2012 Stony Brook Seawolves baseball team

2012 Stony Brook Seawolves baseball
Conference America East Conference
2012 record 52–13 (21–3 America East)
Head coach Matt Senk (22nd year)
Assistant coach Joe Pennucci (6th year)
Assistant coach Mike Marron (3rd year)
Assistant coach Dave Lorber (2nd year)
Home stadium Joe Nathan Field
2012 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#8 Stony Brook †‡y 21 – 3 – 0   .875     52 – 15 – 0   .776
Albany 16 – 8 – 0   .667     22 – 32 – 1   .409
Binghamton 13 – 9 – 0   .591     23 – 26 – 0   .469
Maine 11 – 11 – 0   .500     28 – 28 – 0   .500
Hartford 7 – 17 – 0   .292     16 – 40 – 0   .286
UMBC 2 – 22 – 0   .083     10 – 42 – 0   .192
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 17, 2012[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Stony Brook Seawolves baseball team represents Stony Brook University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seawolves are coached by 22nd year head coach Matt Senk and play their home games at Joe Nathan Field. The Seawolves clinched their second consecutive regular season championship and their fourth America East Conference Baseball Tournament, earning the league's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The team went on to win the Coral Gables Regional and defeated LSU in the Baton Rouge Super Regional, becoming the first ever team from the America East Conference to advance to the College World Series, the first team from New York in thirty years, and from the Northeast since 1986.

Summary

The 2012 season would prove to be a breakthrough for Stony Brook baseball. After going through most of the out-of-conference season unnoticed, the team gained traction by the middle of the conference season winning 10 consecutive games en route to their second consecutive regular season championship (21–3 in AE, 43–11 overall).

Stony Brook went on to win three consecutive games in the America East tournament at Joe Nathan Field to earn the program's fourth title, beating Maine 13–6 in the finals to advance to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament with a 46–11 record, the best record in Division I. The Seawolves were the first team in the America East since 2002 to earn both the regular season and conference tournament championships in the same season. For the first time in the history of the program, Stony Brook found itself ranked, sitting at #25 in the Baseball America poll and #29 in the NCBWA poll.

Stony Brook traveled to South Florida to play in the Coral Gables Regional as the fourth seed. In the first game the Seawolves knocked off top seeded Miami and went on to the winners bracket. Following a loss to second-seeded Central Florida, Stony Brook beat Missouri State to eliminate the Bears and force a rematch against the Golden Knights. The Seawolves topped Central Florida 12–5 and 10–6 in consecutive days to win the regional and advance to face LSU in the Super Regionals.

In a rain-soaked Baton Rouge Super Regional, Stony Brook fell in the first game to the LSU Tigers in a dramatic extra-innings affair that spanned two days due to rain. The Seawolves bested LSU in game two just hours after the end of the first game to set up a series-determining game three. Stony Brook won the third game 7–2 and advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The Seawolves became the second team ever to be the fourth seed in its region and advance to the CWS. That same week, seven players from the Stony Brook baseball team were selected in the MLB Draft including first round draftee Travis Jankowski.

Along the way, Stony Brook took on the motto "Shock The World" to represent their unlikely run to the CWS. Stony Brook found itself ranked #7 in NCBWA poll, their highest ranking ever, and Matt Senk was later announced to be the National Coach of Year. The Seawolves suffered consecutive loses against UCLA and Florida State to end their run to the College World Series, finishing the season 52–13, the most wins by any Division I team in 2012 and with a program record seven drafted players.

Roster

2012 Stony Brook Seawolves baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town
1 C Italiano, AnthonyAnthony Italiano R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) So Sayville, NY
2 C Krause, KevinKevin Krause R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Staten Island, NY
3 C Cantwell, PatPat Cantwell R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Fr West Islip, NY
4 OF Hubbard, MichaelMichael Hubbard R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So Northridge, CA
5 INF Carmona, WilliamWilliam Carmona S/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hempstead, NY
6 OF Jankowski, TravisTravis Jankowski L/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lancaster, PA
7 INF Pena, GabrielGabriel Pena R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 156 lb (71 kg) So Bronx, NY
8 INF Tissenbaum, MaxxMaxx Tissenbaum L/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Toronto, ON, Canada
9 LHP Barry, JoshJosh Barry L/L style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) So Seaford, NY
11 INF Alba, LukeLuke Alba R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Downington, PA
12 RHP Stecko-Haley, EvanEvan Stecko-Haley R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Coral Springs, FL
14 OF Intagliata, SalSal Intagliata R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Franklin Square, NY
15 RHP Campbell, JamesJames Campbell R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bridgeport, CT
16 OF Goldstein, StevenSteven Goldstein L/L style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr East Meadow, NY
17 INF Roehrig, MichaelMichael Roehrig L/L style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lindenhurst, NY
19 INF Tatelman, BryanBryan Tatelman R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So South Windsor, CT
20 RHP McNitt, BrandonBrandon McNitt R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) So Chino Hills, CA
23 RHP Vanderka, FrankieFrankie Vanderka R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) So Levittown, NY
24 OF Nivins, TannerTanner Nivins R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Kitchener, ON, Canada
25 INF Courtney, KevinKevin Courtney L/L style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) So Lindenhurst, NY
26 OF Mason, JoshuaJoshua Mason R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So Woodland Hills, CA
27 RHP Rakkar, JasvirJasvir Rakkar R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brampton, ON, Canada
28 INF Peragine, ColeCole Peragine S/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Belle Ewart, ON, Canada
30 RHP Brass, NickNick Brass R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Shirley, NY
32 RHP Gallup, MattMatt Gallup R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Albany, NY
33 LHP Yerry, G.C.G.C. Yerry L/L style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Jr West Shokan, NY
41 LHP Uher, ZacharyZachary Uher L/L style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Freeport, NY
44 RHP Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson R/R style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Chatsworth, CA
Head coach

Matt Senk

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Pennucci
Mike Marron
Dave Lorber

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-06-11

Schedule

2012 Stony Brook Seawolves baseball Game Log
Regular Season

Professional Draftees

Stony Brook had a program-record[38] seven players[39] drafted by Major League Baseball teams in the First-Year Player Draft. Travis Jankowski was selected in the Supplemental first-round,[40] 44th overall[41] by San Diego, Stony Brook's first ever first-round draftee.[42] Pat Cantwell, who was drafted previously in 2011,[43] was drafted in the third round by the Texas Rangers.[44] Maxx Tissenbaum [45](11th Round, San Diego), William Carmona[46] (11th Round, Philadelphia), James Campbell (12th Round, Los Angeles Dodgers), Jasvir Rakkar (26th Round, Chicago), and Tyler Johnson (33rd Round, Oakland) were also drafted and all signed professional contracts with their respective teams.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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' NR NR* NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR – – 8 
Baseball America NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 – – 7 
Collegiate Baseball^ NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 16 7 8 
NCBWA† NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 30 NR NR 30 29 18 7 8

^ 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.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot. There are no Baseball America or Coaches' Polls for weeks 15 and 16, during the NCAA Tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Standings". americaeast.com. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  2. ↑ Alabama State @ Stony Brook - Game 1
  3. ↑ Stony Brook @ Nicholls State - Game 1
  4. ↑ Alabama State @ Stony Brook - Game 2
  5. ↑ Stony Brook @ Nicholls State - Game 2
  6. ↑ Stony Brook @ East Carolina - Game 1
  7. ↑ Stony Brook @ East Carolina - Game 2
  8. ↑ Stony Brook @ East Carolina - Game 3
  9. ↑ Stony Brook @ Fairleigh Dickinson - Game 2
  10. ↑ Stony Brook @ Kansas - Game 1
  11. ↑ Stony Brook @ Kansas - Game 2
  12. ↑ Stony Brook @ Minnesota - Game 1
  13. ↑ Stony Brook @ Minnesota - Game 2
  14. ↑ Iona @ Stony Brook - Game 1
  15. ↑ Stony Brook @ Yale - Game 1
  16. ↑ Stony Brook @ Yale - Game 2
  17. ↑ Stony Brook @ Yale - Game 3
  18. ↑ Stony Brook @ Yale - Game 4
  19. ↑ Stony Brook @ Fordham - Game 1
  20. ↑ Stony Brook @ Columbia - Game 1
  21. ↑ Stony Brook @ Columbia - Game 2
  22. ↑ Stony Brook @ Holy Cross - Game 1
  23. ↑ Stony Brook @ Holy Cross - Game 2
  24. ↑ NYIT @ Stony Brook - Game 1
  25. ↑ NYIT @ Stony Brook - Game 2
  26. ↑ Fairleigh Dickinson @ Stony Brook
  27. ↑ Bighamton @ Stony Brook - Game 1
  28. ↑ Binghamton @ Stony Brook - Game 2
  29. ↑ Binghamton @ Stony Brook - Game 3
  30. ↑ Iona @ Stony Brook
  31. ↑ Marist @ Stony Brook
  32. ↑ Stony Brook @ Albany Game 1
  33. ↑ Stony Brook @ Albany Game 2
  34. ↑ Stony Brook @ Albany Game 3
  35. ↑ []
  36. ↑ []
  37. ↑ []
  38. ↑ http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/070212aaa.html
  39. ↑ http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/seawolves-in-the-majors.html
  40. ↑ http://sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/happenings/homespotlight/jankowski-picked-by-san-diego-in-2012-mlb-draft/
  41. ↑ http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060412aaa.html
  42. ↑ http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060412aaa.html
  43. ↑ http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/cantwell-s-decision-to-return-was-a-grand-slam-1.3783254
  44. ↑ http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2012/06/rangers-sign-3rd-round-selecti.html/
  45. ↑ http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120626&content_id=33970514&notebook_id=33977204&vkey=notebook_sd&c_id=sd
  46. ↑ http://newyork.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook-s-jankowski-four-others-taken-in-mlb-draft-1.3764055