2011 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

The 2011 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. Head Coach Mike Fox was in his 13th year coaching the Tar Heels. They played their home games at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division.

2011 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record51-16 (20–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Forbes
  • Scott Jackson
Home stadiumBryson Field at Boshamer Stadium
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

The Tar Heels reached the 2011 College World Series as the number 3 national seed, where they were eliminated by Vanderbilt.

Personnel

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Roster

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2011 North Carolina Tar Heels roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - Bernard, Zach - Sophomore
  • 11 - Orlan, R. C. - Sophomore
  • 14 - Holt, Greg - Senior
  • 17 - Johnson, Patrick - Senior
  • 20 - Davis, Garrett -   Junior
  • 25 - Cole, Jacob - Freshman
  • 26 - Taylor, Shane - Freshman
  • 27 - Parrish, Tate - Freshman
  • 28 - Morin, Michael - Sophomore
  • 29 - Johnson, Hobbs - Freshman
  • 31 - Messer, Jimmy - Junior
  • 32 - Gaines, Bryant -   Senior
  • 33 - Stiles, Cody - Sophomore
  • 35 - Brechbuehler, Tim -   Freshman
  • 36 - Smith, Andrew - Freshman
  • 37 - Munnelly, Chris - Sophomore
  • 38 - Penny, Cody - Sophomore
  • 39 - Tabakman, Jordan - Freshman
  • 41 - Emanuel, Kent - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 5 - Stallings, Jacob - Junior
  • 7 - Roberts, Matt - Freshman
  • 10 - Holberton, Brian - Freshman
  • 34 - Wierzbicki, Jesse - Senior

Infielders

  • 1 - Coyle, Tommy - Sophomore
  • 6 - Michael, Levi - Junior
  • 8 - Jordan, Parks - Freshman
  • 18 - Moran, Colin - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 2 - Frank, Chaz - Sophomore
  • 3 - Bunting, Ben - Senior
  • 12 - Bouton, Jeff - Freshman
  • 16 - Balwin, Seth - Senior
  • 19 - Zengel, Tom - Freshman
 

Schedule

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2014 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log[3]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
Feb 18 vs. Cal Poly #27 Dedeaux FieldLos Angeles, CA W 2–1 Holt (1–0) Anderson (0–1) None 1–0
Feb 19 at #12 Cal State Fullerton #27 Goodwin FieldFullerton, CA W 4–311 Holt (2–0) Floro (0–1) Penny (1) 1,756 2–0
Feb 20 vs. Missouri #27 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–3 Smith (1–0) Hardoin (0–1) None 858 3–0
Feb 20 @ Southern California #27 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–7 Taylor (1–0) Smith (0–1) Penny (2) 4–0
Feb 25 Seton Hall #18 Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 10–5 Munnelly (1–0) Prosinski (0–1) None 1,278 5–0
Feb 26 Seton Hall #18 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 7–1 Johnson (1–0) Terhune (0–1) None 1,692 6–0
Feb 27 Seton Hall #18 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 1–3 Dirocco (2–0) Morin (0–1) Harvey (2) 1,663 6–1
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
Mar 1 Charlotte 17 Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 4–2 Emanuel (1–0) Rothlin (1–1) Penny (3) 372 7–1
Mar 2 Davidson 17 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 14–6 Stiles (1–0) Mooney (1–2) None 550 8–1
Mar 4 Stony Brook 17 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 5–1 Johnson (2–0) Tropeano (1–1) Holt (1) 706 9–1
Mar 5 Stony Brook 17 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 18–4 Munnelly (2–0) Johnson (1–1) None 1,200 10–1
Mar 5 Stony Brook 17 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–6 Holt (3–0) McNitt (0–1) None 1,642 11–1
Mar 8 Elon 16 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 16–0 Emanuel (2–0) Clark (0–3) None 477 12–1
Mar 9 St. John's 16 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 8–1 Stiles (2–0) Kilpatrick (0–2) None 199 13–1
Mar 11 @ Wake Forest 16 Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball ParkWinston-Salem, NC W 7–1 Johnson (3–0) Stadler (0–3) None 791 14–1 1–0
Mar 12 @ Wake Forest 16 Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC L 2–10 Cooney (2–1) Munnelly (2–1) None 1,058 14–2 1–1
Mar 13 @ Wake Forest 16 Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC L 4–5 McLeod (1–0) Emanuel (2–1) None 924 14–3 1–2
Mar 15 Princeton 19 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–2 Stiles (3–0) Link (0–1) None 397 15–3
Mar 18 @ Virginia Tech 19 English FieldBlacksburg, VA W 10–4 Johnson (4–0) Mantiply (2–3) None 1,724 16–3 2–2
Mar 19 @ Virginia Tech 19 English Field • Blacksburg, VA W 5–4 Emanuel (3–1) Zecchino (2–2) Penny (4) 2,145 17–3 3–2
Mar 20 @ Virginia Tech 19 English Field • Blacksburg, VA W 7–6 Smith (2–0) Martier (1–1) Munnelly (1) 643 18–3 4–2
Mar 22 UNC Wilmington 19 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 14–2 Holt (4–0) Leach (0–1) None 1,002 19–3
Mar 23 High Point 19 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–0 Munnelly (3–1) Swickle (1–2) None 621 20–3
Mar 25 Duke 19 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 8–5 Johnson (5–0) O'Grady (4–1) Penny (5) 1,173 21–3 5–2
Mar 26 Duke 19 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–2 Emanuel (4–1) Bebout (2–1) Holt (2) 1,507 22–3 6–2
Mar 27 Duke 19 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 7–611 Morin (1–1) Grisz (1–1) None 486 23–3 7–2
Mar 29 @ Charlotte 11 Robert and Mariam Hayes StadiumCharlotte, NC L 3–4 Rothlin (2–2) Taylor (1–1) Pilkington (1) 1,667 23–4
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
Apr 1 #16 Clemson 11 Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 13–3 Johnson (6–0) Weismann (2–4) None 1,386 24–4 8–2
Apr 2 #16 Clemson 11 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 9–5 Morin (2–1) Moorefield (1–1) None 3,014 25–4 9–2
Apr 3 #16 Clemson 11 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 5–4 Penny (1–0) Lamb (1–1) None 2,912 26–4 10–2
Apr 5 Winthrop 9 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 12–6 Holt (5–0) Monteith (0–1) None 445 27–4
Apr 8 @ #12 Florida State 9 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser StadiumTallahassee, FL L 3–5 Bennett (2–1) Morin (2–2) McGee (5) 4,828 27–5 10–3
Apr 9 @ #12 Florida State 9 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–5 Taylor (2–1) Busch (1–1) Morin (1) 6,343 28–5 11–3
Apr 10 @ #12 Florida State 9 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–6 Holt (6–0) Merians (5–2) Morin (2) 4,534 29–5 12–3
Apr 12 East Carolina 6 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 5–3 Morin (3–2) Mincey (4–2) None 1,612 30–5
Apr 15 @ NC State 6 Doak FieldRaleigh, NC L 4–5 Mazzoni (3–4) Johnson (6–1) Overman (3) 2,775 30–6 12–4
Apr 16 @ NC State 6 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 7–8 Ogburn (4–2) Taylor (2–2) Overman (4) 1,727 30–7 12–5
Apr 17 @ NC State 6 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 2–10 Chamra (5–0) Munnelly (3–2) None 2,828 30–8 12–6
Apr 19 Coastal Carolina 14 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 8–3 Emanuel (5–1) Hessler (1–1) None 1,897 24–13
Apr 23 #20 Miami (FL) 14 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 6–1310 Miranda (3–1) Munnelly (3–3) None 2,960 31–9 12–7
Apr 23 #20 Miami (FL) 14 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 3–5 Whaley (6–2) Taylor (2–3) Robinson (4) 1,011 31–10 12–8
Apr 24 #20 Miami (FL) 14 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 8–1 Emanuel (6–1) Encinosa (3–3) None 1,418 32–10 13–8
Apr 27 @ East Carolina 17 Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC W 5–4 Johnson (7–1) Simmons (5–2) Morin (3) 4,470 27–14
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record
May 3 Gardner–Webb 17 Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 8–1 Munnelly (4–3) Wilson (4–1) None 572 34–10
May 6 Maryland 17 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 5–0 Johnson (8–1) Beck (2–5) None 1,422 35–10 14–8
May 7 Maryland 17 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 5–410 Morin (4–2) Wacker (2–4) None 2,226 36–10 15–8
May 8 Maryland 17 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 8–4 Munnelly (5–3) Kirkpatrick (2–4) Morin (4) 1,047 37–10 16–8
May 10 @ UNC Wilmington 17 Brooks FieldWilmington, NC W 11–5 Stiles (4–0) Bradley (3–4) None 1,431 38–10
May 11 UNC Asheville 17 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–2 Smith (3–0) Roland (1–1) Morin (5) 904 39–10
May 13 @ #9 Georgia Tech 17 Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, GA W 3–2 Johnson (9–1) Pope (10–3) Morin (6) 1,280 40–10 17–8
May 14 @ #9 Georgia Tech 17 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 8–9 Smelter (2–0) Holt (6–1) None 1,808 40–11 17–9
May 15 @ #9 Georgia Tech 17 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 0–3 Farmer (9–2) Munnelly (5–4) Bard (7) 4,225 40–12 17–10
May 17 Appalachian State 16 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 7–2 Holt (7–1) Frankoff (1–1) None 365 41–12
May 19 #1 Virginia 16 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 6–0 Johnson (10–1) Winiarski (6–3) None 2,017 42–12 18–10
May 20 #1 Virginia 16 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 2–1 Orlan (1–0) Hultzen (9–3) Morin (7) 2,941 43–12 19–10
May 21 #1 Virginia 16 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 3–2 Munnelly (6–4) Roberts (10–1) Morin (8) 3,537 44–12 20–10
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT record
May 26 #16 (5) Miami (FL) 9 Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC L 5–7 Salcines (1–0) Orlan (1–1) Miranda (13) 3,259 44–13 0–1
May 27 (8) Wake Forest 9 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 9–0 Johnson (11–1) Cooney (7–3) None 2,473 45–13 1–1
May 28 #5 (1) Virginia 9 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 2–3 Mayberry (5–0) Munnelly (6–5)' Kline (17 5,258 45–14 1–2
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 3 (4) Maine 10 Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 4–0 Emanuel (7–1) Bilodeau (10–3) None 2,269 46–14 1–0
June 4 (3) James Madison 10 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 14–0 Johnson (12–1) Valadja (7–4) None 3,023 47–14 2–0
June 5 (3) James Madison 10 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 9–3 Orlan (2–0) Valadja (7–5) None 2,333 48–14 3–0
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
June 10 #13 Stanford 7 Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 5–2 Johnson (13–1) Appel (6–7) Morin (9) 3,489 49–14 4–0
June 11 #13 Stanford 7 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 7–5 Emanuel (8–1) Pries (6–6) Morin (10) 3,749 50–14 5–0
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record
June 18 #3 (6) Vanderbilt 7 TD Ameritrade Park OmahaOmaha, NE L 3–7 Williams (2–0) Johnson (13–2) None 22,745 50–15 0–1
June 20 #5 (7) Texas 7 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE W 3–0 Emanuel (9–1) Green (8–4) None 19,630 51–15 1–1
June 22 #3 (6) Vanderbilt 7 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE L 1–5 Hill (6–1) Holt (7–2) None 24,394 51–16 1–2

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'—*18161512675101412913675
Baseball America242315181816167141818171712135
Collegiate Baseball^27181716191911961417171716910775
NCBWA19211814171310106131513111481065

^ 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. ^ "2011 Baseball Roster". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2011 Baseball Schedule". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved May 29, 2014.