2011 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team

The 2011 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Aggies played their home games at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. The team was coached by Rob Childress in his 6th season at Texas A&M.

2011 Texas A&M Aggies baseball
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	47–22 (19–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Rob Childress (6th year)
Assistant coaches	Justin Seely (3rd year) Mike Clement (3rd year)
Home stadium	Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Texas  ‍†‍‍y	19	–	8		.704			49	–	19		.721
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‡‍y	19	–	8		.704			47	–	22		.681
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y	14	–	11		.560			41	–	19		.683
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y	14	–	12		.538			35	–	25		.583
Baylor  ‍‍‍y	13	–	14		.481			31	–	28		.525
Kansas State  ‍‍‍y	12	–	14		.462			36	–	25		.590
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			33	–	25		.569
Missouri  ‍‍‍	11	–	15		.423			27	–	32		.458
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	9	–	17		.346			30	–	25		.545
Kansas  ‍‍‍	9	–	18		.333			26	–	30		.464
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2011[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Aggies reached the College World Series, but were eliminated by California.

Personnel

Roster

2011 Texas A&M Aggies roster[2]
	Pitchers 21 – Denny Clement – Sophomore 28 – Ross Hales – Sophomore 32 – Kyle Martin – Sophomore 35 – Estevan Uriegas – Junior 36 – Ross Stripling – Junior 37 – Derrick Hadley – Freshman 38 – Michael Wacha – Sophomore 44 – Jason Freeman – Freshman		Catchers 43 – Troy Stein – Freshman Infielders 4 – Charlie Curl – Freshman 14 – Scott Arthur – Junior 17 – Matt Juengel – Junior 27 – Jacob House – Junior		Outfielders 3 – Jace Statum – Freshman 8 – Brandon Wood – Sophomore 13 – Krey Bratsen – Freshman 18 – Tyler Naquin – Sophomore

Coaches

2011 Texas A&M Aggies baseball coaching staff[2]
Rob Childress – Head coach – 6th year Andy Sawyers – Associate head coach – 2nd year Justin Seely – Assistant coach – 3rd year Mike Clement – Volunteer assistant coach − 2nd year

Schedule

2011 Texas A&M Aggies baseball game log[3]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record February 18 Le Moyne Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 3–1 Stilson (1–0) Tardiff (0–1) Stripling (1) 5,106 1–0 February 19 Le Moyne Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 10–2 Wacha (1–0) Nelson (0–1) None 4,711 2–0 February 20 Le Moyne Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 14–0 Hales (1–0) Zielinski (0–1) None 3,140 3–0 February 22 Prairie View A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 11–1 Mendoza (1–0) Simmons (0–1) None 2,830 4–0 February 25 Gonzaga Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 1–011 Stripling (1–0) Hunter (0–1) None 4,025 5–0 February 26 Gonzaga Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 4–2 Wacha (2–0) Gonzales (0–2) Stripling (2) 3,888 6–0 February 27 Gonzaga Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 3–6 Martin (1–0) Hales (1–) Moon (1) 2,955 6–1
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record March 1 Texas–Pan American Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 4–1 Fleece (1–0) Delgado (1–1) Stripling (3) 2,867 7–1 March 2 Texas–Pan American Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 7–0 Mendoza (2–0) Plunk (1–1) None 2,486 8–1 March 4 Utah Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic) L 1–2 Anton (1–1) Fleece (1–1) Wagner (1) 5,398 8–2 March 5 at #23 Rice Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic) L 0–1 Kubitza (1–1) Wacha (2–1) None 9,987 8–3 March 6 at Houston Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic) W 11–4 Fleece (2–1) Dempsay (0–2) None 7,076 9–3 March 8 Centenary Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 21–3 Stripling (2–0) Thompson (0–2) None 2,853 10–3 March 11 FIU Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 6–5 Hinojosa (1–0) Arboleya (1–1) None 3,131 11–3 March 12 FIU Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 1–2 Garcia (1–0) Stripling (2–1) None 3,625 11–4 March 13 FIU Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 8–5 Martin (1–0) Swatscheno (1–1) Hinojosa (1) 3,278 12–4 March 15 #17 Cal State Fullerton Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W (2–0) Stripling (3–1) Floethe (1–1) Stilson (1) 4,403 13–4 March 18 at #2 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 0–1 Rocha (5–0) Stilson (1–1) Duke (1) 1,561 13–5 0–1 March 19 at #2 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 11–1 Wacha (3–1) Overton (3–1) None 1,985 14–5 1–1 March 20 at #2 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 5–2 Stripling (4–1) Smith (2–2) Hinojosa (2) 1,369 15–5 2–1 March 22 Stephen F. Austin Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 7–5 Fleece (3–1) Eubanks (1–1) Hinojosa (3) 3,237 16–5 March 25 Kansas Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 2–110 Fleece (4–1) Duncan (0–1) None 4,765 17–5 3–1 March 26 Kansas Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 11–1 Wacha (4–1) Poppe (1–3) None 4,303 18–5 4–1 March 27 Kansas Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 3–1 Stripling (5–1) Cox (0–2) Hinojosa (4) 3,474 19–5 5–1 March 30 at Texas–Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 7–410 Fleece (5–1) Boydston (1–1) Hinojosa (5) 948 20–5
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record April 1 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 6–3 Stilson (2–1) Hunter (2–2) Hinojosa (6) 1,175 21–5 6–1 April 2 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 4–3 Uriegas (1–0) Marshall (2–3) Honojosa (7) 1,389 22–5 7–1 April 3 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 4–9 Moore (1–0) Stripling (5–2) Allen (8) 1,114 22–6 7–2 April 5 Houston Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 2–3 Mannisto (2–1) Parrent (0–1) None 2,918 22–7 April 8 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 3–412 Neely (8–0) Parrent (0–2) None 3,881 22–8 7–3 April 9 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 5–4 Parrent (1–2) Fowler (1–1) Hinojosa (8) 3,381 23–8 8–3 April 10 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 14–8 Stripling (6–2) Kilcrease (3–2) None 3,086 24–8 9–3 April 12 at #26 Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX L 0–2 Simms (1–1) Parrent (1–3) Cingrani (4) 4,785 24–9 April 15 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 5–1 Stilson (3–1) Turley (2–2) None 3,310 25–9 10–3 April 16 Baylor Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 1–12 Blank (3–1) Wacha (4–2) Garner (3) 7,409 25–10 10–4 April 17 Baylor Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 2–1 Stripling (7–2) Verrett (3–4) None 4,207 26–10 11–4 April 19 #10 TCU Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 2–4 Mitchell (3–0) Parrent (1–4) Chricton (2) 5,253 26–11 April 22 #15 Oklahoma State Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 11–2 Stilson (4–1) Strong (3–1) None 4,214 27–11 12–4 April 23 #15 Oklahoma State Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 5–1 Wacha (5–2) McCurry (2–2) None 5,443 28–11 13–4 April 24 #15 Oklahoma State Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 8–1 Stripling (8–2) Herrera (2–1) None 2,786 29–11 14–4 April 26 Sam Houston State Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 5–812 Shelton (6–0) Mendoza (2–1) None 3,560 29–12 April 29 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO L 9–10 McCormick (5–2) Hinojosa (1–1) None 648 29–13 14–5 April 30 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO L 1–9 Stites (3–3) Wacha (5–3) None 1,176 29–14 14–6
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record May 1 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 3–27 Stripling (9–2) Ross (2–4) None 500 30–14 15–6 May 3 at UTSA Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, TX L 2–310 Clarke (2–4) Mendoza (2–2) None 2,035 30–15 May 5 Dallas Baptist Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 4–2 Stilson (5–1) Stafford (5–4) Martin (1) 2,725 31–15 May 6 Dallas Baptist Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 10–1410 Haney (4–2) Martin (1–1) None 3,494 31–16 May 7 Dallas Baptist Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 14–2 Stripling (10–2) Staples (5–2) None 3,828 32–16 May 10 Texas State Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 15–5 Mendoza (3–2) Ballew (3–2) None 3,088 33–16 May 13 Nebraska Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 7–3 Wacha (6–3) Ehlers 91–3) None 3,822 34–16 16–6 May 14 Nebraska Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 5–2 Stripling (11–2) Niederklein (7–3) Fleece (1) 4,655 35–16 17–6 May 15 Nebraska Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 5–1 Parrent (2–4) Keller (2–6) None 3,802 36–16 18–6 May 17 Texas–Arlington Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 1–0 Hinojosa (2–1) Morales (2–1) Fleece (2) 2,785 37–16 May 19 #6 Texas Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 2–4 Jungmann (12–0) Stilson (5–2) None 7,082 37–17 18–7 May 20 at #6 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 4–6 Milner (6–3) Hinojosa (2–2) Knebel (16) 7,785 37–18 18–8 May 21 at #6 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 3–0 Stripling (12–2) Knebel (2–2) None 7,533 38–18 19–8
Post-season
Big 12 Tournament Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12T Record May 25 Texas Tech RedHawks Field • Oklahoma City, OK W 10–5 Martin (1–0) Paiz (3–5) None 4,079 33–24 2–0 May 26 Kansas State RedHawks Field • Oklahoma City, OK W 4–1 Wacha (7–3) Applegate (5–4) Fleece (3) 4,192 40–18 1–0 May 28 Kansas State RedHawks Field • Oklahoma City, OK W 9–811 Martin (3–0) Fasola (0–1) None 4,574 41–18 3–0 May 29 Missouri RedHawks Field • Oklahoma City, OK W 10–910 Fleece (6–1) Ross (3–5) None 4,416 42–18 4–0
NCAA tournament: College Station Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 3 (4) Wright State Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 11–0 Wacha (8–3) Woytek (7–4) None 4,896 43–18 1–0 June 4 (3) Seton Hall Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 6–3 Stripling (13–2) Dirocco (8–2) None 5,358 44–18 2–0 June 5 #22 (2) Arizona Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 4–7 Cunningham (1–0) Martin (2–2) None 4,853 44–19 2–1 June 7 #22 (2) Arizona Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 3–0 Fleece (7–1) Heyer (8–5) Stripling (4) 4,517 45–19 3–1
NCAA tournament: Tallahassee Super Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 10 at #8 (5) Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–2 Stripling (14–2) Gilmartin (12–2) None 4,602 46–19 4–1 June 11 at #8 (5) Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 9–23 Sitz (4–2) Hadley (0–1) Waugh (2) 4,125 46–20 4–2 June 12 at #8 (5) Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–2 Wacha (9–3) Scantling (3–3) None 5,032 47–20 5–2
NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record June 18 #4 South Carolina TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 4–5 Price (6–3) Martin (2–3) None 23,395 47–21 0–1 June 20 #8 California TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 3–7 Porter (6–0) Wacha (9–4) Flemer (6) 18,141 47–22 0–2

Ranking movements

Main article: 2011 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	13	13*	13	15	13	9	5	5	6	7	6	9	14	11	13	8			6
Baseball America	21	21	20	22	21	8	6	6	5	6	6	9	11	11	13	7			7
Collegiate Baseball^	8	8	9	14	11	6	5	7	8	8	8	9	12	11	13	6	6	6	8
NCBWA†	16	13	13	16	12	9	6	6	7	9	8	11	14	13	14	8		7	8

^ 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.