2012 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2012 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games in Cliff Hagan Stadium. The team was coached by Gary Henderson, who was in his fourth season at Kentucky.

2012 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
CBNo. 21
Record45–18 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Green (4th season)
  • Brad Bohannon (8th season)
  • Keith Vorhoff (5th season)
Pitching coachGary Henderson
Home stadiumCliff Hagan Stadium
2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 2 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 18–11 .62149–20 .710
No. 6 Florida  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60047–20 .701
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60045–18 .714
No. 25 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53335–28 .556
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 14–15 .48331–26 .544
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26724–31 .436
Western
No. 11 LSU  x‍†‍‍y 19–11 .63347–18 .723
No. 3 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53346–22 .676
Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 16–14 .53340–24 .625
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 14–16 .46737–26 .587
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43331–28 .525
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30021–34 .382
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2012[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Personnel

Roster
2012 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome town
2 OF Zac Zellers R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rockwood Summit St. Louis, MO
3 INF Andrew Bryant R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Tates Creek Lexington, KY
4 INF Paul McConkey L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Halls Knoxville, TN
5 RHP Trevor Gott R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tates Creek Lexington, KY
6 INF Matt Reida L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Western Russiaville, IN
7 OF Lucas Witt R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lexington Christian Lexington, KY
8 RHP Walter Wijas R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr James B. Conant Elk Grove Village, IL
9 INF Max Kuhn R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Zionsville Zionsville, IN
11 OF Cameron Flynn L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Henry Clay/Morehead State Lexington, KY
12 LHP Corey Littrell L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Trinity Louisville, KY
14 RHP Chandler Shepherd R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lawrence County Louisa, KY
15 OF Jeff Boehm L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mount Carmel Lansing, IL
16 OF Brian Adams R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr South Forsyth Gainesville, GA
17 RHP Taylor Martin R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lexington Catholic Lexington, KY
18 LHP A.J. Reed L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Terre Haute South Terre Haute, IN
19 OF Austin Cousino L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH
21 C Luke Maile R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Covington Catholic Crestview Hills, KY
22 LHP Jerad Grundy L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Johnsburg Johnsburg, IL
23 RHP Tim Peterson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Emerald Ridge Puyallup, WA
24 RHP Spencer Drake R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Eastern Louisville, KY
25 INF Thomas McCarthy R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Crescent Valley/Western Oregon Corvallis, OR
26 INF Cole Evans R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. George Memphis, TN
27 OF Damon Saunders R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Butler Louisville, KY
28 RHP Chris Garrison R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Rocklin/Oregon Rockli, CA
29 RHP Zach Strecker R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Eastern Louisville, KY
30 LHP Sam Mahar R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tremper Kenosha, WI
34 LHP Taylor Rogers L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chatfield Littleton, CO
35 C Michael Williams R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Farragut Knoxville, TN
37 C Steven Hoagland R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Fr Lexington Christian Lexington, KY
39 RHP Tyler Dunaway R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Eastern Louisville, KY
40 C Greg Fettes R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lamphere Madison Heights, MI
42 C Michael Thomas R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY
44 LHP Alex Phillips L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Tenino Tenino, WA
46 INF Thomas Bernal R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Paso Robles Paso Robles, CA
47 INF Tyler Raymond L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Grove City Grove City, OH
Head coach

Gary Henderson

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Bohannon
Brian Green
Keith Vorhoff

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 12, 2012

Schedule
2012 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season (41–15)
February (8–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
1February 17@WoffordRussell C. King Field10–4Rogers (1–0)Collins (0–1)none4911–0–
2February 18Eastern MichiganRussell C. King Field10–2Grundy (1–0)Battistelli (0–1)none2572–0–
3February 20USC UpstateRussell C. King Field6–0Littrell (1–0)Lee (0–1)none2563–0–
4February 24BuffaloCliff Hagan Stadium13–4Rogers (2–0)Copping (0–1)none1,2614–0–
5February 25BuffaloCliff Hagan Stadium9-5Wijas (1-0)Paige (0-1)none1,2125–0–
6February 26BuffaloCliff Hagan Stadium7-6Gott (1-0)Crumb (0-1)none1,3536–0–
7February 28Morehead StateCliff Hagan Stadium3-2Reed (1-0)Robertson (0-1)Gott (1)1,6257–0–
8February 29XavierCliff Hagan Stadium9-2Shepherd (1-0)Westrick (0-1)none1,3178–0–
March (18–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
9March 3Illinois-ChicagoCliff Hagan Stadium4-3Rogers (3-0)Evak (1-1)Gott (2)N/A9–0–
10March 3Illinois-ChicagoCliff Hagan Stadium8-2Grundy (2-0)Begel (0-3)none1,43010–0–
11March 4Illinois-ChicagoCliff Hagan Stadium20-0Littrell (2-0)Salemi (0-1)none1,21211–0–
12March 6Tennessee TechCliff Hagan Stadium10-6Peterson (1-0)McWirter (0-3)none1,34012–0–
13March 7MarshallCliff Hagan Stadium7-3Reed (2-0)Stanley (0-1)none1,40813–0–
14March 9CanisiusCliff Hagan Stadium19-9Rogers (4-0)Martin (1-1)none1,22314–0–
15March 10CanisiusCliff Hagan Stadium7-5Grundy (3-0)Cortright (2-2)none1,28815–0–
16March 11CanisiusCliff Hagan Stadium5-4Phillips (1-0)Linseman (3-1)none1,27716–0–
17March 13Wright StateCliff Hagan Stadium9-1Reed (3-0)Hoelzel (1-3)none1,28017–0–
18March 14Murray StateCliff Hagan Stadium2-1Phillips (2-0)Babin (1-1)Gott (3)1,36218–0–
19March 16South CarolinaCliff Hagan Stadium4-3Peterson (2-0)Beal (1-1)none2,03219–01–0
20March 17South CarolinaCliff Hagan Stadium4-3Reed (4-0)Price (2-1)Gott (4)1,95020–02–0
21March 18South CarolinaCliff Hagan Stadium6-3Wijas (2-0)Belcher (1-1)Gott (5)2,57121–03–0
22March 21@CincinnatiMarge Schott Stadium10-7Shepherd (2-0)Walker (1-1)Phillips (1)–22–03–0
23March 23@TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium1-4Godley (4-1)Rogers (4-1)Blount (1)1,51622–13–1
24March 24@TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium6-2Phillips (3-0)Zajac (0-1)none2,32223–14–1
25March 25@TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium6-0Littrell (3-0)Steckenrider (1-2)none2,15424–15–1
26March 27WKUCliff Hagan Stadium7-4Mahar (1-0)Clay (3-3)none2,38525–15–1
27March 30@GeorgiaFoley Field6-7Benzor (4-1)Mahar (1-1)Dietrich (5)-25–25–2
28March 31@GeorgiaFoley Field9-8Phillips (4-0)Crumley (1-2)Gott (6)3,10026–26–2
April (10–7)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
29April 1@GeorgiaFoley Field11-2Littrell (4-0)Palazzone (0-3)none3,02027–27–2
30April 4DaytonCliff Hagan Stadium19-6Mahar (2-1)Konrad (3-2)none1,25028–27–2
31April 6Ole MissCliff Hagan Stadium3-2Phillips (5-1)Chavez (3-2)Gott (7)2,42829–28–2
32April 7Ole MissCliff Hagan Stadium3-9Mayers (3-2)Grundy (3-1)none2,50729–38–3
33April 8Ole MissCliff Hagan Stadium8-3Littrell (5-0)Hively (3-2)Phillips (2)1,83430–39–3
34April 10LouisvilleCliff Hagan Stadium0-12Ruxer (5-0)Reed (4-1)none3,56330–49–3
35April 13@ArkansasBaum Stadium7-8Lynch (1-1)Phillips (5-1)none6,82530–59–4
36April 15@ArkansasBaum Stadium5-4Shepherd (3-0)Astin (2-3)Peterson (1)9,57531–510–4
37April 15@ArkansasBaum Stadium2-1Littrell (6-0)Baxendale (6-2)Gott (8)9,57532–511–4
38April 17CincinnatiCliff Hagan Stadium7-0Mahar (3-1)Mergen (0-3)none1,53033–511–4
39April 20LSUCliff Hagan Stadium4-5Gausman (7-1)Rogers (4-2)Goody (6)3,78533–611–5
40April 21LSUCliff Hagan Stadium8-1Grundy (4-1)Eades (5-2)Phillips (3)2,62534–612–5
41April 22LSUCliff Hagan Stadium7-6Peterson (3-0)Bourgeois (1-2)Phillips (4)3,08635–613–5
42April 24@LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium2-10Green (3-0)Mahar (3-2)none3,86235–713–5
43April 27@VanderbiltHawkins Field5-2Rogers (5-2)Pecoraro (0-2)none2,58436–714–5
44April 28@VanderbiltHawkins Field3-4Clinard (5-2)Mahar (3-3)VerHagen (1)2,83736–814–6
45April 29@VanderbiltHawkins Field1-6Selman (6-3)Phillips (5-2)none2,88536–914–7
May (5–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
46May 3FloridaCliff Hagan Stadium3-5Randall (5-1)Rogers (5-3)Rodriguez (1)2,45736–1014–8
47May 4FloridaCliff Hagan Stadium1-5Larson (6-0)Grundy (4-2)Rodriguez (2)2,92536–1114–9
48May 5FloridaCliff Hagan Stadium2-1Littrell (7-0)Johnson (5-4)Gott (9)2,60737–1115–9
49May 9@IndianaSembower Field6-512Gott (2-0)Korte (0-4)Mahar (1)1,46238–1115–9
50May 11AlabamaCliff Hagan Stadium4-2Rogers (6-3)Turnbull (2-5)Phillips (6)2,45639–1116–9
51May 12AlabamaCliff Hagan Stadium7-6Gott (3-0)Rosecrans (0-2)none2,39940–1117–9
52May 12AlabamaCliff Hagan Stadium8-1Littrell (8-0)Sullivan (2-3)Mahar (2)2,39941–1118–9
53May 15@Murray StateReagan Field3-7Handlin (5-3)Reed (4-2)none1,37941–1218–9
54May 17@Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field1-3Stratton (10-1)Rogers (6-4)Holder (5)6,14641–1318–10
55May 18@Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field3-4Pollorena (4-0)Grundy (4-3)Holder (6)6,47841–1418–11
56May 19@Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field3-11Lindgren (2-2)Littrell (8-1)none6,39541–1518–12
Post-season (4–3)
SEC Tournament (2–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSECT record
57May 22Ole MissRegions Park2-0Reed (5-2)Wahl (6-3)Rogers (1)42–151–0
58May 24Mississippi StateRegions Park5-1Grundy (5-3)Graveman (4-4)Phillips (7)6,79843–152–0
59May 26Mississippi StateRegions Park1-2Routt (3-5)Littrell (8-2)Holder (9)43–162–1
NCAA tournament: Gary Regional (2–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
60June 1Kent StateU.S. Steel Yard6–721Clark (5–0)Reed (5–3)none43–170–1
61June 2ValparaisoU.S. Steel Yard8-1Grundy (6-3)Wild (6-4)Shepard (1)67744–171–1
62June 3PurdueU.S. Steel Yard6-3Littrell (9-2)Ramer (6-1)Phillips (8)45–172–1
63June 3Kent StateU.S. Steel Yard2-3Skulina (11-2)Shepard (3-1)Wilson (7)76145–182–2
2012 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Schedule

See also

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