2012 Florida State Seminoles baseball
ACC Regular season Champion
ACC Atlantic Division Champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CBNo. 4
Record50–17 (24–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Bell (1st season)
  • Mike Martin, Jr. (15th season)
  • Matt Matulia (2nd season)
CaptainJames Ramsey
Home stadiumMike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
(Capacity: 6,700)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Atlantic
No. 3 Florida State  x‍‍‍y 24 – 6 – 0   .800 50 – 17 – 0   .746
No. 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
No. 5 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 44 – 14 – 0   .759
No. 15 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 39 – 16 – 1   .705
No. 21 Miami  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 36 – 21 – 0   .632
No. 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[1]
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.

Florida State spent large parts of the 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 went on to appear in the College World Series for the fifteenth time, where they reached the semifinals.

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
4 INF Anthony Howard R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lake City, 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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'99*986442121111134
Baseball America201813127642111111154
Collegiate Baseball^13111086553255216544
NCBWA†108886442121113124

^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". TheACC.com. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
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