2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team explained

Year:	2011
Team:	Alabama Crimson Tide
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	West
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	35 - 28
Conf Record:	14 - 16
Head Coach:	Mitch Gaspard
Hc Year:	2nd
Hit Coach:	Andy Phillips
Pitch Coach:	Dax Norris
Stadium:	Sewell-Thomas Stadium

The 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team will represent the University of Alabama in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games in Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Personnel

2011 Roster

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Roster

Coaching Staff

Schedule/Results

! style="background:#FFF; color:#8B0000;"| Regular season|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1 || February 18 || Alcorn State || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 11 - 0 || A. Morgan (1 - 0)|| S. Easter (0 - 1)|| None|| 4,505 || 1 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2 || February 19 || Alcorn State|| Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 5 - 1 || N. Kilcrease (1 - 0)|| T. Williams (0 - 1)|| B. Whitaker (1)|| 4,793 || 2 - 0|| - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3 || February 20 || Alcorn State ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 8 - 1 || T. Hawley (1 - 0)|| M. Sanchez (0 - 1)|| None|| 4,270 || 3 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4 || February 22 || Alabama State || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 11 - 7 || T. Wolfe (1 - 0)|| D. Quinney (0 - 1)|| None|| 3,888 || 4 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 5 || February 25 ||SE Louisiana || Stanky Field || 2 - 6 || B. Efferson (2 - 0) || A. Morgan (1 - 1) || None|| - || 4 - 1 || - |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 6 || February 26 || South Alabama ||Stanky Field || 9 - 10|| W. Dees (3 - 0) ||J. Zylstra (0 - 1) || None || - ||4 - 2 || - |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 7 || February 27 || UCF ||Stanky Field || 4 - 12 || B. Lively (1 - 0) || T. Hawley (1 - 1)|| None|| - ||4 - 3 || - |-|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 8 || March 2 || Southern Miss || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 6 - 10 || J. Rogers (1 - 0) || C. Sullivan (0 - 1)|| C. Cargill (3)|| 3,795||4 - 4 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9 || March 4 ||Northwestern State ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 7 - 5|| B. Whitaker (1 - 0)|| L. Irvine (2 - 1) ||N. Kennedy (1) ||3,368 || 5 - 4|| - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10 || March 5 ||Northwestern State||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||4 - 2 || N. Kilcrease (2 - 0)|| C. Bear (2 - 1)||J. Smart (1) ||3,204 ||6 - 4 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11 || March 6 ||Northwestern State || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 9 - 0 || T. Hawley (2 - 1)|| M. Lackie (0 - 1)|| None|| 3,492 || 7 - 4 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12 || March 8 ||Troy ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 6 - 5¹¹ || N. Kennedy (1 - 0)|| T. Workman (2 - 1)|| None|| 3,336 || 8 - 4 || - |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 13 || March 9†|| Georgia|| Coolray Field || 3 - 6 || E. Swegman (1 - 0) || T. Wolfe (1 - 1)|| B. Dieterich (1)|| 2,200||8 - 5 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14 || March 11 ||Eastern Illinois ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 3 - 2 || J. Shaw (1 - 0)|| M. Miller (0 - 1)|| None|| 3,423 || 9 - 5 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15 || March 12 ||Eastern Illinois ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||12 - 1 || A. Morgan (2 - 1)|| L. Bushur (0 - 2)||None ||3,523 ||10 - 5 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16 || March 13 ||Eastern Illinois||Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 5 - 0 || T. Hawley (3 - 1)|| C. Slazinik (0 - 3)|| None|| 3,534 || 11 - 5 || - |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 17 || March 15† || Auburn ||Riverwalk Stadium || 1 - 2 || B. Hendrix (1 - 0) || T. Wolfe (1 - 2)|| Z. Blatt (1)|| 7,492 ||11 - 6 || - |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 18 || March 18 ||Ole Miss||Swayze Field ||0 - 4 || M. Crouse (5 - 0) || N. Kilcrease (2 - 1)|| J. Morgan (5) ||8,665 ||11 - 7 ||0 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19 || March 19 ||Ole Miss||Swayze Field ||7 - 5 || A. Morgan (3 - 1) ||D. Goforth (0 - 3) || J. Smart (2) ||9,405 ||12 - 7 ||1 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20 || March 20 ||Ole Miss ||Swayze Field || 6 - 4 || T. Hawley (4 - 1)|| A. Wright (2 - 2)|| J. Smart (3)|| 8,544 || 13 - 7 ||2 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 21 || March 22 ||UAB || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 6 - 3 || C. Sullivan (1 - 1)|| B. Huddleston (1 - 2)|| J. Smart (4)|| 4,335 || 14 - 7 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22 || March 23 ||Jacksonville State||Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 9 - 5 || T. Pilkington (1 - 0)|| T. Sparks (0 - 1)|| B. Whitaker (2)|| 3,431 || 15 - 7 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23 || March 25 ||Kentucky||Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 4 - 0 || N. Kilcrease (3 - 1)|| A. Meyer (3 - 3)|| None|| 4,102 || 16 - 7 ||3 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24 || March 26 || Kentucky || Sewell-Thomas Stadium||6 - 5 || J. Smart (1 - 0) ||T. Gott (1 - 2) || None ||3,575 ||17 - 7 ||4 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25 || March 27 || Kentucky ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 8 - 3 || T. Hawley (5 - 1)|| T. Rogers (2 - 2)|| J. Smart (5)|| 3,526 || 18 - 7 ||5 - 1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 26 || March 29 ||UAB ||Regions Park || 1 - 5 || M. McKinley (2 - 0)|| T. Pilkington (1 - 1)|| None|| 903 || 18 - 8 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 27 || March 30 ||South Alabama ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium || 4 - 3 || A. Windsor (1 - 0)||J. Miller (0 - 3)|| None|| 2,962 || 19 - 8 || - |-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28 || April 1 ||Arkansas ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||5 - 3 || N. Kilcrease (4 - 1)|| C. Lynch (2 - 1)|| J. Smart (6)|| 3,977 || 20 - 8 ||6 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29 || April 2 ||Arkansas||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||5 - 3 || A. Morgan (4 - 1) ||D. Baxendale (5 - 1) || J. Smart (7) ||4,877 ||21 - 8 ||7 - 1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 30 || April 3 ||Arkansas|| Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||3 - 4 || T. Daniel (1 - 0) ||T. Hawley (5 - 2) || N. Sanburn (3) ||4,051 ||21 - 9 ||7 - 2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 31 || April 5 || Samford ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||2 - 4 || C. Irby (3 - 1) ||C. Nixon (0 - 1) || A. Jones (8) ||3,780||21 - 10 || - |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 32 || April 8 ||#1 Vanderbilt||Hawkins Field ||3 - 11|| S. Gray (7 - 1) ||N. Kilcrease (4 - 2) || None ||3,118 ||21 - 11 ||7 - 3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 33 || April 9 ||#1 Vanderbilt||Hawkins Field ||0 - 7 || G. Garvin (6 - 1) ||A. Morgan (4 - 2) ||None ||3,141 ||21 - 12 ||7 - 4|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 34 || April 10 ||#1 Vanderbilt ||Hawkins Field ||6 - 11 || C. Williams (1 - 0) ||T. Pilkington (1 - 2) || None ||3,357 ||21 - 13 ||7 - 5|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 35 || April 12 || MS Valley St ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||10 - 1 || C. Sullivan (2 - 1) ||M. Kaplan (0 - 1) || None ||3,347 ||22 - 13 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36 || April 13 || MS Valley St ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||10 - 0 || A. Windsor (2 - 0) ||S. Barnes (4 - 4) || None ||3,261 ||23 - 13 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37 || April 14 ||Tennessee||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||8 - 2 || N. Kilcrease (5 - 2)|| R. Catapano (2 - 3)|| None|| 4,012 || 24 - 13 ||8 - 5|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 38 || April 16 ||Tennessee ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||1 - 2⁷ || S. Gruver (4 - 4)|| A. Morgan (4 - 3)|| None|| - || 24 - 14 ||8 - 6|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 39 || April 16 ||Tennessee ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||0 - 1⁷ || N. Blount (1 - 0)|| T. Pilkington (1 - 3)|| N. Williams (2)|| 5,483 || 24 - 15 ||8 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40 || April 19 || Samford ||Joe Lee Griffin Stadium||7 - 5 || J. Smart (2 - 0)|| A. Jones (0 - 3)|| None|| 1,847 || 25 - 15 || - |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 41 || April 22 ||#5 Florida ||McKethan Stadium||0 - 7 || H. Randall (7 - 1)|| N. Kilcrease (5 - 3)|| None|| 4,206 || 25 - 16 ||8 - 8|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 42 || April 23 ||#5 Florida ||McKethan Stadium||2 - 9 || B. Johnson (6 - 1)|| A. Morgan (4 - 4)|| None|| 4,917|| 25 - 17 ||8 - 9|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 43 || April 24 ||#5 Florida ||McKethan Stadium||1 - 2 || K. Whitson (5 - 0)|| J. Smart (2 - 1)|| N. Maronde (2)|| 2,759 || 25 - 18 ||8 - 10|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 44 || April 26 || Southern Miss ||Pete Taylor Park ||7 - 3 || A. Windsor (3 - 0) ||D. Day (1 - 1) || T. Wolfe (1) ||4,374 ||26 - 18 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 45 || April 30 ||Mississippi State ||Dudy Noble Field ||5 - 4¹⁰ || J. Smart (3 - 1) ||C. Reed (0 - 1) || None || - ||27 - 18 ||9 - 10|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46 || April 30 ||Mississippi State ||Dudy Noble Field||5 - 4 || T. Pilkington (2 - 3) ||L. Pollorena (5 - 3) || J. Smart (8) ||6,500 ||28 - 18 ||10 - 10|-|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 47 || May 1 ||Mississippi State||Dudy Noble Field ||5 - 8 || E. Mitchell (4 - 1)|| A. Windsor (3 - 1)|| C. Reed (8)|| 5,877 || 28 - 19 ||10 - 11|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 48 || May 6 ||LSU ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||6 - 10 || K. McCune (6 - 3)|| N. Kilcrease (5 - 4)|| None|| 4,175 || 28 - 20 ||10 - 12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 49 || May 7 ||LSU || Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||4 - 0 || A. Morgan (5 - 4) ||K. Gausman (3 - 6) || J. Smart (9) ||4,185 ||29 - 20 ||11 - 12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50 || May 8 || LSU || Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||9 - 0 || J. Smart (4 - 1) ||B. Alsup (6 - 5) || None ||4,019 ||30 - 20||12 - 12|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 51 || May 14 || Auburn ||Plainsman Park ||5 - 7 || D. Ortman (2 - 1)|| A. Windsor (3 - 2)|| None|| 3,316 || 30 - 21 ||12 - 13|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 52 || May 14 || Auburn ||Plainsman Park||7 - 8 || E. Wallen (5 - 5)|| C. Sullivan (2 - 2)|| D. Ortman (4)|| 3,316 || 30 - 22 ||12 - 14|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53 || May 15 ||Auburn ||Plainsman Park ||7 - 6 ||T. Hawley (6 - 2) ||S. Smith (2 - 1) || None ||3,422 ||31 - 22||13 - 14|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 54 || May 19 || South Carolina ||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||2 - 1 ||N. Kilcrease (6 - 4) ||M. Roth (10 - 3) || None ||3,523 ||32 - 22||14 - 14|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 55 || May 20 || South Carolina||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||3 - 6 || F. Koumas (6 - 0)|| A. Morgan (5 - 5)|| M. Price (14)|| 3,945 || 32 - 23 ||14 - 15|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 56 || May 21 ||South Carolina||Sewell-Thomas Stadium ||2 - 3 || C. Holmes (6 - 2)|| J. Smart (4 - 2)|| M. Price (14)|| 3,764 || 32 - 24 ||14 - 16|-|-! style="background:#FFF;color:#8B0000;"| Post-season|-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 57 || May 25 ||#20 Arkansas ||Regions Park ||7 - 4 ||N. Kilcrease (7 - 4) ||R. Fant (3 - 4) || J. Smart (10) || 8,392 ||33 - 24||1 - 0|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 58 || May 26 ||#3 Florida ||Regions Park ||0 - 6 ||H. Randall (9 - 3) || A. Morgan (5 - 6)|| None|| 7,123 || 33 - 25 ||1 - 1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 59 || May 27 ||#20 Arkansas ||Regions Park ||1 - 4 ||R. Stanek (3 - 2) || J. Smart (4 - 3)|| T. Daniel (3)|| 8,068 || 33 - 26 ||1 - 2|-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60 || June 3 ||UCF ||Dick Howser Stadium ||5 - 3 ||N. Kilcrease (8 - 4) ||B. Adkins (6 - 5) || J. Smart (11) ||2,832 ||34 - 26||1 - 0|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 61 || June 4 ||#6 Florida State||Dick Howser Stadium ||5 - 9 ||S. Gilmartin (12 - 1) || A. Morgan (5 - 7)|| None|| 4,008 || 34 - 27 ||1 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60 || June 3 ||UCF ||Dick Howser Stadium ||12 - 5 ||J. Smart (5 - 3) ||N. Cicio (4 - 3) || None ||2,631 ||35 - 27||2 - 1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 61 || June 4 ||#6 Florida State||Dick Howser Stadium ||1 - 11 ||M. McGee (4 - 3) || A. Windsor (3 - 3)|| None|| 3,521 || 35 - 28 ||2 - 2|-| † Indicates the game does not count toward the 2011 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week Alabama faced each opponent.

Awards and honors

Taylor Dugas

2011 NCBWA Preseason All-American, Third Team

Josh Rosecrans

SEC Player of the Week, March 28, 2011

Nathan Kilcrease

SEC Pitcher of the Week, May 23, 2011

Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2011 MLB Draft

The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team".

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Adam Morgan	LHP	3rd	120th	Philadelphia Phillies
Taylor Dugas	OF	8th	249th	Chicago Cubs
Nathan Kilcrease	RHP	30th	916th	Oakland Athletics
Brock Bennett	C	33rd	1017th	San Francisco Giants