2012 LSU Tigers baseball team

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2012 LSU Tigers baseball
Louisiana State University (block logo).svg
SEC Champions
SEC Western Division Champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
CB No. 9
Record47–18 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach
Hitting coach Javi Sanchez
Pitching coach Alan Dunn
Home stadium Alex Box Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 2 South Carolina  xy1811 .6214920 .710
No. 6 Florida  y1812 .6004720 .701
No. 19 Kentucky  y1812 .6004518 .714
No. 25 Vanderbilt  y1614 .5333528 .556
Georgia  1415 .4833126 .544
Tennessee  822 .2672431 .436
Western
No. 11 LSU  xy1911 .6334718 .723
No. 3 Arkansas  y1614 .5334622 .676
Mississippi State  y1614 .5334024 .625
Ole Miss  y1416 .4673726 .587
Auburn  1317 .4333128 .525
Alabama  921 .3002134 .382
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2012 [1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2012. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009.

Contents

The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his sixth season at LSU. The Tigers' season ended at the hands of Stony Brook after a shocking upset in the Baton Rouge Super Regional.

Pre-season

Key Losses

Key Players Returning

Personnel

Roster

2012 LSU Tigers baseball roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 Aaron Nola - Freshman
  • 12 Kevin Gausman - Sophomore
  • 18 Michael Reed - Sophomore
  • 21 Joe Broussard - Sophomore
  • 24 Cody Glenn - Freshman
  • 25 Joey Bourgeois - Junior
  • 30 Carson Baranik - Freshman
  • 32 Aaron Johnson - Freshman
  • 33 Kevin Berry - Junior
  • 37 Ryan Eades - Sophomore
  • 38 Nick Rumbelow - Sophomore
  • 39 Kurt McCune - Sophomore
  • 41 Nick Goody - Junior
  • 44 Braden Strickland - Freshman
  • 47 Christian Trent - Freshman
  • 49 Brent Bonvillain - Junior
  • 58 Chris Cotton - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 2 Tyler Moore - Sophomore
  • 20 Jordy Snikeris - Senior
  • 22 Evan Powell - Freshman
  • 26 Tyler Ross - Freshman
  • 35 Jackson Slaid - Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 2 Tyler Moore - Freshman
  • 8 Mason Katz - Junior
  • 11 Tyler Hanover - Junior
  • 17 Jared Foster - Freshman
  • 22 Evan Powell - Freshman
  • 23 JaCoby Jones - Sophomore
  • 27 Beau Didier - Sophomore
  • 28 Casey Yocom - Junior
  • 36 Austin Nola - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 4 Raph Rhymes - Junior
  • 5 Chris Sciambra - Freshman
  • 8 Mason Katz - Junior
  • 9 Arby Fields - Junior
  • 13 Alex Edward - Junior
  • 35 Jackson Slaid - Sophomore

Utility

  • 7 Grant Dozar - Junior

2012 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27867&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2011

Coaching Staff

2012 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staff
  • Paul Mainieri - Head Coach - 5 years at LSU
  • Alan Dunn - Pitching Coach - 1 year
  • Javi Sanchez - Hitting Coach - 4 years
  • Will Davis - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 4 years
  • Jeremy Phillips - Strength & Conditioning Coordinator - 1 year
  • Ross Brezovsky - Coordinator of Baseball Operations - 3 years

2011 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=28707&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2011

Schedule/Results

2012 LSU Tigers baseball game log
Post-Season
SEC Tournament
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSECT record
PaidActual
57 [59] May 23Mississippi St.Hoover, Ala.
(Regions Park)
2-342-150-1
58 [60] May 24Ole MissHoover, Ala.
(Regions Park)
11-243-151-1
59 [61] May 25Mississippi St.Hoover, Ala.
(Regions Park)
3-4 (10)43-161-2
NCAA Tournament: Regionals
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
PaidActual
62 [62] Jun 01UL-MonroeBaton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)
4-144-161-0
63 [63] Jun 02#16 Oregon St.Baton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)
7-145-162-0
64 [64] Jun 03#16 Oregon St.Baton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)
6-5 (10)46-163-0
NCAA Tournament: Super Regionals
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
PaidActual
62 [65] Jun 08#25 Stony BrookBaton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)
5-4 (12)47-164-0
63 [66] Jun 09#25 Stony BrookBaton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)
1-347-174-1
64 [67] Jun 10#25 Stony BrookBaton Rouge, La.
(Alex Box Stadium)
2-747-184-2

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' 1414*2015161314127464496711
Baseball America 87141313111512544439239
Collegiate Baseball^129131110812731354421199
NCBWA12101615131214128564497881010

^ 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.

LSU Tigers in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft

The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team

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