2011 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

2011 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2011 record 56–12 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach Brian O'Connor (8th year)
Assistant coach Kevin McMullan (8th year)
Assistant coach Karl Kuhn (8th year)
Home stadium Davenport Field
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Atlantic
#9 Florida State xy 19 11   .633     46 19   .708
#21 Clemson y 17 13   .567     43 20   .683
NC State y 15 15   .500     35 27   .565
Wake Forest 15 15   .500     25 31   .446
Boston College 7 22   .241     17 33   .340
Maryland 5 25   .167     31 25   .554
Coastal
#3 Virginia xy 22 8   .733     56 12   .824
#19 Georgia Tech xy 22 8   .733     42 21   .667
#5 North Carolina y 20 10   .667     51 16   .761
#22 Miami y 19 10   .655     38 23   .623
Virginia Tech 11 19   .367     30 25   .545
Duke 7 23   .233     26 30   .464
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 24, 2011[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

2011 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers played their home games at Davenport Field. The team was coached by Brian O'Connor, leading his eighth season at Virginia.

The Cavaliers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division and the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, then advanced to the 2011 College World Series as the top overall seed. They fell to eventual champion South Carolina in the semifinal.

Personnel

Roster

2011 Virginia Cavaliers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Kyle Crockett
  • 12 - Corey Hunt
  • 16 - Branden Kline
  • 17 - Shane Halley
  • 18 - Tyler Wilson
  • 20 - Ryan Ashooh
  • 23 - Danny Hultzen
  • 25 - Will Roberts
  • 28 - Chad O'Connor
  • 29 - Scott Silverstein
  • 31 - Justin Thompson
  • 32 - Cody Winiarski
  • 34 - Artie Lewicki
  • 39 - Austin Young
  • 45 - Aaron Stull
  • 47 - Whit Mayberry
 

Infielders

  • 2 - Keith Werman
  • 4 - Reed Gragnani
  • 11 - Stephen Bruno
  • 13 - Jared King
  • 19 - Steven Proscia
  • 30 - Rob Amaro

Catchers

  • 8 - John Hicks
  • 35 - Kenny Swab
 

Outfielders

  • 5 - Mitchell Shifflet
  • 6 - Chris Taylor
  • 7 - John Barr
  • 9 - David Coleman
  • 14 - Colin Harrington
  • 22 - Mark Podlas
  • 27 - Tyler Biddix
  • 43 - Ryan Levine
 

Coaches

2011 Virginia Cavaliers baseball coaching staff
  • Brian O'Connor - Head Coach - 8th year
  • Kevin McMullan - Associate Head Coach - 8th year
  • Karl Kuhn - Assistant Coach - 8th year

Schedule

2011 Virginia Cavaliers Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
Postseason
ACC Tournament
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACCT Record
May 25 (8) Wake Forest Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC 13–1 Wilson (7–0) Holmes (3–4) None 1,472 46–9 1–0
May 27 (5) #16 Miami (FL) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 6–4 Thompson (3–1) Miller (2–1) Kline (16) 4,419 47–9 2–0
May 28 (4) #9 North Carolina Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 3–2 Mayberry (5–0) Munnelly (6–5) Kline (17) 5,258 48–9 3–0
May 29 (2) #12 Florida State Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 7–2 Hultzen (10–3) Scantling (3–2) None 5,834 49–9 4–0
Charlottesville Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 3 (4) Navy Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA 6–0 Roberts (11–1) Nelson (6–6) None 4,749 50–9 1–0
June 4 (3) St. John's Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 10–2 Hultzen (11–3) Hansen (8–7) None 5,050 51–9 2–0
June 5 (2) East Carolina Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 13–1 Wilson (8–0) Woods (2–3) None 5,050 52–9 3–0
Charlottesville Super Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 11 #12 UC Irvine Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA 6–0 Hultzen (12–3) Summers (11–3) Winiarski (1) 5,050 53–9 4–0
June 12 #12 UC Irvine Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 4–6 Thurman (4–3) Kline (3–1) None 5,050 53–10 4–1
June 13 #12 UC Irvine Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 3–2 Kline (4–1) Summers (11–4) None 5,050 54–10 5–1
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 19 vs. #8 California Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, NE 4–1 Wilson (9–0) Scott (1–2) Kline (18) 21,275 55–10 1–0
June 21 vs. (4) #4 South Carolina Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 1–7 Taylor (7–1) Roberts (11–2) None 22,027 55–11 1–1
June 23 vs. #8 California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 8–1 Wilson (10–0) Anderson (4–4) None 25,833 56–11 2–1
June 24 vs. (4) #4 South Carolina Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 2–3 (10) Price (7–3) Winiarski (6–4) None 25,882 56–12 2–2
  1. Will Roberts recorded a perfect game on March 29, 2011 against George Washington.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' 14 14* 10 6 5 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 
Baseball America 15 13 13 11 7 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 3 
Collegiate Baseball^ 17 14 15 10 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 2 2 2 3 
NCBWA13 10 8 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 3

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot.

References

  1. "2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. "Virginia Season Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. "2011 Virginia Baseball". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.