2012 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
CBNo. 7
Record47–20 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (5th year)
Brad Weitzel (5th year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan 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 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)

33 Craig Bell
42 Brad Weitzel

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

Schedule

2012 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 17 No. 16 Cal State Fullerton No. 1 McKethan Stadium 7–3 Rodriguez (1–0) Cardona (0–1) None 5,356 1–0 –
February 18 No. 16 Cal State Fullerton No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–2 Whitson (1–0) Wiest (0–1) Maddox (1) 4,951 2–0 –
February 19 No. 16 Cal State Fullerton No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–8 Gauna (1–0) Crawford (0–1) Lorenzen (1) 4,082 2–1 –
February 21 Bethune–Cookman No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–6 Maddox (1–0) Hernandez (0–1) None 2,616 3–1 –
February 22 UCF No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–0 Crawford (1–1) Collins (0–1) None 2,867 4–1 –
February 24 William & Mary No. 1 McKethan Stadium 4–1 Randall (1–0) Shain (0–1) Maddox (2) 3,139 5–1 –
February 25 William & Mary No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–1 Johnson (1–0) Wainman (1–1) None 4,093 6–1 –
February 26 William & Mary No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–36 Rodriguez (2–0) Inghram (0–2) None 2,918 7–1 –
March
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 2 at No. 8 Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 No. 2 Alex Rodriguez Park
Coral Gables, FL		 7–5 Randall (2–0) Erickson (2–1) Maddox (3) 4,233 8–1 –
March 3 at No. 8 Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 No. 2 Alex Rodriguez Park 13–5 Larson (1–0) Whaley (1–1) None 4,999 9–1 –
March 4 at No. 8 Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 No. 2 Alex Rodriguez Park 8–5 Magliozzi (1–0) Encinosa (0–1) Gibson (1) 2,124 10–1 –
March 6 Florida Atlantic No. 1 McKethan Stadium 16–1 Poyner (1–0) Meiers (1–2) None 2,803 11–1 –
March 7 Florida A&M No. 1 McKethan Stadium 15–2 Larson (2–0) Duncan (1–3) None 2,673 12–1 –
March 9 Florida Gulf Coast No. 1 McKethan Stadium 4–2 Rodriguez (3–0) Anderson (1–1) Maddox (4) 3,001 13–1 –
March 10 Florida Gulf Coast No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–3 Johnson (2–0) Bixler (2–2) None 3,413 14–1 –
March 11 Florida Gulf Coast No. 1 McKethan Stadium 3–2 Gibson (1–0) Forjet (0–2) Maddox (5) 3,266 15–1 –
March 13 No. 6 Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 1 McKethan Stadium 9–2 Larson (3–0) Sitz (1–1) Maddox (6) 6,005 16–1 –
March 14 Ontario Blue Jays (exh.) No. 1 McKethan Stadium Cancelled (rain); no make-up.
March 16 Vanderbilt No. 1 McKethan Stadium 10–2 Randall (3–0) Ziomek (2–2) None 4,141 17–1 1–0
March 17 Vanderbilt No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–1 Johnson (3–0) VerHagen (2–2) None 4,364 18–1 2–0
March 18 Vanderbilt No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–2 Crawford (2–1) Beede (0–3) None 4,088 19–1 3–0
March 20 Samford No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–3 Magliozzi (2–0) Rutledge (0–2) Maddox (7) 2,769 20–1 –
March 22 at No. 8 South Carolina No. 1 Carolina Stadium
Columbia, SC		 3–9 Price (3–1) Rodriguez (3–1) None 8,242 20–2 3–1
March 23 at No. 8 South Carolina No. 1 Carolina Stadium 8–2 Johnson (4–0) Koumas (1–2) None 8,242 21–2 4–1
March 24 at No. 8 South Carolina No. 1 Carolina Stadium 5–4 Maddox (2–0) Price (3–2) None 8,242 22–2 5–1
March 27 vs. No. 4 Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 1 Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, FL		 4–1 Magliozzi (3–0) Busch (0–1) Maddox (8) 10,751 23–2 –
March 30 at No. 20 Ole Miss No. 1 Swayze Field
Oxford, MS		 0–3 Wahl (5–0) Randall (3–1) Huber (6) 9,311 23–3 5–2
March 31 at No. 20 Ole Miss No. 1 Swayze Field 9–4 Magliozzi (4–0) Chavez (3–1) None 10,064 24–3 6–2
April
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 1 at No. 20 Ole Miss No. 1 Swayze Field 6–7 Huber (1–1) Maddox (2–1) None 8,616 24–4 6–3
April 3 at North Florida No. 1 Harmon Stadium
Jacksonville, FL		 5–10 Jagodzinski (1–0) Poyner (1–1) None 2,144 24–5 –
April 5 No. 12 LSU No. 1 McKethan Stadium 6–7 McCune (2–3) Johnson (4–1) Goody (3) 4,487 24–6 6–4
April 6 No. 12 LSU No. 1 McKethan Stadium 7–0 Crawford (3–1) Gausman (5–1) None 5,793 25–6 7–4
April 7 No. 12 LSU No. 1 McKethan Stadium 7–8 Bonvillain (2–0) Maddox (2–2) Goody (4) 6,108 25–7 7–5
April 10 at No. 1 Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL		 6–3 Harris (1–0) Bird (0–1) Maddox (9) 6,730 26–7 –
April 13 at Tennessee No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN		 3–1 Crawford (4–1) Godley (4–2) Maddox (10) 3,401 27–7 8–5
April 14 at Tennessee No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4–5 Saberhagen (4–0) Magliozzi (4–1) Blount (9) 2,838 27–8 8–6
April 15 at Tennessee No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8–1 Johnson (5–1) Williams (2–4) None 3,322 28–8 9–6
April 17 Georgia Southern No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–2 Larson (4–0) Hart (1–1) None 3,002 29–8 –
April 20 Georgia No. 1 McKethan Stadium 3–216 Larson (5–0) Swinford (0–1) None 4,840 30–8 10–6
April 21 Georgia No. 1 McKethan Stadium 3–5 Palazzone (2–5) Johnson (5–2) Dieterich (7) 4,458 30–9 10–7
April 22 Georgia No. 1 McKethan Stadium 6–3 Whitson (2–0) Benzor (4–2) Maddox (11) 4,492 31–9 11–7
April 24 South Florida No. 2 McKethan Stadium 3–5 Barbosa (5–3) Gibson (1–1) Leasure (6) 2,897 31–10 –
April 25 Bethune–Cookman No. 2 McKethan Stadium 10–1 Whitson (3–0) Durapau (2–5) None 2,563 32–10 –
April 27 No. 17 Arkansas No. 2 McKethan Stadium 3–2 Randall (4–1) Stanek (6–3) Maddox (12) 3,906 33–10 12–7
April 28 No. 17 Arkansas No. 2 McKethan Stadium 1–5 Moore (4–1) Johnson (5–3) None 4,894 33–11 12–8
April 29 No. 17 Arkansas No. 2 McKethan Stadium 1–310 Suggs (4–0) Magliozzi (4–2) Astin (7) 3,927 33–12 12–9
May
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 3 at No. 6 Kentucky No. 5 Cliff Hagan Stadium
Lexington, KY		 5–3 Randall (5–1) Rogers (5–3) Rodriguez (1) 2,457 34–12 13–9
May 4 at No. 6 Kentucky No. 5 Cliff Hagan Stadium 5–1 Larson (6–0) Grundy (4–2) Rodriguez (2) 2,925 35–12 14–9
May 5 at No. 6 Kentucky No. 5 Cliff Hagan Stadium 1–2 Littrell (7–0) Johnson (5–4) Gott (9) 2,607 35–13 14–10
May 8 North Florida No. 5 McKethan Stadium 4–311 Harris (2–0) Karmeris (0–2) None 2,714 36–13 –
May 11 Mississippi State No. 5 McKethan Stadium 4–1 Randall (6–1) Stratton (9–1) Rodriguez (3) 3,875 37–13 15–10
May 12 Mississippi State No. 5 McKethan Stadium 0–2 Graveman (4–3) Crawford (4–2) Holder (4) 4,593 37–14 15–11
May 13 Mississippi State No. 5 McKethan Stadium 2–1 Maddox (3–2) Lindgren (1–2) None 3,299 38–14 16–11
May 15 at Samford No. 3 Joe Lee Griffin Stadium
Birmingham, AL		 7–12 Irby (4–1) Magliozzi (4–3) None 1,722 38–15 –
May 17 at Auburn No. 3 Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL		 6–0 Randall (7–1) Jacobs (5–3) None 2,652 39–15 17–11
May 18 at Auburn No. 3 Plainsman Park 10–1 Johnson (6–4) Koger (3–5) None 3,511 40–15 18–11
May 19 at Auburn No. 3 Plainsman Park 4–5 Varnadore (4–7) Rodriguez (3–2) Bryant (6) 2,983 40–16 18–12
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 22 vs. (10) Auburn No. 2 (3) Regions Park
Hoover, AL		 6–1 Crawford (5–2) Jacobs (5–4) None 7,145 41–16 1–0
May 24 vs. (5) Vanderbilt No. 2 (3) Regions Park 1–2 Selman (9–3) Randall (7–2) Miller (1) 6,672 41–17 1–1
May 25 vs. No. 4 (2) South Carolina No. 2 (3) Regions Park 7–2 Johnson (7–4) Holmes (6–1) None 9,067 42–17 2–1
May 26 vs. (5) Vanderbilt No. 2 (3) Regions Park 6–8 Clinard (7–2) Maddox (3–3) VerHagen (2) 9,243 42–18 2–2
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record
June 1 Bethune–Cookman No. 1 McKethan Stadium 4–0 Crawford (6–2) Gonzalez (9–2) None 3,285 43–18 1–0
June 2 No. 24 Georgia Tech No. 1 McKethan Stadium 6–2 Randall (8–2) Farmer (8–4) Rodriguez (4) 4,584 44–18 2–0
June 3 No. 24 Georgia Tech No. 1 McKethan Stadium 15–3 Johnson (8–4) Davies (1–4) None 3,537 45–18 3–0
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record
June 9 No. 16 NC State No. 1 McKethan Stadium 7–1 Randall (9–2) Ogburn (5–4) None 5,117 46–18 1–0
June 10 No. 16 NC State No. 1 McKethan Stadium 9–810 Whitson (4–0) Williams (4–4) Kish (1) 4,568 47–18 2–0
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 16 vs. No. 6 South Carolina No. 1 TD Ameritrade Park
Omaha, NE		 3–7 Roth (8–1) Johnson (8–5) Price (12) 25,291 47–19 0–1
June 18 vs. Kent State No. 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 FloridaGators.com

Rankings

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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
Nolan Fontana
Taylor Gushue
Brian Johnson
Steven Rodriguez
Josh Tobias
Preston Tucker
Casey Turgeon
Mike Zunino

Gators in the MLB Draft

Further information: 2012 Major League Baseball Draft
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

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "UF's Greg Larson Taken On Final Day Of MLB Draft; Gators Finish With Nine Selections". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  3. ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  6. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  7. ^ "Jonathon Crawford Tosses 7th No-Hitter In NCAA Tourney History As No. 1 Florida Blanks B-CU, 4-0". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Gator Baseball Players Collect Numerous SEC Awards". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  9. ^ "UF Baseball's Taylor Gushue Named SEC Freshman of the Week". Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  10. ^ "UF Baseball's Taylor Gushue Named SEC Freshman Of The Week For Second Time". Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  11. ^ "Baseball's Brian Johnson Named SEC Player Of The Week". Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  12. ^ "UF Baseball's Preston Tucker Named SEC Player Of The Week". Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  13. ^ "UF Baseball's Casey Turgeon Named SEC Freshman Of The Week". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  14. ^ "UF Baseball's Mike Zunino Named College Baseball 360 Primetime Player Of The Week". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  15. ^ "UF Baseball's Mike Zunino Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week". Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  16. ^ "Florida Baseball's Mike Zunino Selected As 26th Dick Howser Trophy Recipient". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.

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