2011 Birmingham Barons
The 2011 Birmingham Barons was the 26th Birmingham Barons team to play for the Chicago White Sox organization in the AA Southern League, the 24th to play at Regions Park in Hoover, the fifth to take the field under the ownership of Don Logan and his sons, and the first to be managed by Bobby Magallanes.
Roster
- Infelders: Josh Phegley, Jared Price, Greg Paiml, Tyler Kuhn, Seth Lowman, Drew Garcia, Christian Colonel
- Outfielders: Justin Greene, Ozzie Lewis, Christian Marrero, Brandon Short, Kenny Williams
- Starting pitchers: Dylan Axelrod, Charlie Leesman, Justin Edwards, Nevin Griffith, Jake Peavy, Hector Santiago, Matt Zaleski
- Reserve pitchers: Kyle Cofield, Gregori Infante, Nathan Jones, Shane Lindsay, Johnnie Lowe, Brian Omogrosso, Dan Remenowski
- Manager: Bobby Magallanes
- Coaches/Trainers: J. R. Perdew, Raymond Smith, Andy Tomberlin
Dylan Axelrod, Tyler Kuhn, Charlie Leesman, Christian Marrero, Dan Remenowsky and Brandon Short were invited to the 2011 Southern League All-Star Game in Jackson, Mississippi.
Results
The Barons' won the Southern League's South Division first-half pennant with a 40-30 record, securing a spot in the 2011 playoffs. Their record was helped by a strong June (13-6) which kept them on top of the standings despite a rough series with Huntsville to end the first half.
First Half (40-30)
- April 7-11: Won 3 of 5 at Montgomery Biscuits (1-0, 7-2, 6-4, 3-4, 3-10)
- April 13-17: Lost 3 of 5 vs. Chattanooga Lookouts (2-6, 0-2, 2-0, 2-3, 2-7)
- April 18-22: Won 5 of 5 vs. Mississippi Braves (6-5, 2-1, 7-4, 6-5, 3-2)
- April 23-27: Lost 3 of 4 at Huntsville Stars (3-4, 6-11, 6-2, 3-7)
- April 28-May 2: Won 3 of 5 vs. Mobile BayBears (5-3, 1-8, 1-0, 4-6, 10-3)
- May 3-7: Lost 4 of 5 at Jackson Generals (3-4, 4-5, 2-3, 3-6, 7-5)
- May 9-13: Won 4 of 5 vs. Carolina Mudcats (7-8, 7-6, 5-2, 4-0, 5-4)
- May 14-18: Lost 3 of 5 vs. Montgomery (10-9, 3-0, 4-6, 5-14, 7-8)
- May 19-23: Won 3 of 5 at Jacksonville Suns (10-9, 3-2, 3-4, 7-5, 3-5)
- May 25-29: Won 3 of 5 at Carolina (5-4, 8-2, 12-1, 3-7, 5-14)
- May 30-June 3: Won 4 of 5 vs. Chattanooga (4-1, 2-6, 4-3, 8-6, 13-3)
- June 4-8: Won 4 of 5 at Jacksonville (11-5, 13-4, 4-5, 3-2, 4-2)
- June 9-13: Won 4 of 5 vs. Mobile (1-4, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, 2-1)
- June 15-19: Lost 4 of 5 at Huntsville (3-8, 1-3, 7-3, 5-6, 6-5)
Second Half
- June 23-37: at Tennessee Smokies
- June 28-July 3: at Jacksonville
- July 4-7: vs. Mobile
- July 8-11: at Jackson
- July 13-18: vs. Jacksonville
- July 20-24: at Mobile
- July 26-30: vs. Huntsville
- July 31-August 4: at Tennessee
- August 5-9: at Jackson
- August 10-14: at Chattanooga
- August 16-20: vs. Montgomery
- August 21-25: at Huntsville
- August 26-30: at Mississippi
- September 1-5: vs. Tennessee