American college baseball season
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]
2012 Florida Gators baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
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
Current redshirt
2012 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
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
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
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 StateRivalry
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
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
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
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
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
StadiumSite
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
StadiumSite
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
StadiumSite
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
StadiumSite
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
^ 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.
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]
John Olerud Award – (two-way player )
Steven Rodriguez
Josh Tobias
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 [ edit ]
^ "Baseball standings" . Retrieved May 21, 2012 .
^ "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 .
^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll" . Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ "UF Baseball's Taylor Gushue Named SEC Freshman of the Week" . Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012 .
^ "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 .
^ "Baseball's Brian Johnson Named SEC Player Of The Week" . Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012 .
^ "UF Baseball's Preston Tucker Named SEC Player Of The Week" . Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
Venue Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics