2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

American college baseball season

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Division| West
Record| 21-34 (9-21 SEC)
Head coach|

* Mitch Gaspard (3rd season)

Hitting coach| Andy Phillips
Pitching coach| Dax Norris
Home stadium| Sewell-Thomas Stadium

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

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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 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 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games in Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

## Personnel

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### 2012 Roster

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2012 Alabama Crimson Tide roster

Pitchers

* 11 Trey Pilkington - Junior
* 16 Cary Baxter -  Freshman
* 17 Jay Shaw -  Freshman
* 20 Taylor Guilbeau - Freshman
* 21 Adam Windsor - Junior
* 22 Nathan Kennedy - Senior
* 26 Justin Kamplain - Freshman
* 27 Taylor Wolfe - Junior
* 28 Jake Hubbard - Freshman
* 29 Charley Sullivan - Junior
* 33 Jason Zylstra - Senior
* 35 Jon Keller - Freshman
* 36 Troy Sutherland - Junior
* 38 Judson Luther -  Freshman
* 44 Tucker Hawley - Junior
* 50 Kelby Deerman - Junior
* 55 Ian Gardeck - Junior

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Catchers

* 5 Brett Booth - Junior
* 7 Ben Moore - Freshman

Infielders

* 3 Kenny Roberts - Junior
* 9 Jared Reaves - Senior
* 14 AJ Cole - Freshman
* 18 Austen Smith - Sophomore
* 32 Spencer Turnbull \- Freshman
* 39 James Tullidge - Senior
* 42 Allen Dye - Sophomore
* 47 Chazz Otwell - Junior
* 48 Zack Edel - Freshman

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Outfielders

* 1 Taylor Dugas \- Senior
* 2 Andrew Miller - Junior
* 12 Brandt Hendricks - Junior
* 15 Cameron Carlisle - Junior
* 31 Windham Jackson - Freshman
* 40 Jeremiah Tullidge - Sophomore
* 45 Riley Colburn - Freshman
* 46 Hunter Gregory - Senior
* 49 Ryan Blanchard - Freshman

Utility

* 6 Josh Rosecrans - Senior
* 10 Jon Kelton - Senior
* 24 Case Nixon - Sophomore

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Roster

### Coaching Staff

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2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff

* 8 Mitch Gaspard - Head Coach - 12 years at Alabama (3rd as Head Coach)
* 13 Andy Phillips - Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach - 2nd year
* 4 Dax Norris - Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 6 years
* 43 Bobby Barbier - Volunteer Coach - 3 years
* 19 Adam Pavkovich - Fifth-year student assistant coach
* 25 Josh Sanders - Fifth-year student assistant coach

## Schedule and results

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2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log

Regular season

February (4–4)

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1 | February 17 | Florida Atlantic | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 2–5 | R. Garton (1–0) | T. Guilbeau (0–1) | M. Sylvestri (1) | 4,864 | 0–1 | –
2 | February 18 | Florida Atlantic | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 2–9 | J. Meiers (1–0) | C. Sullivan (0–1) | K. Alexander (1) | 3,073 | 0–2 | –
3 | February 19 | Florida Atlantic | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 4–9 | R. Alvarez (1–0) | J. Kamplain (0–1) | None | 3,043 | 0–3 | –
4 | February 24 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 14–0 | T. Guilbeau (1–1) | T. Sechler (0–2) | None | 3,102 | 1–3 | –
5 | February 25 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 7–0 | C. Sullivan (1–1) | S. Jones (0–2) | None | 3,202 | 2–3 | –
6 | February 26 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 9–3 | J. Kamplain (1–1) | M. Newby (0–2) | None | 3,209 | 3–3 | –
7 | February 28 | South Alabama | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 4–3 | J. Hubbard (1–0) | K. Bartsch (0–2) | I. Gardeck (1) | 3,011 | 4–3 | –
8 | February 29 | Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park | 2–14 | A. Pierce (1–1) | C. Nixon (0–1) | None | 3,9883 | 4–4 | –

March (5–14)

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9 | March 2 | Tulane | Turchin Stadium | 7–9 | A. Garner (3–0) | T. Pilkington (0–1) | D. Ponder (2) | 3,156 | 4–5 | –
10 | March 3 | Tulane | Turchin Stadium | 6–2 | C. Sullivan (2–1) | T. Mapes (0–1) | J. Hubbard (1) | 2,927 | 5–5 | –
11 | March 4 | Tulane | Turchin Stadium | 2–7 | A. Facundus (2–0) | I. Gardeck (0–1) | None | 3,495 | 5–6 | –
12 | March 6† | Auburn | Riverwalk Stadium | 3–8 | J. Jacobs (3–0) | S. Turnbull (0–1) | J. Bryant (1) | 7,129 | 5–7 | –
13 | March 9 | East Carolina | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 1–3 | K. Brandt (3–1) | C. Sullivan (2–2) | T. Merritt (2) | 3,390 | 5–8 | –
14 | March 10 | #24 Louisville | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 7–6 | J. Hubbard (2–0) | M. Koch (0–1) | None | 3,234 | 6–8 | –
15 | March 11 | Oral Roberts | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 2–3 | A. Gonzalez (1–0) | J. Hubbard (2–1) | M. Rush (2) | 3,111 | 6–9 | –
16 | March 13 | Southern Miss | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 8–3 | I. Gardeck (1–1) | T. Nunez (1–2) | None | 3,004 | 7–9 | –
17 | March 14 | Samford | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 6–5 | C. Otwell (1–0) | L. Rutledge (0–1) | None | 3,071 | 8–9 | –
18 | March 16 | #4 Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 3–412 | B. Astin (2–0) | J. Rosecrans (0–1) | None | 8,530 | 8–10 | 0–1
19 | March 17 | #4 Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 4-8 | R. Stanek (5-0) | T. Guilbeau (1–2) | B. Moore (2) | 9,615 | 8–11 | 0–2
20 | March 18 | #4 Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 4-7 | N. Sanburn (2-1) | T. Pilkington (0–2) | B. Astin (6) | 8,426 | 8–12 | 0–3
21 | March 20 | Troy | Riddle–Pace Field | 0-9 | N. Hill (3–1) | C. Baxter (0–1) | None | 2,936 | 8–13 | –
22 | March 23 | #17 Ole Miss | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 7–11 | D. Chavez (2–0) | I. Gardeck (1–2) | None | 4,123 | 8–14 | 0–4
23 | March 24 | #17 Ole Miss | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 3-2 | T. Guilbeau (2–2) | B. Huber (0–1) | None | 4,249 | 9–14 | 1–4
24 | March 25 | #17 Ole Miss | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 4-8 | D. Chavez (3–0) | S. Turnbull (0–2) | None | 4,089 | 9–15 | 1–5
25 | March 27 | UAB | Regions Park | 0–112 | J. German (3–0) | N. Kennedy (0–1) | None | 2,224 | 9–16 | –
26 | March 30 | Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 8-10 | C. Watson (2–0) | J. Shaw (0–1) | N. Blount (4) | 1,981 | 9–17 | 1–6
27 | March 31 | Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 2-4 | D. Steckenrider (3–0) | J. Kamplain (1–2) | N. Blount (5) | 2,008 | 9–18 | 1–7

April (8–10)

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28 | April 1 | Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 3-5 | C. Watson (3–0) | J. Keller (0–1) | N. Blount (6) | 2,424 | 9–19 | 1–8
29 | April 3 | South Alabama | Stanky Field | 9-5 | S. Turnbull (1–2) | J. Dennis (1–3) | None | 2,359 | 10–19 | –
30 | April 6 | #23 Auburn | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 10-6 | T. Guilbeau (3–2) | D. Varnadore (1–4) | None | 5,258 | 11–19 | 2–8
31 | April 7 | #23 Auburn | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 4-3 | T. Pilkington (1–0) | S. Smith (2–4) | None | 4,541 | 12–19 | 3–8
32 | April 8 | #23 Auburn | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 6–2 | J. Keller (1–1) | D. Koger (2–2) | J. Hubbard (2) | 3,074 | 13–19 | 4–8
33 | April 10 | UAB | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 1–9 |  |  |  |  | 13–20 | –
34 | April 11 | SE Louisiana | Alumni Field | Cancelled
35 | April 13 | #4 LSU | Alex Box Stadium | 2–10 |  |  |  |  | 13–21 | 4–9
36 | April 14 | #4 LSU | Alex Box Stadium | 1–7 |  |  |  |  | 13–22 | 4–10
37 | April 15 | #4 LSU | Alex Box Stadium | 1–5 |  |  |  |  | 13–23 | 4–11
38 | April 17 | MS Valley St | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 8–0 |  |  |  |  | 14–23 | –
39 | April 18 | MS Valley St. | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 3–8 |  |  |  |  | 14–24 | –
40 | April 20 | Vanderbilt | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 6–4 |  |  |  |  | 15–24 | 5–11
41 | April 21 | Vanderbilt | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 8–6 |  |  |  |  | 16–24 | 6–11
42 | April 22 | Vanderbilt | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 7–9 |  |  |  |  | 16–25 | 6–12
43 | April 24 | Samford | Griffin Stadium | 5–4 |  |  |  |  | 17–25 | –
44 | April 26 | #7 South Carolina | Carolina Stadium | 0–1 |  |  |  |  | 17–26 | 6–13
45 | April 27 | #7 South Carolina | Carolina Stadium | 11–12 |  |  |  |  | 17–27 | 6–14
46 | April 28 | #7 South Carolina | Carolina Stadium | 1–9 |  |  |  |  | 17–28 | 6–15

May (4–6)

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47 | May 4 | Mississippi State | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 1–3 |  |  |  |  | 17–29 | 6–16
48 | May 5 | Mississippi State | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 2–3 |  |  |  |  | 17–30 | 6–17
49 | May 6 | Mississippi State | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 8–7 |  |  |  |  | 18–30 | 7–17
50 | May 11 | Kentucky | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 2–4 |  |  |  |  | 18–31 | 7–18
51 | May 12 | Kentucky | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 6–7 |  |  |  |  | 18–32 | 7–19
52 | May 13 | Kentucky | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 1–8 |  |  |  |  | 18–33 | 7–20
53 | May 15 | Troy | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 10–5 |  |  |  |  | 19–33 | –
54 | May 17 | Georgia | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 4–8 |  |  |  |  | 19–34 | 7–21
55 | May 18 | Georgia | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 4–0 |  |  |  |  | 20–34 | 8–21
56 | May 19 | Georgia | Sewell-Thomas Stadium | 6–4 |  |  |  |  | 21–34 | 9–21

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2012 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week Alabama faced each opponent.

## Awards and honors

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* Taylor Dugas

Perfect Game USA preseason All-American; 2nd team
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award candidate

* Justin Kamplain

SEC Freshman of the Week; March 26

* Ben Moore

SEC Freshman of the Week; February 27

## Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2012 MLB Draft

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The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft.

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Taylor Dugas | OF | 8th | 227th | 6/6/12 | New York Yankees
Wade Wass† | C | 13th | 402nd | Unsigned | Baltimore Orioles
Ian Gardeck | RHP | 16th | 508th | 6/12/12 | San Francisco Giants
Jackson Stephens† | RHP | 18th | 562nd | 6/19/12 | Cincinnati Reds
Jared Reaves | SS | 25th | 783rd | 6/13/12 | Detroit Tigers
Ray Castillo† | RHP | 27th | 833rd | Unsigned | Cleveland Indians
Mikey White† | SS | 34th | 1040th | Unsigned | New York Mets

† Indicates the player 2012-13 baseball signee

## See also

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* Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
* 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season
* 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide softball season

## References

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1. ^ "Baseball standings". Retrieved May 21, 2012.

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