2012 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

The 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in baseball at the Division I level in the NCAA for the 2012 season. Dave van Horn was the coach in his tenth year at his alma mater.[2] The team clinched a berth in the 2012 College World Series after winning the Waco Super Regional on June 11.[3]

2012 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
Houston Regional Champions Waco Super Regional Champions
College World Series, T–3rd
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 3
2012 record	46-22 (16-14 SEC)
Head coach	Dave van Horn
Hitting coach	Todd Butler
Pitching coach	Dave Jorn
Home stadium	Baum Stadium

2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 2 South Carolina  ^x‍‍‍^y	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

Coaches

2012 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball coaching staff

2 Dave van Horn - Head Coach 22 Todd Butler - Hitting Coach 31 Dave Jorn - Pitching Coach 21 Brian Walker - Volunteer Assistant Coach 11 Matt Willard - Student Assistant Coach

Source: arkansasrazorbacks.com

Roster

2012 Arkansas Razorbacks fall baseball roster
Source: arkansasrazorbacks.com – The Official Site of University of Arkansas Athletics
Number	Name	Position	B/T	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown/HS/JC
1	Bryan Anderson	INF	R/R	6–3	185	Fr.	Edmond, OK/Deer Creek HS
3	Jacob Mahan	INF	L/R	6–0	185	Jr.	Camarillo, CA/Oxnard College/Camarillo HS
4	Jacob Morris	OF/RHP	R/R	6–3	215	Jr.	Coppell, TX/ Coppell HS
5	Matt Reynolds	INF	R/R	6–1	200	Jr.	Tulsa, OK/Bishop Kelley HS
6	Jimmy Bosco	OF	L/R	5–9	170	So.	Granite Bay, CA/University of California/Jesuit HS
7	David Masters	INF	R/R	6–1	185	Fr.	Lake St. Louis, MO/Timberland HS
8	Tyler Spoon	INF/OF	R/R	5-11	190	Fr.	Van Buren, AR/Van Buren HS
9	Derrick Bleeker	RHP/INF	R/R	6–5	225	Jr.	Longmont, CO/Howard JC/Skyline HS
10	Joe Serrano	INF	R/R	6–0	195	Fr.	Tucson, AZ/Salpointe Catholic HS
12	Bo Bigham	INF	R/R	5–10	185	Sr.	Texarkana, AR/Arkansas HS
13	Michael Gunn	OF/RHP	L/L	6–0	205	Fr.	Wilson, AR/Christian Brothers HS
14	John Clay Reeves	C	R/R	6–0	200	Fr.	Monroe, LA/Neville HS
15	Nolan Sanburn	RHP	R/R	6–1	205	So.	Kokomo, IN/Kokomo HS
16	Sam Bates	OF	L/R	6-5	230	Sr.	Cabot, AR/Crowder JC/Cabot HS
17	Barrett Astin	RHP	R/R	6–1	200	So.	Forrest City, Ark. (Forrest City HS)
18	Tim Carver	INF	R/R	6–0	185	Sr.	Fayetteville, AR/Fayetteville HS
19	Jake Wise	C	R/R	6-0	200	So.	Houston, TX/Cypress Falls HS
20	Matt Vinson	OF	S/R	6-2	210	Jr.	Alma, AR/Alma HS
24	D. J. Baxendale	RHP	R/R	6–2	190	Jr.	Jacksonville, AR/Sylvan Hills HS
25	Dominic Ficociello	INF	S/R	6-4	185	So.	Fullerton, CA/Fullerton Union HS
26	Parker Gibson	INF/OF	R/R	5–9	165	Fr.	Lansing, KS/Lansing HS
27	Jean Ramirez	C	R/R	6–0	200	Fr.	Ft. Worth, TX/Boswell HS
28	Connor Costello	OF/RHP	R/R	6–3	188	Fr.	Edmond, OK/Santa Fe HS
29	Eric Fisher	OF/1B	L/L	6–3	200	So.	Spring, TX/Klein HS
30	Brandon Moore	RHP	R/R	6–3	228	So.	Van Buren, AR/Van Buren HS
32	Randall Fant	LHP	L/L	6–4	185	Jr.	Texarkana, Texas/Texas HS
33	Greg Milhorn	RHP	R/R	6–2	175	Fr.	Texarkana, AR/Arkansas HS
34	Colby Suggs	RHP	R/R	6–0	225	So.	Sulphur Springs, TXSulphur Springs HS
35	Mark Reyes	LHP	R/L	6–1	200	Fr.	Hot Springs Village, AR/Jessieville HS
36	Jeff Harvill	LHP	L/L	6–0	180	So.	Keithville, LA/Evangel Christian Academy
37	Trent Daniel	LHP	R/L	6–2	195	Jr.	Bryant, AR/Arkansas-Fort Smith/Bryant HS
38	Brian Heldman	RHP	R/R	6–3	170	Fr.	Round Rock, TX/Stony Point HS
39	Chris Oliver	RHP	R/R	6–4	180	Fr.	Farmington, AR/Shiloh Christian HS
44	Kameron Walker	OF	L/L	6–1	210	Jr.	Jonesboro, AR/Panola JC/Jonesboro HS)
45	Landon Simpson	RHP	R/R	5–10	180	Fr.	Magnolia, AR/Magnolia HS
47	Ty Wright	LHP	L/L	6–2	175	Jr.	Houston, TX/San Jacinto CC/Mayde Creek HS
49	John Woodcock	LHP	L/L	5-11	180	So.	Ojai, CA/Villanova Prep HS
51	Cade Lynch	LHP	L/L	6–6	230	Jr.	Jonesboro, AR/Panola JC/Valley View HS
52	Wilson Pfeiffer	C	R/R	6–2	195	Fr.	Columbia, MO/Rock Bridge HS
55	Ryne Stanek	RHP	R/R	6–4	180	So.	Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley HS
56	Braden Hughes	C	R/R	5–10	190	Fr.	Mountain Home, AR/Mountain Home HS

Schedule

2012 Game Log
Regular Season # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record SEC 1 2/17/12 Villanova Baum Stadium 11–5 Baxendale (1–0) Helisek (0–1) – 7,312 1–0 2 2/18/12 Villanova Baum Stadium 13–1 Stanek (1–0) Young (0–1) – 7,072 2–0 3 2/19/12 Villanova Baum Stadium 17–1 Astin (1–0) Almonte (0–1) – 7,456 3–0 4 2/21/12 Northwestern State Baum Stadium 8 –7 Sanburn (1–0) Roman (0–1) – 6,132 4–0 5 2/22/12 Northwestern State Baum Stadium 6–2 Reyes (1–0) Adams (0–1) – 6,382 5–0 6 2/24/12 Valparaiso Baum Stadium 7–3 Baxendale (2–0) Deetjen (0–1) Lynch (1) 6,194 6–0 7 2/25/12 Valparaiso Baum Stadium 4–3 Stanek (2–0) Wormington (0–1) Astin (1) 7,380 7–0 8 2/26/12 Valparaiso Baum Stadium 9-10 (10) Miller (1–0) Sanburn (1–1) – 6,885 7–1 9 2/28/12 BYU Baum Stadium 5–0 Moore (1–0) Westensee (0–1) – 6,255 8–1 10 2/29/12 BYU Baum Stadium 8–1 Baxendale (3–0) Poulson (0–1) – 6,846 9–1 11 3/2/12 Texas Tech Minute Maid Park 3–1 Stanek (3–0) von Schamann (2–1) Astin (2) 8,540 10–1 12 3/3/12 Houston Minute Maid Park 1–4 Lewis (2–1) Fant (0–1) Morehouse (1) – 10–2 13 3/4/12 #21 Texas Minute Maid Park 7–3 Baxendale (4–0) Jacquez (0–1) Astin (3) – 11–2 14 3/9/12 Binghamton Baum Stadium 4–0 Stanek (4–0) Augliera (0–2) – 6,914 12–2 15 3/10/12 Binghamton Baum Stadium 5–3 Baxendale (5–0) Lynch (0–2) Moore (1) – 13–2 16 3/10/12 Binghamton Baum Stadium 6–0 Fant (1–1) Lambert (0–2) – 8,963 14–2 17 3/13/12 Gonzaga Baum Stadium 1–0 Suggs (1–0) Moon (1–1) Astin (4) 7,420 15–2 18 3/14/12 Gonzaga Baum Stadium 5-3 Moore (2–0) Abbruzza (0–2) Astin (5) 6,578 16–2 19 3/16/12 Alabama Baum Stadium 4–3 (12) Astin (2–0) Rosencrans (0–1) – 8,530 17–2 1–0 20 3/17/12 Alabama Baum Stadium 8–4 Stanek (5–0) Guilbeau (1–2) Moore (2) 9,615 18-2 2–0 21 3/18/12 Alabama Baum Stadium 7–4 Sanburn (2–1) Pilkington (0–2) Astin (6) 8,426 19–2 3–0 22 3/20/12 Nevada Baum Stadium Postponed (rain) 23 3/21/12 Nevada Baum Stadium 10–2 Oliver (1-0) Marks (0–2) – 6,502 20–2 3–0 24 3/23/12 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 2-11 Stratton (5-0) Baxendale (5-1) - 6,289 20-3 3-1 25 3/24/12 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 8-0 Stanek (6-0) Routt (1-3) - 6,763 21-3 4-1 26 3/25/12 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 8-5 (11) Suggs (2-0) Reed (0-4) Lynch (2) 6,228 22-3 5-1 27 3/30/12 at #15 LSU Alex Box Stadium 10-6 Gausman (5-0) Lynch (0-1) - 11,095 22-4 5-2 28 3/31/12 at #15 LSU Alex Box Stadium 1-2 Cotton (3-0) Astin (2-1) - 11,710 22-5 5-3 29 4/1/12 at #15 LSU Alex Box Stadium 2-3 (11) Bourgeois (1-1) Astin (2-2) - 10,686 22-6 5-4 30 4/6/12 Georgia Baum Stadium 4-2 Wood (4-1) Stanek (6-1) - 9,033 22-7 5-5 31 4/7/12 Georgia Baum Stadium 8-3 Moore (3-0) Palazzone (0-4) - 8,479 23-7 6-5 32 4/8/12 Georgia Baum Stadium 8-0 Baxendale (6-1) Nagel (0-1) - 6,973 24-7 7-5 33 4/10/12 at Oklahoma Dale Mitchell Park 0-4 Magnifico (1-0) Fant (1-2) Okert (1) 1,537 24-8 7-5 34 4/13/12 #3 Kentucky Baum Stadium 8-7 Lynch (1-1) Phillips (5-1) - 9,287 25-8 8-5 35 4/14/12 #3 Kentucky Baum Stadium 4-5 Shepherd (3-0) Astin (2-3) Peterson (1) 9,575 25-9 8-6 36 4/14/12 #3 Kentucky Baum Stadium 1-2 Littrell (6-0) Baxendale (6-2) Gott (8) 9,575 25-10 8-7 37 4/17/12 Stephen F. Austin Baum Stadium 8-3 Fant (2-2) Landers (0-2) Daniel (1) 7,464 26-10 8-7 38 4/17/12 Stephen F. Austin Baum Stadium 4-3 Suggs (3-0) Dozier (0-1) - 7,464 27-10 8-7 39 4/21/12 at #22 Ole Miss Swayze Field 2-8 Greenwood (1-0) Moore (3-1) - 7,647 27-11 8-8 40 4/21/12 at #22 Ole Miss Swayze Park 0-1 Mayers (4-2) Stanek (6-2) Hively (1) 10,603 27-12 8-9 41 4/22/12 at #22 Ole Miss Swayze Park 11-3 Lynch (2-1) Smith (2-3) - 8,115 28-12 9-9 42 4/24/12 Oral Roberts Baum Stadium 6-1 Daniel (1-0) Wilson (1-2) - 6,837 29-12 9-9 43 4/27/12 at #5 Florida McKethan Stadium 2-3 Randall (4-1) Stanek (6-3) Maddox (12) 3,906 29-13 9-10 44 4/28/12 at #5 Florida McKethan Stadium 5-1 Moore (4-1) Johnson (5-3) - 4,894 30-13 10-10 45 4/29/12 at #5 Florida McKethan Stadium 3-1 (10) Suggs (4-0) Magliozzi (4-2) Astin (7) 3,927 31-13 11-10 46 5/1/12 Missouri Baum Stadium 6-3 Sanburn (3-1) Holovach (5-4) - 7,051 32-13 11-10 47 5/2/12 Missouri Baum Stadium 2-0 Gunn (1-0) Walsh (2-3) Astin (8) 6,840 33-13 11-10 48 5/4/12 #5 South Carolina Baum Stadium 6-8 (10) Beal (3-3) Astin (2-4) Price (7) 8,982 33-14 11-11 49 5/5/12 #5 South Carolina Baum Stadium 7-6 Wright (1-0) Montgomery (4-1) Astin (9) 8,774 34-14 12-11 50 5/6/12 #5 South Carolina Baum Stadium 7-10 Price (4-3) Baxendale (6-3) - 8,461 34-15 12-12 51 5/10/12 Auburn Baum Stadium 2-3 (10) Varnadore (3-7) Astin (2-5) - 7,555 34-16 12-13 52 5/11/12 Auburn Baum Stadium 5-4 Suggs (5-0) Smith (3-5) - 8,536 35-16 13-13 53 5/12/12 Auburn Baum Stadium 5-12 Smith (4-5) Moore (4-2) Bryant (5) 8,512 35-17 13-14 54 5/15/12 Louisiana Tech Dickey-Stephens Park 6-5 (10) Astin (3-5) Dudley (4-4) - 10,512 36-17 13-14 55 5/17/12 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8-0 Baxendale (7-3) Saberhagen (5-3) - 1,721 37-17 14-14 56 5/18/12 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 10-3 Lynch (3-1) Williams (3-5) - 1,808 38-17 15-14 57 5/19/12 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8-2 Suggs (6-0) Stevens (1-2) - 2,121 39-17 16-14
SEC Tournament # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Att Record Tournament Record 58 5/22/12 vs. #24 Mississippi State Regions Park 1-9 Woodruff (1-2) Stanek (6-4) Holder (7) 5,489 39-18 0-1 59 5/23/12 vs. Ole Miss Regions Park 0-2 Mayers (5-3) Baxendale (7-4) Huber (10) - 39-19 0-2
NCAA Tournament: Houston Regional # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Att Record NCAAT Record 60 6/1/12 Sam Houston State Reckling Park 5-4 Moore (5-2) Smith (8-6) - 3,081 40-20 1-0 61 6/2/12 #8 Rice Reckling Park 1-0 Stanek (7-4) Kubitza (6-5) Astin (10) 3,869 41-20 2-0 62 6/3/12 Sam Houston State Reckling Park 5-1 Sanburn (4-1) Dickson (4-5) - 2,987 42-20 3-0
NCAA Tournament: Waco Super Regional # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Att Record Super Record 63 6/9/12 #4 Baylor Baylor Ballpark 1-8 Blank (11-1) Baxendale (7-5) - 5,007 42-21 0-1 64 6/10/12 #4 Baylor Baylor Ballpark 5-4 Daniel (2-0) Garner (3-3) - 5,038 43-21 1-1 65 6/11/12 #4 Baylor Baylor Ballpark 1-0 (10) Suggs (7-0) Newman (4-4) - 5,059 44-21 2-1
College World Series # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Att Record CWS Record 66 6/16/12 Kent State TD Ameritrade Park 8-1 Baxendale (8-5) Starn (11-4) Moore (3) 23,980 45-21 1-0 67 6/18/12 #7 South Carolina TD Ameritrade Park 2-1 Stanek (8-4) Holmes (7-2) Astin (11) 23,537 46-21 2-0 68 6/21/12 #7 South Carolina TD Ameritrade Park 0-2 Montgomery (6-1) Fant (2-3) Price (13) 23,593 46-22 2-1 69 6/22/12 #7 South Carolina TD Ameritrade Park 2-3 Price (5-4) Suggs (7-1) - 22,184 46-23 2-2

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[4]	8	8*	8*	7	7	3
Baseball America[5]	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	13	11	17	21	18	20	-	25	-
Collegiate Baseball^[6]	8	8	7	7	5	4	4	11	9	16	20	13	13	17	14	19	11	6
NCBWA†[7]	6	5	7	7	5	3	3	11	10	15	17	14	16	18	14	20	10	6		3
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Razorbacks in the 2012 MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Matt Reynolds	3B	2	71	New York Mets
Nolan Sanburn	RHP	2	74	Oakland Athletics
Teddy Stankiewicz	RHP	2	75	New York Mets
D’Vone McClure	OF	4	143	Cleveland Indians
Ty Buttrey	RHP	4	151	Boston Red Sox
Colin Poche	LHP	5	162	Baltimore Orioles
Shilo McCall	OF	9	298	San Francisco Giants
DJ Baxendale	RHP	10	310	Minnesota Twins
Tim Carver	SS	19	608	Philadelphia Phillies
Sam Bates	OF	28	853	Kansas City Royals
Randall Fant	LHP	29	893	Cleveland Indians
Derrick Bleeker	RHP/OF	37	1122	Baltimore Orioles
Jacob Morris	OF	37	1133	Cleveland Indians
Italics denotes an incoming Razorback prospect.

References

1. "Baseball standings". Retrieved May 21, 2012.
2. Crunk, Chad. "Dave van Horn". University of Arkansas. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012..
3. "Arkansas earns CWS berth with 10-inning win vs. Baylor". USA Today. June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
4. "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. January 25, 2012.
5. "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
6. "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
7. "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

External links

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