2012 LSU Tigers baseball
SEC Champions
SEC Western Division Champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
CBNo. 9
Record47–18 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coachJavi Sanchez
Pitching coachAlan Dunn
Home stadiumAlex Box 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 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2012. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009.

The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his sixth season at LSU. The Tigers' season ended at the hands of Stony Brook after a shocking upset in the Baton Rouge Super Regional.

Pre-season

Key Losses

Key Players Returning

Personnel

Roster

2012 LSU Tigers baseball roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 Aaron Nola - Freshman
  • 12 Kevin Gausman - Sophomore
  • 18 Michael Reed - Sophomore
  • 21 Joe Broussard - Sophomore
  • 24 Cody Glenn - Freshman
  • 25 Joey Bourgeois - Junior
  • 30 Carson Baranik - Freshman
  • 32 Aaron Johnson - Freshman
  • 33 Kevin Berry - Junior
  • 37 Ryan Eades - Sophomore
  • 38 Nick Rumbelow - Sophomore
  • 39 Kurt McCune - Sophomore
  • 41 Nick Goody - Junior
  • 44 Braden Strickland - Freshman
  • 47 Christian Trent - Freshman
  • 49 Brent Bonvillain - Junior
  • 58 Chris Cotton - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 2 Tyler Moore - Sophomore
  • 20 Jordy Snikeris - Senior
  • 22 Evan Powell - Freshman
  • 26 Tyler Ross - Freshman
  • 35 Jackson Slaid - Sophomore
  

Infielders

  • 2 Tyler Moore - Freshman
  • 8 Mason Katz - Junior
  • 11 Tyler Hanover - Junior
  • 17 Jared Foster - Freshman
  • 22 Evan Powell - Freshman
  • 23 JaCoby Jones - Sophomore
  • 27 Beau Didier - Sophomore
  • 28 Casey Yocom - Junior
  • 36 Austin Nola - Senior
  

Outfielders

  • 4 Raph Rhymes - Junior
  • 5 Chris Sciambra - Freshman
  • 8 Mason Katz - Junior
  • 9 Arby Fields - Junior
  • 13 Alex Edward - Junior
  • 35 Jackson Slaid - Sophomore

Utility

  • 7 Grant Dozar - Junior

2012 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27867&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2011

Coaching Staff

2012 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staff
  • Paul Mainieri - Head Coach - 5 years at LSU
  • Alan Dunn - Pitching Coach - 1 year
  • Javi Sanchez - Hitting Coach - 4 years
  • Will Davis - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 4 years
  • Jeremy Phillips - Strength & Conditioning Coordinator - 1 year
  • Ross Brezovsky - Coordinator of Baseball Operations - 3 years

2011 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=28707&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2011

Schedule/Results

2012 LSU Tigers baseball game log
Post-Season
SEC Tournament
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record
Paid Actual
57[59] May 23 Mississippi St. Hoover, Ala.
(Regions Park)		 2-3 42-15 0-1
58[60] May 24 Ole Miss Hoover, Ala.
(Regions Park)		 11-2 43-15 1-1
59[61] May 25 Mississippi St. Hoover, Ala.
(Regions Park)		 3-4 (10) 43-16 1-2
NCAA Tournament: Regionals
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
Paid Actual
62[62] Jun 01 UL-Monroe Baton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)		 4-1 44-16 1-0
63[63] Jun 02 #16 Oregon St. Baton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)		 7-1 45-16 2-0
64[64] Jun 03 #16 Oregon St. Baton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)		 6-5 (10) 46-16 3-0
NCAA Tournament: Super Regionals
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
Paid Actual
62[65] Jun 08 #25 Stony Brook Baton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)		 5-4 (12) 47-16 4-0
63[66] Jun 09 #25 Stony Brook Baton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)		 1-3 47-17 4-1
64[67] Jun 10 #25 Stony Brook Baton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)		 2-7 47-18 4-2

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.

Ranking movements

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'1414*2015161314127464496711
Baseball America87141313111512544439239
Collegiate Baseball^129131110812731354421199
NCBWA†12101615131214128564497881010

^ 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.

LSU Tigers in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft

The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team

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