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
2011 College World Series, T-5th Place
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2011 record51-16 (20–10 ACC)
Head coachMike Fox (13th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Forbes
  • Scott Jackson
Home stadiumBryson Field at Boshamer Stadium
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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  x‍‍‡‍y 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

Roster
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
2014 North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
Post-Season
ACC Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACCT Record
May 26#16 (5) Miami (FL)9Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NCL 5–7Salcines (1–0)Orlan (1–1)Miranda (13)3,25944–130–1
May 27(8) Wake Forest9Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NCW 9–0Johnson (11–1)Cooney (7–3)None2,47345–131–1
May 28#5 (1) Virginia9Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NCL 2–3Mayberry (5–0)Munnelly (6–5)'Kline (175,25845–141–2
NCAA Chapel Hill Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 3(4) Maine10Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 4–0Emanuel (7–1)Bilodeau (10–3)None2,26946–141–0
June 4(3) James Madison10Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 14–0Johnson (12–1)Valadja (7–4)None3,02347–142–0
June 5(3) James Madison10Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 9–3Orlan (2–0)Valadja (7–5)None2,33348–143–0
NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Tournament Record
June 10#13 Stanford7Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 5–2Johnson (13–1)Appel (6–7)Morin (9)3,48949–144–0
June 11#13 Stanford7Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 7–5Emanuel (8–1)Pries (6–6)Morin (10)3,74950–145–0
College World Series
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 18#3 (6) Vanderbilt7TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NEL 3–7Williams (2–0)Johnson (13–2)None22,74550–150–1
June 20#5 (7) Texas7TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NEW 3–0Emanuel (9–1)Green (8–4)None19,63051–151–1
June 22#3 (6) Vanderbilt7TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NEL 1–5Hill (6–1)Holt (7–2)None24,39451–161–2

Ranking movements
Main article: 2011 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' NR NR* NR* 16 15 12 6 7 5 10 14 12 9 13 6 7 5 
Baseball America NR 24 23 15 18 18 16 16 7 14 18 18 17 17 12 13 5 
Collegiate Baseball^ 27 18 17 16 19 19 11 9 6 14 17 17 17 16 9 10 7 7 5 
NCBWA† 19 21 18 14 17 13 10 10 6 13 15 13 11 14 8 10 6 5 
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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
  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.
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