2012 Florida Gators baseball team

2012 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
CBNo. 7
Record47–20 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (5th year)
Brad Weitzel (5th year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
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 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]

  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.