2012 UCF Knights baseball team

The 2012 UCF Knights baseball team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Knights played their home games at Jay Bergman Field in Orlando, Florida. The Knights were led by head coach Terry Rooney, who was in his fourth season with the team.

2012 UCF Knights baseball
Coral Gables Regional
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
2012 record	45–17 (16–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Terry Rooney (4th year)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Klosterman (1st year) Joe Mercadante (1st year)
Home stadium	Jay Bergman Field

2012 Conference USA baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 9 Rice  ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	7	–	0		.708			40	–	17	–	0		.702
No. 18 UCF  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			43	–	15	–	0		.741
Tulane  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			38	–	20	–	0		.655
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			32	–	24	–	0		.571
Memphis  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			31	–	28	–	0		.525
East Carolina  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	10	–	1		.563			35	–	22	–	1		.612
UAB  ‍‍‡‍^y	9	–	15	–	0		.375			32	–	28	–	0		.533
Houston  ‍‍‍	5	–	18	–	1		.229			18	–	35	–	1		.343
Marshall  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			17	–	37	–	0		.315
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of May 30 2012[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 season marked the second consecutive season that the Knights made the NCAA Tournament. Their 2011 tournament appearance was the program's first since 2004.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

2012 UCF Knights coaching staff

26 Terry Rooney – Head Coach - 4th season 7 Ryan Klosterman - Assistant Coach – 1st season 17 Joe Mercadante - Assistant Coach – 1st season 8 Brandon Romans - Assistant Coach – 3rd season

Roster

2012 UCF Knights roster
	Pitchers 11 Garrett Nuss - Freshman 16 Brian Adkins - Junior 19 Ben Lively - Sophomore 24 Joe Rogers - Junior 25 Eric Skoglund - Freshman 28 Shawn McDorman - Junior 32 Bryan Brown - Senior 33 Harrison Hukari - Freshman 34 Jimmy Reed - Junior 35 Roman Madrid - Junior 36 Ray Hanson - Senior 37 Gregg Cooke - Sophomore 39 Patrick Sullivan - Junior 41 Chris Matulis - Junior 43 Matt Collins - Senior		Infielders 1 Travis Shreve - Senior 3 Spencer Haynes - Freshman 5 Austin Johnston - Junior 13 James Vasquez - Freshman 14 Tommy Williams - Freshman 21 Darnell Sweeney - Junior 42 D.J. Hicks - Junior		Catchers 9 Ryan Breen - Junior 15 Dale Irving - Freshman 20 Chris Taladay - Junior 29 Ethan Smith - Sophomore Outfielders 2 Ronnie Richardson - Junior 6 JoMarcos Woods - Freshman 10 Erik Barber - Freshman 12 Erik Hempe - Senior 27 Jeramy Matos - Junior 30 Nick Carrillo - Junior 39 Alex Friedrich - Senior

Schedule

2012 UCF Knights Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Conf. Record February 17 Long Island – Jay Bergman Field 13–7 1–0 – February 18 Long Island – Jay Bergman Field 9–1 2–0 – February 18 Long Island – Jay Bergman Field 9–1 3–0 – February 22 at #1 Florida – McKethan Stadium 0–8 3–1 – February 24 Boston College – Jay Bergman Field 6–5 4–1 – February 25 Boston College – Jay Bergman Field 7–8 4–2 – February 26 Boston College – Jay Bergman Field 5–4 5–2 – February 28 South Florida – Jay Bergman Field 12–1 6–2 – February 29 at Bethune-Cookman – Jackie Robinson Ballpark 8–4 7–2 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Conf. Record March 2 Siena – Jay Bergman Field 12–4 8–2 – March 3 Siena – Jay Bergman Field 16–4 9–2 – March 4 Siena – Jay Bergman Field 15–2 10–2 – March 6 #8 Florida State #24 Jay Bergman Field 6–7 10–3 – March 7 #8 Florida State #24 Jay Bergman Field 0–1 10–4 – March 9 UMass #24 Jay Bergman Field 16–4 11–4 – March 10 UMass #24 Jay Bergman Field 5–4 12–4 – March 11 UMass #24 Jay Bergman Field 2–1 13–4 – March 14 #10 Miami (FL) #23 Jay Bergman Field 2–3 13–5 – March 16 Harvard #23 Jay Bergman Field 4–3 14–5 – March 17 Harvard #23 Jay Bergman Field 4–2 15–5 – March 18 Harvard #23 Jay Bergman Field 6–5 16–5 – March 20 at South Florida #21 USF Baseball Stadium 6–2 17–5 – March 23 East Carolina #21 Jay Bergman Field 2–1 18–5 1–0 March 24 East Carolina #21 Jay Bergman Field 10–6 19–5 2–0 March 25 East Carolina #21 Jay Bergman Field 6–15 19–6 2–1 March 27 at Florida Atlantic #17 FAU Baseball Stadium 11–3 20–6 – March 30 at Houston #17 Cougar Field 8–3 21–6 3–1 March 31 at Houston #17 Cougar Field 9–1 22–6 4–1
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Conf. Record April 1 at Houston #17 Cougar Field 3–1^10 23–6 5–1 April 4 at #13 Miami (FL) #14 Alex Rodriguez Park 4–1 24–6 – April 6 UAB #14 Jay Bergman Field 4–11 24–7 5–2 April 7 UAB #14 Jay Bergman Field 7–3 25–7 6–2 April 8 UAB #14 Jay Bergman Field 8–7 26–7 7–2 April 10 Florida A&M #15 Jay Bergman Field 16–4 27–7 – April 11 Bethune-Cookman #15 Jay Bergman Field 6–2 28–7 – April 13 at Southern Miss #15 Pete Taylor Park 0–1^14 28–8 7–3 April 14 at Southern Miss #15 Pete Taylor Park 11–6 29–8 8–3 April 15 at Southern Miss #15 Pete Taylor Park 12–3 30–8 9–3 April 17 Florida Atlantic #14 Jay Bergman Field 12–3 31–8 – April 20 at Tulane #14 Greer Field at Turchin Stadium 1–0 32–8 10–3 April 21 at Tulane #14 Greer Field at Turchin Stadium 8–7^12 33–8 11–3 April 22 at Tulane #14 Greer Field at Turchin Stadium 8–6 34–8 12–3 April 27 at Memphis #7 FedExPark 4–3 35–8 13–3 April 28 at Memphis #7 FedExPark 5–6 35–9 13–4 April 29 at Memphis #7 FedExPark 0–1 35–10 13–5
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Conf. Record May 2 at Stetson #15 Melching Field 5–4^13 36–10 – May 5 Presbyterian #15 Jay Bergman Field 8–1 37–10 – May 6 Presbyterian #15 Jay Bergman Field 2–7 37–11 – May 7 Presbyterian #15 Jay Bergman Field 7–2 38–11 – May 11 at Marshall #16 Appalachian Power Park 8–6 39–11 14–5 May 12 at Marshall #16 Appalachian Power Park 6–9 39–12 14–6 May 13 at Marshall #16 Appalachian Power Park 13–6 40–12 15–6 May 15 Stetson #16 Jay Bergman Field Cancelled (rain); no make-up. May 18 #7 Rice #16 Jay Bergman Field 8–6 41–12 16–6 May 18 #7 Rice #16 Jay Bergman Field 2–9 41–13 16–7 May 19 #7 Rice #16 Jay Bergman Field 2–5 41–14 16–8
Post-Season
C-USA Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record C-USAT Record May 24 vs. (7) UAB #17 (2) Trustmark Park 1–15^7 41–15 0–1 May 25 vs. (6) East Carolina #17 (2) Trustmark Park 11–1^8 42–15 1–1 May 26 vs. (3) Tulane #17 (2) Trustmark Park 6–2 43–15 2–1
NCAA Tournament: Coral Gables Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Overall Record NCAAT Record June 1 vs. (3) Missouri State #18 (2) Alex Rodriguez Park 2–1 44–15 1–0 June 2 vs. (4) Stony Brook #18 (2) Alex Rodriguez Park 9–8 45–15 2–0 June 3 vs. (4) Stony Brook #18 (2) Alex Rodriguez Park 5–12 45–16 2–1 June 4 vs. (4) Stony Brook #18 (2) Alex Rodriguez Park 6–10 45–17 2–2

Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

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	Final
Coaches'[2]	RV	RV*	RV*	24	23	21	17	14	15	14	7	15	16	16	17	18	-	-	24
Baseball America[3]	21	19	19	18	19	21	17	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	19	20	-	-	-
Collegiate Baseball^[4]	36	NR	NR	30	29	28	21	17	15	12	11	15	17	19	19	21	26	26	26
NCBWA†[5]	28	24	26	21	22	19	16	14	13	10	8	13	13	13	16	15	19	21	21
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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.

See also

• UCF Knights
• List of University of Central Florida alumni

References

1. "2012 Baseball Standings" (PDF). c-usa.org. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
2. USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll
3. Baseball America College: Top 25
4. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
5. NCBWA Division I poll