2012 Florida Gators baseball team

2012 Florida Gators baseball
Gainesville Regional champions Gainesville Super Regional champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#6
2012 record	47–20 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (5th year)
Assistant coach	Brad Weitzel (5th year) Craig Bell (5th year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
#2 South Carolina ^x^y	18	–	11		.621			49	–	20		.710
#6 Florida ^y	18	–	12		.600			47	–	20		.701
#19 Kentucky ^y	18	–	12		.600			45	–	18		.714
#25 Vanderbilt ^y	16	–	14		.533			35	–	28		.556
Georgia	14	–	15		.483			31	–	26		.544
Tennessee	8	–	22		.267			24	–	31		.436
Western
#11 LSU ^x†^y	19	–	11		.633			47	–	18		.723
#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 Division I Baseball Championship 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 Crawford, JonathonJonathon Crawford R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Okeechobee, FL 20 INF Dent, CodyCody Dent L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Boynton Beach, FL 29 C Fahrman, MikeMike Fahrman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 4 INF Fontana, NolanNolan Fontana L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Winter Garden, FL 6 LHP Gibson, DanielDaniel Gibson L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Lutz, FL 17 C Gushue, TaylorTaylor Gushue S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Boca Raton, FL 24 RHP Harris, RyanRyan Harris R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Jupiter, FL 31 C Haskel, ToddTodd Haskel R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Palm Harbor, FL 35 LHP Johnson, BrianBrian Johnson L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Cocoa Beach, FL 28 RHP Kish, KeenanKeenan Kish L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Worcester, PA 37 RHP Larson, GregGreg Larson R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Longwood, FL 10 RHP Maddox, AustinAustin Maddox R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL 45 RHP Magliozzi, JohnnyJohnny Magliozzi R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr East Milton, MA 13 OF Mitchell, ConnorConnor Mitchell L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Tampa, FL 41 INF Moyer, JeffJeff Moyer L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Winter Springs, FL 8 OF Pigott, DanielDaniel Pigott R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Ormond Beach, FL 5 INF Powers, ZackZack Powers L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Seffner, FL 14 LHP Poyner, BobbyBobby Poyner L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wellington, FL 30 INF Ramjit, VickashVickash Ramjit R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Miami, FL 11 RHP Randall, HudsonHudson Randall R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA 26 OF Reid, CoryCory Reid R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Port St. Lucie, FL 27 RHP Rhodes, AaronAaron Rhodes L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Venice, FL 32 LHP Rodriguez, StevenSteven Rodriguez L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Miami, FL 15 C Sedell, BrandonBrandon Sedell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Davie, FL 16 INF Shafer, JustinJustin Shafer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lake Wales, FL 21 LHP Stump, CoreyCorey Stump L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lakeland, FL 18 OF Thompson, TylerTyler Thompson L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tequesta, FL 12 INF Tobias, JoshJosh Tobias S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Greensboro, NC 34 INF Trent, SeanSean Trent R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Maitland, FL 25 INF Tucker, PrestonPreston Tucker L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Tampa, FL 2 INF Turgeon, CaseyCasey Turgeon L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Palm Harbor, FL 22 RHP Whitson, KarstenKarsten Whitson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Chipley, FL 3 C Zunino, MikeMike 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) 42 Brad Weitzel 33 Craig Bell Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

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

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'[3]	1	1*	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	5	5	3	2	1	6
Baseball America[4]	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	5	5	7	6	3	3	1	3
Collegiate Baseball^[5]	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	8	5	5	4	3	7
NCBWA†[6]	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	5	5	2	2	1	6

^ 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.

Awards and honors

Jonathon Crawford

• Pitched a no-hitter on June 2, 2012 against Bethune-Cookman in the opening round of the Gainesville Regional tournament. It was the first Gators solo no-hitter since 1991 and the seventh no-hitter in NCAA Tournament history.^[7]

Nolan Fontana

• Second-team All-SEC^[8]
• SEC All-Defensive team^[8]

Taylor Gushue

• SEC Freshman of the Week (2/13/12–2/20/12). On Feb. 17, Gushue homered on the first pitch he saw as a collegian and on Feb. 18 hit a two-run triple in the fourth inning of a series-clinching win over Cal State Fullerton.^[9]
• SEC Freshman of the Week (2/27/12–3/5/12). Gushue hit .400 (4-for-10), with four RBI, three runs and a pair of homers during a three game sweep at #8 Miami.^[10]

Brian Johnson

• SEC Player of the Week (4/9/12–4/16/12). Johnson batted .471 (8-for-17) with a team-high seven RBI during four games, including a victory at #1 Florida State and a series win at Tennessee.^[11]
• First-team All-SEC^[8]

Steven Rodriguez

• First-team All-SEC^[8]

Josh Tobias

• SEC All-Freshman team^[8]

Preston Tucker

• SEC Player of the Week (3/12/12–3/19/12). Tucker batted .400 (6-for-15) in four victories including a three-game-sweep of Vanderbilt.^[12]
• First-team All-SEC^[8]

Casey Turgeon

• SEC Player of the Week (5/1/12–5/8/12). Turgeon batted .400 (4-for-10) and scored a game-winning run during a series win at #6 Kentucky.^[13]

Mike Zunino

• College Baseball 360 Primetime Player Of The Week (2/28/12–3/6/12). Zunino batted .400 (6-for-15) with five runs, four RBI, three doubles and a home-run during a three game sweep at #8 Miami.^[14]
• Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (3/5/12–3/12/12). Zunino batted .389 (7-for-18) with five runs, 11 RBI, four home-runs and a slugging percentage of 1.111 during five wins.^[15]
• First-team All-SEC^[8]
• SEC All-Defensive team^[8]
• 2012 Dick Howser Trophy (College Baseball Player of the Year) recipient.^[16]

Gators in the MLB 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

• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators baseball players

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. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
3. USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll
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. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
8. "Gator Baseball Players Collect Numerous SEC Awards". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
9. "UF Baseball's Taylor Gushue Named SEC Freshman of the Week". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
10. "UF Baseball's Taylor Gushue Named SEC Freshman Of The Week For Second Time". Retrieved 5 March 2012.
11. "Baseball's Brian Johnson Named SEC Player Of The Week". Retrieved 16 April 2012.
12. "UF Baseball's Preston Tucker Named SEC Player Of The Week". Retrieved 21 March 2012.
13. "UF Baseball's Casey Turgeon Named SEC Freshman Of The Week". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
14. "UF Baseball's Mike Zunino Named College Baseball 360 Primetime Player Of The Week". Retrieved 7 March 2012.
15. "UF Baseball's Mike Zunino Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week". Retrieved 12 March 2012.
16. "Florida Baseball's Mike Zunino Selected As 26th Dick Howser Trophy Recipient". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

External links

• Gator Baseball official website