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2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
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
Western
No. 11 LSU  x‍‍y 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 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.

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

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

Schedule

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Schedule http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/scar-m-basebl-sched.html

Honors and awards

  • Michael Roth was named 2011-12 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Male Scholar-Athlete Of The Year.[2]
  • Jordan Montgomery was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 9.[3]
  • Grayson Greiner was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 16.[4]
  • Michael Roth was named First-Team Capital One Academic All-American.[5]
  • Michael Roth was named SEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[6]
  • Christian Walker was named First Team All-SEC, Matt Price was named Second Team All-SEC, Tanner English, Grayson Greiner and Joey Pankake were named Freshman All-SEC, and Michael Roth and Evan Marzilli were named Defensive All-SEC.[7]
  • Adam Matthews was named MVP of the NCAA Columbia Regional. LB Dantzler, Colby Holmes, Jordan Montgomery, Joey Pankake and Chase Vergason were also named to the All-Tournament team.[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[9]22*33381010985332462
Baseball America[10]33333811111097542772
Collegiate Baseball^[11]22222614181813743332222
NCBWA[12]2233369876433156542

^ 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.

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.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Christian Walker 1B 4th 132nd Baltimore Orioles
Matt Price RHP 7th 222nd Baltimore Orioles
Evan Marzilli OF 8th 273rd Arizona Diamondbacks
Michael Roth LHP 9th 297th Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Adam Matthews OF 29th 892nd Cincinnati Reds

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