The 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 18, 2011. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2011 College World Series. The College World Series consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament. Although it was held in its annual location of Omaha, Nebraska, it was played at the newly constructed TD Ameritrade Park for the first time. It concluded on June 29, 2011, with the final game of the best of three championship series. South Carolina defeated Florida two games to none to claim their second championship.
Realignment
Dropped programs
Duquesne dropped its varsity baseball program following the 2010 season.[1]
Conference changes
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New Orleans left the Sun Belt Conference to become a Division I independent.[2]
Preseason
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The South Carolina Gamecocks entered the season as defending World Series champions. Among the four major baseball polls there were three different teams ranked preseason #1: the Florida Gators (Baseball America),[3] TCU Horned Frogs (Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA),[4][5] and UCLA Bruins (Coaches').[6]
Conference standings
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Ivy League |
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Conf |
Overall |
Team |
W |
L |
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Pct |
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
Lou Gehrig Division |
Princeton |
15 |
5 |
0 |
.750 |
23 |
22 |
0 |
.511 |
Pennsylvania |
10 |
10 |
0 |
.500 |
19 |
21 |
0 |
.475 |
Columbia |
9 |
11 |
0 |
.450 |
19 |
25 |
0 |
.432 |
Cornell |
7 |
13 |
0 |
.350 |
10 |
30 |
0 |
.250 |
Red Rolfe Division |
Dartmouth |
14 |
6 |
0 |
.700 |
30 |
12 |
0 |
.714 |
Yale |
11 |
9 |
0 |
.550 |
23 |
19 |
0 |
.548 |
Brown |
9 |
11 |
0 |
.450 |
13 |
29 |
0 |
.310 |
Harvard |
5 |
15 |
0 |
.250 |
9 |
36 |
0 |
.200 |
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Team won the conference tournament and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament |
Conference does not have conference tournament, so team won the autobid for finishing in first |
Team received at-large bid to NCAA Tournament |
Conference winners and tournaments
Of the 31 conferences that sponsored Division I baseball in 2011, 28 sponsored conference tournaments or championship series. With the exception of the Great West Conference, a provisional member of Division I, the winners of these tournaments received their conference's automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. Programs qualified for the conference tournaments based on their regular season against conference opponents, and tournament formats included double elimination, single elimination, and round robin.
Conference |
Regular
Season Winner |
Conference
Player of the Year |
Conference
Coach of the Year |
Conference
Tournament |
Tournament
Venue (City) |
Tournament
Winner |
America East Conference |
Stony Brook[7] |
William Carmona, Stony Brook[8] |
Matt Senk, Stony Brook[8] |
2011 America East Conference Baseball Tournament |
Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY[9] |
Maine[9] |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic – Florida State
Coastal – Georgia Tech/Virginia[10] |
Brad Miller, Clemson[11] |
Brian O'Connor, Virginia[12] |
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament |
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC[13] |
Virginia[13] |
Atlantic Sun Conference |
Stetson[14] |
Adam Brett Walker, Jacksonville[15] |
Pete Dunn, Stetson[16] |
2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament |
Dugan Field at Marsh Stadium • Nashville, TN[17] |
Belmont[17] |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
Charlotte[18] |
Ben Thomas, Xavier[19] |
Jim Foster, Rhode Island[20] |
2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament |
Campbell's Field • Camden, NJ[21] |
Charlotte[21] |
Big East Conference |
Connecticut[22] |
George Springer, Connecticut[23] |
Jim Penders, Connecticut[23] |
2011 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament |
Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL[24] |
Seton Hall[24] |
Big South Conference |
Coastal Carolina[25] |
Tommy La Stella, Coastal Carolina[26] |
Stuart Lake, Charleston Southern[26] |
2011 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament |
Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA[27] |
Coastal Carolina[27] |
Big Ten Conference |
Michigan State/Illinois[28] |
Jeff Holm, Michigan State[29] |
Jake Boss, Michigan State[30] |
2011 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament |
Huntington Park • Columbus, OH[31] |
Illinois[31] |
Big 12 Conference |
Texas/Texas A&M[32] |
Tyler Naquin, Texas A&M[33] |
Augie Garrido, Texas/Rob Childress, Texas A&M[34] |
2011 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament |
RedHawks Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK[35] |
Texas A&M[35] |
Big West Conference |
Cal State Fullerton[36] |
Nick Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton[37] |
Dave Serrano, Cal State Fullerton[37] |
No tournament, regular season champion earns automatic bid |
Colonial Athletic Association |
James Madison[38] |
Jake Lowery, James Madison[39] |
Nate Goulet, Old Dominion[39] |
2011 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament |
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC[40] |
James Madison[40] |
Conference USA |
Southern Miss/Rice[41] |
Chad Zurcher, Memphis[42] |
Scott Berry, Southern Miss[42] |
2011 Conference USA Baseball Tournament |
Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS[43] |
Rice[43] |
Great West Conference |
Utah Valley[44] |
Effrey Valdez, NYIT[45] |
Eric Madsen, Utah Valley[45] |
2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament |
Harold Kraft Memorial Field • Grand Forks, ND[46] |
Utah Valley[46] |
Horizon League |
Wright State/Illinois–Chicago[47] |
Jake Hibberd, Wright State[48] |
Rob Cooper, Wright State[48] |
2011 Horizon League Baseball Tournament |
Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OH[49] |
Wright State[49] |
Ivy League |
Gehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Dartmouth[50] |
Trey Rallis, Yale[51] |
N/A |
2011 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series |
Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ[52] |
Princeton[52] |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Manhattan[53] |
Sean Jamieson, Canisius/Dan Paolini, Siena[54] |
Kevin Leighton, Manhattan[55] |
2011 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament |
Waterfront Park • Trenton, NJ[56] |
Manhattan[56] |
Mid-American Conference |
East - Kent State
West - Central Michigan[57] |
Tom Murphy, Buffalo[58] |
Scott Stricklin, Kent State[58] |
2011 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament |
V.A. Memorial Stadium • Chillicothe, OH[59] |
Kent State[59] |
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Bethune-Cookman[60] |
Scott Davis, Delaware State[61] |
Mervyl Melendez, Bethune-Cookman[61] |
2011 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament |
Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL[62] |
Bethune-Cookman[62] |
Missouri Valley Conference |
Creighton[63] |
Chris O'Brien, Wichita State[64] |
Ed Servais, Creighton[64] |
2011 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament |
TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE[65] |
Creighton[65] |
Mountain West Conference |
Texas Christian[66] |
C. J. Cron, Utah[67] |
Jim Schlossnagle, Texas Christian[68] |
2011 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament |
Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA[69] |
New Mexico[69] |
Northeast Conference |
Monmouth[70] |
Ryan Terry, Monmouth[71] |
Don Maines, Long Island[72] |
2011 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament |
Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT[73] |
Sacred Heart[74] |
Ohio Valley Conference |
Austin Peay[75] |
Trenton Moses, Southeast Missouri State[76] |
Gary McClure, Austin Peay[77] |
2011 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament |
Pringles Park • Jackson, TN[78] |
Austin Peay[78] |
Pac-12 Conference |
UCLA[79] |
Tony Renda, California[80] |
Pat Casey, Oregon State[80] |
No tournament, regular season champion earns automatic bid |
Patriot League |
Navy[81] |
A. J. Miller, Lafayette[82] |
Paul Kostacopoulos, Navy[83] |
2011 Patriot League Baseball Tournament |
Campus Sites |
Navy[84] |
Southeastern Conference |
East – Vanderbilt
East – Arkansas[85] |
Mike Zunino, Florida[86] |
Ray Tanner, South Carolina[86] |
2011 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament |
Regions Park • Hoover, AL[87] |
Florida[87] |
Southern Conference |
Elon[88] |
Victor Roache, Georgia Southern[89] |
Mike Gaski, UNC Greensboro[89] |
2011 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament |
Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park • Charleston, SC[90] |
Georgia Southern[90] |
Southland Conference |
Texas State[91] |
Bryson Myles, Stephen F. Austin[92] |
Ty Harrington, Texas State[93] |
2011 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament |
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX[94] |
Texas State[95] |
Southwestern Athletic Conference |
East - Alcorn State
West - Southern[96] |
Frazier Hall, Southern[97] |
Barret Rey, Alcorn State[98] |
2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament |
Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA[99] |
Alcorn State[99] |
The Summit League |
Oral Roberts[100] |
Bo Cuthbertson, Southern Utah[101] |
Rob Walton, Oral Roberts[101] |
2011 The Summit League Baseball Tournament |
Sioux Falls Stadium • Sioux Falls, SD[101] |
Oral Roberts[101] |
Sun Belt Conference |
Troy[102] |
Pablo Bermudez, Florida International
Adam Bryant, Troy[103] |
Bobby Pierce, Troy[103] |
2011 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament |
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA[103] |
Arkansas-Little Rock[103] |
West Coast Conference |
San Francisco[104] |
Kris Bryant, San Diego
Marco Gonzalez, Gonzaga[105] |
Nino Giarratano, San Francisco[105] |
No tournament, regular season champion earns automatic bid |
Western Athletic Conference |
Fresno State/Hawaii[106] |
Dusty Robinson, Jr., Fresno State[107] |
Mike Trapasso, Hawaii[107] |
2011 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament |
HoHoKam Stadium • Mesa, AZ[108] |
Fresno State[108] |
College World Series
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The 2011 College World Series began on June 18, 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska. It was the first College World Series in 61 years not played at Rosenblatt Stadium; games were played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.[109]
Award winners
All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
See also
References
External links