2012 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2012 LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2012. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009.

2012 LSU Tigers baseball
SEC Champions SEC Western Division Champion
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
CB	No. 9
2012 record	47–18 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Mainieri (6th season)
Hitting coach	Javi Sanchez
Pitching coach	Alan Dunn
Home stadium	Alex Box 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

The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his sixth season at LSU. The Tigers' season ended at the hands of Stony Brook after a shocking upset in the Baton Rouge Super Regional.

Pre-Season

Key Losses

Key Players Returning

Personnel

Roster

2012 LSU Tigers baseball roster
	Pitchers 10 Aaron Nola - Freshman 12 Kevin Gausman - Sophomore 18 Michael Reed - Sophomore 21 Joe Broussard - Sophomore 24 Cody Glenn - Freshman 25 Joey Bourgeois - Junior 30 Carson Baranik - Freshman 32 Aaron Johnson - Freshman 33 Kevin Berry - Junior 37 Ryan Eades - Sophomore 38 Nick Rumbelow - Sophomore 39 Kurt McCune - Sophomore 41 Nick Goody - Junior 44 Braden Strickland - Freshman 47 Christian Trent - Freshman 49 Brent Bonvillain - Junior 58 Chris Cotton - Junior		Catchers 2 Tyler Moore - Sophomore 20 Jordy Snikeris - Senior 22 Evan Powell - Freshman 26 Tyler Ross - Freshman 35 Jackson Slaid - Sophomore		Infielders 2 Tyler Moore - Freshman 8 Mason Katz - Junior 11 Tyler Hanover - Junior 17 Jared Foster - Freshman 22 Evan Powell - Freshman 23 JaCoby Jones - Sophomore 27 Beau Didier - Sophomore 28 Casey Yocom - Junior 36 Austin Nola - Senior		Outfielders 4 Raph Rhymes - Junior 5 Chris Sciambra - Freshman 8 Mason Katz - Junior 9 Arby Fields - Junior 13 Alex Edward - Junior 35 Jackson Slaid - Sophomore Utility 7 Grant Dozar - Junior

2012 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27867&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2011

Coaching Staff

2012 LSU Tigers baseball coaching staff

Paul Mainieri - Head Coach - 5 years at LSU Alan Dunn - Pitching Coach - 1 year Javi Sanchez - Hitting Coach - 4 years Will Davis - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 4 years Jeremy Phillips - Strength & Conditioning Coordinator - 1 year Ross Brezovsky - Coordinator of Baseball Operations - 3 years

2011 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=28707&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2011

Schedule/Results

2012 LSU Tigers baseball game log
Regular Season February # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Paid Actual 1[2] Feb 17 Air Force Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 10-2 1-0 - 2[3] Feb 18 Alcorn St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 19-0 2-0 - 3[4] Feb 19 Air Force Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 4-0 3-0 - 4[5] Feb 22 McNeese St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 11-4 4-0 - 5[6] Feb 24 Appalachian St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 4-0 5-0 - 6[7] Feb 25 Appalachian St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 0-1 5-1 - 7[8] Feb 26 Appalachian St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 1-11 5-2 - 8[9] Feb 28 Grambling Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 17-10 6-2 - 9[10] Feb 29 McNeese St. Lake Charles, La. (Cowboy Diamond) 19-10 7-2 - March # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Paid Actual 10[11] Mar 02 Dartmouth Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 8-4 8-2 - 11[12] Mar 03 Dartmouth Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 16-3 9-2 - 12[13] Mar 04 Dartmouth Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 5-4 10-2 - 13[14] Mar 06 Tulane New Orleans, La. (Turchin Stadium) 5-0 11-2 - 14[15] Mar 09 Michigan Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 6-0 12-2 - 15[16] Mar 10 Michigan Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 6-4 13-2 - 16[17] Mar 11 Notre Dame Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 1-7 13-3 - 17[18] Mar 12 Notre Dame Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) RAINOUT 18[19] Mar 14 Northwestern St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 13-0 14-3 - 19[20] Mar 16 #21 Mississippi St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 3-2 (10) 15-3 1-0 20[21] Mar 17 #21 Mississippi St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 4-3 16-3 2-0 21[22] Mar 18 #21 Mississippi St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 1-7 16-4 2-1 22[23] Mar 20 Southern Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 15-5 17-4 - 23[24] Mar 23 Auburn Auburn, Ala. (Samford Stadium) 3-4 17-5 2-2 24[25] Mar 24 Auburn Auburn, Ala. (Samford Stadium) 2-3 (10) 17-6 2-3 25[26] Mar 25 Auburn Auburn, Ala. (Samford Stadium) 4-3 18-6 3-3 26[27] Mar 28 UL-Lafayette Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 5-0 19-6 - 27[28] Mar 30 #3 Arkansas Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 10-6 20-6 4-3 28[29] Mar 31 #3 Arkansas Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 2-1 21-6 5-3 April # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Paid Actual 29[30] Apr 01 #3 Arkansas Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 3-2 (11) 22-6 6-3 30[31] Apr 03 Louisiana College Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 10-2 23-6 - 31[32] Apr 05 #1 Florida Gainesville, Fla. (McKethan Stadium) 7-6 24-6 7-3 32[33] Apr 06 #1 Florida Gainesville, Fla. (McKethan Stadium) 0-7 24-7 7-4 33[34] Apr 07 #1 Florida Gainesville, Fla. (McKethan Stadium) 8-7 25-7 8-4 34[35] Apr 10 Alcorn St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 7-2 26-7 - 35[36] Apr 11 Southern Miss Metairie, La. (Zephyr Field) 8-3 27-7 - 36[37] Apr 13 Alabama Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 10-2 28-7 9-4 37[38] Apr 14 Alabama Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 7-1 29-7 10-4 38[39] Apr 15 Alabama Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 5-1 30-7 11-4 39[40] Apr 18 Lamar Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 5-4 31-7 - 40[41] Apr 20 #3 Kentucky Lexington, Ky. (Cliff Hagan Stadium) 5-4 32-7 12-4 41[42] Apr 21 #3 Kentucky Lexington, Ky. (Cliff Hagan Stadium) 1-8 32-8 12-5 42[43] Apr 22 #3 Kentucky Lexington, Ky. (Cliff Hagan Stadium) 6-7 32-9 12-6 43[44] Apr 25 Southeastern Louisiana Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 4-3 33-9 - 44[45] Apr 27 Georgia Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 6-5 34-9 13-6 45[46] Apr 28 Georgia Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 8-4 35-9 14-6 46[47] Apr 29 Georgia Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 3-5 35-10 14-7 May # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Paid Actual 47[48] May 1 Tulane Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 9-5 36-10 - 48[49] May 4 #24 Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. (Oxford-University Stadium) 4-3 (13) 37-10 15-7 49[50] May 5 #24 Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. (Oxford-University Stadium) 4-7 37-11 15-8 50[51] May 6 #24 Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. (Oxford-University Stadium) 12-3 38-11 16-8 51[52] May 11 Vanderbilt Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 2-1 39-11 17-8 52[53] May 12 Vanderbilt Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 3-6 39-12 17-9 53[54] May 13 Vanderbilt Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 4-5 (10) 39-13 17-10 54[55] May 15 Nicholls Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 9-6 40-13 - 55[56] May 18 #2 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. (Carolina Stadium) 5-2 41-13 18-10 56[57] May 18 #2 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. (Carolina Stadium) 4-5 41-14 18-11 56[58] May 19 #2 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. (Carolina Stadium) 3-2 (10) 42-14 19-11
Post-Season SEC Tournament # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record Paid Actual 57[59] May 23 Mississippi St. Hoover, Ala. (Regions Park) 2-3 42-15 0-1 58[60] May 24 Ole Miss Hoover, Ala. (Regions Park) 11-2 43-15 1-1 59[61] May 25 Mississippi St. Hoover, Ala. (Regions Park) 3-4 (10) 43-16 1-2 NCAA Tournament: Regionals # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record Paid Actual 62[62] Jun 01 UL-Monroe Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 4-1 44-16 1-0 63[63] Jun 02 #16 Oregon St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 7-1 45-16 2-0 64[64] Jun 03 #16 Oregon St. Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 6-5 (10) 46-16 3-0 NCAA Tournament: Super Regionals # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record Paid Actual 62[65] Jun 08 #25 Stony Brook Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 5-4 (12) 47-16 4-0 63[66] Jun 09 #25 Stony Brook Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 1-3 47-17 4-1 64[67] Jun 10 #25 Stony Brook Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) 2-7 47-18 4-2

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.

Ranking movements

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball 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'	14	14*	14*	15	16	13	14	12	7	4	6	4	4	9	6	7	11
Baseball America	8	7	14	13	13	11	15	12	5	4	4	4	3	9	2	3	9
Collegiate Baseball^	12	9	13	11	10	8	12	7	3	1	3	5	4	4	2	1	1	9	9
NCBWA†	12	10	16	15	13	12	14	12	8	5	6	4	4	9	7	8	8	10	10
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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.

LSU Tigers in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft

The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team

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