2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team explained

Year:	2012
Team:	South Carolina Gamecocks
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Coachrank:	2
Cbrank:	2
Record:	49–20
Conf Record:	18–11
Head Coach:	Ray Tanner
Hc Year:	16th
Asst Coach1:	Chad Holbrook
Ac1 Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	Jerry Meyers
Ac2 Year:	2nd/10th
Asst Coach3:	Sammy Esposito
Ac3 Year:	5th
Stadium:	Carolina Stadium
Champion:	SEC Eastern Division champions Columbia Regional champions Columbia Super Regional champions
Tourney:	College World Series Runner-up vs. Arizona
Tourney Result:	L 0-2

The 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team was coached by Ray Tanner, who was in his sixteenth season at Carolina.

Personnel

Roster

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks roster

Pitchers

6 Joel Seddon - Freshman
10 Drake Thomason - Freshman
14 Evan Beal - Freshman
15 Nolan Belcher - Junior
22 Matt Price - Junior
23 Vince Fiori - Freshman
25 Adam Westmoreland - Junior
27 Forrest Koumas - Sophomore
29 Michael Roth - Senior
32 Ethan Carter - Junior
34 Jordan Montgomery - Freshman
35 Logan Munson - Senior
36 Hunter Privette - Junior
38 Tyler Webb - Junior
39 Patrick Sullivan - Junior
44 Colby Holmes - Junior

Infielders

4 Connor Bright - Freshman
8 TJ Costen - Freshman
9 Joey Pankake - Freshman
13 Christian Walker - Junior
16 Chase Vergason - Junior
19 Tanner Lovick - Junior
20 LB Dantzler - Junior
24 Brison Celek - Sophomore
30 Erik Payne - Sophomore
33 Kyle Martin - Freshman

Catchers

5 Patrick Harrington - Freshman
18 Dante Rosenberg - Junior
21 Grayson Greiner - Freshman

Outfielders

3 Tanner English - Freshman
11 Sean Sullivan - Junior
17 Seth Constable - Freshman
26 Adam Matthews - Senior
31 Evan Marzilli - Junior

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html

Coaching staff

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
1 Ray Tanner - Head Coach - 16 years 2 Chad Holbrook - Assistant Coach - 4 years 12 Jerry Meyers - Assistant Coach - 2 years / 10 years 41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant Coach - 5 years 55 Drew Meyer - Assistant Coach - Undergraduate

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches

Schedule

! style="background:#73000A;color:white;"| Regular season|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1 || February 17 || || Carolina Stadium || 2–1 || Webb (1–0) || Watts (0–1) || Koumas (1) || 8,242 || 1 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2 || February 18 || VMI || Carolina Stadium || 3–2 || Carter (1–0) || Garrett (0–1) || None || 7,675 || 2 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3 || February 18 || VMI || Carolina Stadium || 13–1 || Holmes (1–0) || Brown (0–1) || None || 7,336 || 3 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4 || February 24 || || Carolina Stadium || 8–1 || Roth (1–0) || Webb (1–1) || None || 6,618 || 4 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5 || February 25 || Elon || Carolina Stadium || 3-2 || Price (1-0) || Clark (1-1) || Koumas (2) || 7,606 || 5 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6 || February 26 || Elon || Carolina Stadium || 6-0 || Holmes (2-0) || Whitehead (0-1) || None || 7,304 || 6 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7 || February 28 || || Carolina Stadium || 2-1 || Belcher (1-0) || Dees (0-1) || Webb (1) || 6,521 || 7 - 0 || - |-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8 || March 2 || vs. Clemson || Joe Riley Park || 3-2¹¹ || Koumas (1-0) || Gossett (0-1) || Belcher (1) || 5,851 || 8 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9 || March 3 || Clemson || Carolina Stadium || 9-6 || Beal (1-0) || Leone (2-1) || Belcher (2) || 8,242 || 9 - 0 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 10 || March 4 || @Clemson || Doug Kingsmore Stadium || 5-6 || Firth (1-0) || Koumas (1-1) || None || 6,039 || 9 - 1 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11 || March 7 || || Carolina Stadium || 8-1 || Seddon (1-0) || Roland (2-2) || None || 6,403 || 10 - 1 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12 || March 9 || || Carolina Stadium || 2-1 || Roth (2-0) || Hermans (1-1) || Beal (1) || 6,813 || 11 - 1 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13 || March 10 || Princeton || Carolina Stadium || 6-1 || Price (2-0) || Ford (0-2) || Koumas (3) || 7,426 || 12 - 1 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14 || March 11 || Princeton || Carolina Stadium || 3-1 || Holmes (3-0) || Bowman (1-1) || Beal (2) || 7,122 || 13 - 1 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15 || March 13 || || Carolina Stadium || 5-2 || Westmoreland (1-0) || Buran (0-2) || Seddon (1) || 6,836 || 14 - 1 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16 || March 14 || || Carolina Stadium || 6-4 || Webb (2-0) || Farmer (1-1) || Beal (3) || 7,278 || 15 - 1 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 17 || March 16 || @Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 3-4 || Peterson (2-0) || Beal (1-1) || None || 2,032 || 15 - 2 ||0 - 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 18 || March 17 || @Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 3-4 || Reed (4-0) || Price (2-1) || Gott (4) || 1,950 || 15 - 3 || 0 - 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 19 || March 18 || @Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 3-6 || Wijas (2-0) || Belcher (1-1) || Gott (5) || 2,571 || 15 - 4 || 0 - 3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20 || March 20 || @ || Fluor Field || 8-5 || Privette (1-0) || Wood (3-2) || Beal (4) || 5,965 || 16 - 4 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 21 || March 21 || || Carolina Stadium || 4-5¹¹ || Eck (3-1) || Beal (1-2) || None || 6,923 || 16 - 5 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22 || March 22 || Florida || Carolina Stadium || 9-3 || Price (3-1) || Rodriguez (3-1) || None || 8,242 || 17 - 5 || 1 - 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 23 || March 23 || Florida || Carolina Stadium || 2-8 || Johnson (4-0) || Koumas (1-2) || None || 8,242 || 17 - 6 || 1 - 4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 24 || March 24 || Florida || Carolina Stadium || 4-5 || Maddox (2-0) || Price (3-2) || None || 8,242 || 17 - 7 || 1 - 5|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25 || March 27 || @The Citadel || Joe Riley Park || 7-3 || Montgomery (1-0) || Tompkins (0-1) || None || 4,417 || 18 - 7 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26 || March 30 || @ || Hawkins Field || 8-3 || Roth (3-0) || Ziomek (2-4) || Price (1) || 2,525 || 19 - 7 || 2 - 5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 27 || March 31 || @Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field || 4-12 || Beede (1-3) || Beal (1-3) || Miller (2) || 3,113 || 19 - 8 || 2 - 6|-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28 || April 1 || @ || Hawkins Field || 6-4¹³ || Montgomery (2-0) || Pfeifer (0-1) || None || 2,851 || 20 - 8 || 3 - 6|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29 || April 4 || @ || Patriot's Point|| 7-0 || Westmoreland (2-0) || West (2-3) || None || 1,767 || 21 - 8 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 30 || April 6 || || Carolina Stadium || 4-5 || Steckenrider (3-2) || Price (3-3) || Blount (8) || 8,242 || 21 - 9 || 3 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31 || April 7 || Tennessee || Carolina Stadium || 2-1 || Webb (3-0) || Watson (3-1)|| None || 7,448 || 22 - 9 || 4 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32 || April 8 || Tennessee || Carolina Stadium || 6-1 || Holmes (4-0) || Williams (2-3) || Beal (5) || 6,981 || 23 - 9 || 5 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 33 || April 10 || The Citadel || Carolina Stadium || 8-0 || Belcher (2-1) || Clarkson (1-3) || None || 7,129 || 24 - 9 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 34 || April 11 || @ || Clifford Cormell Field || 4-5 || Broderick (6-1) || Westmoreland (2-1) || Stoner (2) || 1,755 || 24 - 10 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 35 || April 13 || Mississippi State || Carolina Stadium || 7-6 || Beal (2-3) || Reed (0-5) || Price (2) || 8,105 || 25 - 10 || 6 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36 || April 14 || Mississippi State || Carolina Stadium || 5-3 || Montgomery (3-0) || Graveman (2-2) || Price (3) || 8,242 || 26 - 10 || 7 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37 || April 15 || Mississippi State || Carolina Stadium || 6-4 || Holmes (5-0) || Mitchell (1-1) || Webb (2) || 7,011 || 27 - 10 || 8 - 7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 38 || April 17 || College of Charleston || Carolina Stadium || 3-4 || West (4-3) || Belcher (2-2) || Peterson (9) || 6,913 || 27 - 11 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 39 || April 20 || @ || Plainsman Park || 12-5 || Roth (4-0) || Varnadore (1-6) || None || 2,949 || 28 - 11 || 9 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40 || April 21 || @Auburn || Plainsman Park || 5-3 || Montgomery (4-0) || Jacobs (5-1) || Price (4) || 3,701 || 29 - 11 || 10 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 41 || April 22 || @Auburn || Plainsman Park || 11-7 || Holmes (6-0) || Koger (2-4) || None || 2,747 || 30 - 11 || 11 - 7|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| - || April 26 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Suspended|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 42 || April 27 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || 1-0 || Webb (4-0) || Keller (1-3) || Price (5) || 7,403 || 31 - 11 || 12 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43 || April 27 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || 12-11 || Belcher (3-2) || Keller (1-4) || None || 8,242 || 32 - 11 || 13 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 44 || April 28 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || 9-1 || Belcher (4-2) || Kamplain (1-4) || None || 8,242 || 33 - 11 || 14 - 7|-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 45 || May 2 || || Carolina Stadium || 2-1 || Koumas (2-2) || Russell (4-5) || Price (6) || 7,177 || 34 - 11 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46 || May 4 || @Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 8-6¹⁰ || Beal (3-3) || Astin (2-4) || Price (7) || 8,982 || 35 - 11 || 15 - 7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 47 || May 5 || @Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 6-7 || Wright (1-0) || Montgomery (4-1) || Astin (9) || 8,774 || 35 - 12 || 15 - 8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48 || May 6 || @Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 10-7 || Price (4-3) || Baxendale (6-3) || None || 8,461 || 36 - 12 || 16 - 8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 49 || May 9 || || Carolina Stadium || 7-0 || Seddon (2-0) || Carlson (1-5) || None || 6,774 || 37 - 12 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50 || May 11 || @ || Foley Field || 3-0 || Roth (5-0) || Wood (6-2) || Price (8) || 2,744 || 38 - 12 || 17 - 8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 51 || May 12 || @Georgia || Foley Field || 5-6 || Nagel (1-1) || Price (4-4) || None || 2,686 || 38 - 13 || 17 - 9|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| - || May 13 || @Georgia || Foley Field || colspan=7 |Cancelled|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| - || May 15 || || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Cancelled|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| - || May 17 || LSU || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Postponed|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 52 || May 18 || LSU || Carolina Stadium || 2-5 || Gausman (9-1) || Roth (5-1) || None || 7,914 || 38 - 14 || 17 - 10|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53 || May 18 || LSU || Carolina Stadium || 5-4 || Webb (5-0) || Nola (6-4) || Price (9) || 8,242 || 39 - 14 || 18 - 10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 54 || May 19 || LSU || Carolina Stadium || 2-3¹⁰ || Cotton (6-0) || Beal (3-4) || Goody (10) || 8,242 || 39 - 15 || 18 - 11|-|-! style="background:#73000A;color:white;"| Post-season|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 55 || May 23 || || Regions Park || 2-3 || Ziomek (5-6) || Webb (5-1) || Clinard (5) || 6,860 || 39 - 16 ||0 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 56 || May 24 || || Regions Park || 5-3 || Roth (6-1) || Luckie (2-2) || Price (10) || || 40 - 16 ||1 - 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 57 || May 25 || Florida || Regions Park || 2-7 || Johnson (7-4) || Holmes (6-1) || None || 9,067 || 40 - 17 ||1 - 2|-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58 || June 1 || Manhattan || Carolina Stadium || 7-0 || Holmes (7-1) || Sewitt (11-2) || None || 7,043 || 41 - 17|| 1 - 0|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 59 || June 2 || Clemson || Carolina Stadium || 5-4¹² || Beal (4-4) || Brady (1-3) || None || 8,242 || 42 - 17|| 2 - 0|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60 || June 3 || Clemson || Carolina Stadium || 4-3 || Montgomery (5-1) || Haselden (4-2) || Webb (3) || 8,242 || 43 - 17 || 3 - 0|-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 61 || June 9 || Oklahoma || Carolina Stadium || 5-0 || Roth (7-1) || John (8-8) || None || 8,242 || 44 - 17 || 4 - 0|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| - || June 10 || Oklahoma || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Suspended|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 62 || June 11 || Oklahoma || Carolina Stadium || 5-1 || Webb (6-1) || Okert (9-8) || Price (11) || 8,242 || 45 - 17 || 5 - 0|-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63 || June 16 || Florida || TD Ameritrade Park|| 7-3 || Roth (8-1) || Johnson (8-5) || Price (12) || 25,291 || 46 - 17 || 6 - 0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 64 || June 18 || Arkansas || TD Ameritrade Park || 1-2 || Stanek (8-4) || Holmes (7-2) || Astin (11) || 23,537 || 46 - 18 || 6 - 1|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| - || June 20 || Kent State || TD Ameritrade Park || colspan=7 |Postponed|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 65 || June 21 || Kent State || TD Ameritrade Park || 4-1 || Roth (9-1) || Skulina (11-3) || None || || 47 - 18 || 7 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 66 || June 21 || Arkansas || TD Ameritrade Park || 2-0 || Montgomery (6-1) || Fant (2-3) || Price (13) || 23,593 || 48 - 18 || 8 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 67 || June 22 || Arkansas || TD Ameritrade Park || 3-2 || Price (5-4) || Suggs (7-1) || None || 22,184 || 49 - 18 || 9 - 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 68 || June 24 || Arizona|| TD Ameritrade Park || 1-5 || Wade (11-3) || Koumas (2-3) || None || 24,748 || 49 - 19 || 9 - 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"| 69 || June 25 || Arizona || TD Ameritrade Park || 1-4 || Troupe (6-1) || Price (5-5) || None || 23,872 || 49 - 20 || 9 - 3|-

2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Schedule http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/scar-m-basebl-sched.html

Honors and awards

Michael Roth was named 2011-12 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Male Scholar-Athlete Of The Year.^[1]
Jordan Montgomery was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 9.^[2]
Grayson Greiner was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 16.^[3]
Michael Roth was named First-Team Capital One Academic All-American.^[4]
Michael Roth was named SEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.^[5]
Christian Walker was named First Team All-SEC, Matt Price was named Second Team All-SEC, Tanner English, Grayson Greiner and Joey Pankake were named Freshman All-SEC, and Michael Roth and Evan Marzilli were named Defensive All-SEC.^[6]
Adam Matthews was named MVP of the NCAA Columbia Regional. LB Dantzler, Colby Holmes, Jordan Montgomery, Joey Pankake and Chase Vergason were also named to the All-Tournament team.^[7]

Gamecocks in the 2012 MLB Draft

The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Christian Walker	1B	4th	132nd	Baltimore Orioles
Matt Price	RHP	7th	222nd	Baltimore Orioles
Evan Marzilli	OF	8th	273rd	Arizona Diamondbacks
Michael Roth	LHP	9th	297th	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Adam Matthews	OF	29th	892nd	Cincinnati Reds

Notes and References

http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/040612aaa.html Michael Roth Named 2011-12 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Male Scholar-Athlete Of The Year
http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/040912aaf.html Jordan Montgomery Named SEC Freshman Of The Week
http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041612aab.html Grayson Greiner Named SEC Freshman Of The Week
http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060112aaa.html Michael Roth Repeats as First-Team Capital One Academic All-American
http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052912aad.html Seven Gamecocks Honored by Southeastern Conference
http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052912aad.html Seven Gamecocks Honored by Southeastern Conference
http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060312aae.html Gamecocks Down Clemson 4-3, Advance to Super Regional