2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

Conference	Southeastern Conference West
2012 record	21–34 (9–21 SEC)
Head coach	Mitch Gaspard (3rd year)
Hitting coach	Andy Phillips
Pitching coach	Dax Norris
Home stadium	Sewell-Thomas Stadium

	Conf				Overall
2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
#2 South Carolina ^x^y	18	–	11	.621	49	–	20	.710
#6 Florida ^y	18	–	12	.600	47	–	20	.701
#19 Kentucky ^y	18	–	12	.600	45	–	18	.714
#25 Vanderbilt ^y	16	–	14	.533	35	–	28	.556
Georgia	14	–	15	.483	31	–	26	.544
Tennessee	8	–	22	.267	24	–	31	.436
Western
#11 LSU ^x†^y	19	–	11	.633	47	–	18	.723
#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 Division I Baseball Championship As of June 26, 2012^[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team will represent the University of Alabama in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games in Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Personnel

2012 Roster

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide roster

Pitchers

11 Trey Pilkington - Junior
16 Cary Baxter - Freshman
17 Jay Shaw - Freshman
20 Taylor Guilbeau - Freshman
21 Adam Windsor - Junior
22 Nathan Kennedy - Senior
26 Justin Kamplain - Freshman
27 Taylor Wolfe - Junior
28 Jake Hubbard - Freshman
29 Charley Sullivan - Junior
33 Jason Zylstra - Senior
35 Jon Keller - Freshman
36 Troy Sutherland - Junior
38 Judson Luther - Freshman
44 Tucker Hawley - Junior
50 Kelby Deerman - Junior
55 Ian Gardeck - Junior

Catchers

5 Brett Booth - Junior
7 Ben Moore - Freshman

Infielders

3 Kenny Roberts - Junior
9 Jared Reaves - Senior
14 AJ Cole - Freshman
18 Austen Smith - Sophomore
32 Spencer Turnbull - Freshman
39 James Tullidge - Senior
42 Allen Dye - Sophomore
47 Chazz Otwell - Junior
48 Zack Edel - Freshman

Outfielders

1 Taylor Dugas - Senior
2 Andrew Miller - Junior
12 Brandt Hendricks - Junior
15 Cameron Carlisle - Junior
31 Windham Jackson - Freshman
40 Jeremiah Tullidge - Sophomore
45 Riley Colburn - Freshman
46 Hunter Gregory - Senior
49 Ryan Blanchard - Freshman

Utility

6 Josh Rosecarns - Senior
10 Jon Kelton - Senior
24 Case Nixon - Sophomore

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Roster

Coaching Staff

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff
8 Mitch Gaspard – Head Coach - 12 years at Alabama (3rd as Head Coach) 13 Andy Phillips – Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach - 2nd year 4 Dax Norris – Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 6 years 43 Bobby Barbier – Volunteer Coach - 3 years 19 Adam Pavkovich – Fifth-year student assistant coach 25 Josh Sanders – Fifth-year student assistant coach

Schedule/Results

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log

colspan=2 style="background:#FFF | Regular Season

February (4–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
1	February 17	Florida Atlantic	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	2–5	R. Garton (1–0)	T. Guilbeau (0–1)	M. Sylvestri (1)	4,864	0–1	–
2	February 18	Florida Atlantic	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	2–9	J. Meiers (1–0)	C. Sullivan (0–1)	K. Alexander (1)	3,073	0–2	–
3	February 19	Florida Atlantic	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	4–9	R. Alvarez (1–0)	J. Kamplain (0–1)	None	3,043	0–3	–
4	February 24	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	14–0	T. Guilbeau (1–1)	T. Sechler (0–2)	None	3,102	1–3	–
5	February 25	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	7–0	C. Sullivan (1–1)	S. Jones (0–2)	None	3,202	2–3	–
6	February 26	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	9–3	J. Kamplain (1–1)	M. Newby (0–2)	None	3,209	3–3	–
7	February 28	South Alabama	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	4–3	J. Hubbard (1–0)	K. Bartsch (0–2)	I. Gardeck (1)	3,011	4–3	–
8	February 29	Southern Miss	Pete Taylor Park	2–14	A. Pierce (1–1)	C. Nixon (0–1)	None	3,9883	4–4	–

March (5–14)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
9	March 2	Tulane	Turchin Stadium	7–9	A. Garner (3–0)	T. Pilkington (0–1)	D. Ponder (2)	3,156	4–5	–
10	March 3	Tulane	Turchin Stadium	6–2	C. Sullivan (2–1)	T. Mapes (0–1)	J. Hubbard (1)	2,927	5–5	–
11	March 4	Tulane	Turchin Stadium	2–7	A. Facundus (2–0)	I. Gardeck (0–1)	None	3,495	5–6	–
12	March 6†	Auburn	Riverwalk Stadium	3–8	J. Jacobs (3–0)	S. Turnbull (0–1)	J. Bryant (1)	7,129	5–7	–
13	March 9	East Carolina	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	1–3	K. Brandt (3–1)	C. Sullivan (2–2)	T. Merritt (2)	3,390	5–8	–
14	March 10	#24 Louisville	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	7–6	J. Hubbard (2–0)	M. Koch (0–1)	None	3,234	6–8	–
15	March 11	Oral Roberts	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	2–3	A. Gonzalez (1–0)	J. Hubbard (2–1)	M. Rush (2)	3,111	6–9	–
16	March 13	Southern Miss	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	8–3	I. Gardeck (1–1)	T. Nunez (1–2)	None	3,004	7–9	–
17	March 14	Samford	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	6–5	C. Otwell (1–0)	L. Rutledge (0–1)	None	3,071	8–9	–
18	March 16	#4 Arkansas	Baum Stadium	3–4¹²	B. Astin (2–0)	J. Rosecrans (0–1)	None	8,530	8–10	0–1
19	March 17	#4 Arkansas	Baum Stadium	4–8	R. Stanek (5–0)	T. Guilbeau (1–2)	B. Moore (2)	9,615	8–11	0–2
20	March 18	#4 Arkansas	Baum Stadium	4–7	N. Sanburn (2–1)	T. Pilkington (0–2)	B. Astin (6)	8,426	8–12	0–3
21	March 20	Troy	Riddle–Pace Field	0–9	N. Hill (3–1)	C. Baxter (0–1)	None	2,936	8–13	–
22	March 23	#17 Ole Miss	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	7–11	D. Chavez (2–0)	I. Gardeck (1–2)	None	4,123	8–14	0–4
23	March 24	#17 Ole Miss	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	3–2	T. Guilbeau (2–2)	B. Huber (0–1)	None	4,249	9–14	1–4
24	March 25	#17 Ole Miss	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	4–8	D. Chavez (3–0)	S. Turnbull (0–2)	None	4,089	9–15	1–5
25	March 27	UAB	Regions Park	0–1¹²	J. German (3–0)	N. Kennedy (0–1)	None	2,224	9–16	–
26	March 30	Tennessee	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	8–10	C. Watson (2–0)	J. Shaw (0–1)	N. Blount (4)	1,981	9–17	1–6
27	March 31	Tennessee	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	2–4	D. Steckenrider (3–0)	J. Kamplain (1–2)	N. Blount (5)	2,008	9–18	1–7

April (8–10)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
28	April 1	Tennessee	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	3–5	C. Watson (3–0)	J. Keller (0–1)	N. Blount (6)	2,424	9–19	1–8
29	April 3	South Alabama	Stanky Field	9–5	S. Turnbull (1–2)	J. Dennis (1–3)	None	2,359	10–19	–
30	April 6	#23 Auburn	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	10–6	T. Guilbeau (3–2)	D. Varnadore (1–4)	None	5,258	11–19	2–8
31	April 7	#23 Auburn	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	4–3	T. Pilkington (1–0)	S. Smith (2–4)	None	4,541	12–19	3–8
32	April 8	#23 Auburn	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	6–2	J. Keller (1–1)	D. Koger (2–2)	J. Hubbard (2)	3,074	13–19	4–8
33	April 10	UAB	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	1–9					13–20	–
34	April 11	SE Louisiana	Alumni Field	Cancelled
35	April 13	#4 LSU	Alex Box Stadium	2–10					13–21	4–9
36	April 14	#4 LSU	Alex Box Stadium	1–7					13–22	4–10
37	April 15	#4 LSU	Alex Box Stadium	1–5					13–23	4–11
38	April 17	MS Valley St	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	8–0					14–23	–
39	April 18	MS Valley St.	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	3–8					14–24	–
40	April 20	Vanderbilt	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	6–4					15–24	5–11
41	April 21	Vanderbilt	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	8–6					16–24	6–11
42	April 22	Vanderbilt	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	7–9					16–25	6–12
43	April 24	Samford	Griffin Stadium	5–4					17–25	–
44	April 26	#7 South Carolina	Carolina Stadium	0–1					17–26	6–13
45	April 27	#7 South Carolina	Carolina Stadium	11–12					17–27	6–14
46	April 28	#7 South Carolina	Carolina Stadium	1–9					17–28	6–15

May (4–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SEC Record
47	May 4	Mississippi State	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	1–3	17–29	6–16
48	May 5	Mississippi State	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	2–3	17–30	6–17
49	May 6	Mississippi State	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	8–7	18–30	7–17
50	May 11	Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium	2–4	18–31	7–18
51	May 12	Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium	6–7	18–32	7–19
52	May 13	Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium	1–8	18–33	7–20
53	May 15	Troy	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	10–5	19–33	–
54	May 17	Georgia	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	4–8	19–34	7–21
55	May 18	Georgia	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	4–0	20–34	8–21
56	May 19	Georgia	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	6–4	21–34	9–21

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2012 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week Alabama faced each opponent.

Awards and honors

Taylor Dugas

Perfect Game USA preseason All-American; 2nd team

Lowe's Senior CLASS Award candidate

Justin Kamplain

SEC Freshman of the Week; March 26

Ben Moore

SEC Freshman of the Week; February 27

Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2012 MLB Draft

The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Date Signed	MLB Team
Taylor Dugas	OF	8th	227th	6/6/12	New York Yankees
Wade Wass†	C	13th	402nd	Unsigned	Baltimore Orioles
Ian Gardeck	RHP	16th	508th	6/12/12	San Francisco Giants
Jackson Stephens†	RHP	18th	562nd	6/19/12	Cincinnati Reds
Jared Reaves	SS	25th	783rd	6/13/12	Detroit Tigers
Ray Castillo†	RHP	27th	833rd	Unsigned	Cleveland Indians
Mikey White†	SS	34th	1040th	Unsigned	New York Mets

† Indicates the player 2012-13 baseball signee

References

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

Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

Playing field	Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Current coaches	Mitch Gaspard HC Andy Phillips (AC) Dax Norris (AC)

Seasons	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference (SEC)

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama