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2011 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

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2011 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record56–12 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumDavenport Field
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 9 Florida State  x‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 46 19   .708
No. 21 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 43 20   .683
NC State  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 35 27   .565
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 25 31   .446
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 7 22   .241 17 33   .340
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 25   .167 31 25   .554
Coastal
No. 3 Virginia  x‍‍y 22 8   .733 56 12   .824
No. 19 Georgia Tech  x‍‍‍y 22 8   .733 42 21   .667
No. 5 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 51 16   .761
No. 22 Miami  ‍‍‍y 19 10   .655 38 23   .623
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 30 25   .545
Duke  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 26 30   .464
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 24, 2011[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


2011 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers played their home games at Davenport Field. The team was coached by Brian O'Connor, leading his eighth season at Virginia.

The Cavaliers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division and the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, then advanced to the 2011 College World Series as the top overall seed. They fell to eventual champion South Carolina in the semifinal.

Personnel

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Roster

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2011 Virginia Cavaliers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Kyle Crockett
  • 12 - Corey Hunt
  • 16 - Branden Kline
  • 17 - Shane Halley
  • 18 - Tyler Wilson
  • 20 - Ryan Ashooh
  • 23 - Danny Hultzen
  • 25 - Will Roberts
  • 28 - Chad O'Connor
  • 29 - Scott Silverstein
  • 31 - Justin Thompson
  • 32 - Cody Winiarski
  • 34 - Artie Lewicki
  • 39 - Austin Young
  • 45 - Aaron Stull
  • 47 - Whit Mayberry
 

Infielders

  • 2 - Keith Werman
  • 4 - Reed Gragnani
  • 11 - Stephen Bruno
  • 13 - Jared King
  • 19 - Steven Proscia
  • 30 - Rob Amaro

Catchers

  • 8 - John Hicks
  • 35 - Kenny Swab
 

Outfielders

  • 5 - Mitchell Shifflet
  • 6 - Chris Taylor
  • 7 - John Barr
  • 9 - David Coleman
  • 14 - Colin Harrington
  • 22 - Mark Podlas
  • 27 - Tyler Biddix
  • 43 - Ryan Levine
 

Coaches

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2011 Virginia Cavaliers baseball coaching staff
  • Brian O'Connor – Head coach – 8th year
  • Kevin McMullan - Associate head coach - 8th year
  • Karl Kuhn - Assistant Coach - 8th year
  • Eddie Smith - Assistant Coach - 5th year

Schedule

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2011 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log[3]
Regular season
Postseason
  1. ^ Will Roberts recorded a perfect game on March 29, 2011 against George Washington.

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'1414*1065312211111314
Baseball America151313117322211111523
Collegiate Baseball^17141510631111121152223
NCBWA13108653222113214113

^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "Virginia Season Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "2011 Virginia Baseball". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.