The 2012 Florida Gators baseball team represented the

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in the sport of

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during the

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. The Gators competed in Division I of the

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(NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC). They played their home games at

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, on the university's

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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

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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

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for the third consecutive year. There they were eliminated after just two games, losing to

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and

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. The Gators had nine players selected in the

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including junior catcher

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, recipient of the 2012

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Roster

Schedule

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, , 7–3 , , Rodriguez (1–0) , , Cardona (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 5,356 , , 1–0 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 18 , , , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–2 , , Whitson (1–0) , , Wiest (0–1) , , Maddox (1) , , 4,951 , , 2–0 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 19 , , , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–8 , , Gauna (1–0) , , Crawford (0–1) , , Lorenzen (1) , , 4,082 , , 2–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 21 , , Bethune–Cookman , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 8–6 , , Maddox (1–0) , , Hernandez (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 2,616 , , 3–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 22 , , UCF , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 8–0 , , Crawford (1–1) , , Collins (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 2,867 , , 4–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 24 , , , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–1 , , Randall (1–0) , , Shain (0–1) , , Maddox (2) , , 3,139 , , 5–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 25 , , William & Mary , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–1 , , Johnson (1–0) , , Wainman (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 4,093 , , 6–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 26 , , William & Mary , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–3⁶ , , Rodriguez (2–0) , , Inghram (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 2,918 , , 7–1 , , – , - , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 2 , , at No. 8

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, , No. 2 , , Alex Rodriguez Park

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, , 7–5 , , Randall (2–0) , , Erickson (2–1) , , Maddox (3) , , 4,233 , , 8–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 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 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 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 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 6 , , , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 16–1 , , Poyner (1–0) , , Meiers (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 2,803 , , 11–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 7 , , , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 15–2 , , Larson (2–0) , , Duncan (1–3) , , ''None'' , , 2,673 , , 12–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 9 , , , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–2 , , Rodriguez (3–0) , , Anderson (1–1) , , Maddox (4) , , 3,001 , , 13–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 10 , , Florida Gulf Coast , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 8–3 , , Johnson (2–0) , , Bixler (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,413 , , 14–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 11 , , Florida Gulf Coast , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 3–2 , , Gibson (1–0) , , Forjet (0–2) , , Maddox (5) , , 3,266 , , 15–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 13 , , No. 6

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, , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 9–2 , , Larson (3–0) , , Sitz (1–1) , , Maddox (6) , , 6,005 , , 16–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#F0E8E8" , March 14 , , Ontario Blue Jays (exh.) , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , colspan=7 , ''Cancelled (rain); no make-up.'' , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 16 , , , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 10–2 , , Randall (3–0) , , Ziomek (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 4,141 , , 17–1 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 17 , , Vanderbilt , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–1 , , Johnson (3–0) , , VerHagen (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 4,364 , , 18–1 , , 2–0 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 18 , , Vanderbilt , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 8–2 , , Crawford (2–1) , , Beede (0–3) , , ''None'' , , 4,088 , , 19–1 , , 3–0 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 20 , , , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–3 , , Magliozzi (2–0) , , Rutledge (0–2) , , Maddox (7) , , 2,769 , , 20–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 22 , , at No. 8

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, , 3–9 , , Price (3–1) , , Rodriguez (3–1) , , ''None'' , , 8,242, , 20–2 , , 3–1 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 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 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 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 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 27 , , vs. No. 4 Florida State
Rivalry , , No. 1 , , Baseball Grounds

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, , 4–1 , , Magliozzi (3–0) , , Busch (0–1) , , Maddox (8) , , 10,751 , , 23–2 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 30 , , at No. 20 , , No. 1 , ,

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, , 0–3 , , Wahl (5–0) , , Randall (3–1) , , Huber (6) , , 9,311 , , 23–3 , , 5–2 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 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 , - , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 1 , , at No. 20 , , No. 1 , , Swayze Field , , 6–7 , , Huber (1–1) , , Maddox (2–1) , , ''None'' , , 8,616 , , 24–4 , , 6–3 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 3 , , at , , No. 1 , ,

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Jacksonville, FL , , 5–10 , , Jagodzinski (1–0) , , Poyner (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 2,144 , , 24–5 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 5 , , No. 12

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, , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 6–7 , , McCune (2–3) , , Johnson (4–1) , , Goody (3) , , 4,487 , , 24–6 , , 6–4 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 6 , , No. 12 LSU , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 7–0 , , Crawford (3–1) , , Gausman (5–1) , , ''None'' , , 5,793 , , 25–6 , , 7–4 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 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 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 10 , , at No. 1

Rivalry , , No. 4 , ,

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, , 6–3 , , Harris (1–0) , , Bird (0–1) , , Maddox (9) , , 6,730 , , 26–7 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 13 , , at , , No. 4 , ,
Knoxville, TN , , 3–1 , , Crawford (4–1) , , Godley (4–2) , , Maddox (10) , , 3,401 , , 27–7 , , 8–5 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 14 , , at Tennessee , , No. 4 , , , , 4–5 , , Saberhagen (4–0) , , Magliozzi (4–1) , , Blount (9) , , 2,838 , , 27–8 , , 8–6 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 15 , , at Tennessee , , No. 4 , , , , 8–1 , , Johnson (5–1) , , Williams (2–4) , , ''None'' , , 3,322 , , 28–8 , , 9–6 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 17 , , , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 8–2 , , Larson (4–0) , , Hart (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 3,002 , , 29–8 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 20 , , , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 3–2¹⁶ , , Larson (5–0) , , Swinford (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 4,840 , , 30–8 , , 10–6 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 21 , , Georgia , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 3–5 , , Palazzone (2–5) , , Johnson (5–2) , , Dieterich (7) , , 4,458 , , 30–9 , , 10–7 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 22 , , Georgia , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 6–3 , , Whitson (2–0) , , Benzor (4–2) , , Maddox (11) , , 4,492 , , 31–9 , , 11–7 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 24 , , , , No. 2 , , McKethan Stadium , , 3–5 , , Barbosa (5–3) , , Gibson (1–1) , , Leasure (6) , , 2,897 , , 31–10 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 25 , , Bethune–Cookman , , No. 2 , , McKethan Stadium , , 10–1 , , Whitson (3–0) , , Durapau (2–5) , , ''None'' , , 2,563 , , 32–10 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 27 , , No. 17

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, , No. 2 , , McKethan Stadium , , 3–2 , , Randall (4–1) , , Stanek (6–3) , , Maddox (12) , , 3,906 , , 33–10 , , 12–7 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 28 , , No. 17 Arkansas , , No. 2 , , McKethan Stadium , , 1–5 , , Moore (4–1) , , Johnson (5–3) , , ''None'' , , 4,894 , , 33–11 , , 12–8 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 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 , - , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 3 , , at No. 6

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, , 5–3 , , Randall (5–1) , , Rogers (5–3) , , Rodriguez (1) , , 2,457 , , 34–12 , , 13–9 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 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 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , 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 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 8 , , , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–3¹¹ , , Harris (2–0) , , Karmeris (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 2,714 , , 36–13 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 11 , ,

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, , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–1 , , Randall (6–1) , , Stratton (9–1) , , Rodriguez (3) , , 3,875 , , 37–13 , , 15–10 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 12 , , Mississippi State , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 0–2 , , Graveman (4–3) , , Crawford (4–2) , , Holder (4) , , 4,593 , , 37–14 , , 15–11 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 13 , , Mississippi State , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 2–1 , , Maddox (3–2) , , Lindgren (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,299 , , 38–14 , , 16–11 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 15 , , at , , No. 3 , ,

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, , 7–12 , , Irby (4–1) , , Magliozzi (4–3) , , ''None'' , , 1,722 , , 38–15 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 17 , , at , , No. 3 , ,

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, , 6–0 , , Randall (7–1) , , Jacobs (5–3) , , ''None'' , , 2,652 , , 39–15 , , 17–11 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 18 , , at Auburn , , No. 3 , , Plainsman Park , , 10–1 , , Johnson (6–4) , , Koger (3–5) , , ''None'' , , 3,511 , , 40–15 , , 18–11 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 19 , , at Auburn , , No. 3 , , Plainsman Park , , 4–5 , , Varnadore (4–7) , , Rodriguez (3–2) , , Bryant (6) , , 2,983 , , 40–16 , , 18–12 , - , - ! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;", Post-season , - , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 22 , , vs. (10) , , , ,

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, , 6–1 , , Crawford (5–2) , , Jacobs (5–4) , , ''None'' , , 7,145 , , 41–16 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 24 , , vs. (5) , , , , Regions Park , , 1–2 , , Selman (9–3) , , Randall (7–2) , , Miller (1) , , 6,672 , , 41–17 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 25 , , , , , , Regions Park , , 7–2 , , Johnson (7–4) , , Holmes (6–1) , , ''None'' , , 9,067 , , 42–17 , , 2–1 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 26 , , vs. (5) Vanderbilt , , , , Regions Park , , 6–8 , , Clinard (7–2) , , Maddox (3–3) , , VerHagen (2) , , 9,243 , , 42–18 , , 2–2 , - , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 1 , , Bethune–Cookman , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–0 , , Crawford (6–2) , , Gonzalez (9–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,285 , , 43–18 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 2 , , No. 24 , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 6–2 , , Randall (8–2) , , Farmer (8–4) , , Rodriguez (4) , , 4,584 , , 44–18 , , 2–0 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 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 , - , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 9 , , No. 16 , , No. 1 , , McKethan Stadium , , 7–1 , , Randall (9–2) , , Ogburn (5–4) , , ''None'' , , 5,117 , , 46–18 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , 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 , - , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , June 16 , , vs. No. 6

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Awards and honors

;Jonathon Crawford * Pitched a

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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. ; Nolan Fontana * Second-team All-SEC * SEC All-Defensive team ;

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* 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. * 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. ;

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* 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. * First-team All-SEC *

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) ; Steven Rodriguez * First-team All-SEC ; Josh Tobias * SEC All-Freshman team ; 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. * First-team All-SEC ; 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. ;

* 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. * 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. * First-team All-SEC * SEC All-Defensive team * 2012

(College Baseball Player of the Year) recipient.

Gators in the MLB Draft

References

External links

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College World Series seasons

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