Guys,
South Carolina won the 2011 College World Series for the second year in a row. Big news. But what I took away from the article is what their star pitcher said was the key to their victory. The quote that follows is his remark about the key to their success. Team unity. Richland Bombers win state championships with team unity.
Here is the quote: "We're not the most talented team, and we don't have the best players position for position," Roth said, "but we go out and stick together as a team We battle. I can't describe it. We're a bunch of average Joes and love each other and come out and battle."
If we expect to compete deep into the Babe Ruth tournament, and have a shot at advancing beyond the state tournament, team unity will be the key to our success. We have TALENTED players this year on the roster. Plenty of pitching depth, offensive firepower, and guys who are versatile in playing multiple positions.
The question is can we unify as a team around one SINGLE agenda? As Coach, I am committed to a single agenda...that being our teams success. No distractions, no division.
I’ll do my part to make sure that we compete at the level that our talent allows us to.
We start all star practice Tuesday next week.
Enjoy the Holiday.
Coach Patrick
Record-setting S. Carolina sweeps Florida, wins 2nd straight national title
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. -- South Carolina finished the first College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park the same way it did the last one at Rosenblatt Stadium.
The Gamecocks are national champions again. Michael Roth pitched 7 2/3 innings on three days' rest and the Gamecocks were in control throughout a 5-2 win over Florida on Tuesday night that completed a two-game sweep in the CWS finals.
"Beginning of the year I said we finished at the old one, so let's try to open the new one up," said second baseman Scott Wingo, voted the CWS' Most Outstanding Player. "Coach wasn't sure we would get it, but I'm the type of guy who felt we were going to do it. I was thinking of the Oregon State team the whole year. I had a feeling we would get back and win this thing, and we did.
"South Carolina (55-14) became the first team to ever go 10-0 in an NCAA tournament and the first since Oregon State in 2007 to go unbeaten in a CWS. The Gamecocks' streaks of 16 NCAA tournament wins and 11 straight in the CWS are both the longest all-time. They became the sixth team to win consecutive national titles and first since Oregon State in 2006-07.
"We're not the most talented team, and we don't have the best players position for position," Roth said, "but we go out and stick together as a team We battle. I can't describe it. We're a bunch of average Joes and love each other and come out and battle."
After posting a 1.17 ERA over five CWS starts in South Carolina's two title runs, junior pitcher Michael Roth will celebrate by going to ... Spain, writes Diamond Leung.
"He's been so valuable to this program," Tanner said. "He loves this program. He has fun. That's how you have to play this game."Roth (14-3), who pitched seven innings against Virginia on Friday, gave up five hits and two runs before leaving in the eighth. He started last year's national championship game but didn't get the decision.
"Mike has the biggest heart of anyone I've seen on the field," said South Carolina's Christian Walker, who played the last two games with a broken left wrist. "You want him out there even if he's not 100 percent." Among pitchers who have worked 30 innings at the CWS, Roth's 1.17 ERA over 38 1/3 innings the past two years ranks second all-time behind Ohio State's Steve Arlin, who had a 0.96 ERA over 47 innings in 1965-66.
Roth came in with a 098 ERA for the season and held Florida without a run after it got leadoff men on base in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. Roth left with two outs the next inning after giving up a double to Mike Zunino, who later scored on Josh Adams' single off John Taylor.Matt Price worked 1 1/3 innings for his 20th save. Florida starter Karsten Whitson (8-1) came out strong, mixing in his mid-90s fastball to strike out three of the first six batters
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