2011 California Golden Bears baseball team

2011 California Golden Bears baseball
2011 California Golden Bears baseball
Houston Regional Champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
Record	38–23 (13–13 Pac-10)
Head coach	David Esquer (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Arnerich (2nd season); Dan Hubbs (12th season); Brad Sanfilippo (2nd season);
Home stadium	Evans Diamond

The 2011 California Golden Bears baseball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games in Evans Diamond. They entered the 2011 season after making the postseason two of the last three years and with a 31–20 record, the Golden Bears won an at-large berth (therefore making the postseason three of the past four years) for the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and were seeded #3 in the Houston. The Golden Bears lost the first game of the double-elimination format to the Baylor Bears, 6–4. California then went on to win their next four games in a row eliminating Alcorn State, #1 seed Rice, and Baylor. With their victory on June 6, the Bears advanced to a Super Regional for the first time since the 64 team format was introduced. California hosted its Super Regional games on June 11 and 12 sweeping Dallas Baptist to advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1992. Although the Bears hosted, the series was not be at Evans Diamond in Berkeley, but at Stephen Schott Stadium in Santa Clara because Cal's stadium was not suitable for large television crews and did not have lights.

2011 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	9	.667	35	–	24	.593
No. 11 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	17	–	10	.630	42	–	16	.724
No. 16 Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	17	–	10	.630	41	–	17	.707
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	15	–	12	.556	39	–	21	.650
No. 21 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	14	–	12	.538	35	–	20	.636
California ‍‍‍^y	13	–	13	.500	35	–	21	.625
USC ‍‍‍	13	–	14	.481	25	–	31	.446
Oregon ‍‍‍	11	–	16	.407	33	–	26	.559
Washington State ‍‍‍	10	–	17	.370	26	–	28	.481
Washington ‍‍‍	6	–	21	.222	17	–	37	.315

† – Conference champion ‡ – Pac-10 Conference champion y – Invited to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 8, 2011[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll[2]

Previous season

California finished the 2010 regular season as the #6 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, and was eliminated in two games in the Norman Regional of the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Elimination

Because of the severe budget crisis that was/is facing the entire state of California and the University of California system specifically, on September 28, 2010, University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau announced that five intercollegiate sports programs would be eliminated at Cal and the baseball program was one of the five.[3] The decision to cut the sports (other sports were the Men's Gymnastics, Women's Gymnastics, and Women's Lacrosse team along with the demotion of the then 25-time national champion Rugby program) sparked outrage amongst the Berkeley community and alumni and fundraising efforts almost immediately began to save the programs.[4] Due to successful fundraising efforts thanks in part to the baseball program's supporters, three of the five were reinstated on February 11, 2011, however, baseball and men's gymnastics were still slated to end at the end of the 2010–11 academic year.[5] After raising nearly 10 million dollars by the month of April, the chancellor announced the immediate reinstatement of the California Golden Bears baseball team on April 8.[6] The Men's Gymnastics program was reinstated on May 2.[7]

Schedule

The season for California began on Sunday, February 20 with a home game against Utah, opening day was delayed twice due to rain in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their longest homestand was from March 16–17 (7 home games—originally 8), and their longest road trip was from May 3 through 24 (9 road games). Their final game of the regular season was on Saturday, May 29 at home against arch-rival Stanford. In 2011, the California Golden Bears baseball team won an at-large berth to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and advanced to the Super Regionals. California then swept Dallas Baptist in Santa Clara to clinch a berth to the College World Series for the first time since 1992. The Golden Bears would go 1-2 in Omaha, defeating Texas A&M and losing twice to #1 national seed Virginia.

2011 California Golden Bears baseball game log

February: 5–1 (Conference: 0–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Rank	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Stadium	Box
	February 18	Utah	Postponed (rain); Rescheduled for February 19						0–0	Evans Diamond
	February 19	Utah	Cancelled (rain)						0–0	Evans Diamond
	February 19	Utah	Postponed (rain); Rescheduled for February 20						0–0	Evans Diamond
1	February 20	Utah	7–0	#17	E. Johnson (1–0)	R. Anton (0–1)	K. Miller (1)	739	1–0	Evans Diamond	W1
2	February 20	Utah	6–5	#17	L. Scott (1–0)	J. Pond (0–1)		926	2–0	Evans Diamond	W2
3	February 22	@ #8 Stanford	3–2	#17	J. Pries (1–0)	D. Anderson (0–1)		1,931	2–1	Sunken Diamond	L1
4	February 25	@ Coastal Carolina	17–0	#17	K. Miller (1–0)	A. Meo (0–1)		594	3–1	Charles Watson Stadium	W1
5	February 26	North Carolina State	4–0	#17	E. Johnson (2–0)	C. Mazzoni (1–1)	K. Porter (1)	275	4–1	Charles Watson Stadium	W2
6	February 27	Kansas State	5–3	#17	J. Jones (1–0)	L. Schlick (0–1)		315	5–1	Charles Watson Stadium	W3

March: 12–4 (Conference: 3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Rank	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Stadium	Box
7	March 3	@ San Diego	5–3	#14	D. Anderson (1–1)	D. Covey (1–1)		263	6–1	John Cunningham Stadium	W4
8	March 4	@ San Diego State	2–1	#14	E. Miller (1–1)	E. Johnson (2–1)	C. Rasmussen (1)	503	6–2	Tony Gwynn Stadium	L1
9	March 5	#3 Oklahoma	5–3	#14	B. Smith (2–0)	J. Jones (1–1)	J. Mayfield (3)	327	6–3	Tony Gwynn Stadium	L2
10	March 6	#22 Connecticut	3–1	#14	M. Barnes (1–2)	K. Miller (1–1)	K. Vance (1)	218	6–4	Tony Gwynn Stadium	L3
11	March 8	Santa Clara	20–5	#20	L. Lechich (1–0)	J. Westerberg (0–1)		286	7–4	Evans Diamond	W1
12	March 11	Louisiana-Lafayette	7–6	#20	E. Johnson (3–1)	T. Hubbell (3–1)	M. Flemer (1)	500	8–4	AT&T Park	W2
13	March 12	#18 Rice	7–6 (15)	#20	K. Porter (1–0)	J. Chargois (0–2)		1,200	9–4	AT&T Park	W3
14	March 13	Long Beach State	6–1	#20	D. Anderson (2–1)	S. Stuart (2–1)		450	10–4	AT&T Park	W4
15	March 16	San Francisco	7–6 (11)	#15	A. Balog (2–0)	M. Flemer (0–1)		127	10–5	Evans Diamond	L1
	March 18	Ohio State	Postponed (rain); Rescheduled for March 19						10–5	Evans Diamond
16	March 19	Ohio State	4–0	Suspended (rain); Continued on March 20					10–5	Evans Diamond
	March 19	Ohio State	Cancelled (rain)						10–5	Evans Diamond
16	March 20	Ohio State	4–0	#15	J. Jones (2–1)	D. Wolosiansky (1–2)		113	11–5	Evans Diamond	W1
17	March 20	Ohio State	11–1	#15	D. Anderson (3–1)	J. Kuchno (0–1)		113	12–5	Evans Diamond	W2
18	March 21	Nevada	2–0	#16	K. Miller (2–1)	M. Joukoff (1–4)	M. Flemer (2)	120	13–5	Evans Diamond	W3
19	March 25	Washington State	7–0	#16	E. Johnson (4–1)	A. Conley (4–2)		142	14–5	Evans Diamond	W4
20	March 26	Washington State	3–0	#16	J. Jones (3–1)	J. Wise (2–2)	M. Flemer (3)	136	15–5	Evans Diamond	W5
21	March 27	Washington State	4–3 (11)	#16	M. Flemer (1–1)	B. DeRooy (1–2)		353	16–5	Evans Diamond	W6
22	March 29	@ San Francisco	4–0	#13	K. Miller (3–1)	A. Balog (2–1)		102	17–5	Benedetti Diamond	W7

April: 8–9 (Conference: 7–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Rank	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Stadium	Box

May: 6–6 (Conference: 3–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Rank	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Stadium	Box

2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament: 6–1

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Stadium	Box
1	June 3	Baylor	6–4	L. Verrett (7–5)	E. Johnson (6–4)	M. Garner (3)	2,785	0–1	Reckling Park	L1
2	June 4	Alcorn State	10–6	J. Jones (8–6)	T. Williams (7–6)		2,428	1–1	Reckling Park	W1
3	June 5	Rice	10–6	M. Flemer (3–2)	T. Duffey (8–2)		2,391	2–1	Reckling Park	W2
4	June 5	Baylor	8–0	K. Porter (5–0)	B. Pinckard (5–3)	J. Jones (1)	2,411	3–1	Reckling Park	W3
5	June 6	Baylor	9–8	M. Flemer (4–2)	L. Verrett (7–6)		2,213	4–1	Reckling Park	W4
6	June 11	Dallas Baptist	7–0	J. Jones (9–6)	B. Williamson (10–4)		1,431	5–1	Stephen Schott Stadium	W5
7	June 12	Dallas Baptist	6–2	E. Johnson (7–4)	J. Stafford (8–5)		1,431	6–1	Stephen Schott Stadium	W6

2011 College World Series: 1–2

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Stadium	Box
1	June 19	Virginia	4–0	T. Wilson (9–0)	L. Scott (1–2)	B. Kline (18)	21,275	0–1	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha	L1
2	June 21	Texas A&M	7–3	K. Porter (6–0)	M. Wacha (9–4)	M. Fleming (6)	18,141	1–1	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha	W1
3	June 21	Virginia	8–1	T. Wilson (10–0)	D. Anderson (4–4)		25,833	1–2	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha	L1

Legend
California Win	California Loss

*All Rankings are from Baseball America

Roster

2011 California Golden Bears baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
48	RHP	Dixon Anderson	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Piedmont HS	Piedmont, CA
43	RHP	Joey Donofrio	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Los Gatos HS	Los Gatos, CA
18	LHP	Matt Evanoff	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Ponderosa HS	Rescue, CA
49	RHP	Matt Flemer	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Mary's HS	El Cerrito, CA
26	RHP	Trevor Hildenberger	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Archbishop Mitty HS	San Jose, CA
35	RHP	Erik Johnson	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Los Altos HS	Los Altos, CA
23	LHP	Justin Jones	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Oakdale HS	Oakdale, CA
25	LHP	Louie Lechich	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Fr	St. Mary's HS	Stockton, CA
29	RHP	Michael Lowden	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Yuba City HS	Yuba City, CA
41	RHP	Kevin Miller	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Valley Christian HS	San Jose, CA
21	RHP	Stephen Pistoresi	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	San Joaquin Memorial HS	Fresno, CA
16	LHP	Kyle Porter	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Oakridge HS	El Dorado Hills, CA
36	RHP	Ryan Sandler	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Canyon Crest Academy	Solana Beach, CA
20	RHP	Logan Scott	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Serra HS	San Mateo, CA
24	RHP	Seth Spivack	S/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Taft HS	Calabasas, CA
10	LHP	Michael Theofanopoulos	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Foothill HS	Pleasanton, CA
32	RHP	Eric Walbridge	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame HS	Los Angeles, CA
9	C	Alex Egber	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Montgomery Blair HS	Potomac, MD
6	C	Andrew Knapp	S/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Granite Bay HS	Granite Bay, CA
27	C	Chadd Krist	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Petaluma HS	Petaluma, CA
38	C	Alexander Neuhaus	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Berkeley HS	Berkeley, CA
1	INF	Austin Booker	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Robinson HS	Fairfax, VA
5	INF	Derek Campbell	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Mater Dei HS	Irvine, CA
44	INF	Mitch Delfino	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	So	Cloverdale HS	Cloverdale, CA
14	INF	Tony Renda	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	So	Serra HS	Hillsborough, CA
33	INF	Devon Rodriguez	L/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	So	William S. Hart HS	Santa Clarita, CA
15	INF	Marcus Semien	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jr	St. Mary's HS	El Cerrito, CA
30	INF	Paul Toboni	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jr	St. Ignatius HS	San Francisco, CA
51	INF	Jacob Wark	L/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Jesuit HS	Portland, OR
22	OF	Vince Bruno	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Los Medanos College	Concord, CA
45	OF	Chad Bunting	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Ukiah HS	Ukiah, CA
31	OF	David Buscovich	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Diablo Valley College	San Leandro, CA
2	OF	Darrel Matthews	L/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	So	Clayton Valley HS	Concord, CA
34	OF	Maris Moore	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jr	California HS	San Ramon, CA
19	OF	Danny Oh	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Henry M> Jackson HS	Mill Creek, WA
11	OF	Dwight Tanaka	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Campolindo HS	El Sobrante, CA

Head coach

David Esquer

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Arnerich
Dan Hubbs
Brad Sanfilippo

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 7, 2011

Golden Bears in the 2011 MLB Draft

The following members of the California baseball program were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[8]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Erik Johnson	RHP	2nd	80th	Chicago White Sox
Marcus Semien	SS	6th	201st	Chicago White Sox
Dixon Anderson	RHP	9th	277th	Washington Nationals
Chadd Krist	C	13th	411th	Chicago White Sox
Kevin Miller	RHP	18th	550th	Houston Astros
Matt Flemer	RHP	19th	576th	Kansas City Royals
Austin Booker	2B	33rd	1006th	Oakland Athletics

References

"Baseball standings". Pac-10. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
"USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
"California Golden Bears - Athletics News". Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
"Save Cal Baseball". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
"Chancellor's statement on continuation of sports teams". February 11, 2011.
"Baseball program will continue at UC Berkeley". November 30, 2001.
"Men's gymnastics program to continue at UC Berkeley". November 30, 2001.
"Seven Cal Players Selected in MLB Draft - The University of California Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

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[1] "Baseball standings". Pac-10. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

[2] "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. Retrieved June 1, 2011.

[3] "California Golden Bears - Athletics News". Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

[4] "Save Cal Baseball". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

[5] "Chancellor's statement on continuation of sports teams". February 11, 2011.

[6] "Baseball program will continue at UC Berkeley". November 30, 2001.

[7] "Men's gymnastics program to continue at UC Berkeley". November 30, 2001.

[8] "Seven Cal Players Selected in MLB Draft - The University of California Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

California Golden Bears baseball
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