2012 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

2012 Florida State Seminoles baseball
125px
ACC Regular Season Champions ACC Atlantic Division Champions
Tallahassee Regional Tallahassee Super Regional College World Series
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	#4
2012 record	50–17 (24–6 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Martin (33rd year)
Assistant coach	Mike Bell (1st year)
Assistant coach	Mike Martin, Jr. (15th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Matulia (2nd year)
Captain	James Ramsey
Home stadium	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Atlantic
#3 Florida State xy	24	–	6	–	0		.800			50	–	17	–	0		.746
#16 NC State y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			39	–	17	–	0		.696
Clemson y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			34	–	26	–	0		.567
Wake Forest	13	–	17	–	0		.433			33	–	24	–	0		.579
Maryland	10	–	20	–	0		.333			32	–	24	–	0		.571
Boston College	10	–	20	–	0		.333			21	–	34	–	0		.382
Coastal
#5 North Carolina xy	22	–	8	–	0		.733			44	–	14	–	0		.759
#15 Virginia y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			39	–	16	–	1		.705
#21 Miami y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			36	–	21	–	0		.632
#24 Georgia Tech ‡y	12	–	18	–	0		.400			37	–	24	–	0		.607
Virginia Tech	11	–	19	–	0		.367			34	–	21	–	0		.618
Duke	9	–	21	–	0		.300			21	–	34	–	0		.382
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of June 1, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium, named for 33rd year head coach Mike Martin.

The Seminoles spent large parts of the 2012 season as the nation's top-ranked team, won their sixth consecutive Atlantic Division title, and advanced to their fifth consecutive Super Regional. The Seminoles have participated in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship every year since 1978, making fifteen appearances in the College World Series in that span.

Roster

2012 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Giovanny Alfonzo R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Port St. Lucie, FL 2 OF Josh Delph L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bartow, FL 3 OF John Nogowski R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Tallahassee, FL 5 OF Bert Givens R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tallahassee, FL 6 OF Sean O'Brien R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Clearwater, FL 7 RHP Luke Weaver R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr DeLand, FL 8 INF Devon Travis R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Wellington, FL 9 C Stephen McGee R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Port St. Lucie, FL 10 INF Justin Gonzalez R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Miami, FL 12 LHP Cody Alling L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Pensacola, FL 13 INF John Holland L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Johns Creek, GA 14 LHP Kyle Bird L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Orange Park, FL 15 LHP Evan Geist R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Roswell, GA 16 INF Jayce Boyd R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cantonment, FL 17 RHP Mike Compton R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Branson, MO 18 OF Seth Miller L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Southport, FL 19 RHP Gage Smith R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Tallahassee, FL 20 OF Stephen Spradling R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Boynton Beach, FL 22 RHP Robert Benincasa R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 23 RHP James Ramsey L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Alpharetta, GA 24 LHP Brain Busch L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Boca Raton, FL 26 RHP Scott Sitz R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Jacksonville Beach, FL 27 C Mario Amaral R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Hialeah, FL 28 C Lee Howard R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fleming Island, FL 30 RHP Hunter Scantling R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Jacksonville, FL 32 INF Sherman Johnson L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Tampa, FL 33 LHP Bryant Holtmann R/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr New Baden, IL 35 LHP Jordan Priddle L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tallahassee, FL 37 LHP Brandon Leibrandt L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Alpharetta, GA 40 RHP Peter Miller R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lutz, FL 42 RHP Michael Cetta R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Miami, FL 44 RHP Mack Waugh R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Naples, FL 51 LHP Brandon Johnson L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tampa, FL 53 INF Jose Brizuela L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Weston, FL	Head coach Mike Martin Assistant coach(es) Mike Martin, Jr. Pitching coach(es) Mike Bell Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2012-06-08

Rankings

See also: 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'	9	9*	9	8	6	4	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	4
Baseball America	20	18	13	12	7	6	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	4
Collegiate Baseball^	13	11	10	8	6	5	5	3	2	5	5	2	1	6	5	4	4
NCBWA†	10	8	8	8	6	4	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	2	4

^ 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.