2011 College World Series

College World Series
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The 2011 College World Series was played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, NE from June 18 to June 28 or 28th. Eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their Regional and Super-Regional Tournaments.

The field was broken into two double elimination brackets of four team each. Southeastern Conference members University of Florida and University of South Carolina both went undefeated in their brackets to reach the finals series. South Carolina won for its second title ever - and second in a row, the 6th school to defend its championship. South Carolina IF Scott Wingo was named the Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of Florida	Southeastern Conference	53-19 (22-8)	Kevin O'Sullivan	6 (last: 2010)	2nd (2005)	8-12
	University of North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	51-16 (20-10)	Mike Fox	8 (last: 2009)	2nd (2006, 2007)	14-17
	University of Texas	Big 12 Conference	49-19 (19-8)	Augie Garrido	33 (last: 2009)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005)	82-55
	Vanderbilt University	Southeastern Conference	54-12 (22-8)	Tim Corbin	0 (last:none)	none	0-0

Bracket 2

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of California	Pacific Ten Conference	38-23 (13-13)	David Esquer	5 (last: 1992)	1st (1947, 1957)	10-6
	University of South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	55-14 (22-8)	Ray Tanner	9 (last: 2010)	1st (2010)	23-17
	Texas A&M University	Big Twelve Conference	47-22 (19-8)	Rob Childress	4 (last: 1999)	5th (1993)	2-8
	University of Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	26-12 (22-8)	Brian O'Connor	1 (last:2009)	5th (2009)	1-2

Results

2011 College World Series Bracket

The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in a best-of-three finals.

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	3	North Carolina	3
	6	Vanderbilt	7
						6	Vanderbilt	1
						2	Florida	3
	7	Texas	4
	2	Florida	8
											2	Florida	6
										6	Vanderbilt	4
	7	Texas	0
	3	North Carolina	3
						3	North Carolina	1
						6	Vanderbilt	5
																4	South Carolina	211	5
																2	Florida	1	2
		California	1
	1	Virginia	4
						1	Virginia	1
						4	South Carolina	7
	4	South Carolina	5
		Texas A&M	4
											4	South Carolina	313
										1	Virginia	2
		California	7
		Texas A&M	3
						1	Virginia	8
							California	1

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 18	Game 1	Vanderbilt	7-3	North Carolina	George W. Bush throws out the first pitch. Vanderbilt, a newcomer to the Series, wins its opener thanks to a 2-run homer by Connor Harrell.
	Game 2	Florida	8-4	Texas	First-round pick Taylor Jungmann lasts only 4 2/3 innings for Texas to fall to 13-3, losing the contest to Hudson Randall.
June 19	Game 3	Virginia	4-1	California	Danny Hultzen allows only 3 hits, 3 walks and no runs in 6 1/3 innings but leaves with the game still even at 0. In the 7th, Virginia finally scored on a John Hicks single to end the pitching duel. Tyler Wilson got the win with 2 1/3 relief innings. California was held scoreless until there were two outs in the 9th.
	Game 4	South Carolina	5-4	Texas A&M	South Carolina begins its title defense with a close win. In the bottom of the 9th, Scott Wingo got his fourth hit, a single off Nick Fleece to drive in the winning run. Matt Price took the victory. Texas A&M was held without a hit after the 4th inning.
June 20	Game 5	North Carolina	3-0	Texas	Texas gets swept out of a College World Series for only the fourth time in 34 appearances. Meanwhile, Kent Emanuel becomes the first freshman since Brett Laxton in 1993 to throw a shutout in a College World Series, allowing only four hits in his first career whitewash. Jacob Stallings singles in two runs in the third and Ben Bunting gets four hits for UNC. Texas eliminated.
June 21	Game 6	Florida	3-1	Vanderbilt	In a game stalled yesterday by rain, Vanderbilt loses for the first time in a Series. Karsten Whitson and Steven Rodriguez combine on a 4-hit gem, fanning 12.
	Game 7	California	7-3	Texas A&M	The California program that was cut due to state budget issues only to be saved by alumni and other donors remained alive in the Series. Closer Matt Flemer tosses three shutout innings in relief, while Kyle Porter improves to 6-0. #9 hitter Derek Campbell drives in two runs as the #9 hitter. Texas A&M eliminated.
	Game 8	South Carolina	7-1	Virginia	Colby Holmes, John Taylor and Matt Price hold #1 seed Virginia to five hits. South Carolina wins their 13th straight NCAA Tournament game, tying the record held by the University of Southern California (1972-1974) and Louisiana State University (1997-1998).
June 22	Game 9	Vanderbilt	5-1	North Carolina	In a matchup of 2011 Washington Nationals draftees, Taylor Hill defeats Greg Holt to keep Vanderbilt alive. Connor Harrell and Curt Casali both go deep. North Carolina eliminated
June 23	Game 10	Virginia	8-1	California	Tyler Wilson improves to 10-0 by tossing a gem to keep the top seed alive in a game against the lowest-ranked team in the Series. Wilson allows just three hits in the first seven innings. California eliminated
June 24	Game 11	Florida	6-4	Vanderbilt	Florida beats Vanderbilt for the fifth time in six games this season, ending the best season so far in Vanderbilt's history. Vanderbilt scored three times in the 8th to tie it, but Florida rallies in the bottom of that inning to retake the lead. Vanderbilt eliminated
	Game 12	South Carolina	3-2 (13 Inn)	Virginia	South Carolina sets a record by winning its 14th straight NCAA Tournament game. Brady Thomas led off with a single, then Virginia reliever Cody Winiarski made errors on back-to-back bunts, scoring pinch-runner Adam Matthews. Virginia eliminated
June 27	Game 13	South Carolina	2-1 (11 Inn)	Florida	For the second straight game, South Carolina wins in extra innings thanks to bad defense by their opponents. Hudson Randall tossed a gem for Florida, allowing only 3 hits in 7 2/3 innings, but with a 1-1 tie after Scott Wingo singles home Peter Mooney. In the 9th, Florida loaded the bases with none out but Wingo made a diving stop on a grounder and threw to C Robert Beary to retire Mike Zunino at the plate. Daniel Pigott then hit into a 4-2-3 double play. In the tenth, Florida again challenged, putting two on with one out for All-American catcher Zunino. Zunino singled to left but Williams threw out Cody Dent at the plate, Florida's third out at home in two innings. In the 11th, Christian Walker led off with a single for South Carolina. Walker stole second, while Zunino threw the ball into center field. Walker took third and then went home as Bryson Smith's throw got away from Dent and into the stands. John Taylor improved to 8-1 while Matt Price got his 19th save. Nick Maronde took the loss.
June 28	Game 14	South Carolina	5-2	Florida	In a matchup of ace pitchers, national ERA leader Michael Roth squares off with 8-0 Karsten Whitson. Whitson folds first, allowing three runs in the third, while Roth gives up only 5 hits and 2 runs in 7 2/3 innings. Roth now has a 1.17 ERA in 38 1/3 CWS innings, second all-time behind Steve Arlin. South Carolina wins CWS

All Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
P	Michael Roth	South Carolina
	Matt Price	South Carolina
1B	Christian Walker	South Carolina
2B	Scott Wingo	South Carolina
3B	Cody Dent	Florida
SS	Peter Mooney	South Carolina
C	Robert Beary	South Carolina
OF	Tony Kemp	Vanderbilt
	Connor Harrell	Vanderbilt
	Bryson Smith	Florida
DH	Brady Thomas	South Carolina

Notable Players

• University of California: Matt Flemer
• University of Florida: Cody Dent, Brian Johnson, Nick Maronde, Paco Rodriguez, Karsten Whitson, Mike Zunino
• University of North Carolina: Kent Emanuel, Greg Holt, Levi Michael, Jacob Stallings
• University of South Carolina: Jackie Bradley Jr., Michael Roth, Christian Walker, Scott Wingo
• University of Texas: Taylor Jungmann
• Texas A&M University: Tyler Naquin, Michael Wacha
• Vanderbilt University: Curt Casali, Grayson Garvin, Sonny Gray, Taylor Hill, Tony Kemp
• University of Virginia: John Hicks, Danny Hultzen, Tyler Wilson, Cody Winiarski