2012 Florida Gators baseball team#Schedule

{{short description|American college baseball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

|year = 2012

|team = Florida Gators

|sport= baseball

|logo = Florida Gators script logo.svg

|logo_size = 150

|conference = Southeastern Conference

|short_conf = SEC

|CoachRank = 6

|CBRank = 7

|record = 47–20

|conf_record = 18–12

|head_coach = Kevin O'Sullivan (5th year)

|asst_coach1 = Craig Bell (5th year)
Brad Weitzel (5th year)

|stadium = Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

|champion =Gainesville Regional champions
Gainesville Super Regional champions

|tourney = College World Series

|tourney_result = 0–2

}}

{{2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings}}

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.{{cite web|title=UF's Greg Larson Taken On Final Day Of MLB Draft; Gators Finish With Nine Selections|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23275|work=GatorZone.com|accessdate=31 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703140946/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23275|archive-date=3 July 2013|url-status=dead}}

Roster

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{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Cody|last=Dent|num=20|pos=INF|bat=L|throw=R|ft=5|in=11|lbs=190|class=Jr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Boynton Beach, FL}}

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{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Nolan|last=Fontana|num=4|link=y|pos=INF|bat=L|throw=R|ft=5|in=11|lbs=190|class=Jr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Winter Garden, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Daniel|last=Gibson|num=6|pos=LHP|bat=L|throw=L|ft=6|in=3|lbs=220|class=So|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Lutz, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Taylor|last=Gushue|link=y|num=17|pos=C|bat=S|throw=R|ft=6|in=2|lbs=205|class=Fr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Boca Raton, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Harris|num=24|pos=RHP|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=2|lbs=200|class=Fr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Jupiter, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Todd|last=Haskel|num=31|pos=C|bat=R|throw=R|ft=5|in=11|lbs=185|class=So|rs=yes|cur_rs=|home=Palm Harbor, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Brian|last=Johnson|link=y|dab=pitcher|num=35|pos=LHP|bat=L|throw=L|ft=6|in=3|lbs=235|class=Jr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Cocoa Beach, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Keenan|last=Kish|num=28|pos=RHP|bat=L|throw=R|ft=6|in=3|lbs=205|class=So|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Worcester, PA}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Greg|last=Larson|num=37|pos=RHP|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=8|lbs=235|class=Sr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Longwood, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Austin|last=Maddox|link=y|num=10|pos=RHP|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=3|lbs=235|class=Jr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Jacksonville, FL}}

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{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Connor|last=Mitchell|num=13|pos=OF|bat=L|throw=R|ft=6|in=0|lbs=185|class=Fr|rs=y|cur_rs=|home=Tampa, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Jeff|last=Moyer|num=41|pos=INF|bat=L|throw=R|ft=5|in=11|lbs=190|class=Sr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Winter Springs, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Daniel|last=Pigott|num=8|pos=OF|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=2|lbs=205|class=Sr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Ormond Beach, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Zack|last=Powers|num=5|pos=INF|bat=L|throw=R|ft=6|in=3|lbs=205|class=So|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Seffner, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Bobby|last=Poyner|num=14|pos=LHP|bat=L|throw=L|ft=6|in=0|lbs=205|class=Fr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Wellington, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Vickash|last=Ramjit|num=30|pos=INF|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=3|lbs=215|class=Jr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Miami, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Hudson|last=Randall|num=11|pos=RHP|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=3|lbs=180|class=Jr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Atlanta, GA}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Cory|last=Reid|num=26|pos=OF|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=2|lbs=195|class=Fr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Port St. Lucie, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Aaron|last=Rhodes|num=27|pos=RHP|bat=L|throw=R|ft=5|in=11|lbs=190|class=Fr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Venice, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Steven|last=Rodriguez|link=y|num=32|pos=LHP|bat=L|throw=L|ft=6|in=2|lbs=235|class=Jr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Miami, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Brandon|last=Sedell|num=15|pos=C|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=1|lbs=225|class=Fr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Davie, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Justin|last=Shafer|num=16|pos=INF|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=2|lbs=200|class=Fr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Lake Wales, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Corey|last=Stump|num=21|pos=LHP|bat=L|throw=L|ft=6|in=5|lbs=220|class=Fr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Lakeland, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Tyler|last=Thompson|num=18|pos=OF|bat=L|throw=R|ft=6|in=1|lbs=190|class=Sr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Tequesta, FL}}

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{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Casey|last=Turgeon|num=2|pos=INF|bat=L|throw=R|ft=5|in=9|lbs=165|class=Fr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Palm Harbor, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Karsten|last=Whitson|link=y|num=22|pos=RHP|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=4|lbs=225|class=So|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Chipley, FL}}

{{Baseball roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Zunino|link=y|num=3|pos=C|bat=R|throw=R|ft=6|in=2|lbs=220|class=Jr|rs=|cur_rs=|home=Cape Coral, FL}}

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|head_coach= 7 Kevin O'Sullivan

|asst_coach= 33 Craig Bell
42 Brad Weitzel

}}

Schedule

{{Game log start|style=background:#0021A5;color:white;|title= 2012 Florida Gators baseball game log}}

! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Regular season

|- valign="top"

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFF;color:#0021A5;|title=February| Date| Opponent| Rank| Stadium
Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall Record| SEC Record}}

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| February 17 || No. 16 {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|school=California State University, Fullerton|title={{nowrap|Cal State Fullerton}}}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 7–3 || Rodriguez (1–0) || Cardona (0–1) || None || 5,356 || 1–0 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| February 18 || {{nowrap|No. 16 Cal State Fullerton}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 5–2 || Whitson (1–0) || Wiest (0–1) || Maddox (1) || 4,951 || 2–0 || –

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| February 19 || {{nowrap|No. 16 Cal State Fullerton}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 5–8 || Gauna (1–0) || Crawford (0–1) || Lorenzen (1) || 4,082 || 2–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| February 21 || Bethune–Cookman || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–6 || Maddox (1–0) || Hernandez (0–1) || None || 2,616 || 3–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| February 22 || UCF || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–0 || Crawford (1–1) || Collins (0–1) || None || 2,867 || 4–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| February 24 || {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=William & Mary Tribe|school=William & Mary University|title=William & Mary}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 4–1 || Randall (1–0) || Shain (0–1) || Maddox (2) || 3,139 || 5–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| February 25 || William & Mary || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 5–1 || Johnson (1–0) || Wainman (1–1) || None || 4,093 || 6–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| February 26 || William & Mary || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 5–36 || Rodriguez (2–0) || Inghram (0–2) || None || 2,918 || 7–1 || –

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFF;color:#0021A5;|title=March| Date| Opponent| Rank| Stadium
Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall Record| SEC Record}}

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 2 || at No. 8 {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Miami Hurricanes|school=University of Miami|title=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 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 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 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 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 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 6 || {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|school=Florida Atlantic University|title=Florida Atlantic}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 16–1 || Poyner (1–0) || Meiers (1–2) || None || 2,803 || 11–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 7 || {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Florida A&M Rattlers|school=Florida A&M University|title=Florida A&M}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 15–2 || Larson (2–0) || Duncan (1–3) || None || 2,673 || 12–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 9 || {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Florida Gulf Coast Eagles|school=Florida Gulf Coast University|title=Florida Gulf Coast}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 4–2 || Rodriguez (3–0) || Anderson (1–1) || Maddox (4) || 3,001 || 13–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 10 || Florida Gulf Coast || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–3 || Johnson (2–0) || Bixler (2–2) || None || 3,413 || 14–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 11 || Florida Gulf Coast || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 3–2 || Gibson (1–0) || Forjet (0–2) || Maddox (5) || 3,266 || 15–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 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 || –

|- bgcolor="#F0E8E8"

| March 14 || Ontario Blue Jays (exh.) || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || colspan=7 | Cancelled (rain); no make-up.

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 16 || {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|school=Vanderbilt University|title=Vanderbilt}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 10–2 || Randall (3–0) || Ziomek (2–2) || None || 4,141 || 17–1 || 1–0

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 17 || Vanderbilt || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 5–1 || Johnson (3–0) || VerHagen (2–2) || None || 4,364 || 18–1 || 2–0

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 18 || Vanderbilt || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–2 || Crawford (2–1) || Beede (0–3) || None || 4,088 || 19–1 || 3–0

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 20 || {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Samford Bulldogs|school=Samford University|title=Samford}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 5–3 || Magliozzi (2–0) || Rutledge (0–2) || Maddox (7) || 2,769 || 20–1 || –

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 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

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 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

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 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

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| March 27 || vs. No. 4 Florida State
Rivalry || No. 1 || Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, FL || 4–1 || Magliozzi (3–0) || Busch (0–1) || Maddox (8) || 10,751 || 23–2 || –

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| March 30 || at No. 20 {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Ole Miss Rebels|school=University of Mississippi|title=Ole Miss}} || No. 1 || Swayze Field
Oxford, MS || 0–3 || Wahl (5–0) || Randall (3–1) || Huber (6) || 9,311 || 23–3 || 5–2

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 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

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFF;color:#0021A5;|title=April| Date| Opponent| Rank| Stadium
Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall Record| SEC Record}}

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| April 1 || at No. 20 {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Ole Miss Rebels|school=University of Mississippi|title=Ole Miss}} || No. 1 || Swayze Field || 6–7 || Huber (1–1) || Maddox (2–1) || None || 8,616 || 24–4 || 6–3

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| April 3 || at {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=North Florida Ospreys|school=University of North Florida|title=North Florida}} || No. 1 || Harmon Stadium
Jacksonville, FL || 5–10 || Jagodzinski (1–0) || Poyner (1–1) || None || 2,144 || 24–5 || –

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 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

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| April 6 || No. 12 LSU || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 7–0 || Crawford (3–1) || Gausman (5–1) || None || 5,793 || 25–6 || 7–4

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 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

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 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 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| April 13 || at {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Tennessee Volunteers|school=University of Tennessee|title=Tennessee}} || No. 4 || Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN || 3–1 || Crawford (4–1) || Godley (4–2) || Maddox (10) || 3,401 || 27–7 || 8–5

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| April 14 || at Tennessee || No. 4 || {{nowrap|Lindsey Nelson Stadium}} || 4–5 || Saberhagen (4–0) || Magliozzi (4–1) || Blount (9) || 2,838 || 27–8 || 8–6

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| April 15 || at Tennessee || No. 4 || {{nowrap|Lindsey Nelson Stadium}} || 8–1 || Johnson (5–1) || Williams (2–4) || None || 3,322 || 28–8 || 9–6

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| April 17 || {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|school=Georgia Southern University|title=Georgia Southern}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–2 || Larson (4–0) || Hart (1–1) || None || 3,002 || 29–8 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| April 20 || {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Georgia Bulldogs|school=University of Georgia|title=Georgia}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 3–216 || Larson (5–0) || Swinford (0–1) || None || 4,840 || 30–8 || 10–6

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| April 21 || Georgia || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 3–5 || Palazzone (2–5) || Johnson (5–2) || Dieterich (7) || 4,458 || 30–9 || 10–7

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| April 22 || Georgia || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 6–3 || Whitson (2–0) || Benzor (4–2) || Maddox (11) || 4,492 || 31–9 || 11–7

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| April 24 || {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=South Florida Bulls|school=University of South Florida|title=South Florida}} || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 3–5 || Barbosa (5–3) || Gibson (1–1) || Leasure (6) || 2,897 || 31–10 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| April 25 || Bethune–Cookman || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 10–1 || Whitson (3–0) || Durapau (2–5) || None || 2,563 || 32–10 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 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

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| April 28 || No. 17 Arkansas || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 1–5 || Moore (4–1) || Johnson (5–3) || None || 4,894 || 33–11 || 12–8

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 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

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFF;color:#0021A5;|title=May| Date| Opponent| Rank| Stadium
Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall Record| SEC Record}}

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 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

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 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

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 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

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| May 8 || {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=North Florida Ospreys|school=University of North Florida|title=North Florida}} || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 4–311 || Harris (2–0) || Karmeris (0–2) || None || 2,714 || 36–13 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| May 11 || Mississippi State || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 4–1 || Randall (6–1) || Stratton (9–1) || Rodriguez (3) || 3,875 || 37–13 || 15–10

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| May 12 || Mississippi State || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 0–2 || Graveman (4–3) || Crawford (4–2) || Holder (4) || 4,593 || 37–14 || 15–11

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| May 13 || Mississippi State || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 2–1 || Maddox (3–2) || Lindgren (1–2) || None || 3,299 || 38–14 || 16–11

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| May 15 || at {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Samford Bulldogs|school=Samford University|title=Samford}} || No. 3 || Joe Lee Griffin Stadium
Birmingham, AL || 7–12 || Irby (4–1) || Magliozzi (4–3) || None || 1,722 || 38–15 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| May 17 || at {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Auburn Tigers|school=Auburn University|title=Auburn}} || No. 3 || Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL || 6–0 || Randall (7–1) || Jacobs (5–3) || None || 2,652 || 39–15 || 17–11

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| May 18 || at Auburn || No. 3 || Plainsman Park || 10–1 || Johnson (6–4) || Koger (3–5) || None || 3,511 || 40–15 || 18–11

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| May 19 || at Auburn || No. 3 || Plainsman Park || 4–5 || Varnadore (4–7) || Rodriguez (3–2) || Bryant (6) || 2,983 || 40–16 || 18–12

|-

{{Game log section end}}

|-

! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Post-season

|-

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFF|title=SEC Tournament| Date| Opponent| Rank| Stadium
Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall Record| SECT Record}}

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| May 22 || vs. (10) {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Auburn Tigers|school=Auburn University|title=Auburn}} || {{nowrap|No. 2 (3)}} || Regions Park
Hoover, AL || 6–1 || Crawford (5–2) || Jacobs (5–4) || None || 7,145 || 41–16 || 1–0

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| May 24 || vs. (5) {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|school=Vanderbilt University|title=Vanderbilt}} || {{nowrap|No. 2 (3)}} || Regions Park || 1–2 || Selman (9–3) || Randall (7–2) || Miller (1) || 6,672 || 41–17 || 1–1

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| May 25 || {{nowrap|vs. No. 4 (2) South Carolina}} || {{nowrap|No. 2 (3)}} || Regions Park || 7–2 || Johnson (7–4) || Holmes (6–1) || None || 9,067 || 42–17 || 2–1

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| May 26 || vs. (5) Vanderbilt || {{nowrap|No. 2 (3)}} || Regions Park || 6–8 || Clinard (7–2) || Maddox (3–3) || VerHagen (2) || 9,243 || 42–18 || 2–2

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFF|title=NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional| Date| Opponent| Rank| Stadium
Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall Record| Regional Record}}

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| June 1 || Bethune–Cookman || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 4–0 || Crawford (6–2) || Gonzalez (9–2) || None || 3,285 || 43–18 || 1–0

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| June 2 || No. 24 {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|school=Georgia Institute of Technology|title=Georgia Tech}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 6–2 || Randall (8–2) || Farmer (8–4) || Rodriguez (4) || 4,584 || 44–18 || 2–0

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| 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

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Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall Record| {{nowrap|Super Reg.}} Record}}

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| June 9 || No. 16 {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 7–1 || Randall (9–2) || Ogburn (5–4) || None || 5,117 || 46–18 || 1–0

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| 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

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Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall Record| CWS Record}}

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| 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

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| 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

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Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from [http://floridagators.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=6&path=baseball FloridaGators.com]

Rankings

{{main|2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings}}

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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.{{cite web|title=Jonathon Crawford Tosses 7th No-Hitter In NCAA Tourney History As No. 1 Florida Blanks B-CU, 4-0|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23251|work=GatorZone.com|accessdate=3 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604194219/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23251|archive-date=4 June 2012|url-status=dead}}

; Nolan Fontana

  • Second-team All-SEC
  • SEC All-Defensive team

; 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.{{cite web|title=UF Baseball's Taylor Gushue Named SEC Freshman of the Week|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22439|accessdate=20 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308015426/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22439|archive-date=8 March 2012|url-status=dead}}
  • 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.{{cite web|title=UF Baseball's Taylor Gushue Named SEC Freshman Of The Week For Second Time|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22565|accessdate=5 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720213512/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22565|archive-date=20 July 2012|url-status=dead}}

; 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.{{cite web|title=Baseball's Brian Johnson Named SEC Player Of The Week|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22922|accessdate=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502130845/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22922|archive-date=2 May 2012|url-status=dead}}
  • First-team All-SEC
  • John Olerud Award – (two-way player)

; Steven Rodriguez

  • First-team All-SEC

; Josh Tobias

  • SEC All-Freshman team

; 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.{{cite web|title=UF Baseball's Preston Tucker Named SEC Player Of The Week|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22711|accessdate=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513181602/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22711|archive-date=13 May 2012|url-status=dead}}
  • First-team All-SEC

; 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.{{cite web|title=UF Baseball's Casey Turgeon Named SEC Freshman Of The Week|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23070|work=GatorZone.com|accessdate=9 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513072057/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23070|archive-date=13 May 2012|url-status=dead}}

; 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.{{cite web|title=UF Baseball's Mike Zunino Named College Baseball 360 Primetime Player Of The Week|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22576|accessdate=7 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307232619/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22576|archive-date=7 March 2012|url-status=dead}}
  • 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.{{cite web|title=UF Baseball's Mike Zunino Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22625|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123211622/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22625|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 January 2013|accessdate=12 March 2012}}
  • First-team All-SEC{{cite web|title=Gator Baseball Players Collect Numerous SEC Awards|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23226|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124010436/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23226|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|work=GatorZone.com|accessdate=29 May 2012}}
  • SEC All-Defensive team
  • 2012 Dick Howser Trophy (College Baseball Player of the Year) recipient.{{cite web|title=Florida Baseball's Mike Zunino Selected As 26th Dick Howser Trophy Recipient|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23315|work=GatorZone.com|accessdate=15 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617090155/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23315|archive-date=17 June 2012|url-status=dead}}

Gators in the MLB Draft

{{further|2012 Major League Baseball Draft}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionTeam
1 || 3

| align="center"| Mike Zunino || align="center"| C || align="center"| Seattle Mariners

1 || 31

| align="center"| Brian Johnson || align="center"| LHP/1B || align="center"| Boston Red Sox

2 || 61

| align="center"| Nolan Fontana || align="center"| SS || align="center"| Houston Astros

2 || 82

| align="center"| Steven Rodriguez || align="center"| LHP || align="center"| Los Angeles Dodgers

3 || 118

| align="center"| Austin Maddox || align="center"| RHP || align="center"| Boston Red Sox

7 || 219

| align="center"| Preston Tucker || align="center"| OF || align="center"| Houston Astros

7 || 244

| align="center"| Hudson Randall || align="center"| RHP || align="center"| Detroit Tigers

9 || 292

| align="center"| Daniel Pigott || align="center"| OF || align="center"| Cincinnati Reds

20 || 631

| align="center"| Greg Larson || align="center"| RHP || align="center"| Boston Red Sox

See also

References

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