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2012 UCF Knights baseball team

The 2012 UCF Knights baseball team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Knights played their home games at Jay Bergman Field in Orlando, Florida. The Knights were led by head coach Terry Rooney, who was in his fourth season with the team.

2012 UCF Knights baseball
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record45–17 (16–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumJay Bergman Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 9 Rice  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 7 – 0   .708 40 – 17 – 0   .702
No. 18 UCF  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 43 – 15 – 0   .741
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 38 – 20 – 0   .655
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 32 – 24 – 0   .571
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 31 – 28 – 0   .525
East Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13 – 10 – 1   .563 35 – 22 – 1   .612
UAB  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 15 – 0   .375 32 – 28 – 0   .533
Houston  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18 – 1   .229 18 – 35 – 1   .343
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 17 – 37 – 0   .315
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of May 30 2012[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 season marked the second consecutive season that the Knights made the NCAA tournament. Their 2011 tournament appearance was the program's first since 2004.

Personnel edit

Coaching Staff edit

2012 UCF Knights coaching staff
  • 26 Terry Rooney – Head Coach - 4th season
  • 7 Ryan Klosterman - Assistant Coach – 1st season
  • 17 Joe Mercadante - Assistant Coach – 1st season
  • 8 Brandon Romans - Assistant Coach – 3rd season

Roster edit

2012 UCF Knights roster
 

Pitchers

  • 11 Garrett Nuss - Freshman
  • 16 Brian Adkins - Junior
  • 19 Ben Lively - Sophomore
  • 24 Joe Rogers - Junior
  • 25 Eric Skoglund - Freshman
  • 28 Shawn McDorman - Junior
  • 32 Bryan Brown - Senior
  • 33 Harrison Hukari - Freshman
  • 34 Jimmy Reed - Junior
  • 35 Roman Madrid - Junior
  • 36 Ray Hanson - Senior
  • 37 Gregg Cooke - Sophomore
  • 39 Patrick Sullivan - Junior
  • 41 Chris Matulis - Junior
  • 43 Matt Collins - Senior
  

Infielders

  • 1 Travis Shreve - Senior
  • 3 Spencer Haynes - Freshman
  • 5 Austin Johnston - Junior
  • 13 James Vasquez - Freshman
  • 14 Tommy Williams - Freshman
  • 21 Darnell Sweeney - Junior
  • 42 D.J. Hicks - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 9 Ryan Breen - Junior
  • 15 Dale Irving - Freshman
  • 20 Chris Taladay - Junior
  • 29 Ethan Smith - Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 2 Ronnie Richardson - Junior
  • 6 JoMarcos Woods - Freshman
  • 10 Erik Barber - Freshman
  • 12 Erik Hempe - Senior
  • 27 Jeramy Matos - Junior
  • 30 Nick Carrillo - Junior
  • 39 Alex Friedrich - Senior
  

Schedule edit

2012 UCF Knights baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Conf. Record
February 17 Long Island – Jay Bergman Field 13–7 1–0 –
February 18 Long Island – Jay Bergman Field 9–1 2–0 –
February 18 Long Island – Jay Bergman Field 9–1 3–0 –
February 22 at #1 Florida – McKethan Stadium 0–8 3–1 –
February 24 Boston College – Jay Bergman Field 6–5 4–1 –
February 25 Boston College – Jay Bergman Field 7–8 4–2 –
February 26 Boston College – Jay Bergman Field 5–4 5–2 –
February 28 South Florida – Jay Bergman Field 12–1 6–2 –
February 29 at Bethune-Cookman – Jackie Robinson Ballpark 8–4 7–2 –
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Conf. Record
March 2 Siena – Jay Bergman Field 12–4 8–2 –
March 3 Siena – Jay Bergman Field 16–4 9–2 –
March 4 Siena – Jay Bergman Field 15–2 10–2 –
March 6 #8 Florida State #24 Jay Bergman Field 6–7 10–3 –
March 7 #8 Florida State #24 Jay Bergman Field 0–1 10–4 –
March 9 UMass #24 Jay Bergman Field 16–4 11–4 –
March 10 UMass #24 Jay Bergman Field 5–4 12–4 –
March 11 UMass #24 Jay Bergman Field 2–1 13–4 –
March 14 #10 Miami (FL) #23 Jay Bergman Field 2–3 13–5 –
March 16 Harvard #23 Jay Bergman Field 4–3 14–5 –
March 17 Harvard #23 Jay Bergman Field 4–2 15–5 –
March 18 Harvard #23 Jay Bergman Field 6–5 16–5 –
March 20 at South Florida #21 USF Baseball Stadium 6–2 17–5 –
March 23 East Carolina #21 Jay Bergman Field 2–1 18–5 1–0
March 24 East Carolina #21 Jay Bergman Field 10–6 19–5 2–0
March 25 East Carolina #21 Jay Bergman Field 6–15 19–6 2–1
March 27 at Florida Atlantic #17 FAU Baseball Stadium 11–3 20–6 –
March 30 at Houston #17 Cougar Field 8–3 21–6 3–1
March 31 at Houston #17 Cougar Field 9–1 22–6 4–1
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Conf. Record
April 1 at Houston #17 Cougar Field 3–110 23–6 5–1
April 4 at #13 Miami (FL) #14 Alex Rodriguez Park 4–1 24–6 –
April 6 UAB #14 Jay Bergman Field 4–11 24–7 5–2
April 7 UAB #14 Jay Bergman Field 7–3 25–7 6–2
April 8 UAB #14 Jay Bergman Field 8–7 26–7 7–2
April 10 Florida A&M #15 Jay Bergman Field 16–4 27–7 –
April 11 Bethune-Cookman #15 Jay Bergman Field 6–2 28–7 –
April 13 at Southern Miss #15 Pete Taylor Park 0–114 28–8 7–3
April 14 at Southern Miss #15 Pete Taylor Park 11–6 29–8 8–3
April 15 at Southern Miss #15 Pete Taylor Park 12–3 30–8 9–3
April 17 Florida Atlantic #14 Jay Bergman Field 12–3 31–8 –
April 20 at Tulane #14 Greer Field at Turchin Stadium 1–0 32–8 10–3
April 21 at Tulane #14 Greer Field at Turchin Stadium 8–712 33–8 11–3
April 22 at Tulane #14 Greer Field at Turchin Stadium 8–6 34–8 12–3
April 27 at Memphis #7 FedExPark 4–3 35–8 13–3
April 28 at Memphis #7 FedExPark 5–6 35–9 13–4
April 29 at Memphis #7 FedExPark 0–1 35–10 13–5
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Conf. Record
May 2 at Stetson #15 Melching Field 5–413 36–10 –
May 5 Presbyterian #15 Jay Bergman Field 8–1 37–10 –
May 6 Presbyterian #15 Jay Bergman Field 2–7 37–11 –
May 7 Presbyterian #15 Jay Bergman Field 7–2 38–11 –
May 11 at Marshall #16 Appalachian Power Park 8–6 39–11 14–5
May 12 at Marshall #16 Appalachian Power Park 6–9 39–12 14–6
May 13 at Marshall #16 Appalachian Power Park 13–6 40–12 15–6
May 15 Stetson #16 Jay Bergman Field Cancelled (rain); no make-up.
May 18 #7 Rice #16 Jay Bergman Field 8–6 41–12 16–6
May 18 #7 Rice #16 Jay Bergman Field 2–9 41–13 16–7
May 19 #7 Rice #16 Jay Bergman Field 2–5 41–14 16–8
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record C-USAT record
May 24 vs. (7) UAB #17 (2) Trustmark Park 1–157 41–15 0–1
May 25 vs. (6) East Carolina #17 (2) Trustmark Park 11–18 42–15 1–1
May 26 vs. (3) Tulane #17 (2) Trustmark Park 6–2 43–15 2–1
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
June 1 vs. (3) Missouri State #18 (2) Alex Rodriguez Park 2–1 44–15 1–0
June 2 vs. (4) Stony Brook #18 (2) Alex Rodriguez Park 9–8 45–15 2–0
June 3 vs. (4) Stony Brook #18 (2) Alex Rodriguez Park 5–12 45–16 2–1
June 4 vs. (4) Stony Brook #18 (2) Alex Rodriguez Park 6–10 45–17 2–2
Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

Rankings edit

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[2]RVRV*RV2423211714151471516161718——24
Baseball America[3]21191918192117151515141516161920———
Collegiate Baseball^[4]36——30292821171512111517191921262626
NCBWA†[5]2824262122191614131081313131615192121

^ 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.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2012 Baseball Standings" (PDF). c-usa.org. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  2. ^ USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll
  3. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  4. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  5. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
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