2012 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
Houston Regional Champions
Waco Super Regional Champions
College World Series, T–3rd
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 3
Record46-22 (16-14 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachTodd Butler
Pitching coachDave Jorn
Home stadiumBaum Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 49 – 20   .710
No. 6 Florida  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 47 – 20   .701
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 45 – 18   .714
No. 25 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 35 – 28   .556
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 14 – 15   .483 31 – 26   .544
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 24 – 31   .436
Western
No. 11 LSU  x‍†‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 47 – 18   .723
No. 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 tournament
As of June 26, 2012[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in baseball at the Division I level in the NCAA for the 2012 season. Dave van Horn was the coach in his tenth year at his alma mater.[2] The team clinched a berth in the 2012 College World Series after winning the Waco Super Regional on June 11.[3]

Coaches

2012 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball coaching staff
  • 2 Dave van Horn - Head Coach
  • 22 Todd Butler - Hitting Coach
  • 31 Dave Jorn - Pitching Coach
  • 21 Brian Walker - Volunteer Assistant Coach
  • 11 Matt Willard - Student Assistant Coach

Source: arkansasrazorbacks.com

Roster

2012 Arkansas Razorbacks fall baseball roster
Source: arkansasrazorbacks.com – The Official Site of University of Arkansas Athletics
Number Name Position B/T Height Weight Class Hometown/HS/JC
1 Brian Anderson INF R/R 6–3 185 Fr. Edmond, OK/Deer Creek HS
3 Jacob Mahan INF L/R 6–0 185 Jr. Camarillo, CA/Oxnard College/Camarillo HS
4 Jacob Morris OF/RHP R/R 6–3 215 Redshirt Jr. Coppell, TX/ Coppell HS
5 Matt Reynolds INF R/R 6–1 200 Jr. Tulsa, OK/Bishop Kelley HS
6 Jimmy Bosco OF L/R 5–9 170 Redshirt So. Granite Bay, CA/University of California/Jesuit HS
7 David Masters INF R/R 6–1 185 Fr. Lake St. Louis, MO/Timberland HS
8 Tyler Spoon INF/OF R/R 5-11 190 Fr. Van Buren, AR/Van Buren HS
9 Derrick Bleeker RHP/INF R/R 6–5 225 Jr. Longmont, CO/Howard JC/Skyline HS
10 Joe Serrano INF R/R 6–0 195 Fr. Tucson, AZ/Salpointe Catholic HS
12 Bo Bigham INF R/R 5–10 185 Sr. Texarkana, AR/Arkansas HS
13 Michael Gunn OF/RHP L/L 6–0 205 Fr. Wilson, AR/Christian Brothers HS
14 John Clay Reeves C R/R 6–0 200 Fr. Monroe, LA/Neville HS
15 Nolan Sanburn RHP R/R 6–1 205 So. Kokomo, IN/Kokomo HS
16 Sam Bates OF L/R 6-5 230 Sr. Cabot, AR/Crowder JC/Cabot HS
17 Barrett Astin RHP R/R 6–1 200 So. Forrest City, Ark. (Forrest City HS)
18 Tim Carver INF R/R 6–0 185 Redshirt Sr. Fayetteville, AR/Fayetteville HS
19 Jake Wise C R/R 6-0 200 So. Houston, TX/Cypress Falls HS
20 Matt Vinson OF S/R 6-2 210 Jr. Alma, AR/Alma HS
24 D. J. Baxendale RHP R/R 6–2 190 Jr. Jacksonville, AR/Sylvan Hills HS
25 Dominic Ficociello INF S/R 6-4 185 So. Fullerton, CA/Fullerton Union HS
26 Parker Gibson INF/OF R/R 5–9 165 Fr. Lansing, KS/Lansing HS
27 Jean Ramirez C R/R 6–0 200 Fr. Ft. Worth, TX/Boswell HS
28 Connor Costello OF/RHP R/R 6–3 188 Fr. Edmond, OK/Santa Fe HS
29 Eric Fisher OF/1B L/L 6–3 200 So. Spring, TX/Klein HS
30 Brandon Moore RHP R/R 6–3 228 So. Van Buren, AR/Van Buren HS
32 Randall Fant LHP L/L 6–4 185 Jr. Texarkana, Texas/Texas HS
33 Greg Milhorn RHP R/R 6–2 175 Fr. Texarkana, AR/Arkansas HS
34 Colby Suggs RHP R/R 6–0 225 So. Sulphur Springs, TXSulphur Springs HS
35 Mark Reyes LHP R/L 6–1 200 Fr. Hot Springs Village, AR/Jessieville HS
36 Jeff Harvill LHP L/L 6–0 180 So. Keithville, LA/Evangel Christian Academy
37 Trent Daniel LHP R/L 6–2 195 Redshirt Jr. Bryant, AR/Arkansas-Fort Smith/Bryant HS
38 Brian Heldman RHP R/R 6–3 170 Fr. Round Rock, TX/Stony Point HS
39 Chris Oliver RHP R/R 6–4 180 Fr. Farmington, AR/Shiloh Christian HS
44 Kameron Walker OF L/L 6–1 210 Jr. Jonesboro, AR/Panola JC/Jonesboro HS)
45 Landon Simpson RHP R/R 5–10 180 Fr. Magnolia, AR/Magnolia HS
47 Ty Wright LHP L/L 6–2 175 Jr. Houston, TX/San Jacinto CC/Mayde Creek HS
49 John Woodcock LHP L/L 5-11 180 So. Ojai, CA/Villanova Prep HS
51 Cade Lynch LHP L/L 6–6 230 Jr. Jonesboro, AR/Panola JC/Valley View HS
52 Wilson Pfeiffer C R/R 6–2 195 Fr. Columbia, MO/Rock Bridge HS
55 Ryne Stanek RHP R/R 6–4 180 So. Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley HS
56 Braden Hughes C R/R 5–10 190 Fr. Mountain Home, AR/Mountain Home HS

Schedule

2012 Game Log
Regular season
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record SEC
1 2/17/12 Villanova Baum Stadium 11–5 Baxendale (1–0) Helisek (0–1) – 7,312 1–0
2 2/18/12 Villanova Baum Stadium 13–1 Stanek (1–0) Young (0–1) – 7,072 2–0
3 2/19/12 Villanova Baum Stadium 17–1 Astin (1–0) Almonte (0–1) – 7,456 3–0
4 2/21/12 Northwestern State Baum Stadium 8 –7 Sanburn (1–0) Roman (0–1) – 6,132 4–0
5 2/22/12 Northwestern State Baum Stadium 6–2 Reyes (1–0) Adams (0–1) – 6,382 5–0
6 2/24/12 Valparaiso Baum Stadium 7–3 Baxendale (2–0) Deetjen (0–1) Lynch (1) 6,194 6–0
7 2/25/12 Valparaiso Baum Stadium 4–3 Stanek (2–0) Wormington (0–1) Astin (1) 7,380 7–0
8 2/26/12 Valparaiso Baum Stadium 9-10 (10) Miller (1–0) Sanburn (1–1) – 6,885 7–1
9 2/28/12 BYU Baum Stadium 5–0 Moore (1–0) Westensee (0–1) – 6,255 8–1
10 2/29/12 BYU Baum Stadium 8–1 Baxendale (3–0) Poulson (0–1) – 6,846 9–1
11 3/2/12 Texas Tech Minute Maid Park 3–1 Stanek (3–0) von Schamann (2–1) Astin (2) 8,540 10–1
12 3/3/12 Houston Minute Maid Park 1–4 Lewis (2–1) Fant (0–1) Morehouse (1) – 10–2
13 3/4/12 #21 Texas Minute Maid Park 7–3 Baxendale (4–0) Jacquez (0–1) Astin (3) – 11–2
14 3/9/12 Binghamton Baum Stadium 4–0 Stanek (4–0) Augliera (0–2) – 6,914 12–2
15 3/10/12 Binghamton Baum Stadium 5–3 Baxendale (5–0) Lynch (0–2) Moore (1) – 13–2
16 3/10/12 Binghamton Baum Stadium 6–0 Fant (1–1) Lambert (0–2) – 8,963 14–2
17 3/13/12 Gonzaga Baum Stadium 1–0 Suggs (1–0) Moon (1–1) Astin (4) 7,420 15–2
18 3/14/12 Gonzaga Baum Stadium 5-3 Moore (2–0) Abbruzza (0–2) Astin (5) 6,578 16–2
19 3/16/12 Alabama Baum Stadium 4–3 (12) Astin (2–0) Rosencrans (0–1) – 8,530 17–2 1–0
20 3/17/12 Alabama Baum Stadium 8–4 Stanek (5–0) Guilbeau (1–2) Moore (2) 9,615 18-2 2–0
21 3/18/12 Alabama Baum Stadium 7–4 Sanburn (2–1) Pilkington (0–2) Astin (6) 8,426 19–2 3–0
22 3/20/12 Nevada Baum Stadium Postponed (rain)
23 3/21/12 Nevada Baum Stadium 10–2 Oliver (1-0) Marks (0–2) – 6,502 20–2 3–0
24 3/23/12 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 2-11 Stratton (5-0) Baxendale (5-1) - 6,289 20-3 3-1
25 3/24/12 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 8-0 Stanek (6-0) Routt (1-3) - 6,763 21-3 4-1
26 3/25/12 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 8-5 (11) Suggs (2-0) Reed (0-4) Lynch (2) 6,228 22-3 5-1
27 3/30/12 at #15 LSU Alex Box Stadium 10-6 Gausman (5-0) Lynch (0-1) - 11,095 22-4 5-2
28 3/31/12 at #15 LSU Alex Box Stadium 1-2 Cotton (3-0) Astin (2-1) - 11,710 22-5 5-3
29 4/1/12 at #15 LSU Alex Box Stadium 2-3 (11) Bourgeois (1-1) Astin (2-2) - 10,686 22-6 5-4
30 4/6/12 Georgia Baum Stadium 4-2 Wood (4-1) Stanek (6-1) - 9,033 22-7 5-5
31 4/7/12 Georgia Baum Stadium 8-3 Moore (3-0) Palazzone (0-4) - 8,479 23-7 6-5
32 4/8/12 Georgia Baum Stadium 8-0 Baxendale (6-1) Nagel (0-1) - 6,973 24-7 7-5
33 4/10/12 at Oklahoma Dale Mitchell Park 0-4 Magnifico (1-0) Fant (1-2) Okert (1) 1,537 24-8 7-5
34 4/13/12 #3 Kentucky Baum Stadium 8-7 Lynch (1-1) Phillips (5-1) - 9,287 25-8 8-5
35 4/14/12 #3 Kentucky Baum Stadium 4-5 Shepherd (3-0) Astin (2-3) Peterson (1) 9,575 25-9 8-6
36 4/14/12 #3 Kentucky Baum Stadium 1-2 Littrell (6-0) Baxendale (6-2) Gott (8) 9,575 25-10 8-7
37 4/17/12 Stephen F. Austin Baum Stadium 8-3 Fant (2-2) Landers (0-2) Daniel (1) 7,464 26-10 8-7
38 4/17/12 Stephen F. Austin Baum Stadium 4-3 Suggs (3-0) Dozier (0-1) - 7,464 27-10 8-7
39 4/21/12 at #22 Ole Miss Swayze Field 2-8 Greenwood (1-0) Moore (3-1) - 7,647 27-11 8-8
40 4/21/12 at #22 Ole Miss Swayze Park 0-1 Mayers (4-2) Stanek (6-2) Hively (1) 10,603 27-12 8-9
41 4/22/12 at #22 Ole Miss Swayze Park 11-3 Lynch (2-1) Smith (2-3) - 8,115 28-12 9-9
42 4/24/12 Oral Roberts Baum Stadium 6-1 Daniel (1-0) Wilson (1-2) - 6,837 29-12 9-9
43 4/27/12 at #5 Florida McKethan Stadium 2-3 Randall (4-1) Stanek (6-3) Maddox (12) 3,906 29-13 9-10
44 4/28/12 at #5 Florida McKethan Stadium 5-1 Moore (4-1) Johnson (5-3) - 4,894 30-13 10-10
45 4/29/12 at #5 Florida McKethan Stadium 3-1 (10) Suggs (4-0) Magliozzi (4-2) Astin (7) 3,927 31-13 11-10
46 5/1/12 Missouri Baum Stadium 6-3 Sanburn (3-1) Holovach (5-4) - 7,051 32-13 11-10
47 5/2/12 Missouri Baum Stadium 2-0 Gunn (1-0) Walsh (2-3) Astin (8) 6,840 33-13 11-10
48 5/4/12 #5 South Carolina Baum Stadium 6-8 (10) Beal (3-3) Astin (2-4) Price (7) 8,982 33-14 11-11
49 5/5/12 #5 South Carolina Baum Stadium 7-6 Wright (1-0) Montgomery (4-1) Astin (9) 8,774 34-14 12-11
50 5/6/12 #5 South Carolina Baum Stadium 7-10 Price (4-3) Baxendale (6-3) - 8,461 34-15 12-12
51 5/10/12 Auburn Baum Stadium 2-3 (10) Varnadore (3-7) Astin (2-5) - 7,555 34-16 12-13
52 5/11/12 Auburn Baum Stadium 5-4 Suggs (5-0) Smith (3-5) - 8,536 35-16 13-13
53 5/12/12 Auburn Baum Stadium 5-12 Smith (4-5) Moore (4-2) Bryant (5) 8,512 35-17 13-14
54 5/15/12 Louisiana Tech Dickey-Stephens Park 6-5 (10) Astin (3-5) Dudley (4-4) - 10,512 36-17 13-14
55 5/17/12 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8-0 Baxendale (7-3) Saberhagen (5-3) - 1,721 37-17 14-14
56 5/18/12 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 10-3 Lynch (3-1) Williams (3-5) - 1,808 38-17 15-14
57 5/19/12 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8-2 Suggs (6-0) Stevens (1-2) - 2,121 39-17 16-14
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Att Record Tournament Record
58 5/22/12 vs. #24 Mississippi State Regions Park 1-9 Woodruff (1-2) Stanek (6-4) Holder (7) 5,489 39-18 0-1
59 5/23/12 vs. Ole Miss Regions Park 0-2 Mayers (5-3) Baxendale (7-4) Huber (10) - 39-19 0-2
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Att Record NCAAT Record
60 6/1/12 Sam Houston State Reckling Park 5-4 Moore (5-2) Smith (8-6) - 3,081 40-19 1-0
61 6/2/12 #8 Rice Reckling Park 1-0 Stanek (7-4) Kubitza (6-5) Astin (10) 3,869 41-19 2-0
62 6/3/12 Sam Houston State Reckling Park 5-1 Sanburn (4-1) Dickson (4-5) - 2,987 42-19 3-0
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Att Record Super Record
63 6/9/12 #4 Baylor Baylor Ballpark 1-8 Blank (11-1) Baxendale (7-5) - 5,007 42-20 0-1
64 6/10/12 #4 Baylor Baylor Ballpark 5-4 Daniel (2-0) Garner (3-3) - 5,038 43-20 1-1
65 6/11/12 #4 Baylor Baylor Ballpark 1-0 (10) Suggs (7-0) Newman (4-4) - 5,059 44-20 2-1
# Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Att Record CWS Record
66 6/16/12 Kent State TD Ameritrade Park 8-1 Baxendale (8-5) Starn (11-4) Moore (3) 23,980 45-20 1-0
67 6/18/12 #7 South Carolina TD Ameritrade Park 2-1 Stanek (8-4) Holmes (7-2) Astin (11) 23,537 46-20 2-0
68 6/21/12 #7 South Carolina TD Ameritrade Park 0-2 Montgomery (6-1) Fant (2-3) Price (13) 23,593 46-21 2-1
69 6/22/12 #7 South Carolina TD Ameritrade Park 2-3 Price (5-4) Suggs (7-1) - 22,184 46-22 2-2

Rankings

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]88*7673399т151713131814т2020*20*3
Baseball America[5]4444433131117211820—25——*—*6
Collegiate Baseball^[6]8877544119162013131714191163
NCBWA†[7]65775331110151714161814201063

^ 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.

Razorbacks in the 2012 MLB Draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Matt Reynolds 3B 2 71 New York Mets
Nolan Sanburn RHP 2 74 Oakland Athletics
Teddy Stankiewicz RHP 2 75 New York Mets
D’Vone McClure OF 4 143 Cleveland Indians
Ty Buttrey RHP 4 151 Boston Red Sox
Colin Poche LHP 5 162 Baltimore Orioles
Shilo McCall OF 9 298 San Francisco Giants
DJ Baxendale RHP 10 310 Minnesota Twins
Tim Carver SS 19 608 Philadelphia Phillies
Sam Bates OF 28 853 Kansas City Royals
Randall Fant LHP 29 893 Cleveland Indians
Derrick Bleeker RHP/OF 37 1122 Baltimore Orioles
Jacob Morris OF 37 1133 Cleveland Indians
Italics denotes an incoming Razorback prospect.

References

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Crunk, Chad. "Dave van Horn". University of Arkansas. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012..
  3. ^ "Arkansas earns CWS berth with 10-inning win vs. Baylor". USA Today. June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. January 25, 2012. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
  6. ^ "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

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