2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games in Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
2012 record21–34 (9–21 SEC)
Head coachMitch Gaspard (3rd season)
Hitting coachAndy Phillips
Pitching coachDax Norris
Home stadiumSewell-Thomas Stadium
2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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  x‍†‍‍y 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

Personnel

2012 Roster
2012 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
 

Pitchers

  • 11 Trey Pilkington - Junior
  • 16 Cary Baxter - Freshman
  • 17 Jay Shaw - Freshman
  • 20 Taylor Guilbeau - Freshman
  • 21 Adam Windsor - Junior
  • 22 Nathan Kennedy - Senior
  • 26 Justin Kamplain - Freshman
  • 27 Taylor Wolfe - Junior
  • 28 Jake Hubbard - Freshman
  • 29 Charley Sullivan - Junior
  • 33 Jason Zylstra - Senior
  • 35 Jon Keller - Freshman
  • 36 Troy Sutherland - Junior
  • 38 Judson Luther - Freshman
  • 44 Tucker Hawley - Junior
  • 50 Kelby Deerman - Junior
  • 55 Ian Gardeck - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 5 Brett Booth - Junior
  • 7 Ben Moore - Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 Kenny Roberts - Junior
  • 9 Jared Reaves - Senior
  • 14 AJ Cole - Freshman
  • 18 Austen Smith - Sophomore
  • 32 Spencer Turnbull - Freshman
  • 39 James Tullidge - Senior
  • 42 Allen Dye - Sophomore
  • 47 Chazz Otwell - Junior
  • 48 Zack Edel - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 1 Taylor Dugas - Senior
  • 2 Andrew Miller - Junior
  • 12 Brandt Hendricks - Junior
  • 15 Cameron Carlisle - Junior
  • 31 Windham Jackson - Freshman
  • 40 Jeremiah Tullidge - Sophomore
  • 45 Riley Colburn - Freshman
  • 46 Hunter Gregory - Senior
  • 49 Ryan Blanchard - Freshman

Utility

  • 6 Josh Rosecarns - Senior
  • 10 Jon Kelton - Senior
  • 24 Case Nixon - Sophomore
  

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Roster

Coaching Staff
2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff
  • 8   Mitch Gaspard – Head Coach - 12 years at Alabama (3rd as Head Coach)
  • 13 Andy Phillips – Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach - 2nd year
  • 4   Dax Norris – Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 6 years
  • 43 Bobby Barbier – Volunteer Coach - 3 years
  • 19 Adam Pavkovich – Fifth-year student assistant coach
  • 25 Josh Sanders – Fifth-year student assistant coach

Schedule/Results
2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (4–4)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
1February 17Florida AtlanticSewell-Thomas Stadium2–5R. Garton (1–0)T. Guilbeau (0–1)M. Sylvestri (1)4,8640–1–
2February 18Florida AtlanticSewell-Thomas Stadium2–9J. Meiers (1–0)C. Sullivan (0–1)K. Alexander (1)3,0730–2–
3February 19Florida AtlanticSewell-Thomas Stadium4–9R. Alvarez (1–0)J. Kamplain (0–1)None3,0430–3–
4February 24Arkansas–Pine BluffSewell-Thomas Stadium14–0T. Guilbeau (1–1)T. Sechler (0–2)None3,1021–3–
5February 25Arkansas–Pine BluffSewell-Thomas Stadium7–0C. Sullivan (1–1)S. Jones (0–2)None3,2022–3–
6February 26Arkansas–Pine BluffSewell-Thomas Stadium9–3J. Kamplain (1–1)M. Newby (0–2)None3,2093–3–
7February 28South AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium4–3J. Hubbard (1–0)K. Bartsch (0–2)I. Gardeck (1)3,0114–3–
8February 29Southern MissPete Taylor Park2–14A. Pierce (1–1)C. Nixon (0–1)None3,98834–4–
March (5–14)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
9March 2TulaneTurchin Stadium7–9A. Garner (3–0)T. Pilkington (0–1)D. Ponder (2)3,1564–5–
10March 3TulaneTurchin Stadium6–2C. Sullivan (2–1)T. Mapes (0–1)J. Hubbard (1)2,9275–5–
11March 4TulaneTurchin Stadium2–7A. Facundus (2–0)I. Gardeck (0–1)None3,4955–6–
12March 6†AuburnRiverwalk Stadium3–8J. Jacobs (3–0)S. Turnbull (0–1)J. Bryant (1)7,1295–7–
13March 9East CarolinaSewell-Thomas Stadium1–3K. Brandt (3–1)C. Sullivan (2–2)T. Merritt (2)3,3905–8–
14March 10#24 LouisvilleSewell-Thomas Stadium7–6J. Hubbard (2–0)M. Koch (0–1)None3,2346–8–
15March 11Oral RobertsSewell-Thomas Stadium2–3A. Gonzalez (1–0)J. Hubbard (2–1)M. Rush (2)3,1116–9–
16March 13Southern MissSewell-Thomas Stadium8–3I. Gardeck (1–1)T. Nunez (1–2)None3,0047–9–
17March 14SamfordSewell-Thomas Stadium6–5C. Otwell (1–0)L. Rutledge (0–1)None3,0718–9–
18March 16#4 ArkansasBaum Stadium3–412B. Astin (2–0)J. Rosecrans (0–1)None8,5308–100–1
19March 17#4 ArkansasBaum Stadium4–8R. Stanek (5–0)T. Guilbeau (1–2)B. Moore (2)9,6158–110–2
20March 18#4 ArkansasBaum Stadium4–7N. Sanburn (2–1)T. Pilkington (0–2)B. Astin (6)8,4268–120–3
21March 20TroyRiddle–Pace Field0–9N. Hill (3–1)C. Baxter (0–1)None2,9368–13–
22March 23#17 Ole MissSewell-Thomas Stadium7–11D. Chavez (2–0)I. Gardeck (1–2)None4,1238–140–4
23March 24#17 Ole MissSewell-Thomas Stadium3–2T. Guilbeau (2–2)B. Huber (0–1)None4,2499–141–4
24March 25#17 Ole MissSewell-Thomas Stadium4–8D. Chavez (3–0)S. Turnbull (0–2)None4,0899–151–5
25March 27UABRegions Park0–112J. German (3–0)N. Kennedy (0–1)None2,2249–16–
26March 30TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium8–10C. Watson (2–0)J. Shaw (0–1)N. Blount (4)1,9819–171–6
27March 31TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium2–4D. Steckenrider (3–0)J. Kamplain (1–2)N. Blount (5)2,0089–181–7
April (8–10)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
28April 1TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium3–5C. Watson (3–0)J. Keller (0–1)N. Blount (6)2,4249–191–8
29April 3South AlabamaStanky Field9–5S. Turnbull (1–2)J. Dennis (1–3)None2,35910–19–
30April 6#23 AuburnSewell-Thomas Stadium10–6T. Guilbeau (3–2)D. Varnadore (1–4)None5,25811–192–8
31April 7#23 AuburnSewell-Thomas Stadium4–3T. Pilkington (1–0)S. Smith (2–4)None4,54112–193–8
32April 8#23 AuburnSewell-Thomas Stadium6–2J. Keller (1–1)D. Koger (2–2)J. Hubbard (2)3,07413–194–8
33April 10UABSewell-Thomas Stadium1–913–20–
34April 11SE LouisianaAlumni FieldCancelled
35April 13#4 LSUAlex Box Stadium2–1013–214–9
36April 14#4 LSUAlex Box Stadium1–713–224–10
37April 15#4 LSUAlex Box Stadium1–513–234–11
38April 17MS Valley StSewell-Thomas Stadium8–014–23–
39April 18MS Valley St.Sewell-Thomas Stadium3–814–24–
40April 20VanderbiltSewell-Thomas Stadium6–415–245–11
41April 21VanderbiltSewell-Thomas Stadium8–616–246–11
42April 22VanderbiltSewell-Thomas Stadium7–916–256–12
43April 24SamfordGriffin Stadium5–417–25–
44April 26#7 South CarolinaCarolina Stadium0–117–266–13
45April 27#7 South CarolinaCarolina Stadium11–1217–276–14
46April 28#7 South CarolinaCarolina Stadium1–917–286–15
May (4–6)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
47May 4Mississippi StateSewell-Thomas Stadium1–317–296–16
48May 5Mississippi StateSewell-Thomas Stadium2–317–306–17
49May 6Mississippi StateSewell-Thomas Stadium8–718–307–17
50May 11KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium2–418–317–18
51May 12KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium6–718–327–19
52May 13KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium1–818–337–20
53May 15TroySewell-Thomas Stadium10–519–33–
54May 17GeorgiaSewell-Thomas Stadium4–819–347–21
55May 18GeorgiaSewell-Thomas Stadium4–020–348–21
56May 19GeorgiaSewell-Thomas Stadium6–421–349–21

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2012 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week Alabama faced each opponent.

Awards and honors
Perfect Game USA preseason All-American; 2nd team
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award candidate
  • Justin Kamplain
SEC Freshman of the Week; March 26
  • Ben Moore
SEC Freshman of the Week; February 27

Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2012 MLB Draft

The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft.

Player Position Round Overall Date Signed MLB Team
Taylor DugasOF8th227th6/6/12New York Yankees
Wade Wass†C13th402ndUnsignedBaltimore Orioles
Ian GardeckRHP16th508th6/12/12San Francisco Giants
Jackson Stephens†RHP18th562nd6/19/12Cincinnati Reds
Jared ReavesSS25th783rd6/13/12Detroit Tigers
Ray Castillo†RHP27th833rdUnsignedCleveland Indians
Mikey White†SS34th1040thUnsignedNew York Mets

† Indicates the player 2012-13 baseball signee

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See also

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