2012 Florida Gators baseball team

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2012 Florida Gators baseball
Florida Gators script logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #6
2012 record 47–20 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach Kevin O'Sullivan (5th year)
Assistant coach Brad Weitzel (5th year)
Craig Bell (5th year)
Home stadium Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons
« 2011 2013 »
2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
#2 South Carolina xy 18 – 11   .621     49 – 20   .710
#6 Florida y 18 – 12   .600     47 – 20   .701
#19 Kentucky y 18 – 12   .600     45 – 18   .714
#25 Vanderbilt y 16 – 14   .533     35 – 28   .556
Georgia 14 – 15   .483     31 – 26   .544
Tennessee 8 – 22   .267     24 – 31   .436
Western
#11 LSU x†y 19 – 11   .633     47 – 18   .723
#3 Arkansas y 16 – 14   .533     46 – 22   .676
Mississippi State ‡y 16 – 14   .533     40 – 24   .625
Ole Miss y 14 – 16   .467     37 – 26   .587
Auburn 13 – 17   .433     31 – 28   .525
Alabama 9 – 21   .300     21 – 34   .382
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of June 26, 2012[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2012 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan, who was in his fifth season at Florida. The Gators sought to build upon their appearance in the 2011 College World Series Finals, where they were eliminated by South Carolina in two games.

After being eliminated in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, the Gators were selected as the No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament. After winning the Gainesville Regional and Super Regional, they advanced to the College World Series for the third consecutive year. There they were eliminated after just two games, losing to South Carolina and Kent State.

The Gators had nine players selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft including junior catcher Mike Zunino, recipient of the 2012 Dick Howser Trophy.[2]

Roster

2012 Florida Gators baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town
23 RHP Jonathon Crawford R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Okeechobee, FL
20 INF Cody Dent L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Boynton Beach, FL
29 C Mike Fahrman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
4 INF Nolan Fontana L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Winter Garden, FL
6 LHP Daniel Gibson L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Lutz, FL
17 C Taylor Gushue S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Boca Raton, FL
24 RHP Ryan Harris R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Jupiter, FL
31 C Todd Haskel R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Palm Harbor, FL
35 LHP Brian Johnson L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Cocoa Beach, FL
28 RHP Keenan Kish L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Worcester, PA
37 RHP Greg Larson R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Longwood, FL
10 RHP Austin Maddox R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL
45 RHP Johnny Magliozzi R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr East Milton, MA
13 OF Connor Mitchell L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Tampa, FL
41 INF Jeff Moyer L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Winter Springs, FL
8 OF Daniel Pigott R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Ormond Beach, FL
5 INF Zack Powers L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Seffner, FL
14 LHP Bobby Poyner L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wellington, FL
30 INF Vickash Ramjit R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Miami, FL
11 RHP Hudson Randall R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
26 OF Cory Reid R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Port St. Lucie, FL
27 RHP Aaron Rhodes L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Venice, FL
32 LHP Steven Rodriguez L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Miami, FL
15 C Brandon Sedell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Davie, FL
16 INF Justin Shafer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lake Wales, FL
21 LHP Corey Stump L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lakeland, FL
18 OF Tyler Thompson L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tequesta, FL
12 INF Josh Tobias S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Greensboro, NC
34 INF Sean Trent R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Maitland, FL
25 INF Preston Tucker L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Tampa, FL
2 INF Casey Turgeon L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Palm Harbor, FL
22 RHP Karsten Whitson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Chipley, FL
3 C Mike Zunino R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cape Coral, FL
Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

42 Brad Weitzel
33 Craig Bell

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

2012 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 22 vs. (10) Auburn #2 (3) Regions Park 6–1 Crawford (5–2) Jacobs (5–4) None   41–16 1–0
May 24 vs. (5) Vanderbilt #2 (3) Regions Park 1–2 Selman (9–3) Randall (7–2) Miller (1) 6,672 41–17 1–1
May 25 vs. #4 (2) South Carolina #2 (3) Regions Park 7–2 Johnson (7–4) Holmes (6–1) None 9,067 42–17 2–1
May 26 vs. (5) Vanderbilt #2 (3) Regions Park 6–8 Clinard (7–2) Maddox (3–3) VerHagen (2) 9,243 42–18 2–2
NCAA Tournament: Gainesville Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 1 Bethune-Cookman #1 McKethan Stadium 4–0 Crawford (6–2) Gonzalez (9–2) None 3,285 43–18 1–0
June 2 #24 Georgia Tech #1 McKethan Stadium 6–2 Randall (8–2) Farmer (8–4) Rodriguez (4) 4,584 44–18 2–0
June 3 #24 Georgia Tech #1 McKethan Stadium 15–3 Johnson (8–4) Davies (1–4) None 3,537 45–18 3–0
NCAA Tournament: Gainesville Super Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 9 #16 NC State #1 McKethan Stadium 7–1 Randall (9–2) Ogburn (5–4) None 5,117 46–18 4–0
June 10 #16 NC State #1 McKethan Stadium 9–810 Whitson (4–0) Williams (4–4) Kish (1) 4,568 47–18 5–0
College World Series
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 16 vs. #6 South Carolina #1 TD Ameritrade Park 3–7 Roth (8–1) Johnson (8–5) Price (12) 25,291 47–19 0–1
June 18 vs. Kent State #1 TD Ameritrade Park 4–5 Bores (10–3) Randall (9–3) Pierce (3) 15,000 47–20 0–2

Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from Gatorzone.com

Rankings

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Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
Coaches'[3] 1 1* 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 5 5 3 2 1 6 
Baseball America[4] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 5 5 7 6 3 3 1 3 
Collegiate Baseball^[5] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 8 5 5 4 3 7 
NCBWA†[6] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 5 5 2 2 1 6

^ 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.

Awards and honors

Jonathon Crawford
  • Pitched a no-hitter on June 2, 2012 against Bethune-Cookman in the opening round of the Gainesville Regional tournament. It was the first Gators solo no-hitter since 1991 and the seventh no-hitter in NCAA Tournament history.[7]
Nolan Fontana
  • Second-team All-SEC[8]
  • SEC All-Defensive team[8]
Taylor Gushue
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (2/13/12–2/20/12). On Feb. 17, Gushue homered on the first pitch he saw as a collegian and on Feb. 18 hit a two-run triple in the fourth inning of a series-clinching win over Cal State Fullerton.[9]
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (2/27/12–3/5/12). Gushue hit .400 (4-for-10), with four RBI, three runs and a pair of homers during a three game sweep at #8 Miami.[10]
Brian Johnson
  • SEC Player of the Week (4/9/12–4/16/12). Johnson batted .471 (8-for-17) with a team-high seven RBI during four games, including a victory at #1 Florida State and a series win at Tennessee.[11]
  • First-team All-SEC[8]
Steven Rodriguez
  • First-team All-SEC[8]
Josh Tobias
  • SEC All-Freshman team[8]
Preston Tucker
  • SEC Player of the Week (3/12/12–3/19/12). Tucker batted .400 (6-for-15) in four victories including a three-game-sweep of Vanderbilt.[12]
  • First-team All-SEC[8]
Casey Turgeon
  • SEC Player of the Week (5/1/12–5/8/12). Turgeon batted .400 (4-for-10) and scored a game-winning run during a series win at #6 Kentucky.[13]
Mike Zunino
  • College Baseball 360 Primetime Player Of The Week (2/28/12–3/6/12). Zunino batted .400 (6-for-15) with five runs, four RBI, three doubles and a home-run during a three game sweep at #8 Miami.[14]
  • Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (3/5/12–3/12/12). Zunino batted .389 (7-for-18) with five runs, 11 RBI, four home-runs and a slugging percentage of 1.111 during five wins.[15]
  • First-team All-SEC[8]
  • SEC All-Defensive team[8]
  • 2012 Dick Howser Trophy (College Baseball Player of the Year) recipient.[16]

Gators in the MLB Draft

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Round Selection Player Position Team
1 3 Mike Zunino C Seattle Mariners
1 31 Brian Johnson LHP/1B Boston Red Sox
2 61 Nolan Fontana SS Houston Astros
2 82 Steven Rodriguez LHP Los Angeles Dodgers
3 118 Austin Maddox RHP Boston Red Sox
7 219 Preston Tucker OF Houston Astros
7 244 Hudson Randall RHP Detroit Tigers
9 292 Daniel Pigott OF Cincinnati Reds
20 631 Greg Larson RHP Boston Red Sox

See also

References

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  3. ↑ USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll
  4. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. ↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  6. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
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External links

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