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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Coaches | No. 19 |
CB | No. 21 |
Record | 45–18 (18–12 SEC) |
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Pitching coach | Gary Henderson |
Home stadium | Cliff Hagan Stadium |
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No. 2 South Carolina xy | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | 49 | – | 20 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Florida y | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 47 | – | 20 | .701 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Kentucky y | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 45 | – | 18 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Vanderbilt y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 35 | – | 28 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | 31 | – | 26 | .544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | 24 | – | 31 | .436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 11 LSU x†y | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | 47 | – | 18 | .723 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Arkansas y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 46 | – | 22 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State ‡y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 40 | – | 24 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss y | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 37 | – | 26 | .587 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 31 | – | 28 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 21 | – | 34 | .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 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games in Cliff Hagan Stadium. The team was coached by Gary Henderson, who was in his fourth season at Kentucky.
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