2012 Florida Gators baseball team

Roster

42 Brad Weitzel

Schedule

! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 17 || No. 16 || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 7–3 || Rodriguez (1–0) || Cardona (0–1) || None || 5,356 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 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 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 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 || – |- 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 || || 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 || – |- |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 2 || at No. 8 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 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 16–1 || Poyner (1–0) || Meiers (1–2) || None || 2,803 || 11–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 7 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 15–2 || Larson (2–0) || Duncan (1–3) || None || 2,673 || 12–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || 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 |- |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 1 || at No. 20 || No. 1 || Swayze Field || 6–7 || Huber (1–1) || Maddox (2–1) || None || 8,616 || 24–4 || 6–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 3 || at || 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 || 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 || 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 || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 8–1 || Johnson (5–1) || Williams (2–4) || None || 3,322 || 28–8 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 17 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–2 || Larson (4–0) || Hart (1–1) || None || 3,002 || 29–8 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 20 || || 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 || || 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 |- |- 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 || || 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 || 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 || 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

Rankings

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

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.

; 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.
• 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.

; 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.
• 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.
• 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.

; 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.
• 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.
• First-team All-SEC
• SEC All-Defensive team
• 2012 Dick Howser Trophy (College Baseball Player of the Year) recipient.

Gators in the MLB draft

References

References

1. "UF's Greg Larson Taken On Final Day Of MLB Draft; Gators Finish With Nine Selections". GatorZone.com.
2. "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll".
3. [http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/ Baseball America College: Top 25]
4. [http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/index.htm NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper]
5. [http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2012/ NCBWA Division I poll]
6. "Jonathon Crawford Tosses 7th No-Hitter In NCAA Tourney History As No. 1 Florida Blanks B-CU, 4-0". GatorZone.com.
7. "UF Baseball's Taylor Gushue Named SEC Freshman of the Week".
8. "UF Baseball's Taylor Gushue Named SEC Freshman Of The Week For Second Time".
9. "Baseball's Brian Johnson Named SEC Player Of The Week".
10. "UF Baseball's Preston Tucker Named SEC Player Of The Week".
11. "UF Baseball's Casey Turgeon Named SEC Freshman Of The Week". GatorZone.com.
12. "UF Baseball's Mike Zunino Named College Baseball 360 Primetime Player Of The Week".
13. "UF Baseball's Mike Zunino Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week".
14. "Gator Baseball Players Collect Numerous SEC Awards". GatorZone.com.
15. "Florida Baseball's Mike Zunino Selected As 26th Dick Howser Trophy Recipient". GatorZone.com.