2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team will represent the University of Alabama

University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....

in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season

2011 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season began on February 18, 2011, and concluded with the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and 2011 College World Series.-Preseason:The South Carolina Gamecocks entered the season as defending World Series champions...

. The Crimson Tide play their home games in Sewell-Thomas Stadium

Sewell-Thomas Stadium

Sewell–Thomas Stadium is a baseball stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is the home field of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide college baseball team. The stadium opened in 1948 and the current seating capacity is 6,571...

2011 Roster

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide roster

Pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

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7 Brett Whitaker - Senior
11 Trey Pilkington - Sophomore
14 Christian Talley - Freshman
16 Cary Baxter - Freshman
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

Catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

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6 Josh Rosecarns - Junior
23 Ladson Montgomery - Freshman
37 Charley Waldrep - Freshman
41 Brock Bennett - Senior

Infielder
Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles...

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5 Brett Booth - Sophomore
9 Jared Reaves - Junior
18 Austen Smith - Freshman
35 Josh Sanders - Senior
39 James Tullidge - Junior
42 Allen Dye -
Freshman

Outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

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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

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Roster

Coaching Staff

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff
8 Mitch Gaspard Mitch Gaspard Mitch Gaspard is the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team. The 2010 season was Gaspards first season as the head coach of the Crimson Tide. He has been on the Alabama coaching staff for ten years, and was given the head coaching position when Jim Wells retired... – 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

Schedule/Results

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular Season




Post-Season

† 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

Baseball America

Baseball America is a magazine which covers baseball at every level, with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in high school, college, Japan, and the minor leagues. It is currently published in the form of a bi-weekly newspaper, five annual reference book titles, a weekly podcast, and a...

poll the week Alabama faced each opponent.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Feb. 21	Feb. 28	Mar. 7	Mar. 14	Mar. 21	Mar. 28	Apr. 4	Apr. 11	Apr. 18	Apr. 25	May 2	May 9	May 16	May 23	May 30	June 7	Final Poll
Coaches' Poll	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	21	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	21	19	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†	28	29	NR	NR	NR	NR	24	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

NR = Not Ranked
† NCBWA ranked 35 teams in their preseason poll, but will only rank 30 teams weekly during the season.

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

2011 Major League Baseball Draft

The 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2011 from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey.-Draft order:The draft order was determined by the 2010 Major League Baseball standings...

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|Nathan Kilcrease||RHP||30th||916th||Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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|Brock Bennett||C||33rd||1017th||San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

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