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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
CB	No. 21
2012 record	45–18 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach	Gary Henderson (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Green (4th season) Brad Bohannon (8th season) Keith Vorhoff (5th season)
Pitching coach	Gary Henderson
Home stadium	Cliff Hagan 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

Personnel

Roster

2012 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home 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 Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 12, 2012

Schedule

2012 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (41–15)
February (8–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 1 February 17 @Wofford Russell C. King Field 10–4 Rogers (1–0) Collins (0–1) none 491 1–0 – 2 February 18 Eastern Michigan Russell C. King Field 10–2 Grundy (1–0) Battistelli (0–1) none 257 2–0 – 3 February 20 USC Upstate Russell C. King Field 6–0 Littrell (1–0) Lee (0–1) none 256 3–0 – 4 February 24 Buffalo Cliff Hagan Stadium 13–4 Rogers (2–0) Copping (0–1) none 1,261 4–0 – 5 February 25 Buffalo Cliff Hagan Stadium 9-5 Wijas (1-0) Paige (0-1) none 1,212 5–0 – 6 February 26 Buffalo Cliff Hagan Stadium 7-6 Gott (1-0) Crumb (0-1) none 1,353 6–0 – 7 February 28 Morehead State Cliff Hagan Stadium 3-2 Reed (1-0) Robertson (0-1) Gott (1) 1,625 7–0 – 8 February 29 Xavier Cliff Hagan Stadium 9-2 Shepherd (1-0) Westrick (0-1) none 1,317 8–0 –
March (18–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 9 March 3 Illinois-Chicago Cliff Hagan Stadium 4-3 Rogers (3-0) Evak (1-1) Gott (2) N/A 9–0 – 10 March 3 Illinois-Chicago Cliff Hagan Stadium 8-2 Grundy (2-0) Begel (0-3) none 1,430 10–0 – 11 March 4 Illinois-Chicago Cliff Hagan Stadium 20-0 Littrell (2-0) Salemi (0-1) none 1,212 11–0 – 12 March 6 Tennessee Tech Cliff Hagan Stadium 10-6 Peterson (1-0) McWirter (0-3) none 1,340 12–0 – 13 March 7 Marshall Cliff Hagan Stadium 7-3 Reed (2-0) Stanley (0-1) none 1,408 13–0 – 14 March 9 Canisius Cliff Hagan Stadium 19-9 Rogers (4-0) Martin (1-1) none 1,223 14–0 – 15 March 10 Canisius Cliff Hagan Stadium 7-5 Grundy (3-0) Cortright (2-2) none 1,288 15–0 – 16 March 11 Canisius Cliff Hagan Stadium 5-4 Phillips (1-0) Linseman (3-1) none 1,277 16–0 – 17 March 13 Wright State Cliff Hagan Stadium 9-1 Reed (3-0) Hoelzel (1-3) none 1,280 17–0 – 18 March 14 Murray State Cliff Hagan Stadium 2-1 Phillips (2-0) Babin (1-1) Gott (3) 1,362 18–0 – 19 March 16 South Carolina Cliff Hagan Stadium 4-3 Peterson (2-0) Beal (1-1) none 2,032 19–0 1–0 20 March 17 South Carolina Cliff Hagan Stadium 4-3 Reed (4-0) Price (2-1) Gott (4) 1,950 20–0 2–0 21 March 18 South Carolina Cliff Hagan Stadium 6-3 Wijas (2-0) Belcher (1-1) Gott (5) 2,571 21–0 3–0 22 March 21 @Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium 10-7 Shepherd (2-0) Walker (1-1) Phillips (1) – 22–0 3–0 23 March 23 @Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 1-4 Godley (4-1) Rogers (4-1) Blount (1) 1,516 22–1 3–1 24 March 24 @Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6-2 Phillips (3-0) Zajac (0-1) none 2,322 23–1 4–1 25 March 25 @Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6-0 Littrell (3-0) Steckenrider (1-2) none 2,154 24–1 5–1 26 March 27 WKU Cliff Hagan Stadium 7-4 Mahar (1-0) Clay (3-3) none 2,385 25–1 5–1 27 March 30 @Georgia Foley Field 6-7 Benzor (4-1) Mahar (1-1) Dietrich (5) - 25–2 5–2 28 March 31 @Georgia Foley Field 9-8 Phillips (4-0) Crumley (1-2) Gott (6) 3,100 26–2 6–2
April (10–7) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 29 April 1 @Georgia Foley Field 11-2 Littrell (4-0) Palazzone (0-3) none 3,020 27–2 7–2 30 April 4 Dayton Cliff Hagan Stadium 19-6 Mahar (2-1) Konrad (3-2) none 1,250 28–2 7–2 31 April 6 Ole Miss Cliff Hagan Stadium 3-2 Phillips (5-1) Chavez (3-2) Gott (7) 2,428 29–2 8–2 32 April 7 Ole Miss Cliff Hagan Stadium 3-9 Mayers (3-2) Grundy (3-1) none 2,507 29–3 8–3 33 April 8 Ole Miss Cliff Hagan Stadium 8-3 Littrell (5-0) Hively (3-2) Phillips (2) 1,834 30–3 9–3 34 April 10 Louisville Cliff Hagan Stadium 0-12 Ruxer (5-0) Reed (4-1) none 3,563 30–4 9–3 35 April 13 @Arkansas Baum Stadium 7-8 Lynch (1-1) Phillips (5-1) none 6,825 30–5 9–4 36 April 15 @Arkansas Baum Stadium 5-4 Shepherd (3-0) Astin (2-3) Peterson (1) 9,575 31–5 10–4 37 April 15 @Arkansas Baum Stadium 2-1 Littrell (6-0) Baxendale (6-2) Gott (8) 9,575 32–5 11–4 38 April 17 Cincinnati Cliff Hagan Stadium 7-0 Mahar (3-1) Mergen (0-3) none 1,530 33–5 11–4 39 April 20 LSU Cliff Hagan Stadium 4-5 Gausman (7-1) Rogers (4-2) Goody (6) 3,785 33–6 11–5 40 April 21 LSU Cliff Hagan Stadium 8-1 Grundy (4-1) Eades (5-2) Phillips (3) 2,625 34–6 12–5 41 April 22 LSU Cliff Hagan Stadium 7-6 Peterson (3-0) Bourgeois (1-2) Phillips (4) 3,086 35–6 13–5 42 April 24 @Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium 2-10 Green (3-0) Mahar (3-2) none 3,862 35–7 13–5 43 April 27 @Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 5-2 Rogers (5-2) Pecoraro (0-2) none 2,584 36–7 14–5 44 April 28 @Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 3-4 Clinard (5-2) Mahar (3-3) VerHagen (1) 2,837 36–8 14–6 45 April 29 @Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 1-6 Selman (6-3) Phillips (5-2) none 2,885 36–9 14–7
May (5–6) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 46 May 3 Florida Cliff Hagan Stadium 3-5 Randall (5-1) Rogers (5-3) Rodriguez (1) 2,457 36–10 14–8 47 May 4 Florida Cliff Hagan Stadium 1-5 Larson (6-0) Grundy (4-2) Rodriguez (2) 2,925 36–11 14–9 48 May 5 Florida Cliff Hagan Stadium 2-1 Littrell (7-0) Johnson (5-4) Gott (9) 2,607 37–11 15–9 49 May 9 @Indiana Sembower Field 6-5^12 Gott (2-0) Korte (0-4) Mahar (1) 1,462 38–11 15–9 50 May 11 Alabama Cliff Hagan Stadium 4-2 Rogers (6-3) Turnbull (2-5) Phillips (6) 2,456 39–11 16–9 51 May 12 Alabama Cliff Hagan Stadium 7-6 Gott (3-0) Rosecrans (0-2) none 2,399 40–11 17–9 52 May 12 Alabama Cliff Hagan Stadium 8-1 Littrell (8-0) Sullivan (2-3) Mahar (2) 2,399 41–11 18–9 53 May 15 @Murray State Reagan Field 3-7 Handlin (5-3) Reed (4-2) none 1,379 41–12 18–9 54 May 17 @Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 1-3 Stratton (10-1) Rogers (6-4) Holder (5) 6,146 41–13 18–10 55 May 18 @Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 3-4 Pollorena (4-0) Grundy (4-3) Holder (6) 6,478 41–14 18–11 56 May 19 @Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 3-11 Lindgren (2-2) Littrell (8-1) none 6,395 41–15 18–12
Post-Season (4–3)
SEC Tournament (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record 57 May 22 Ole Miss Regions Park 2-0 Reed (5-2) Wahl (6-3) Rogers (1) 42–15 1–0 58 May 24 Mississippi State Regions Park 5-1 Grundy (5-3) Graveman (4-4) Phillips (7) 6,798 43–15 2–0 59 May 26 Mississippi State Regions Park 1-2 Routt (3-5) Littrell (8-2) Holder (9) 43–16 2–1
NCAA Tournament: Gary Regional (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record 60 June 1 Kent State U.S. Steel Yard 6–7^21 Clark (5–0) Reed (5–3) none 43–17 0–1 61 June 2 Valparaiso U.S. Steel Yard 8-1 Grundy (6-3) Wild (6-4) Shepard (1) 677 44–17 1–1 62 June 3 Purdue U.S. Steel Yard 6-3 Littrell (9-2) Ramer (6-1) Phillips (8) 45–17 2–1 63 June 3 Kent State U.S. Steel Yard 2-3 Skulina (11-2) Shepard (3-1) Wilson (7) 761 45–18 2–2 2012 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20131023100324/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/kty-m-basebl-sched.html

See also

• Kentucky Wildcats baseball

References

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

External links

• Kentucky Baseball official website