500 1 1
Atlantic Sun 3 5–6 .455 2
Conference USA 4 4–8 .333 1
Sun Belt 3 1–6 .143
Mountain West 2 1–4 .200
Other 20 16–40 .286 4

The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series, National Semifinals, Championship Series, and National Champion.

Tournament Notes

Round 1

  • 14 of 16 No. 1 seeds won their first round games, with Georgia Tech & UCLA being the only No. 1 seeds to lose.
  • Only 5 of 16 No. 2 seeds won their first round games.

Round 2

  • 6 No. 1 seeds have been eliminated from the tournament. 3 prior to the regional finals: TCU, Cal State Fullerton, and No. 8 national seed Rice; with Georgia Tech, Clemson, and UCLA losing in the regional final

Regional Finals

  • 6 non No. 1 seeds have won their regional and advanced to the Super Regionals: No. 3 UC Irvine, No. 3 Mississippi State, No. 3 Dallas Baptist, No. 3 California, No. 2 Stanford, and No. 2 Connecticut

Super Regionals

  • In the context of almost being eliminated as a sponsored intercollegiate team by the University due to financial issues, the Cal Baseball team has advanced to the College World Series as a No. 3 seed.

College World Series

  • 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 President 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.[3]
  • 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 SEC Eastern Division has three teams in the same CWS for the first time, South Carolina, Florida, Vanderbilt.
    • The SEC East qualified all three teams in these semi-finals, effectively taking the podium.
    • The SEC West qualified four of its six teams in 1997, including national champion LSU.
  • 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 now makes Kentucky the only SEC school to have never made it to the College World Series.
      • Both members added to the SEC in 2013, Texas A&M (which was in this tournament) and Missouri (six appearances, last in 1964), also previously made it to Omaha.
  • 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.
    • * This is the second time that the SEC fielded two teams in the Championship Game, and with the last in 1997, LSU-Alabama 1997, representing the Western Division, this was the first to feature two Eastern Division opponents.
  • The SEC was undefeated against out-of-conference opponents this CWS, going 6-0 in those games versus teams outside of the SEC.
  • 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 composed 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.
  • With Game 2 Championship Series win South Carolina ties NCAA record for consecutive Post Season wins (Texas 1983-84) 15.
  • With Game 2 Championship Series win South Carolina ties NCAA record for consecutive College World Series wins (Southern California, LSU) 10.
  • 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 BBCOR (Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution) Standard composite baseball bats that resulted in far less overall offensive production, nationally and across the board, during the 2011 college baseball season. The Gamecocks 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)
  • This was the lowest-scoring College World Series in modern, (aluminum bat usage), history.

Television coverage

Selection shows

The NCAA Division I Road to Omaha Selection Show Presented by Capital One aired on ESPN on May 30, 2011.

Competition

  • Regionals:
The Fullerton and Gainesville Regionals were broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN3.com
The Corvallis and Fort Worth Regionals were broadcast on ESPN3.com
The Atlanta Regional was broadcast on CSS
The Tallahassee Regional was broadcast on Sun Sports and Fox Sports Florida
  • Super Regionals: All games were broadcast on either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3.com, and ESPN Mobile
  • CWS: Every game was broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2.

References

  1. "Team Directory". Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2011-06-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Associated Press (June 18, 2011). "Vanderbilt opens College World Series, new stadium with win". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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