2012 Florida Gators baseball team

American college baseball season

2012 Florida Gators baseball

Gainesville Regional champions
Gainesville Super Regional champions

College World Series, 0–2

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 6
CB| No. 7
Record| 47–20 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach|

* Kevin O'Sullivan (5th year)

Assistant coach| Craig Bell (5th year)
Brad Weitzel (5th year)
Home stadium| Alfred A. McKethan 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 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2012 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan, who was in his fifth season at Florida. The Gators sought to build upon their appearance in the 2011 College World Series Finals, where they were eliminated by South Carolina in two games.

After being eliminated in the semifinals of the SEC tournament, the Gators were selected as the No. 1 national seed in the NCAA tournament. After winning the Gainesville Regional and Super Regional, they advanced to the College World Series for the third consecutive year. There they were eliminated after just two games, losing to South Carolina and Kent State.

The Gators had nine players selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft including junior catcher Mike Zunino, recipient of the 2012 Dick Howser Trophy.[2]

## Roster

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2012 Florida Gators baseball team

Players | Coaches
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23  | RHP | Jonathon Crawford | R/L  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | So | Okeechobee, FL
20  | INF | Cody Dent | L/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jr | Boynton Beach, FL
29  | C | Mike Fahrman | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Fr | Tampa, FL
4  | INF | Nolan Fontana | L/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jr | Winter Garden, FL
6  | LHP | Daniel Gibson | L/L  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | So | Lutz, FL
17  | C | Taylor Gushue | S/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr | Boca Raton, FL
24  | RHP | Ryan Harris | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Fr | Jupiter, FL
31  | C | Todd Haskel | R/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | RS So | Palm Harbor, FL
35  | LHP | Brian Johnson | L/L  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jr | Cocoa Beach, FL
28  | RHP | Keenan Kish | L/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | So | Worcester, PA
37  | RHP | Greg Larson | R/R  | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Sr | Longwood, FL
10  | RHP | Austin Maddox | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jr | Jacksonville, FL
45  | RHP | Johnny Magliozzi | R/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Fr | East Milton, MA
13  | OF | Connor Mitchell | L/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | RS Fr | Tampa, FL
41  | INF | Jeff Moyer | L/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | Winter Springs, FL
8  | OF | Daniel Pigott | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sr | Ormond Beach, FL
5  | INF | Zack Powers | L/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | So | Seffner, FL
14  | LHP | Bobby Poyner | L/L  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr | Wellington, FL
30  | INF | Vickash Ramjit | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jr | Miami, FL
11  | RHP | Hudson Randall | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jr | Atlanta, GA
26  | OF | Cory Reid | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Fr | Port St. Lucie, FL
27  | RHP | Aaron Rhodes | L/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Fr | Venice, FL
32  | LHP | Steven Rodriguez | L/L  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jr | Miami, FL
15  | C | Brandon Sedell | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Fr | Davie, FL
16  | INF | Justin Shafer | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Fr | Lake Wales, FL
21  | LHP | Corey Stump | L/L  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Fr | Lakeland, FL
18  | OF | Tyler Thompson | L/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | Tequesta, FL
12  | INF | Josh Tobias | S/R  | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr | Greensboro, NC
34  | INF | Sean Trent | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr | Maitland, FL
25  | INF | Preston Tucker | L/L  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sr | Tampa, FL
2  | INF | Casey Turgeon | L/R  | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Fr | Palm Harbor, FL
22  | RHP | Karsten Whitson | R/R  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | So | Chipley, FL
3  | C | Mike Zunino | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jr | Cape Coral, FL

Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

33 Craig Bell
42 Brad Weitzel

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Current redshirt

## Schedule

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2012 Florida Gators baseball game log

Regular season

February

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February 17 | No. 16 Cal State Fullerton | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 7–3 | Rodriguez (1–0) | Cardona (0–1) | None | 5,356 | 1–0 | –
February 18 | No. 16 Cal State Fullerton | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 5–2 | Whitson (1–0) | Wiest (0–1) | Maddox (1) | 4,951 | 2–0 | –
February 19 | No. 16 Cal State Fullerton | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 5–8 | Gauna (1–0) | Crawford (0–1) | Lorenzen (1) | 4,082 | 2–1 | –
February 21 | Bethune–Cookman | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 8–6 | Maddox (1–0) | Hernandez (0–1) | None | 2,616 | 3–1 | –
February 22 | UCF | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 8–0 | Crawford (1–1) | Collins (0–1) | None | 2,867 | 4–1 | –
February 24 | William & Mary | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 4–1 | Randall (1–0) | Shain (0–1) | Maddox (2) | 3,139 | 5–1 | –
February 25 | William & Mary | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 5–1 | Johnson (1–0) | Wainman (1–1) | None | 4,093 | 6–1 | –
February 26 | William & Mary | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 5–36 | Rodriguez (2–0) | Inghram (0–2) | None | 2,918 | 7–1 | –

March

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March 2 | at No. 8 Miami (FL)
Rivalry | No. 2 | Alex Rodriguez Park
Coral Gables, FL | 7–5 | Randall (2–0) | Erickson (2–1) | Maddox (3) | 4,233 | 8–1 | –
March 3 | at No. 8 Miami (FL)
Rivalry | No. 2 | Alex Rodriguez Park | 13–5 | Larson (1–0) | Whaley (1–1) | None | 4,999 | 9–1 | –
March 4 | at No. 8 Miami (FL)
Rivalry | No. 2 | Alex Rodriguez Park | 8–5 | Magliozzi (1–0) | Encinosa (0–1) | Gibson (1) | 2,124 | 10–1 | –
March 6 | Florida Atlantic | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 16–1 | Poyner (1–0) | Meiers (1–2) | None | 2,803 | 11–1 | –
March 7 | Florida A&M | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 15–2 | Larson (2–0) | Duncan (1–3) | None | 2,673 | 12–1 | –
March 9 | Florida Gulf Coast | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 4–2 | Rodriguez (3–0) | Anderson (1–1) | Maddox (4) | 3,001 | 13–1 | –
March 10 | Florida Gulf Coast | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 8–3 | Johnson (2–0) | Bixler (2–2) | None | 3,413 | 14–1 | –
March 11 | Florida Gulf Coast | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 3–2 | Gibson (1–0) | Forjet (0–2) | Maddox (5) | 3,266 | 15–1 | –
March 13 | No. 6 Florida State
Rivalry | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 9–2 | Larson (3–0) | Sitz (1–1) | Maddox (6) | 6,005 | 16–1 | –
March 14 | Ontario Blue Jays (exh.) | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | Cancelled (rain); no make-up.
March 16 | Vanderbilt | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 10–2 | Randall (3–0) | Ziomek (2–2) | None | 4,141 | 17–1 | 1–0
March 17 | Vanderbilt | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 5–1 | Johnson (3–0) | VerHagen (2–2) | None | 4,364 | 18–1 | 2–0
March 18 | Vanderbilt | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 8–2 | Crawford (2–1) | Beede (0–3) | None | 4,088 | 19–1 | 3–0
March 20 | Samford | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 5–3 | Magliozzi (2–0) | Rutledge (0–2) | Maddox (7) | 2,769 | 20–1 | –
March 22 | at No. 8 South Carolina | No. 1 | Carolina Stadium
Columbia, SC | 3–9 | Price (3–1) | Rodriguez (3–1) | None | 8,242 | 20–2 | 3–1
March 23 | at No. 8 South Carolina | No. 1 | Carolina Stadium | 8–2 | Johnson (4–0) | Koumas (1–2) | None | 8,242 | 21–2 | 4–1
March 24 | at No. 8 South Carolina | No. 1 | Carolina Stadium | 5–4 | Maddox (2–0) | Price (3–2) | None | 8,242 | 22–2 | 5–1
March 27 | vs. No. 4 Florida State
Rivalry | No. 1 | Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, FL | 4–1 | Magliozzi (3–0) | Busch (0–1) | Maddox (8) | 10,751 | 23–2 | –
March 30 | at No. 20 Ole Miss | No. 1 | Swayze Field
Oxford, MS | 0–3 | Wahl (5–0) | Randall (3–1) | Huber (6) | 9,311 | 23–3 | 5–2
March 31 | at No. 20 Ole Miss | No. 1 | Swayze Field | 9–4 | Magliozzi (4–0) | Chavez (3–1) | None | 10,064 | 24–3 | 6–2

April

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April 1 | at No. 20 Ole Miss | No. 1 | Swayze Field | 6–7 | Huber (1–1) | Maddox (2–1) | None | 8,616 | 24–4 | 6–3
April 3 | at North Florida | No. 1 | Harmon Stadium
Jacksonville, FL | 5–10 | Jagodzinski (1–0) | Poyner (1–1) | None | 2,144 | 24–5 | –
April 5 | No. 12 LSU | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 6–7 | McCune (2–3) | Johnson (4–1) | Goody (3) | 4,487 | 24–6 | 6–4
April 6 | No. 12 LSU | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 7–0 | Crawford (3–1) | Gausman (5–1) | None | 5,793 | 25–6 | 7–4
April 7 | No. 12 LSU | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 7–8 | Bonvillain (2–0) | Maddox (2–2) | Goody (4) | 6,108 | 25–7 | 7–5
April 10 | at No. 1 Florida State
Rivalry | No. 4 | Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL | 6–3 | Harris (1–0) | Bird (0–1) | Maddox (9) | 6,730 | 26–7 | –
April 13 | at Tennessee | No. 4 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN | 3–1 | Crawford (4–1) | Godley (4–2) | Maddox (10) | 3,401 | 27–7 | 8–5
April 14 | at Tennessee | No. 4 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 4–5 | Saberhagen (4–0) | Magliozzi (4–1) | Blount (9) | 2,838 | 27–8 | 8–6
April 15 | at Tennessee | No. 4 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 8–1 | Johnson (5–1) | Williams (2–4) | None | 3,322 | 28–8 | 9–6
April 17 | Georgia Southern | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 8–2 | Larson (4–0) | Hart (1–1) | None | 3,002 | 29–8 | –
April 20 | Georgia | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 3–216 | Larson (5–0) | Swinford (0–1) | None | 4,840 | 30–8 | 10–6
April 21 | Georgia | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 3–5 | Palazzone (2–5) | Johnson (5–2) | Dieterich (7) | 4,458 | 30–9 | 10–7
April 22 | Georgia | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 6–3 | Whitson (2–0) | Benzor (4–2) | Maddox (11) | 4,492 | 31–9 | 11–7
April 24 | South Florida | No. 2 | McKethan Stadium | 3–5 | Barbosa (5–3) | Gibson (1–1) | Leasure (6) | 2,897 | 31–10 | –
April 25 | Bethune–Cookman | No. 2 | McKethan Stadium | 10–1 | Whitson (3–0) | Durapau (2–5) | None | 2,563 | 32–10 | –
April 27 | No. 17 Arkansas | No. 2 | McKethan Stadium | 3–2 | Randall (4–1) | Stanek (6–3) | Maddox (12) | 3,906 | 33–10 | 12–7
April 28 | No. 17 Arkansas | No. 2 | McKethan Stadium | 1–5 | Moore (4–1) | Johnson (5–3) | None | 4,894 | 33–11 | 12–8
April 29 | No. 17 Arkansas | No. 2 | McKethan Stadium | 1–310 | Suggs (4–0) | Magliozzi (4–2) | Astin (7) | 3,927 | 33–12 | 12–9

May

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May 3 | at No. 6 Kentucky | No. 5 | Cliff Hagan Stadium
Lexington, KY | 5–3 | Randall (5–1) | Rogers (5–3) | Rodriguez (1) | 2,457 | 34–12 | 13–9
May 4 | at No. 6 Kentucky | No. 5 | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 5–1 | Larson (6–0) | Grundy (4–2) | Rodriguez (2) | 2,925 | 35–12 | 14–9
May 5 | at No. 6 Kentucky | No. 5 | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 1–2 | Littrell (7–0) | Johnson (5–4) | Gott (9) | 2,607 | 35–13 | 14–10
May 8 | North Florida | No. 5 | McKethan Stadium | 4–311 | Harris (2–0) | Karmeris (0–2) | None | 2,714 | 36–13 | –
May 11 | Mississippi State | No. 5 | McKethan Stadium | 4–1 | Randall (6–1) | Stratton (9–1) | Rodriguez (3) | 3,875 | 37–13 | 15–10
May 12 | Mississippi State | No. 5 | McKethan Stadium | 0–2 | Graveman (4–3) | Crawford (4–2) | Holder (4) | 4,593 | 37–14 | 15–11
May 13 | Mississippi State | No. 5 | McKethan Stadium | 2–1 | Maddox (3–2) | Lindgren (1–2) | None | 3,299 | 38–14 | 16–11
May 15 | at Samford | No. 3 | Joe Lee Griffin Stadium
Birmingham, AL | 7–12 | Irby (4–1) | Magliozzi (4–3) | None | 1,722 | 38–15 | –
May 17 | at Auburn | No. 3 | Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL | 6–0 | Randall (7–1) | Jacobs (5–3) | None | 2,652 | 39–15 | 17–11
May 18 | at Auburn | No. 3 | Plainsman Park | 10–1 | Johnson (6–4) | Koger (3–5) | None | 3,511 | 40–15 | 18–11
May 19 | at Auburn | No. 3 | Plainsman Park | 4–5 | Varnadore (4–7) | Rodriguez (3–2) | Bryant (6) | 2,983 | 40–16 | 18–12

Post-season

SEC Tournament

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May 22 | vs. (10) Auburn | No. 2 (3) | Regions Park
Hoover, AL | 6–1 | Crawford (5–2) | Jacobs (5–4) | None | 7,145 | 41–16 | 1–0
May 24 | vs. (5) Vanderbilt | No. 2 (3) | Regions Park | 1–2 | Selman (9–3) | Randall (7–2) | Miller (1) | 6,672 | 41–17 | 1–1
May 25 | vs. No. 4 (2) South Carolina | No. 2 (3) | Regions Park | 7–2 | Johnson (7–4) | Holmes (6–1) | None | 9,067 | 42–17 | 2–1
May 26 | vs. (5) Vanderbilt | No. 2 (3) | Regions Park | 6–8 | Clinard (7–2) | Maddox (3–3) | VerHagen (2) | 9,243 | 42–18 | 2–2

NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional

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June 1 | Bethune–Cookman | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 4–0 | Crawford (6–2) | Gonzalez (9–2) | None | 3,285 | 43–18 | 1–0
June 2 | No. 24 Georgia Tech | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 6–2 | Randall (8–2) | Farmer (8–4) | Rodriguez (4) | 4,584 | 44–18 | 2–0
June 3 | No. 24 Georgia Tech | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 15–3 | Johnson (8–4) | Davies (1–4) | None | 3,537 | 45–18 | 3–0

NCAA tournament: Gainesville Super Regional

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June 9 | No. 16 NC State | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 7–1 | Randall (9–2) | Ogburn (5–4) | None | 5,117 | 46–18 | 1–0
June 10 | No. 16 NC State | No. 1 | McKethan Stadium | 9–810 | Whitson (4–0) | Williams (4–4) | Kish (1) | 4,568 | 47–18 | 2–0

College World Series

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June 16 | vs. No. 6 South Carolina | No. 1 | TD Ameritrade Park
Omaha, NE | 3–7 | Roth (8–1) | Johnson (8–5) | Price (12) | 25,291 | 47–19 | 0–1
June 18 | vs. Kent State | No. 1 | TD Ameritrade Park | 4–5 | Bores (10–3) | Randall (9–3) | Pierce (3) | 15,000 | 47–20 | 0–2

Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

## Rankings

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Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
Coaches'[3]| 1| 1*| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 4| 1| 2| 5| 5| 3| 2| 1| 6
Baseball America[4]| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 7| 5| 5| 7| 6| 3| 3| 1| 3
Collegiate Baseball^[5]| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 4| 4| 4| 8| 5| 5| 4| 3| 7
NCBWA†[6]| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 4| 1| 2| 5| 5| 2| 2| 1| 6

^ 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.

## Awards and honors

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Jonathon Crawford

* Pitched a no-hitter on June 2, 2012, against Bethune–Cookman in the opening round of the Gainesville Regional tournament. It was the first Gators solo no-hitter since 1991 and the seventh no-hitter in NCAA tournament history.[7]

Nolan Fontana

* Second-team All-SEC[8]
* SEC All-Defensive team[8]

Taylor Gushue

* SEC Freshman of the Week (2/13/12–2/20/12). On Feb. 17, Gushue homered on the first pitch he saw as a collegian and on Feb. 18 hit a two-run triple in the fourth inning of a series-clinching win over Cal State Fullerton.[9]
* SEC Freshman of the Week (2/27/12–3/5/12). Gushue hit .400 (4-for-10), with four RBI, three runs and a pair of homers during a three-game sweep at #8 Miami.[10]

Brian Johnson

* SEC Player of the Week (4/9/12–4/16/12). Johnson batted .471 (8-for-17) with a team-high seven RBI during four games, including a victory at #1 Florida State and a series win at Tennessee.[11]
* First-team All-SEC[8]
* John Olerud Award – (two-way player)

Steven Rodriguez

* First-team All-SEC[8]

Josh Tobias

* SEC All-Freshman team[8]

Preston Tucker

* SEC Player of the Week (3/12/12–3/19/12). Tucker batted .400 (6-for-15) in four victories including a three-game-sweep of Vanderbilt.[12]
* First-team All-SEC[8]

Casey Turgeon

* SEC Player of the Week (5/1/12–5/8/12). Turgeon batted .400 (4-for-10) and scored a game-winning run during a series win at #6 Kentucky.[13]

Mike Zunino

* College Baseball 360 Primetime Player Of The Week (2/28/12–3/6/12). Zunino batted .400 (6-for-15) with five runs, four RBI, three doubles and a home-run during a three-game sweep at #8 Miami.[14]
* Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (3/5/12–3/12/12). Zunino batted .389 (7-for-18) with five runs, 11 RBI, four home-runs and a slugging percentage of 1.111 during five wins.[15]
* First-team All-SEC[8]
* SEC All-Defensive team[8]
* 2012 Dick Howser Trophy (College Baseball Player of the Year) recipient.[16]

## Gators in the MLB Draft

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Further information: 2012 Major League Baseball Draft

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1 | 3  | Mike Zunino | C | Seattle Mariners
1 | 31  | Brian Johnson | LHP/1B | Boston Red Sox
2 | 61  | Nolan Fontana | SS | Houston Astros
2 | 82  | Steven Rodriguez | LHP | Los Angeles Dodgers
3 | 118  | Austin Maddox | RHP | Boston Red Sox
7 | 219  | Preston Tucker | OF | Houston Astros
7 | 244  | Hudson Randall | RHP | Detroit Tigers
9 | 292  | Daniel Pigott | OF | Cincinnati Reds
20 | 631  | Greg Larson | RHP | Boston Red Sox

## See also

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* Florida Gators
* List of Florida Gators baseball players

## References

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1. ^ "Baseball standings". Retrieved May 21, 2012.
2. ^ "UF's Greg Larson Taken On Final Day Of MLB Draft; Gators Finish With Nine Selections". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
3. ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
4. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
5. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
6. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
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