The 2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represented Mississippi State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2011. The team was coached by John Cohen, in his 12th year as a collegiate head coach, and his 3rd at Mississippi State.
| 2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| West | |
| Record | 38–25 (14–16 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Hitting coach | Lane Burroughs (3rd season) |
| Pitching coach | Butch Thompson (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Dudy Noble Field |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 South Carolina x†y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 55 | – | 14 | .797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Florida x†‡y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 53 | – | 19 | .736 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Vanderbilt x†y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 54 | – | 12 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 33 | – | 32 | .508 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | 25 | – | 30 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | 25 | – | 29 | .463 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Arkansas xy | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 40 | – | 22 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Mississippi State y | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 38 | – | 25 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama y | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 35 | – | 28 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 29 | – | 29 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 36 | – | 20 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 30 | – | 25 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 28, 2011 Rankings from Baseball America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007 and after three consecutive losing seasons.[1] They were the number 3 seed in the Atlanta Regional hosted by number 1 seed Georgia Tech. They won the Regional, winning three games straight, beating Southern Miss, 3–0, Austin Peay, 8–3, and Georgia Tech, 7–3. They advanced to the Super Regional against host Florida, where they won one game but were eliminated by losing the other two games.[2]
They started the season unranked in the four major polls, and finished in the final polls with their highest rankings of the season.
MLB Draft
edit| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Jones | RHP | 9 | 275 | Baltimore Orioles |
| Nick Vickerson | OF | 20 | 624 | Texas Rangers |
| Jarrod Parks | 2B | 24 | 735 | Anaheim Angels |
| Jaron Shepherd | OF | 33 | 1008 | Colorado Rockies |
Ranking movements
edit| Week | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | * | * | * | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Baseball America | * | * | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| NCBWA† | * | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
^ 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.
Coaches
edit| Name | Title | First Season at MSU | Alma Mater |
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| John Cohen | Head coach | 2009 | Mississippi State University (1990) |
| Butch Thompson | Associate head coach | 2009 | Birmingham Southern (1992) |
| Lane Burroughs | Assistant coach | 2009 | Mississippi College (1995) |
Schedule and results
editFor schedule and results, see the reference.[5]
References
edit- ^ "State Blanks USM 3-0 To Open NCAA Play..." Mississippi State University Athletics. June 3, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs Advance to Super Regionals..." Vox Media, Inc. June 6, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "2011 Mississippi State - Southeastern Conference". The Baseball Cube. 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "12-MSbbNOTES-RELEASE" (PDF). Mississippi State University Athletics. May 30, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ "The Automated ScoreBook". Mississippi State Athletics. May 25, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2017.