The 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games in Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
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2011 roster
| 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide roster |
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Pitchers
- 7 Brett Whitaker - Senior
- 11 Trey Pilkington - Sophomore
- 14 Christian Talley - Freshman
- 16 Cary Baxter
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- 17 Jay Shaw - Freshman
- 21 Adam Windsor - Sophomore
- 22 Nathan Kennedy - Junior
- 24 Case Nixon - Freshman
- 26 Jonathan Smart - Senior
- 27 Taylor Wolfe - Sophomore
- 28 Nathan Killcrease - Senior
- 29 Charley Sullivan - Sophomore
- 32 Adam Morgan - Junior
- 33 Jason Zylstra - Junior
- 36 Troy Sutherland - Sophomore
- 38 Judson Luther - Freshman
- 44 Tucker Hawley - Sophomore
- 89 Devin Windham - Freshman
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Catchers
- 6 Josh Rosecrans - Junior
- 23 Ladson Montgomery - Freshman
- 37 Charley Waldrep - Freshman
- 41 Brock Bennett - Senior
Infielders
- 5 Brett Booth - Sophomore
- 9 Jared Reaves - Junior
- 18 Austen Smith - Freshman
- 35 Josh Sanders - Senior
- 39 James Tullidge - Junior
- 42 Allen Dye -
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Outfielders
- 1 Taylor Dugas - Junior
- 2 Andrew Miller - Sophomore
- 12 Brandt Hendricks - Sophomore
- 13 David Kindred - Senior
- 40 Jeremiah Tullidge - Freshman
- 46 Hunter Gregory - Junior
Utility
- 10 Jon Kelton - Junior
- 20 Patrick McGavin - Freshman
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2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Roster
Coaching Staff
| 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff |
- 8 Mitch Gaspard – Head Coach - 11 years at Alabama (2nd as Head Coach)
- 3 Andy Phillips – Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach - 1st year
- 4 Dax Norris – Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 5 years
- 43 Bobby Barbier – Volunteer Coach - 2 years
- 19 Adam Pavkovich – Fifth-year student assistant coach
- 25 Adam Scott – Fifth-year student assistant coach
- 30 Drew French – Director of Operations - 4 years
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| 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 1 | February 18 | Alcorn State | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 11–0 | A. Morgan (1–0) | S. Easter (0–1) | None | 4,505 | 1–0 | – |
| 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 | – |
| 3 | February 20 | Alcorn State | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 8–1 | T. Hawley (1–0) | M. Sanchez (0–1) | None | 4,270 | 3–0 | – |
| 4 | February 22 | Alabama State | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 11–7 | T. Wolfe (1–0) | D. Quinney (0–1) | None | 3,888 | 4–0 | – |
| 5 | February 25 | SE Louisiana | Stanky Field | 2–6 | B. Efferson (2–0) | A. Morgan (1–1) | None | – | 4–1 | – |
| 6 | February 26 | South Alabama | Stanky Field | 9–10 | W. Dees (3–0) | J. Zylstra (0–1) | None | – | 4–2 | – |
| 7 | February 27 | UCF | Stanky Field | 4–12 | B. Lively (1–0) | T. Hawley (1–1) | None | – | 4–3 | – |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 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 | – |
| 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 | – |
| 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 | – |
| 11 | March 6 | Northwestern State | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 9–0 | T. Hawley (2–1) | M. Lackie (0–1) | None | 3,492 | 7–4 | – |
| 12 | March 8 | Troy | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 6–511 | N. Kennedy (1–0) | T. Workman (2–1) | None | 3,336 | 8–4 | – |
| 13 | March 9† | Georgia | Coolray Field | 3–6 | E. Swegman (1–0) | T. Wolfe (1–1) | B. Dieterich (1) | 2,200 | 8–5 | – |
| 14 | March 11 | Eastern Illinois | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 3–2 | J. Shaw (1–0) | M. Miller (0–1) | None | 3,423 | 9–5 | – |
| 15 | March 12 | Eastern Illinois | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 12–1 | A. Morgan (2–1) | L. Bushur (0–2) | None | 3,523 | 10–5 | – |
| 16 | March 13 | Eastern Illinois | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 5–0 | T. Hawley (3–1) | C. Slazinik (0–3) | None | 3,534 | 11–5 | – |
| 17 | March 15† | Auburn | Riverwalk Stadium | 1–2 | B. Hendrix (1–0) | T. Wolfe (1–2) | Z. Blatt (1) | 7,492 | 11–6 | – |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 21 | March 22 | UAB | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 6–3 | C. Sullivan (1–1) | B. Huddleston (1–2) | J. Smart (4) | 4,335 | 14–7 | – |
| 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 | – |
| 23 | March 25 | Kentucky | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 4–0 | N. Kilcrease (3–1) | A. Meyer (3–3) | None | 4,102 | 16–7 | 3–1 |
| 24 | March 26 | Kentucky | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 6–5 | J. Smart (1–0) | T. Gott (1–2) | None | 3,575 | 17–7 | 4–1 |
| 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 |
| 26 | March 29 | UAB | Regions Park | 1–5 | M. McKinley (2–0) | T. Pilkington (1–1) | None | 903 | 18–8 | – |
| 27 | March 30 | South Alabama | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 4–3 | A. Windsor (1–0) | J. Miller (0–3) | None | 2,962 | 19–8 | – |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 31 | April 5 | Samford | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 2–4 | C. Irby (3–1) | C. Nixon (0–1) | A. Jones (8) | 3,780 | 21–10 | – |
| 32 | April 8 | #1 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | 3–11 | S. Gray (7–1) | N. Kilcrease (4–2) | None | 3,118 | 21–11 | 7–3 |
| 33 | April 9 | #1 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | 0–7 | G. Garvin (6–1) | A. Morgan (4–2) | None | 3,141 | 21–12 | 7–4 |
| 34 | April 10 | #1 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | 6–11 | C. Williams (1–0) | T. Pilkington (1–2) | None | 3,357 | 21–13 | 7–5 |
| 35 | April 12 | MS Valley St | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 10–1 | C. Sullivan (2–1) | M. Kaplan (0–1) | None | 3,347 | 22–13 | – |
| 36 | April 13 | MS Valley St | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 10–0 | A. Windsor (2–0) | S. Barnes (4–4) | None | 3,261 | 23–13 | – |
| 37 | April 14 | Tennessee | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 8–2 | N. Kilcrease (5–2) | R. Catapano (2–3) | None | 4,012 | 24–13 | 8–5 |
| 38 | April 16 | Tennessee | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 1–27 | S. Gruver (4–4) | A. Morgan (4–3) | None | – | 24–14 | 8–6 |
| 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 |
| 40 | April 19 | Samford | Joe Lee Griffin Stadium | 7–5 | J. Smart (2–0) | A. Jones (0–3) | None | 1,847 | 25–15 | – |
| 41 | April 22 | #5 Florida | McKethan Stadium | 0–7 | H. Randall (7–1) | N. Kilcrease (5–3) | None | 4,206 | 25–16 | 8–8 |
| 42 | April 23 | #5 Florida | McKethan Stadium | 2–9 | B. Johnson (6–1) | A. Morgan (4–4) | None | 4,917 | 25–17 | 8–9 |
| 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 |
| 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 | – |
| 45 | April 30 | Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | 5–410 | J. Smart (3–1) | C. Reed (0–1) | None | – | 27–18 | 9–10 |
| 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 |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| 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 |
| 48 | May 6 | LSU | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 6–10 | K. McCune (6–3) | N. Kilcrease (5–4) | None | 4,175 | 28–20 | 10–12 |
| 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 |
| 50 | May 8 | LSU | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 9–0 | J. Smart (4–1) | B. Alsup (6–5) | None | 4,019 | 30–20 | 12–12 |
| 51 | May 14 | Auburn | Plainsman Park | 5–7 | D. Ortman (2–1) | A. Windsor (3–2) | None | 3,316 | 30–21 | 12–13 |
| 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 |
| 53 | May 15 | Auburn | Plainsman Park | 7–6 | T. Hawley (6–2) | S. Smith (2–1) | None | 3,422 | 31–22 | 13–14 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SECT record |
| 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 |
| 58 | May 26 | #3 Florida | Regions Park | 0–6 | H. Randall (9–3) | A. Morgan (5–6) | None | 7,123 | 33–25 | 1–1 |
| 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 |
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NCAA Tournament: Regional
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 60 | June 3 | UCF | Dick Howser Stadium | 12–5 | J. Smart (5–3) | N. Cicio (4–3) | None | 2,631 | 35–27 | 2–1 |
| 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 |
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† 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. |
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
- 2011 NCBWA Preseason All-American, Third Team
- SEC Player of the Week, March 28, 2011
- SEC Pitcher of the Week, May 23, 2011
The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft.
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