2012 Florida Gators baseball team

2012 Florida Gators baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 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 xy 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
Post-Season

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
Nolan Fontana
Taylor Gushue
Brian Johnson
Steven Rodriguez
Josh Tobias
Preston Tucker
Casey Turgeon
Mike Zunino

Gators in the MLB Draft

For more details on this topic, see 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. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.

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