2012 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

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2012 Florida State Seminoles baseball
Florida State Seminoles baseball logo.svg
ACC Regular season Champion
ACC Atlantic Division Champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CB No. 4
Record50–17 (24–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Bell (1st season)
  • Mike Martin, Jr. (15th season)
  • Matt Matulia (2nd season)
Captain James Ramsey
Home stadium Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
(Capacity: 6,700)
Seasons
 2011
2013 
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Atlantic
No. 3 Florida State  xy2460 .80050170 .746
No. 16 NC State  y19110 .63339170 .696
Clemson  y16140 .53334260 .567
Wake Forest  13170 .43333240 .579
Maryland  10200 .33332240 .571
Boston College  10200 .33321340 .382
Coastal
No. 5 North Carolina  xy2280 .73344140 .759
No. 15 Virginia  y18120 .60039161 .705
No. 21 Miami  y16140 .53336210 .632
No. 24 Georgia Tech  y12180 .40037240 .607
Virginia Tech  11190 .36734210 .618
Duke  9210 .30021340 .382
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 1, 2012 [1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium, named for 33rd year head coach Mike Martin.

Contents

Florida State spent large parts of the season as the nation's top-ranked team, won their sixth consecutive Atlantic Division title and advanced to their fifth consecutive Super Regional. The Seminoles went on to appear in the College World Series for the fifteenth time, where they reached the semifinals.

Roster

2012 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
1 INF Giovanny AlfonzoR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)Fr Port St. Lucie, FL
2 OF Josh DelphL/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)Fr Bartow, FL
3 OF John NogowskiR/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg)Fr Tallahassee, FL
4 INF Anthony HowardR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr Lake City, FL
5 OF Bert GivensR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Tallahassee, FL
6 OF Sean O'BrienR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)So Clearwater, FL
7 RHP Luke Weaver R/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg)Fr DeLand, FL
8 INF Devon Travis R/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jr Wellington, FL
9 C Stephen McGeeR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)220 lb (100 kg)RS So Port St. Lucie, FL
10 INF Justin GonzalezR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jr Miami, FL
12 LHP Cody AllingL/L5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg)Fr Pensacola, FL
13 INF John HollandL/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg)Fr Johns Creek, GA
14 LHP Kyle BirdL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Fr Orange Park, FL
15 LHP Evan GeistR/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)RS Fr Roswell, GA
16 INF Jayce BoydR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jr Cantonment, FL
17 RHP Mike ComptonR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Branson, MO
18 OF Seth MillerL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jr Southport, FL
19 RHP Gage SmithR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)RS So Tallahassee, FL
20 OF Stephen SpradlingR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)205 lb (93 kg)Jr Boynton Beach, FL
22 RHP Robert BenincasaR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr Tampa, FL
23 RHP James Ramsey L/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)Sr Alpharetta, GA
24 LHP Brain BuschL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)237 lb (108 kg)Sr Boca Raton, FL
26 RHP Scott SitzR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)210 lb (95 kg)Jr Jacksonville Beach, FL
27 C Mario AmaralR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)220 lb (100 kg)Fr Hialeah, FL
28 C Lee HowardR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)Fr Fleming Island, FL
30 RHP Hunter ScantlingR/R6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)270 lb (122 kg)Sr Jacksonville, FL
32 INF Sherman Johnson L/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)183 lb (83 kg)Sr Tampa, FL
33 LHP Bryant HoltmannR/L6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)Fr New Baden, IL
35 LHP Jordan PriddleL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Tallahassee, FL
37 LHP Brandon LeibrandtL/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Alpharetta, GA
40 RHP Peter MillerR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)So Lutz, FL
42 RHP Michael CettaR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)198 lb (90 kg)Fr Miami, FL
44 RHP Mack WaughR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)Sr Naples, FL
51 LHP Brandon JohnsonL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)So Tampa, FL
53 INF Jose BrizuelaL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg)Fr Weston, FL
Head coach

Mike Martin

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Martin, Jr.

Pitching coach(es)

Mike Bell


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-06-08

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches' 99*986442121111134
Baseball America 201813127642111111154
Collegiate Baseball^13111086553255216544
NCBWA108886442121113124

^ 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.

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References

  1. "Baseball standings". TheACC.com. Retrieved June 1, 2012.