2011 Florida Gators baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2011 Florida Gators baseball Florida Gators script logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 2 2 53–19 22–8 Kevin O'Sullivan (4th year) Craig Bell (4th year)Brad Weitzel (4th year) Alfred A. McKethan Stadium SEC regular season co-champions SEC tournament championsGainesville Regional championsGainesville Super Regional champions College World Series runners-up 0–2 in CWS Finals The 2011 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2011 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan, who was in his fourth season at Florida. The Gators began the season looking to improve upon their appearance in the 2010 College World Series, where they were eliminated after their first two games. After winning the SEC tournament, the Gators advanced to the best-of-three 2011 College World Series Finals, where they were defeated by South Carolina in two games. Roster 2011 Florida Gators white white #0021A5 #FF4A00 h 2 Josh Adams INF 5 11 205 R R Sr Jacksonville, FL 29 Matt Campbell RHP 6 2 200 R R Sr Tampa, FL Jonathon Crawford y 23 RHP R R 6 1 200 Fr Okeechobee, FL Cody Dent 20 INF L R 5 11 185 So Boynton Beach, FL 16 Anthony DeSclafani y RHP 6 2 195 R R Jr Freehold, NJ Nolan Fontana y 4 INF L R 5 11 190 So Winter Garden, FL 9 Alex Freedman INF 5 10 185 S R Fr Davie, FL Daniel Gibson 6 LHP L L 6 3 220 FR Lutz, FL 27 Michael Heller RHP 6 2 195 R R So Bradenton, FL Brian Johnson y college baseball 35 LHP L L 6 3 225 So Cocoa Beach, FL Keenan Kish 28 RHP L R 6 3 200 Fr Worcester, PA Greg Larson 37 RHP R R 6 8 225 Jr Longwood, FL Austin Maddox y 10 INF R R 6 3 225 So Jacksonville, FL 26 Nick Maronde y LHP 6 3 200 S L Jr Lexington, KY 15 Ben McMahan C 6 0 200 R R Jr Windermere, FL 17 Connor Mitchell OF 6 0 175 L R Fr Tampa, FL Jeff Moyer 41 INF L R 5 11 185 Jr Winter Springs, FL 44 Tyler Palmer INF 5 11 190 R R Fr Pembroke Pines, FL 24 Alex Panteliodis LHP 6 2 230 L L Jr Tampa, FL Daniel Pigott 8 OF R R 6 2 205 Jr Ormond Beach, FL 21 Justin Poovey RHP 6 0 200 R R Jr Granite Falls, NC Zack Powers 5 INF L R 6 3 200 Fr Seffner, FL Vickash Ramjit 30 INF R R 6 3 215 So y Miami, FL Hudson Randall 11 RHP R R 6 3 185 So Atlanta, GA Steven Rodriguez y 32 LHP L L 6 2 225 So Miami, FL 1 Bryson Smith INF 6 2 195 R R Sr Watkinsville, GA Tyler Thompson 18 OF L R 6 1 190 Jr Tequesta, FL 12 Jacob Tillotson INF 6 1 190 S R Fr Tampa, FL 13 Tommy Toledo RHP 6 3 190 L R Jr Tampa, FL Preston Tucker baseball y 25 INF L L 6 0 215 Jr Tampa, FL 14 Kamm Washington OF 5 10 180 L L So Boynton Beach, FL Karsten Whitson y 22 RHP R R 6 4 215 So Chipley, FL 31 Paul Wilson OF 6 0 185 R R Jr y Lakeland, FL Mike Zunino y 3 C R R 6 2 215 So Cape Coral, FL http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/bios.php?year=2011 7 Kevin O'Sullivan 33 Craig Bell42 Brad Weitzel Schedule background:#0021A5;color:white; 2011 Florida Gators baseball game log ! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#0021A5; February Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || 2011 South Florida Bulls University of South Florida South Florida || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 7–2 || Johnson (1–0) || Fontanez (0–1) || None || 5,157 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 19 || South Florida || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 4–1 || Randall (1–0) || Barbosa (0–1) || Toledo (1) || 4,994 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 20 || South Florida || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 5–0 || Whitson (1–0) || Gonzalez (0–1) || None || 3,852 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 22 || vs. 2011 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic || No. 3 || Roger Dean StadiumJupiter, FL || 13–2 || DeSclafani (1–0) || Gonzaga (1–1) || None || 3,043 || 4–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 24 || 2011 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 4–0 || Johnson (2–0) || Dennhardt (0–1) || Rodriguez (1) || 2,553 || 5–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 25 || Boston College || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 9–3 || Gibson (1–0) || Prohovich (0–1) || None || 4,222 || 6–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 27 || Boston College || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 7–2 || Whitson (2–0) || Leonard (1–1) || None || 4,213 || 7–0 || – |- y background:#FFF;color:#0021A5; March Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 1 || vs. No. 6 2011 Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Florida StateRivalry || No. 1 || Steinbrenner FieldTampa, FL || 3–5 || Sitz (2–0) || Toledo (0–1) || McGee (1) || 7,869 || 7–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 4 || 2011 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami (FL)Rivalry|| No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–3 || Johnson (3–0) || Radziewski (1–1) || None || 4,587 || 8–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 5 || Miami (FL)Rivalry|| No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 1–0 || DeSclafani (2–0) || Encinosa (0–2) || None || 4,851 || 9–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 6 || Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 5–3 || Toledo (1–1) || Whaley (2–1) || DeSclafani (1) || 4,114 || 10–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 8 || 2011 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 0–7 || Adams (3–1) || Larson (0–1) || Murray (2) || 2,733 || 10–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || at 2011 South Florida Bulls University of South Florida South Florida || No. 1 || USF Baseball StadiumTampa, FL || 8–1 || Panteliodis (1–0) || Carlin (0–1) || None || 3,211 || 11–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 11 || 2011 Rhode Island Rams University of Rhode Island Rhode Island || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 11–5 || Johnson (4–0) || Pickering (2–1) || None || 2,849 || 12–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || Rhode Island || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 12–4 || Randall (2–0) || Graveline (2–2) || None || 3,087 || 13–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 13 || Rhode Island || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–6 || Whitson (3–0) || Peterson (0–3) || DeSclafani (2) || 3,058 || 14–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || No. 4 Florida StateRivalry || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 5–410 || DeSclafani (3–0) || McGee (0–1) || None || 5,930 || 15–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || at No. 7 LSU || No. 1 || Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LA || 5–4 || Toledo (2–1) || Ott (0–1) || DeSclafani (3) || 12,076 || 16–2 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 19 || at No. 7 LSU || No. 1 || Alex Box Stadium || 1–0 || Randall (3–0) || Gausman (2–1) || Maronde (1) || 11,703 || 17–2 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 20 || at No. 7 LSU || No. 1 || Alex Box Stadium || 7–3 || Maddox (1–0) || Alsup (3–2) || None || 10,783 || 18–2 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 22 || 2011 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop University Winthrop || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 22–5 || Rodriguez (1–0) || Newman (0–2) || None || 3,008 || 19–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 23 || Winthrop || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 10–0 || Panteliodis (2–0) || Pierpont (0–2) || None || 2,847 || 20–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 25 || No. 4 South Carolina || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 2–9 || Roth (5–1) || Johnson (4–1) || None || 5,586 || 20–3 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 26 || No. 4 South Carolina || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 2–1 || Randall (4–0) || Price (1–2) || None || 4,859 || 21–3 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 27 || No. 4 South Carolina || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 3–4 || Price (2–2) || Toledo (2–2) || None || 4,393 || 21–4 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 29 || vs. No. 7 Florida StateRivalry || No. 3 || Baseball GroundsJacksonville, FL || 2–5 || Sitz (3–1) || Rodriguez (1–1) || McGee (4) || 10,078 || 21–5 || – |- y background:#FFF;color:#0021A5; April Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 1 || 2011 Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee Tennessee || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 3–0 || Randall (5–0) || Catapano (2–1) || None || 4,222 || 22–5 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 2 || Tennessee || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 11–2 || DeSclafani (4–0) || Gruver (3–3) || None || 3,726 || 23–5 || 6–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 3 || Tennessee || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 9–1 || Whitson (4–0) || Ramsey (0–1) || None || 4,121 || 24–5 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 5 || UCF || No. 4 || McKethan Stadium || 3–4 || Hicks (2–1) || DeSclafani (4–1) || Richardson (1) || 3,049 || 24–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 8 || at Mississippi State || No. 4 || Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS || 5–7 || Stark (2–0) || Randall (5–1) || Reed (5) || 7,140 || 24–7 || 7–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 9 || at Mississippi State || No. 4 || Dudy Noble Field || 18–0 || Johnson (5–1) || Stratton (4–3) || None || 11,201 || 25–7 || 8–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 10 || at Mississippi State || No. 4 || Dudy Noble Field || 3–1 || Rodriguez (2–1) || Pollorena (3–1) || Maddox (1) || 6,453 || 26–7 || 9–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 12 || at No. 8 2011 Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Florida StateRivalry || No. 4 || Dick Howser StadiumTallahassee, FL || 1–3 || Scantling (2–0) || Panteliodis (2–1) || Bennett (2) || 6,357 || 26–8 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 15 || at 2011 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Georgia || No. 4 || Foley FieldAthens, GA || 5–4 || Randall (6–1) || Wood (4–4) || Rodriguez (2) || 2,432 || 27–8 || 10–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 16 || at Georgia || No. 4 || Foley Field || 2–7 || Palazzone (6–1) || DeSclafani (4–2) || None || 3,011 || 27–9 || 10–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 17 || at Georgia || No. 4 || Foley Field || 14–7 || Larson (1–1) || Dieterich (1–2) || None || 3,004 || 28–9 || 11–4 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 20 || at UCF || No. 5 || Jay Bergman FieldOrlando, FL || 6–8 || Bradford (3–1) || Toledo (2–3) || None || 3,601 || 28–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 22 || Alabama || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 7–0 || Randall (7–1) || Kilcrease (5–3) || None || 4,206 || 29–10 || 12–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 23 || Alabama || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 9–2 || Johnson (6–1) || Morgan (4–4) || None || 4,917 || 30–10 || 13–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 24 || Alabama || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 2–1 || Whitson (5–0) || Smart (2–1) || Maronde (2) || 2,759 || 31–10 || 14–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 29 || 2011 Ole Miss Rebels University of Mississippi Ole Miss || No. 4 || McKethan Stadium || 9–3 || Randall (8–1) || Crouse (6–3) || None || 3,739 || 32–10 || 15–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 30 || Ole Miss || No. 4 || McKethan Stadium || 8–1 || Johnson (7–1) || Goforth (3–6) || None || 4,305 || 33–10 || 16–4 |- y background:#FFF;color:#0021A5; May Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 1 || 2011 Ole Miss Rebels University of Mississippi Ole Miss || No. 4 || McKethan Stadium || 7–2 || Whitson (6–0) || Wright (4–4) || None || 3,240 || 34–10 || 17–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 3 || 2011 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman University Bethune–Cookman || No. 4 || McKethan Stadium || 11–0 || Panteliodis (3–1) || Gonzalez (0–3) || None || 2,582 || 35–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 5 || at No. 18 2011 Arkansas Wildcats University of Arkansas Arkansas || No. 4 || Baum StadiumFayetteville, AR || 3–4 || Baxendale (7–1) || Randall (8–2) || None || 7,120 || 35–11 || 17–5 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 6 || at No. 18 Arkansas || No. 4 || Baum Stadium || 3–5 || Fant (2–3) || Johnson (7–2) || Astin (1) || 9,286 || 35–12 || 17–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || at No. 18 Arkansas || No. 4 || Baum Stadium || 5–3 || Maddox (2–0) || Sanburn (2–4) || None || 9,862 || 36–12 || 18–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || 2011 North Florida Ospreys University of North Florida North Florida || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 4–1 || Panteliodis (4–1) || Organ (4–1) || Campbell (1) || 2,928 || 37–12 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 13 || at No. 2 Vanderbilt || No. 5 || Hawkins FieldNashville, TN || 6–5 || DeSclafani (5–2) || Moore (4–2) || Maddox (2) || 3,541 || 38–12 || 19–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 14 || at No. 2 Vanderbilt || No. 5 || Hawkins Field || 1–14 || Garvin (11–1) || Johnson (7–3) || None || 3,220 || 38–13 || 19–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 15 || at No. 2 Vanderbilt || No. 5 || Hawkins Field || 6–312 || Toledo (3–3) || Armstrong (0–1) || None || 3,248 || 39–13 || 20–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 17 || 2011 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville University Jacksonville || No. 4 || McKethan Stadium || 2–11 || Tomshaw (7–3) || Panteliodis (4–2) || None || 2,987 || 39–14 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 19 || 2011 Kentucky Wildcats University of Kentucky Kentucky || No. 4 || McKethan Stadium || 9–6 || Johnson (8–3) || Rogers (3–7) || Maddox (3) || 3,164 || 40–14 || 21–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 20 || Kentucky || No. 4 || McKethan Stadium || 1–14 || Meyer (7–5) || Randall (8–3) || None || 3,990 || 40–15 || 21–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 21 || Kentucky || No. 4 || McKethan Stadium || 19–3 || Whitson (7–0) || Littrell (6–6) || None || 3,754 || 41–15 || 22–8 |- |- ! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Postseason |- y background:#FFF SEC Tournament Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 25 || vs. Mississippi State || No. 5 || Regions ParkHoover, AL || 7–5 || Rodriguez (3–1) || Pollorena (6–5) || Maddox (4) || 8,392 || 42–15 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 26 || vs. Alabama || No. 5 || Regions Park || 6–0 || Randall (9–3) || Morgan (5–6) || None || 7,123 || 43–15 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 28 (1) || vs. 2011 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Georgia || No. 5 || Regions Park || 3–4 || Palazzone (10–4) || DeSclafani (5–3) || Maloof (18) || 7,205 || 43–16 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 28 (2) || vs. Georgia || No. 5 || Regions Park || 3–2 || Toledo (4–3) || Swegman (1–1) || Maddox (5) || 1,486 || 44–16 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 29 || vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt || No. 5 || Regions Park || 5–0 || Panteliodis (5–2) || Hill (4–1) || None || 7,845 || 45–16 || 4–1 |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 3 || 2011 Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan College Manhattan || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 17–3 || Whitson (8–0) || Soldinger (10–3) || None || 2,339 || 46–16 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 4 || No. 23 2011 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami (FL) || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 5–4 || Toledo (5–3) || Miller (2–2) || None || 3,565 || 47–16 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 5 || No. 23 Miami (FL) || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 11–4 || Panteliodis (6–2) || Encinosa (5–6) || None || 2,937 || 48–16 || 3–0 |- y background:#FFF NCAA tournament: Gainesville Super Regional Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 10 || Mississippi State || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 11–1 || Randall (10–3) || Mitchell (6–2) || None || 2,446 || 49–16 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 11 || Mississippi State || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 3–4 || Reed (1–1) || Rodriguez (3–2) || None || 4,223 || 49–17 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 12 || Mississippi State || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 8–6 || Toledo || Reed (1–2) || None || 3,812 || 50–17 || 2–1 |- y background:#FFF College World Series Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 18 || vs. No. 5 Texas || No. 3 || TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE || 8–4 || Randall (11–3) || Jungmann (13–3) || Maronde (3) || 25,521 || 51–17 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 21 || vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt || No. 3 || TD Ameritrade Park || 3–1 || Rodriguez (4–2) || Garvin (13–2) || None || 20,182 || 52–17 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 24 || vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt || No. 3 || TD Ameritrade Park || 6–4 || Maddox (3–0) || Gray (12–4) || None || 20,087 || 53–17 || 3–0 |- ! colspan=10|Finals || width="5%" | Record |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 27 || vs. No. 4 South Carolina || No. 3 || TD Ameritrade Park || 1–211 || Taylor (8–1) || Maronde (0–1) || Price (19) || 25,851 || 53–18 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 28 || vs. No. 4 South Carolina || No. 3 || TD Ameritrade Park || 2–5 || Roth (14–3) || Whitson (8–1) || Price (20) || 26,721 || 53–19 || 0–2 |- | Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll. 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