The 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium . The team was coached by Ray Tanner , who was in his sixteenth season at Carolina.
Personnel [ ]
Roster [ ]
2012 South Carolina Gamecocks roster
Pitchers
6 Joel Seddon - Freshman
10 Drake Thomason - Freshman
14 Evan Beal - Freshman
15 Nolan Belcher - Junior
22 Matt Price - Junior
23 Vince Fiori - Freshman
25 Adam Westmoreland - Junior
27 Forrest Koumas - Sophomore
29 Michael Roth - Senior
32 Ethan Carter - Junior
34 Jordan Montgomery - Freshman
35 Logan Munson - Senior
36 Hunter Privette - Junior
38 Tyler Webb - Junior
39 Patrick Sullivan - Junior
44 Colby Holmes - Junior
Infielders
4 Connor Bright - Freshman
8 TJ Costen - Freshman
9 Joey Pankake - Freshman
13 Christian Walker - Junior
16 Chase Vergason - Junior
19 Tanner Lovick - Junior
20 LB Dantzler - Junior
24 Brison Celek - Sophomore
30 Erik Payne - Sophomore
33 Kyle Martin - Freshman
Catchers
5 Patrick Harrington - Freshman
18 Dante Rosenberg - Junior
21 Grayson Greiner - Freshman
Outfielders
3 Tanner English - Freshman
11 Sean Sullivan - Junior
17 Seth Constable - Freshman
26 Adam Matthews - Senior
31 Evan Marzilli - Junior
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Coaching staff [ ]
2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
1 Ray Tanner - Head Coach - 16 years
2 Chad Holbrook - Assistant Coach - 4 years
12 Jerry Meyers - Assistant Coach - 2 years / 10 years
41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant Coach - 5 years
55 Drew Meyer - Assistant Coach - Undergraduate
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Schedule [ ]
2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
1
February 17
VMI
Carolina Stadium
2–1
Webb (1–0)
Watts (0–1)
Koumas (1)
8,242
1–0
–
2
February 18
VMI
Carolina Stadium
3–2
Carter (1–0)
Garrett (0–1)
None
7,675
2–0
–
3
February 18
VMI
Carolina Stadium
13–1
Holmes (1–0)
Brown (0–1)
None
7,336
3–0
–
4
February 24
Elon
Carolina Stadium
8–1
Roth (1–0)
Webb (1–1)
None
6,618
4–0
–
5
February 25
Elon
Carolina Stadium
3-2
Price (1-0)
Clark (1-1)
Koumas (2)
7,606
5–0
–
6
February 26
Elon
Carolina Stadium
6-0
Holmes (2-0)
Whitehead (0-1)
None
7,304
6–0
–
7
February 28
Presbyterian
Carolina Stadium
2-1
Belcher (1-0)
Dees (0-1)
Webb (1)
6,521
7–0
–
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
8
March 2
vs. Clemson
Joe Riley Park
3-211
Koumas (1-0)
Gossett (0-1)
Belcher (1)
5,851
8–0
–
9
March 3
Clemson
Carolina Stadium
9-6
Beal (1-0)
Leone (2-1)
Belcher (2)
8,242
9–0
–
10
March 4
@Clemson
Doug Kingsmore Stadium
5-6
Firth (1-0)
Koumas (1-1)
None
6,039
9–1
–
11
March 7
UNC Asheville
Carolina Stadium
8-1
Seddon (1-0)
Roland (2-2)
None
6,403
10–1
–
12
March 9
Princeton
Carolina Stadium
2-1
Roth (2-0)
Hermans (1-1)
Beal (1)
6,813
11–1
–
13
March 10
Princeton
Carolina Stadium
6-1
Price (2-0)
Ford (0-2)
Koumas (3)
7,426
12–1
–
14
March 11
Princeton
Carolina Stadium
3-1
Holmes (3-0)
Bowman (1-1)
Beal (2)
7,122
13–1
–
15
March 13
Charleston Southern
Carolina Stadium
5-2
Westmoreland (1-0)
Buran (0-2)
Seddon (1)
6,836
14–1
–
16
March 14
Appalachian State
Carolina Stadium
6-4
Webb (2-0)
Farmer (1-1)
Beal (3)
7,278
15–1
–
17
March 16
@Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium
3-4
Peterson (2-0)
Beal (1-1)
None
2,032
15–2
0–1
18
March 17
@Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium
3-4
Reed (4-0)
Price (2-1)
Gott (4)
1,950
15–3
0–2
19
March 18
@Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium
3-6
Wijas (2-0)
Belcher (1-1)
Gott (5)
2,571
15–4
0–3
20
March 20
@Furman
Fluor Field
8-5
Privette (1-0)
Wood (3-2)
Beal (4)
5,965
16–4
–
21
March 21
Wofford
Carolina Stadium
4-511
Eck (3-1)
Beal (1-2)
None
6,923
16–5
–
22
March 22
Florida
Carolina Stadium
9-3
Price (3-1)
Rodriguez (3-1)
None
8,242
17–5
1–3
23
March 23
Florida
Carolina Stadium
2-8
Johnson (4-0)
Koumas (1-2)
None
8,242
17–6
1–4
24
March 24
Florida
Carolina Stadium
4-5
Maddox (2-0)
Price (3-2)
None
8,242
17–7
1–5
25
March 27
@The Citadel
Joe Riley Park
7-3
Montgomery (1-0)
Tompkins (0-1)
None
4,417
18–7
–
26
March 30
@Vanderbilt
Hawkins Field
8-3
Roth (3-0)
Ziomek (2-4)
Price (1)
2,525
19–7
2–5
27
March 31
@Vanderbilt
Hawkins Field
4-12
Beede (1-3)
Beal (1-3)
Miller (2)
3,113
19–8
2–6
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
28
April 1
@Vanderbilt
Hawkins Field
6-413
Montgomery (2-0)
Pfeifer (0-1)
None
2,851
20–8
3–6
29
April 4
@College of Charleston
Patriot's Point
7-0
Westmoreland (2-0)
West (2-3)
None
1,767
21–8
–
30
April 6
Tennessee
Carolina Stadium
4-5
Steckenrider (3-2)
Price (3-3)
Blount (8)
8,242
21–9
3–7
31
April 7
Tennessee
Carolina Stadium
2-1
Webb (3-0)
Watson (3-1)
None
7,448
22–9
4–7
32
April 8
Tennessee
Carolina Stadium
6-1
Holmes (4-0)
Williams (2-3)
Beal (5)
6,981
23–9
5–7
33
April 10
The Citadel
Carolina Stadium
8-0
Belcher (2-1)
Clarkson (1-3)
None
7,129
24–9
–
34
April 11
@Francis Marion
Clifford Cormell Field
4-5
Broderick (6-1)
Westmoreland (2-1)
Stoner (2)
1,755
24–10
–
35
April 13
Mississippi State
Carolina Stadium
7-6
Beal (2-3)
Reed (0-5)
Price (2)
8,105
25–10
6–7
36
April 14
Mississippi State
Carolina Stadium
5-3
Montgomery (3-0)
Graveman (2-2)
Price (3)
8,242
26–10
7–7
37
April 15
Mississippi State
Carolina Stadium
6-4
Holmes (5-0)
Mitchell (1-1)
Webb (2)
7,011
27–10
8–7
38
April 17
College of Charleston
Carolina Stadium
3-4
West (4-3)
Belcher (2-2)
Peterson (9)
6,913
27–11
–
39
April 20
@Auburn
Plainsman Park
12-5
Roth (4-0)
Varnadore (1-6)
None
2,949
28–11
9–7
40
April 21
@Auburn
Plainsman Park
5-3
Montgomery (4-0)
Jacobs (5-1)
Price (4)
3,701
29–11
10–7
41
April 22
@Auburn
Plainsman Park
11-7
Holmes (6-0)
Koger (2-4)
None
2,747
30–11
11–7
-
April 26
Alabama
Carolina Stadium
Suspended
42
April 27
Alabama
Carolina Stadium
1-0
Webb (4-0)
Keller (1-3)
Price (5)
7,403
31–11
12–7
43
April 27
Alabama
Carolina Stadium
12-11
Belcher (3-2)
Keller (1-4)
None
8,242
32–11
13–7
44
April 28
Alabama
Carolina Stadium
9-1
Belcher (4-2)
Kamplain (1-4)
None
8,242
33–11
14–7
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
45
May 2
Davidson
Carolina Stadium
2-1
Koumas (2-2)
Russell (4-5)
Price (6)
7,177
34–11
–
46
May 4
@Arkansas
Baum Stadium
8-610
Beal (3-3)
Astin (2-4)
Price (7)
8,982
35–11
15–7
47
May 5
@Arkansas
Baum Stadium
6-7
Wright (1-0)
Montgomery (4-1)
Astin (9)
8,774
35–12
15–8
48
May 6
@Arkansas
Baum Stadium
10-7
Price (4-3)
Baxendale (6-3)
None
8,461
36–12
16–8
49
May 9
Furman
Carolina Stadium
7-0
Seddon (2-0)
Carlson (1-5)
None
6,774
37–12
–
50
May 11
@Georgia
Foley Field
3-0
Roth (5-0)
Wood (6-2)
Price (8)
2,744
38–12
17–8
51
May 12
@Georgia
Foley Field
5-6
Nagel (1-1)
Price (4-4)
None
2,686
38–13
17–9
–
May 13
@Georgia
Foley Field
Cancelled
–
May 15
USC Upstate
Carolina Stadium
Cancelled
–
May 17
LSU
Carolina Stadium
Postponed
52
May 18
LSU
Carolina Stadium
2-5
Gausman (9-1)
Roth (5-1)
None
7,914
38–14
17–10
53
May 18
LSU
Carolina Stadium
5-4
Webb (5-0)
Nola (6-4)
Price (9)
8,242
39–14
18–10
54
May 19
LSU
Carolina Stadium
2-310
Cotton (6-0)
Beal (3-4)
Goody (10)
8,242
39–15
18–11
Post-Season
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SECT Record
55
May 23
Vanderbilt
Regions Park
2-3
Ziomek (5-6)
Webb (5-1)
Clinard (5)
6,860
39–16
0–1
56
May 24
Auburn
Regions Park
5-3
Roth (6-1)
Luckie (2-2)
Price (10)
40–16
1–1
57
May 25
Florida
Regions Park
2-7
Johnson (7-4)
Holmes (6-1)
None
9,067
40–17
1–2
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
NCAAT Record
58
June 1
Manhattan
Carolina Stadium
7-0
Holmes (7-1)
Sewitt (11-2)
None
7,043
41–17
1–0
59
June 2
Clemson
Carolina Stadium
5-412
Beal (4-4)
Brady (1-3)
None
8,242
42–17
2–0
60
June 3
Clemson
Carolina Stadium
4-3
Montgomery (5-1)
Haselden (4-2)
Webb (3)
8,242
43–17
3–0
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
NCAAT Record
61
June 9
Oklahoma
Carolina Stadium
5-0
Roth (7-1)
John (8-8)
None
8,242
44–17
4–0
-
June 10
Oklahoma
Carolina Stadium
Suspended
62
June 11
Oklahoma
Carolina Stadium
5-1
Webb (6-1)
Okert (9-8)
Price (11)
8,242
45–17
5–0
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
NCAAT Record
63
June 16
Florida
TD Ameritrade Park
7-3
Roth (8-1)
Johnson (8-5)
Price (12)
25,291
46–17
6–0
64
June 18
Arkansas
TD Ameritrade Park
1-2
Stanek (8-4)
Holmes (7-2)
Astin (11)
23,537
46–18
6–1
-
June 20
Kent State
TD Ameritrade Park
Postponed
65
June 21
Kent State
TD Ameritrade Park
4-1
Roth (9-1)
Skulina (11-3)
None
47–18
7–1
66
June 21
Arkansas
TD Ameritrade Park
2-0
Montgomery (6-1)
Fant (2-3)
Price (13)
23,593
48–18
8–1
67
June 22
Arkansas
TD Ameritrade Park
3-2
Price (5-4)
Suggs (7-1)
None
22,184
49–18
9–1
68
June 24
Arizona
TD Ameritrade Park
1-5
Wade (11-3)
Koumas (2-3)
None
24,748
49–19
9–2
69
June 25
Arizona
TD Ameritrade Park
1-4
Troupe (6-1)
Price (5-5)
None
23,872
49–20
9–3
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Honors and awards [ ]
Michael Roth was named 2011-12 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Male Scholar-Athlete Of The Year.[2]
Jordan Montgomery was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 9.[3]
Grayson Greiner was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 16.[4]
Michael Roth was named First-Team Capital One Academic All-American.[5]
Michael Roth was named SEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[6]
Christian Walker was named First Team All-SEC, Matt Price was named Second Team All-SEC, Tanner English, Grayson Greiner and Joey Pankake were named Freshman All-SEC, and Michael Roth and Evan Marzilli were named Defensive All-SEC.[7]
Adam Matthews was named MVP of the NCAA Columbia Regional. LB Dantzler, Colby Holmes, Jordan Montgomery, Joey Pankake and Chase Vergason were also named to the All-Tournament team.[8]
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. — = 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' [9] 2 2* 3 3 3 8 10 10 9 8 5 3 3 2 4 6 — — 2 Baseball America [10] 3 3 3 3 3 8 11 11 10 9 7 5 4 2 7 7 — — 2 Collegiate Baseball ^[11] 2 2 2 2 2 6 14 18 18 13 7 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 NCBWA †[12] 2 2 3 3 3 6 9 8 7 6 4 3 3 1 5 6 5 4 2 D1Baseball
^ 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.
Gamecocks in the 2012 MLB Draft [ ]
The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft .
References [ ]
Stadium Rivalries People National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics