2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
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Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CB No. 2
Record49–20 (18–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chad Holbrook (4th season)
  • Jerry Meyers (2nd/10th season)
  • Sammy Esposito (5th season)
Home stadium Carolina Stadium
Seasons
←  2011
2013  →
2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 2 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y18–11 .62149–20 .710
No. 6 Florida  ‍‍‍y18–12 .60047–20 .701
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y18–12 .60045–18 .714
No. 25 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y16–14 .53335–28 .556
Georgia  ‍‍‍14–15 .48331–26 .544
Tennessee  ‍‍‍8–22 .26724–31 .436
Western
No. 11 LSU  x‍†‍‍y19–11 .63347–18 .723
No. 3 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y16–14 .53346–22 .676
Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y16–14 .53340–24 .625
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y14–16 .46737–26 .587
Auburn  ‍‍‍13–17 .43331–28 .525
Alabama  ‍‍‍9–21 .30021–34 .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 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team was coached by Ray Tanner, who was in his sixteenth season at Carolina.

Contents

Personnel

Roster

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks roster
 

Pitchers

  • 6 Joel Seddon - Freshman
  • 10 Drake Thomason - Freshman
  • 14 Evan Beal - Freshman
  • 15 Nolan Belcher - Junior
  • 22 Matt Price - Junior
  • 23 Vince Fiori - Freshman
  • 25 Adam Westmoreland - Junior
  • 27 Forrest Koumas - Sophomore
  • 29 Michael Roth - Senior
  • 32 Ethan Carter - Junior
  • 34 Jordan Montgomery - Freshman
  • 35 Logan Munson - Senior
  • 36 Hunter Privette - Junior
  • 38 Tyler Webb - Junior
  • 39 Patrick Sullivan - Junior
  • 44 Colby Holmes - Junior
 

Infielders

  • 4 Connor Bright - Freshman
  • 8 TJ Costen - Freshman
  • 9 Joey Pankake - Freshman
  • 13 Christian Walker - Junior
  • 16 Chase Vergason - Junior
  • 19 Tanner Lovick - Junior
  • 20 LB Dantzler - Junior
  • 24 Brison Celek - Sophomore
  • 30 Erik Payne - Sophomore
  • 33 Kyle Martin - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 5 Patrick Harrington - Freshman
  • 18 Dante Rosenberg - Junior
  • 21 Grayson Greiner - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 3 Tanner English - Freshman
  • 11 Sean Sullivan - Junior
  • 17 Seth Constable - Freshman
  • 26 Adam Matthews - Senior
  • 31 Evan Marzilli - Junior
 

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

Coaching staff

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
  • 1 Ray Tanner - Head Coach - 16 years
  • 2 Chad Holbrook - Assistant Coach - 4 years
  • 12 Jerry Meyers - Assistant Coach - 2 years / 10 years
  • 41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant Coach - 5 years
  • 55 Drew Meyer - Assistant Coach - Undergraduate

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

Schedule

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log
Regular season
February
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
1February 17 VMI Carolina Stadium 2–1Webb (1–0)Watts (0–1)Koumas (1)8,2421–0–
2February 18VMICarolina Stadium3–2Carter (1–0)Garrett (0–1)None7,6752–0–
3February 18VMICarolina Stadium13–1Holmes (1–0)Brown (0–1)None7,3363–0–
4February 24 Elon Carolina Stadium8–1Roth (1–0)Webb (1–1)None6,6184–0–
5February 25ElonCarolina Stadium3-2Price (1-0)Clark (1-1)Koumas (2)7,6065–0–
6February 26ElonCarolina Stadium6-0Holmes (2-0)Whitehead (0-1)None7,3046–0–
7February 28 Presbyterian Carolina Stadium2-1Belcher (1-0)Dees (0-1)Webb (1)6,5217–0–
March
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
8March 2vs. Clemson Joe Riley Park 3-211Koumas (1-0)Gossett (0-1)Belcher (1)5,8518–0–
9March 3Clemson Carolina Stadium 9-6Beal (1-0)Leone (2-1)Belcher (2)8,2429–0–
10March 4@Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium 5-6Firth (1-0)Koumas (1-1)None6,0399–1–
11March 7 UNC Asheville Carolina Stadium8-1Seddon (1-0)Roland (2-2)None6,40310–1–
12March 9 Princeton Carolina Stadium2-1Roth (2-0)Hermans (1-1)Beal (1)6,81311–1–
13March 10PrincetonCarolina Stadium6-1Price (2-0)Ford (0-2)Koumas (3)7,42612–1–
14March 11PrincetonCarolina Stadium3-1Holmes (3-0)Bowman (1-1)Beal (2)7,12213–1–
15March 13 Charleston Southern Carolina Stadium5-2Westmoreland (1-0)Buran (0-2)Seddon (1)6,83614–1–
16March 14 Appalachian State Carolina Stadium6-4Webb (2-0)Farmer (1-1)Beal (3)7,27815–1–
17March 16@Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 3-4Peterson (2-0)Beal (1-1)None2,03215–20–1
18March 17@KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium3-4Reed (4-0)Price (2-1)Gott (4)1,95015–30–2
19March 18@KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium3-6Wijas (2-0)Belcher (1-1)Gott (5)2,57115–40–3
20March 20@Furman Fluor Field 8-5Privette (1-0)Wood (3-2)Beal (4)5,96516–4–
21March 21 Wofford Carolina Stadium4-511Eck (3-1)Beal (1-2)None6,92316–5–
22March 22 Florida Carolina Stadium9-3Price (3-1)Rodriguez (3-1)None8,24217–51–3
23March 23FloridaCarolina Stadium2-8Johnson (4-0)Koumas (1-2)None8,24217–61–4
24March 24FloridaCarolina Stadium4-5Maddox (2-0)Price (3-2)None8,24217–71–5
25March 27@The Citadel Joe Riley Park7-3Montgomery (1-0)Tompkins (0-1)None4,41718–7–
26March 30@Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 8-3Roth (3-0)Ziomek (2-4)Price (1)2,52519–72–5
27March 31@VanderbiltHawkins Field4-12Beede (1-3)Beal (1-3)Miller (2)3,11319–82–6
April
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
28April 1@Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 6-413Montgomery (2-0)Pfeifer (0-1)None2,85120–83–6
29April 4@College of Charleston Patriot's Point 7-0Westmoreland (2-0)West (2-3)None1,76721–8–
30April 6 Tennessee Carolina Stadium 4-5Steckenrider (3-2)Price (3-3)Blount (8)8,24221–93–7
31April 7TennesseeCarolina Stadium2-1Webb (3-0)Watson (3-1)None7,44822–94–7
32April 8TennesseeCarolina Stadium6-1Holmes (4-0)Williams (2-3)Beal (5)6,98123–95–7
33April 10 The Citadel Carolina Stadium8-0Belcher (2-1)Clarkson (1-3)None7,12924–9–
34April 11@Francis Marion Clifford Cormell Field4-5Broderick (6-1)Westmoreland (2-1)Stoner (2)1,75524–10–
35April 13 Mississippi State Carolina Stadium7-6Beal (2-3)Reed (0-5)Price (2)8,10525–106–7
36April 14Mississippi StateCarolina Stadium5-3Montgomery (3-0)Graveman (2-2)Price (3)8,24226–107–7
37April 15Mississippi StateCarolina Stadium6-4Holmes (5-0)Mitchell (1-1)Webb (2)7,01127–108–7
38April 17College of CharlestonCarolina Stadium3-4West (4-3)Belcher (2-2)Peterson (9)6,91327–11–
39April 20@Auburn Plainsman Park 12-5Roth (4-0)Varnadore (1-6)None2,94928–119–7
40April 21@AuburnPlainsman Park5-3Montgomery (4-0)Jacobs (5-1)Price (4)3,70129–1110–7
41April 22@AuburnPlainsman Park11-7Holmes (6-0)Koger (2-4)None2,74730–1111–7
-April 26 Alabama Carolina StadiumSuspended
42April 27 Alabama Carolina Stadium1-0Webb (4-0)Keller (1-3)Price (5)7,40331–1112–7
43April 27AlabamaCarolina Stadium12-11Belcher (3-2)Keller (1-4)None8,24232–1113–7
44April 28AlabamaCarolina Stadium9-1Belcher (4-2)Kamplain (1-4)None8,24233–1114–7
May
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
45May 2 Davidson Carolina Stadium 2-1Koumas (2-2)Russell (4-5)Price (6)7,17734–11–
46May 4@Arkansas Baum Stadium 8-610Beal (3-3)Astin (2-4)Price (7)8,98235–1115–7
47May 5@ArkansasBaum Stadium6-7Wright (1-0)Montgomery (4-1)Astin (9)8,77435–1215–8
48May 6@ArkansasBaum Stadium10-7Price (4-3)Baxendale (6-3)None8,46136–1216–8
49May 9 Furman Carolina Stadium7-0Seddon (2-0)Carlson (1-5)None6,77437–12–
50May 11@Georgia Foley Field 3-0Roth (5-0)Wood (6-2)Price (8)2,74438–1217–8
51May 12@GeorgiaFoley Field5-6Nagel (1-1)Price (4-4)None2,68638–1317–9
–May 13@GeorgiaFoley FieldCancelled
–May 15 USC Upstate Carolina StadiumCancelled
–May 17 LSU Carolina StadiumPostponed
52May 18LSUCarolina Stadium2-5Gausman (9-1)Roth (5-1)None7,91438–1417–10
53May 18LSUCarolina Stadium5-4Webb (5-0)Nola (6-4)Price (9)8,24239–1418–10
54May 19LSUCarolina Stadium2-310Cotton (6-0)Beal (3-4)Goody (10)8,24239–1518–11
Post-season
SEC Tournament
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSECT record
55May 23 Vanderbilt Regions Park 2-3Ziomek (5-6)Webb (5-1)Clinard (5)6,86039–160–1
56May 24 Auburn Regions Park5-3Roth (6-1)Luckie (2-2)Price (10)40–161–1
57May 25 Florida Regions Park2-7Johnson (7-4)Holmes (6-1)None9,06740–171–2
NCAA Regionals
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
58June 1 Manhattan Carolina Stadium 7-0Holmes (7-1)Sewitt (11-2)None7,04341–171–0
59June 2 Clemson Carolina Stadium5-412Beal (4-4)Brady (1-3)None8,24242–172–0
60June 3ClemsonCarolina Stadium4-3Montgomery (5-1)Haselden (4-2)Webb (3)8,24243–173–0
NCAA Super Regionals
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
61June 9 Oklahoma Carolina Stadium 5-0Roth (7-1)John (8-8)None8,24244–174–0
-June 10OklahomaCarolina StadiumSuspended
62June 11OklahomaCarolina Stadium5-1Webb (6-1)Okert (9-8)Price (11)8,24245–175–0
College World Series
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
63June 16 Florida TD Ameritrade Park 7-3Roth (8-1)Johnson (8-5)Price (12)25,29146–176–0
64June 18 Arkansas TD Ameritrade Park1-2Stanek (8-4)Holmes (7-2)Astin (11)23,53746–186–1
-June 20 Kent State TD Ameritrade ParkPostponed
65June 21Kent StateTD Ameritrade Park4-1Roth (9-1)Skulina (11-3)None47–187–1
66June 21ArkansasTD Ameritrade Park2-0Montgomery (6-1)Fant (2-3)Price (13)23,59348–188–1
67June 22ArkansasTD Ameritrade Park3-2Price (5-4)Suggs (7-1)None22,18449–189–1
68June 24 Arizona TD Ameritrade Park1-5Wade (11-3)Koumas (2-3)None24,74849–199–2
69June 25ArizonaTD Ameritrade Park1-4Troupe (6-1)Price (5-5)None23,87249–209–3

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Schedule http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/scar-m-basebl-sched.html Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine

Honors and awards

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [9] 22*3338101098533246——2
Baseball America [10] 3333381111109754277——2
Collegiate Baseball^ [11] 22222614181813743332222
NCBWA† [12] 2233369876433156542

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Gamecocks in the 2012 MLB Draft

The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Christian Walker 1B4th132nd Baltimore Orioles
Matt PriceRHP7th222ndBaltimore Orioles
Evan Marzilli OF8th273rd Arizona Diamondbacks
Michael Roth LHP9th297th Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Adam MatthewsOF29th892nd Cincinnati Reds

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References

  1. ↑ "Baseball standings" . Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ Michael Roth Named 2011-12 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Male Scholar-Athlete Of The Year
  3. ↑ Jordan Montgomery Named SEC Freshman Of The Week
  4. ↑ Grayson Greiner Named SEC Freshman Of The Week
  5. ↑ Michael Roth Repeats as First-Team Capital One Academic All-American
  6. ↑ Seven Gamecocks Honored by Southeastern Conference
  7. ↑ Seven Gamecocks Honored by Southeastern Conference
  8. ↑ Gamecocks Down Clemson 4-3, Advance to Super Regional
  9. ↑ USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll
  10. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  11. ↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  12. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
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