2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 American college baseball championship 2011 Division I 150px 64 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Nebraska South Carolina 2nd Florida 7th Ray Tanner 2nd Scott Wingo South Carolina NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 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. This was the first CWS at the new venue, TD Ameritrade Park, after closing Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, which hosted the series since 1950. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 300 teams.http://web1.ncaa.org/onlineDir/exec/sponsorship Team Directory 2011-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20101230214415/http://web1.ncaa.org/onlineDir/exec/sponsorship 2010-12-30 dead 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. The University of South Carolina won their second straight CWS championship after winning the final CWS championship at historic Rosenblatt stadium the previous year. Through the 2025 tournament, this is the most recent one which did not include LSU, which won six national championships (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009) over the 20 previous seasons, and has added two (2023, 2025) since. 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 2011 Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State University Alcorn State SWAC 26–27 (19–4) Won SWAC Tourney First NCAA Appearance 2011 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans University of Arkansas at Little Rock Arkansas–Little Rock Sun Belt 24–32 (10–20) Won Sun Belt Tourney First NCAA Appearance 2011 Austin Peay State Governors Austin Peay State University Austin Peay State OVC 33–22 (17–6) Won OVC Tourney 2007 (Nashville Regional) 2011 Belmont Bruins Belmont University Belmont Atlantic Sun 36–24 (17–13) Won A-Sun Tourney First NCAA Appearance 2011 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman University Bethune-Cookman MEAC 35–22 (18–0) Won MEAC Tourney 2010 (Gainesville Regional) 2011 Cal State Fullerton Titans California State University, Fullerton Cal State Fullerton Big West 39–15 (18–5) Regular season Champion 2010 (Los Angeles Super Regional) 2011 Charlotte 49ers University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte Atlantic 10 42–14 (17–7) Won A-10 Tourney 2008 (Raleigh Regional) 2011 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina Big South 41–18 (20–7) Won Big South Tourney 2010 (Myrtle Beach Super Regional) 2011 Creighton Bluejays Creighton University Creighton Missouri Valley 44–14 (15–6) Won MVC Tourney 2007 (Fayetteville Regional) Florida SEC 44–16 (22–8) Won SEC Tourney 2010 (CWS 7th Place) 2011 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State University Fresno State WAC 40–14 (17–7) Won WAC Tourney 2009 (Irvine Regional) 2011 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern Southern 35–24 (18–12) Won SoCon Tourney 2009 (Fullerton Regional) 2011 Illinois Fighting Illini University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Illinois Big Ten 28–25 (15–9) Won Big Ten Tourney 2000 (Clemson Regional) 2011 James Madison Dukes James Madison University James Madison Colonial Athletic 40–17 (21–9) Won CAA Tourney 2008 (Raleigh Regional) 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State University Kent State Mid-American 43–15 (21–5) Won MAC Tourney 2010 (Los Angeles Regional) 2011 Maine Black Bears University of Maine Maine America East 32–22 (18–6) Won AEC Tourney 2006 (Chapel Hill Regional) 2011 Manhattan Jaspers University of Manhattan Manhattan MAAC 34–17 (20–2) Won MAAC Tourney 2006 (Lincoln Regional) 2011 Navy Midshipmen United States Naval Academy Navy Patriot 33–23–1 (12–8) Won Patriot League Tourney 2002 (Winston-Salem Regional) 2011 New Mexico Lobos University of New Mexico New Mexico Mountain West 20–39 (10–14) Won MWC Tourney 2010 (Fullerton Regional) 2011 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts Summit 35–20 (21–7) Won Summit Tourney 2010 (Norman Regional) 2011 Princeton Tigers Princeton University Princeton Ivy 23–22 (15–5) Won Championship series 2006 (Fayetteville Regional) 2011 Rice Owls Rice University Rice Conference USA 38–18 (16–8) Won C-USA Tourney 2010 (Austin Regional) 2011 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart Northeast 34–21 (23–9) Won NEC Tourney 2006 (Athens Regional) 2011 San Francisco Dons University of San Franacisco San Francisco West Coast 31–23 (16–5) Regular season Champion 2006 (Lincoln Regional) 2011 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall Big East 29–23 (14–13) Won Big East Tourney 2001 (Clemson Regional) Texas A&M Big 12 42–18 (19–8) Won Big 12 Tourney 2010 (Coral Gables Regional) 2011 Texas State Bobcats Texas State University Texas State Southland 40–21 (24–9) Won Southland Tourney 2009 (Austin Regional) UCLA Pac-10 33–22 (18–9) Regular season Champion 2010 (CWS Runner-up) Virginia Atlantic Coast 49–9 (22–8) Won ACC Tourney 2010 (Charlottesville Regional) 2011 Wright State Raiders Wright State University Wright State Horizon 35–17 (16–7) Won Horizon Tourney 2009 (Fort Worth Regional) By conference Conference Total Schools ACC 7 Clemson, 2011 Florida State Seminoles Florida State, 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech, 2011 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL), North Carolina, 2011 NC State Wolfpack NC State, Virginia SEC 7 Alabama, 2011 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas, Florida, 2011 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt Big 12 6 2011 Baylor Bears Baylor, 2011 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State, 2011 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma, 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M Pac-10 6 Arizona, 2011 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State, California, Oregon State, 2011 Stanford Cardinal Stanford, UCLA C-USA 4 UCF, 2011 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina, 2011 Rice Owls Rice, 2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss A-Sun 3 2011 Belmont Bruins Belmont, 2011 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville, 2011 Stetson Hatters Stetson Big East 3 Connecticut, 2011 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall, 2011 St. John's Red Storm St. John's Sun Belt 3 2011 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock, 2011 FIU Panthers FIU, 2011 Troy Trojans Troy Big West 2 2011 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton, 2011 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Mountain West 2 2011 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico, 2011 TCU Horned Frogs TCU A-10 1 2011 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte America East 1 2011 Maine Black Bears Maine Big South 1 2011 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Big Ten 1 2011 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois CAA 1 2011 James Madison Dukes James Madison Horizon 1 2011 Wright State Raiders Wright State Independent 1 2011 Dallas Baptist Patriots Dallas Baptist Ivy 1 2011 Princeton Tigers Princeton MAAC 1 2011 Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan MAC 1 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State MEAC 1 2011 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman MVC 1 2011 Creighton Bluejays Creighton NEC 1 2011 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart OVC 1 2011 Austin Peay State Governors Austin Peay State Patriot 1 2011 Navy Midshipmen Navy SoCon 1 2011 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern SLC 1 2011 Texas State Bobcats Texas State SWAC 1 2011 Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Summit 1 2011 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts WAC 1 2011 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State WCC 1 2011 San Francisco Dons San Francisco National seeds Bold indicates CWS participant. Virginia Florida North Carolina South Carolina 2011 Florida State Seminoles Florida State Vanderbilt Texas 2011 Rice Owls Rice Regionals & Super Regionals Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings. Charlottesville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals Charlottesville Regional - Davenport Field Los Angeles Regional - Jackie Robinson Stadium 1 Virginia 6 4 2011 Navy Midshipmen United States Naval Academy Navy 0 3 2011 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University(New York) St. John's 2 2 2011 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina University East Carolina 0 4 Navy 1 2 East Carolina 6 1 UCLA 0 4 2011 San Francisco Dons University of San Francisco San Francisco 3 3 2011 UC Irvine Anteaters University of California, Irvine UC Irvine 12 2 2011 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State University Fresno State 6 1 UCLA 3 2 Fresno State 1 1 Virginia 10 3 St. John's 2 2 East Carolina 6 3 St. John's 4 4 San Francisco 3 3 UC Irvine 4 1 UCLA 4 4 San Francisco 1 1 Virginia 13 — 2 East Carolina 1 — 3 UC Irvine 4 — 1 UCLA 3 — 1 Virginia 6 4 3 UC Irvine 0 6 2 Santa Clara Super Regional Hosted by the University of California at Stephen Schott Stadium on the campus of Santa Clara University.** 1/1/2/3 Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals Fort Worth Regional - Lupton Stadium Houston Regional - Reckling Park 1 2011 TCU Horned Frogs Texas Christian University TCU 10 4 2011 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts 2 3 2011 Dallas Baptist Patriots Dallas Baptist University Dallas Baptist 3 2 2011 Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma Oklahoma 2 4 Oral Roberts 7 2 Oklahoma 0 1 2011 Rice Owls Rice University Rice 14 4 2011 Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State University Alcorn State 2 3 California 4 2 2011 Baylor Bears Baylor University Baylor 6 4 Alcorn State 6 3 California 10 1 TCU 2 3 Dallas Baptist 3 4 Oral Roberts 8 1 TCU 4 1 Rice 2 2 Baylor 3 3 California 6 1 Rice 3 3 Dallas Baptist 2 11 4 Oral Roberts 7 9 2 Baylor 0 8 3 California 8 9 Dallas Baptist 0 2 — California 7 6 — **California hosted the super regional at Santa Clara because its own stadium (Evans Diamond) could not accommodate television crews and did not have lights.http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060711aaa.html Cal to Play Dallas Baptist at Santa Clara - The University of California Official Athletic Site 2011-06-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110916214615/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060711aaa.html 2011-09-16 dead Tallahassee Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals Tallahassee Regional - Dick Howser Stadium College Station Regional - Olsen Field 1 2011 Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Florida State 6 4 2011 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman University Bethune–Cookman 5 3 Alabama 5 2 UCF 3 4 Bethune–Cookman 5 2 UCF 16 1 Texas A&M 11 4 2011 Wright State Raiders Wright State University Wright State 0 3 2011 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 4 2 Arizona 0 4 Wright State 0 2 Arizona 13 1 Florida State 9 3 Alabama 5 2 UCF 5 3 Alabama 12 1 Texas A&M 6 3 Seton Hall 3 2 Arizona 6 3 Seton Hall 0 1 Florida State 11 — 3 Alabama 1 — 1 Texas A&M 4 3 2 Arizona 7 0 5 Florida State 2 23 2 Texas A&M 6 9 11 Columbia Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals Clemson Regional - Doug Kingsmore Stadium Columbia Regional - Carolina Stadium 1 Clemson 11 4 2011 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart 1 3 2011 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina 13 2 Connecticut 1 4 Sacred Heart 3 2 Connecticut 13 1 South Carolina 2 4 2011 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern 1 3 2011 NC State Wolfpack NC State NC State 7 2 2011 Stetson Hatters Stetson University Stetson 8 4 Georgia Southern 2 3 NC State 5 1 Clemson 12 3 Coastal Carolina 7 2 Connecticut 12 3 Coastal Carolina 6 1 South Carolina 11 2 Stetson 5 3 NC State 3 2 Stetson 5 1 Clemson 6 1 2 Connecticut 7 14 1 South Carolina 8 — 2 Stetson 2 — Connecticut 1 2 — 4 South Carolina 5 8 — Gainesville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals Gainesville Regional - Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Atlanta Regional - Russ Chandler Stadium 1 Florida 17 4 2011 Manhattan Jaspers University of Manhattan Manhattan 3 3 2011 Jacksonville Dolphins University of Jacksonville Jacksonville 2 2 2011 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami (FL) 7 4 Manhattan 4 3 Jacksonville 5 1 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech 1 4 2011 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay University Austin Peay State 2 3 Mississippi State 3 2 2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles University of Southern Mississippi Southern Miss 0 1 Georgia Tech 6 2 Southern Miss 2 1 Florida 5 2 Miami (FL) 4 3 Jacksonville 3 2 Miami (FL) 6 4 Austin Peay State 3 3 Mississippi State 8 1 Georgia Tech 12 4 Austin Peay State 2 1 Florida 11 — 2 Miami (FL) 4 — 3 Mississippi State 7 — 1 Georgia Tech 3 — 2 Florida 11 3 8 Mississippi State 1 4 6 Austin Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals Tempe Regional - Packard Stadium Austin Regional - UFCU Disch-Falk Field 1 2011 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State University Arizona State 4 4 2011 New Mexico Lobos University of New Mexico New Mexico 2 3 2011 Charlotte 49ers University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte 3 2 2011 Arkansas Razorbacks University of Arkansas Arkansas 2 4 New Mexico 0 2 Arkansas 3 1 Texas 5 4 2011 Princeton Tigers Princeton University Princeton 3 3 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State University Kent State 411 2 2011 Texas State Bobcats Texas State University Texas State 2 4 Princeton 1 2 Texas State 3 1 Arizona State 16 3 Charlotte 1 2 Arkansas 11 3 Charlotte 3 1 Texas 5 3 Kent State 7 2 Texas State 3 1 Texas 4 1 Arizona State 13 — 2 Arkansas 4 — 3 Kent State 3 0 1 Texas 9 5 Arizona State 3 1 2 7 Texas 1 5 4 Nashville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals Nashville Regional - Hawkins Field Corvallis Regional - Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 1 Vanderbilt 10 4 2011 Belmont Bruins Belmont University Belmont 0 3 2011 Troy Trojans Troy University Troy 9 2 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma State 2 4 Belmont 3 2 Oklahoma State 2 1 Oregon State 7 4 2011 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans University of Arkansas at Little Rock Arkansas–Little Rock 4 3 2011 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Georgia 1 2 2011 Creighton Bluejays Creighton University Creighton 2 4 Arkansas–Little Rock 3 3 Georgia 7 1 Vanderbilt 10 3 Troy 2 4 Belmont 5 3 Troy 2 1 Oregon State 5 2 Creighton 1 3 Georgia 5* 2 Creighton 4* 1 Vanderbilt 6 — 4 Belmont 1 — 1 Oregon State 6 — 3 Georgia 4 — 6 Vanderbilt 11 9 — Oregon State 1 3 — Chapel Hill Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Regional Regional Regional Finals Super Regionals Chapel Hill Regional - Boshamer Stadium Fullerton Regional - Goodwin Field 1 North Carolina 4 4 2011 Maine Black Bears University of Maine Maine 0 3 2011 James Madison Dukes James Madison University James Madison 11 2 2011 FIU Golden Panthers Florida International University FIU 7 4 Maine 4 2 FIU 1 1 2011 Cal State Fullerton Titans California State University, Fullerton Cal State Fullerton 10 4 2011 Illinois Fighting Illini University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Illinois 4 3 2011 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State University Kansas State 3 2 2011 Stanford Cardinal Stanford University Stanford 10 4 Illinois 5 3 Kansas State 3 1 North Carolina 14 3 James Madison 0 4 Maine 2 3 James Madison 5 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 2 Stanford 1 4 Illinois 7 1 Cal State Fullerton 5 1 North Carolina 9 — 3 James Madison 3 — 2 Stanford 14 — 4 Illinois 2 — 3 North Carolina 5 7 — Stanford 2 5 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances Best CWS Finish CWS recordNot including this year California Pac-10 37–21 (13–13) David Esquer 5(last: 1992) 1st(1947, 1957) 10–6 Florida SEC 50–17 (22–8) Kevin O'Sullivan 6(last: 2010) 2nd(2005) 8–13 North Carolina ACC50–14 (20–10) Mike Fox 8(last: 2009) 2nd(2006, 2007) 14–17 South Carolina SEC 50–14 (22–8) Ray Tanner 9(last: 2010) 1st(2010) 23–17 Texas Big 12 49–17 (19–8) Augie Garrido 33(last: 2009) 1st(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005) 82–55 Texas A&M Big 12 47–20 (19–8) Rob Childress 4(last:1999) 5th(1993) 2–8 Vanderbilt SEC 52–10 (22–8) Tim Corbin 0(last: none) none 0–0 Virginia ACC 54–10 (22–8) Brian O'Connor 1(last: 2009) 5th(2009) 1–2 Bracket 1/1/2/3 1 Virginia 4 California 1 Texas A&M 4 4 South Carolina 5 California 7 Texas A&M 3 2 Florida 8 7 Texas 4 6 Vanderbilt 7 3 North Carolina 3 7 Texas 0 3 North Carolina 3 1 Virginia 1 4 South Carolina 7 California 1 1 Virginia 8 2 Florida 3 6 Vanderbilt 1 3 North Carolina 1 6 Vanderbilt 5 4 South Carolina 313 — 1 Virginia 2 — 2 Florida 6 — 6 Vanderbilt 4 — 4 South Carolina 211 5 — 2 Florida 1 2 — Championship Series Game 1 no Monday, June 27 7:00 pm Omaha, Nebraska ESPN South Carolina USC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 1 Florida UF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3 Forrest Koumas Hudson Randall John Taylor Nick Maronde Matt Price None None 25,851 https://www.ncaa.com/game/baseball/d1/2011/06/27/south-carolina-florida Game 2 no Tuesday, June 28 7:00 pm Omaha, Nebraska ESPN Florida FLA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1 South Carolina USC 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 X 5 10 0 Karsten Whitson Michael Roth Michael Roth Karsten Whitson Matt Price Peter Mooney Mike Zunino 26,721 SC becomes the 6th team in CWS history to win back-to-back Championships. SC ties consecutive post season & CWS victories record, (see below). https://www.ncaa.com/game/baseball/d1/2011/06/28/florida-south-carolina All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Matt Price white South Carolina Michael Roth white South Carolina 1B Christian Walker white South Carolina 2B Scott Wingo (MOP) white South Carolina 3B Cody Dent Florida SS Peter Mooney white South Carolina C Robert Beary white South Carolina OF Tony Kemp Vanderbilt Connor Harrell Vanderbilt Bryson Smith Florida DH Brady Thomas white South 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 BidsRecordWin %RFSRWSNSCSNC Southeastern 7 35–13 35 13 7 4 3 3 2 1 Atlantic Coast 7 24-15 24 15 6 3 2 1 0 – 0 – Big 12 6 13–16 13 16 3 2 2 0 – 0 – 0 –Pac-10 6 22–13 22 13 6 4 1 0 – 0 – 0 – Big East 3 6–7 6 7 1 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Big West 2 5–4 5 4 1 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 –Independent 1 3–3 3 3 1 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Atlantic Sun 3 5–6 5 6 2 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Conference USA 4 4–8 4 8 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Sun Belt 3 1–6 1 6 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Mountain West 2 1–4 1 4 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 –zz Other 0 20 16–40 16 40 0 4 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 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.https://www.espn.com/college-sports/baseball/cws/recap?gameId=310618196&league=CWS Vanderbilt opens College World Series, new stadium with win Associated Press ESPN.com June 18, 2011 June 19, 2011 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 1987 event was the last with eight major football-playing schools. Florida State, which played baseball in the Metro Conference at the time, was an elite Independent in football, since the Metro did not sponsor football until the 1995 conference reunification. 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 Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Omaha, Nebraska Category:College baseball tournaments in Nebraska Category:2010s in Omaha, Nebraska Category:2011 in sports in Nebraska Category:June 2011 sports events in the United States