2011 LSU Tigers baseball team

American college baseball season

2011 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
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Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 South Carolina  x‍†‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 55 – 14   .797
No. 2 Florida x‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 8   .733 53 – 19   .736
No. 4 Vanderbilt x‍†‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 54 – 12   .818
Georgia ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 33 – 32   .508
Kentucky ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 25 – 30   .455
Tennessee ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 25 – 29   .463
Western
No. 24 Arkansas x‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 40 – 22   .645
No. 17 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 14 – 16   .467 38 – 25   .603
Alabama ‍‍‍y 14 – 16   .467 35 – 28   .556
Auburn ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 29 – 29   .500
LSU ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 36 – 20   .643
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 30 – 25   .545
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 28, 2011
Rankings from Baseball America


The 2011 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2011. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009.

The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his fifth season at LSU. In the previous season, the Tigers failed to defend their 2009 National Title; however, the Tigers were able to successfully repeat as SEC Tournament Champions. Overall, the Tigers finished 41–22, 14–16 in the SEC.

Pre-season

Key Losses

  • Anthony Ranaudo, P Drafted in Comp. A, 39th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox
  • Micah Gibbs, C Drafted in Round 3, 97th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs
  • Leon Landry, OF Drafted in Round 3, 109th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Blake Dean, 1B Drafted in Round 8, 262nd overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers

Personnel

2011 roster

2011 LSU Tigers baseball roster
 

Pitchers

  • 9 Samuel Peterson – Freshman
  • 12 Kevin Gausman – Freshman
  • 17 Jimmy Dykstra – Sophomore
  • 18 Michael Reed – Sophomore
  • 21 Joe Broussard – Freshman
  • 22 Matty Ott – Junior
  • 24 Daniel Bradshaw – Senior
  • 25 Joey Bourgeois – Junior
  • 28 Forrest Garrett – Redshirt Freshman
  • 29 Jordan Rittiner – Sophomore
  • 30 Tyler Jones – Junior
  • 32 Coklin Nguyen – Freshman
  • 33 Kevin Berry – Sophomore
  • 34 Randal Meyer – Freshman
  • 37 Ryan Eades – Freshman
  • 38 Nick Rumbelow – Freshman
  • 39 Kurt McCune – Freshamn
  • 40 Mitch Hopkins – Junior
  • 41 Kirk Cunningham – Junior
  • 47 Ben Alsup – Senior
  • 58 Chris Cotton – Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 6 Jordy Snikeris – Junior
  • 26 Ty Ross – Freshman
  • 35 Jackson Slaid – Freshman
  

Infielders

  • 4 Raph Rhymes – Sophomore
  • 11 Tyler Hanover – Junior
  • 13 Alex Edward – Sophomore
  • 14 Mike Lowery – Redshirt Junior
  • 23 JaCoby Jones – Freshman
  • 16 Matt Fury – Redshirt Freshman
  • 27 Beau Didier – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 36 Austin Nola – Junior
  • 46 Jamie Bruno – Junior

Utility

  • 7 Grant Dozar – Junior
  

Outfielders

 

2011 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27867&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2010

Coaching staff

2011 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staff
  • Paul Mainieri – Head coach – 4 years at LSU
  • David Grewe – Associate head coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting coordinator – 2 year
  • Javi Sanchez – Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach – 3 years
  • Will Davis – Volunteer Assistant Coach, Outfielders Coach – 3 years
  • Ross Brezovsky – Coordinator of Baseball Operations – 2 years

2011 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2173&SPSID=28707 Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine

Schedule/Results

2011 LSU Tigers baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
1[1] February 18 Wake Forest Alex Box Stadium 15–4 Alsup (1–0) Stadler (0–1) None 12,070 1–0 –
2[2] February 19 Wake Forest Alex Box Stadium 4–3 Eades (1–0) Cooney (0–1) Ott (1) 11,113 2–0 –
3[3] February 20 Wake Forest Alex Box Stadium 9–1 McCune (1–0) Von Grouw (0–1) None 10,753 3–0 –
4[4] February 22 New Orleans Alex Box Stadium 13–0 Jones (1–0) Manning (0–1) None 10,486 4–0 –
5[5] February 25 Holy Cross Alex Box Stadium 12–3 Gausman (1–0) Pedrotty (0–1) None 11,082 5–0 –
6[6] February 26 Holy Cross Alex Box Stadium 14–3 McCune (2–0) Croglio (0–1) None 10,970 6–0 –
7[7] February 27 Holy Cross Alex Box Stadium 15–4 Alsup (2–0) Koneski (0–1) None 10,404 7–0 –
March
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
8[8] March 1 Southeastern LA Alex Box Stadium 7–3 Jones (2–0) Hymel (1–1) None 11,307 8–0 –
9[9] March 2 Mississippi Valley St. Alex Box Stadium 10–8 Dykstra (1–0) Dowell (0–3) Ott (2) 9,658 9–0 –
10[10] March 4 Princeton Alex Box Stadium 8–2 McCune (3–0) Bowman (0–1) None 9,831 10–0 –
11[11] March 5 Princeton Alex Box Stadium 7–2 Gausman (2–0) Ford (0–1) Berry (1) 9,980 11–0 –
12[12] March 6 Princeton Alex Box Stadium 7–8 Fagan (1–0) Alsup (2–1) Palms (1) 10,124 11–1 –
13[13] March 9 Sacred Heart Alex Box Stadium 6–2 Jones (3–0) Leiningen (0–1) None 9,765 12–1 –
14[14] March 11 #6 Cal St. Fullerton Alex Box Stadium 7–6 Dykstra (2–0) Ramirez (2–2) Ott (3) 11,738 13–1 –
15[15] March 12 #6 Cal St. Fullerton Alex Box Stadium 7–6 Berry (1–0) Floro (1–2) Ott (4) 11,803 14–1 –
16[16] March 13 #6 Cal St. Fullerton Alex Box Stadium 10–2 Alsup (3–1) O'Connell (2–1) None 10,850 15–1 –
17[17] March 16 Nicholls St. Ray E. Didier Field 12–8 Dykstra (3–0) Delatte (0–1) None 2,528 16–1 –
18[18] March 18 #1 Florida Alex Box Stadium 4–5 Toledo (2–1) Ott (0–1) DeSclafani (3) 12,076 16–2 0–1
19[19] March 19 #1 Florida Alex Box Stadium 0–1 Randall (3–0) Gausman (2–1) Maronde (1) 11,703 16–3 0–2
20[20] March 20 #1 Florida Alex Box Stadium 3–7 Maddox (1–0) Alsup (3–2) None 10,783 16–4 0–3
21[21] March 22 UL-Lafayette Alex Box Stadium 5–11 Satriano (1–1) Broussard (0–1) None 11,004 16–5 0–3
22[22] March 25 Georgia Foley Field 7–3 McCune (4–0) Wood (2–3) None 2,847 17–5 1–3
23[23] March 27 Georgia Foley Field 5–97 Palazzone (3–1) Gausman (2–2) None – 17–6 1–4
24[24] March 27 Georgia Foley Field 2–37 Gullickson (2–1) Alsup (3–3) Maloof (8) 2,083 17–7 1–5
25[25] March 30 McNeese St. Alex Box Stadium 6–0 Peterson (1–0) Parcell (2–2) None 9,818 18–7 1–5
April
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
26[26] April 1 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium 7–6 McCune (5–0) Crouse (6–1) Berry (2) 10,637 19–7 2–5
27[27] April 2 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium 3–16 Goforth (1–4) Gausman (2–3) None 11,421 19–8 2–6
28[28] April 3 Ole Miss Alex Box Stadium 8–2 Alsup (4–3) Wright (3–3) None 10,484 20–8 3–6
29[29] April 5 Tulane Turchin Stadium 7–5 Berry (2–0) Facundus (5–1) None 5,131 21–8 3–6
30[30] April 8 Arkansas Baum Stadium 0–2 Astin (3–1) McCune (5–1) Sanburn (5) 9,854 21–9 3–7
31[31] April 9 Arkansas Baum Stadium 3–4 Sanburn (2–1) Berry (2–1) None 11,462 21–10 3–8
32[32] April 10 Arkansas Baum Stadium 4–5 Lynch (3–1) Ott (0–2) None 8,116 21–11 3–9
33[33] April 12 Northwestern St. Alex Stadium 2–5 Roark (1–2) Eades (1–1) Melotakis (1) 9,687 21–12 3–9
34[34] April 13 Alcorn St. Alex Box Stadium 7–1 Rumbelow (1–0) Blaum (1–4) None 9,478 22–12 3–9
35[35] April 15 Auburn Alex Box Stadium 7–8 Blatt (2–2) McCune (5–2) Wallen (5) 10,004 22–13 3–10
36[36] April 16 Auburn Alex Box Stadium 1–3 Wallen (3–3) Gausman (2–4) None 10,628 22–14 3–11
37[37] April 17 Auburn Alex Box Stadium 3–2 Alsup (5–3) Jacobs (1–3) Ott (5) 10,047 23–14 4–11
38[38] April 20 #19 Southern Miss Zephyr Field 8–6 Ott (1–2) Cargill (4–3) None 9,700 24–14 4–11
39[39] April 22 #4 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 3–11 Gray (8–2) McCune (5–3) None 3,541 24–15 4–12
40[40] April 23 #4 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 1–10 Garvin (8–1) Gausman (2–5) None 3,541 24–16 4–13
41[41] April 24 #4 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 7–10 Hill (3–0) Alsup (5–4) Moore (9) 2,706 24–17 4–14
42[42] April 26 Nicholls Alex Box Stadium 12–3 Eades (2–1) Dalton (2–3) None 10,126 25–17 4–14
43[43] April 28 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium 9–5 Rumbelow (2–0) Kapteyn (0–3) None 9,810 26–17 5–14
44[44] April 29 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium 12–4 Gausman (3–5) Littrell (5–4) None 10,213 27–17 6–14
45[45] April 30 Kentucky Alex Box Stadium 8–4 Alsup (6–4) Rogers (2–6) None 9,993 28–17 7–14
May
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
46[46] May 3 Tulane Alex Box Stadium 6–2 Eades (3–1) Konvicka (2–1) Ott (6) 9,732 29–17 7–14
47[47] May 6 Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 10–6 McCune (6–3) Kilcrease (5–4) None 4,175 30–17 8–14
48[48] May 7 Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 0–4 Morgan (5–4) Gausman (3–6) Smart (9) 4,185 30–18 8–15
49[49] May 8 Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 0–9 Smart (4–1) Alsup (6–5) None 4,019 30–19 8–16
50[50] May 13 Tennessee Alex Box Stadium 9–0 Gausman (4–6) Gruver (4–7) None 10,111 31–19 9–16
51[51] May 14 Tennessee Alex Box Stadium 8–1 McCune (7–3) Blount (1–4) None 10,354 32–19 10–16
52[52] May 15 Tennessee Alex Box Stadium 15–5 Berry (3–1) Godley (1–1) None 10,552 33–19 11–16
53[53] May 17 New Orleans Maestri Field 5–0 Jones (4–0) Sanders (1–11) None 930 34–19 11–16
54[54] May 19 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 17–1 Gausman (5–6) Pollorena (6–4) None 6,161 35–19 12–16
55[55] May 20 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 5–6 Stark (3–0) Ott (1–3) None 6,425 35–20 12–17
56[56] May 21 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 6–3 Eades (4–1) Stratton (5–7) Alsup (1) 6,557 36–20 13–17
Post-Season
SEC Tournament
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record
NCAA Tournament: Regionals
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.

LSU Tigers in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft

The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft.[57]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Mikie Mahtook OF 1 30 Tampa Bay Rays
*Trevor Story SS 1A 45 Colorado Rockies
*John Eierman SS 4 119 Tampa Bay Rays
*Jake Cave OF 6 209 New York Yankees
Tyler Jones RHP 11 358 Minnesota Twins
Matty Ott RHP 13 412 Boston Red Sox
*Cody Glenn LHP 15 469 Toronto Blue Jays
Ben Alsup RHP 18 548 Colorado Rockies
*Aaron Nola RHP 22 679 Toronto Blue Jays
*Nick Goody RHP 22 698 New York Yankees
*Arby Fields LF 27 833 San Diego Padres
Austin Nola SS 31 949 Toronto Blue Jays
Raph Rhymes 2B 40 1202 Pittsburgh Pirates
Tyler Hanover SS 40 1229 New York Yankees
*Carson Baranik RHP 41 1255 Cincinnati Reds

References

  1. ^ Wake Forest @ LSU – Game 1
  2. ^ Wake Forest @ LSU – Game 2
  3. ^ Wake Forest @ LSU – Game 3
  4. ^ New Orleans @ LSU
  5. ^ Holy Cross @ LSU – Game 1
  6. ^ Holy Cross @ LSU – Game 2
  7. ^ Holy Cross @ LSU – Game 3
  8. ^ Southeastern @ LSU
  9. ^ Miss. Valley St. @ LSU
  10. ^ Princeton @ LSU – Game 1
  11. ^ Princeton @ LSU – Game 2
  12. ^ Princeton @ LSU – Game 3
  13. ^ Sacred Heart @ LSU
  14. ^ Fullerton @ LSU – Game 1
  15. ^ Fullerton @ LSU – Game 2
  16. ^ Fullerton @ LSU – Game 3
  17. ^ LSU @ Nicholls St.
  18. ^ UF @ LSU – Game 1
  19. ^ UF @ LSU – Game 2
  20. ^ UF @ LSU – Game 3
  21. ^ ULL @ LSU
  22. ^ LSU @ UGA – Game 1
  23. ^ LSU @ UGA – Game 2
  24. ^ LSU @ UGA – Game 3
  25. ^ McNeese St. @ LSU
  26. ^ Ole Miss @ LSU – Game 1
  27. ^ Ole Miss @ LSU – Game 2
  28. ^ Ole Miss @ LSU – Game 3
  29. ^ LSU @ Tulane
  30. ^ LSU @ Arkansas – Game 1
  31. ^ LSU @ Arkansas – Game 2
  32. ^ LSU @ Arkansas – Game 3
  33. ^ Norwestern St. @ LSU
  34. ^ Alcorn St. @ LSU
  35. ^ Auburn @ LSU – Game 1
  36. ^ Auburn @ LSU – Game 2
  37. ^ Auburn @ LSU – Game 3
  38. ^ Southern Miss vs. LSU
  39. ^ LSU @ Vanderbilt – Game 1
  40. ^ LSU @ Vanderbilt – Game 2
  41. ^ LSU @ Vanderbilt – Game 3
  42. ^ Nicholls @ LSU
  43. ^ Kentucky @ LSU – Game 1
  44. ^ Kentucky @ LSU – Game 2
  45. ^ Kentucky @ LSU – Game 3
  46. ^ Tulane @ LSU
  47. ^ LSU @ Alabama – Game 1
  48. ^ LSU @ Alabama – Game 2
  49. ^ LSU @ Alabama – Game 3
  50. ^ Tennessee @ LSU – Game 1
  51. ^ Tennessee @ LSU – Game 2
  52. ^ Tennessee @ LSU – Game 3
  53. ^ LSU @ New Orleans
  54. ^ LSU @ Miss State – Game 1
  55. ^ LSU @ Miss State – Game 2
  56. ^ LSU @ Miss State – Game 3
  57. ^ LSU Baseball in the 2011 MLB Draft
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