2012 BASEBALL REVIEW Records: 47-20, 18-12 SEC history. Included in this stretch are three- NCAA Finish: T-7th (0-2 at College World Series, 2-0 Team Highlights consecutive College World Series at Gainesville Super Regional, 3-0 at Gainesville • In Kevin O’Sullivan’s fifth season at appearances (Florida had five trips to Regional) the helm, the Gators (47-20) SEC Finish: T-3rd overall/T-2nd in Eastern Division Omaha previously), three-straight Final Poll Rankings: 3rd in Baseball America, 6th in advanced to the NCAA College Gainesville Super Regional and Regional NCBWA and USA Today/ESPN, 7th in World Series for the third- crowns and back-to-back SEC Collegiate Baseball consecutive season. Championships in 2010 and 2011. Golden Spikes Award Winner: C Mike Zunino • Dick Howser Trophy Winner: C Mike Zunino Florida made the CWS for the • Junior catcher Mike Zunino was the 26th Johnny Bench Award Winner: C Mike Zunino eighth time in school history (1988, recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy as Baseball America College Player of the Year: C 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011 College Baseball's Player of the Year. He Mike Zunino and 2012). College Baseball Insider Player of the Year: C Mike became the first University of Florida Zunino • Florida was awarded the top player to win the Dick Howser Trophy in John Olerud Winner: LHP/1B Brian Johnson national seed in the NCAA a group represented by 20 different Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist: OF Preston Tournament, its fourth-straight year schools and 13 conferences since its Tucker within the Top-8 seeds. The Gators All-Americans: Five with 16 honors – LHP/DH Brian inception in 1987. Johnson (NCBWA, Perfect Game First Team, swept the NCAA Gainesville • Junior left-hander/designated hitter Brian Baseball America, College Baseball Insider, Regional with victories over Johnson became Florida’s first winner of Louisville Slugger Second Team); RHP Austin Bethune-Cookman (4-0) and the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Maddox (NCBWA Third Team); LHP Steven Georgia Tech (6-2, 15-3) and then Rodriguez (Perfect Game Third Team, College Year Award. Baseball Insider HM), OF Preston Tucker (ABCA defeated NC State twice (7-1, 9-8) • Sophomore right-hander Jonathon Second Team, College Baseball Insider HM), C in the Gainesville Super Regional to Crawford became the first Gator hurler to Mike Zunino (ABCA, Baseball America, College advance to the College World register a complete-game no-hitter since Baseball Insider, Louisville Slugger, NCBWA, Series. Perfect Game First Team) John Burke accomplished the feat in a 2- Freshman All-Americans: One with 2 honors – 2B • O’Sullivan passed Joe Arnold (1988, 0 shutout of Furman on May 23, 1991, by Casey Turgeon (Perfect Game First Team, 1991) and Andy Lopez (1996, 1998) overpowering Bethune-Cookman on Baseball America Second Team) as Gator head coaches with the June 1 in the NCAA Gainesville Regional All-South Region: 4 – First Team: OF Preston most trips to Omaha. Tucker, C Mike Zunino; Second Team: RHP opener. Austin Maddox, RHP Hudson Randall • This season marked the 11th time • Senior outfielder Preston Tucker earned All-SEC: 5 - First Team: DH Brian Johnson, OF that McKethan Stadium has hosted All-America acclaim for the second- Preston Tucker, LHP Steven Rodriguez, C Mike NCAA Regional action and the Zunino; Second Team: SS Nolan Fontana straight year, All-SEC honors for the third SEC All-Freshman Team: 1 – 3B Josh Tobias fourth-straight year for the first time year in a row and made the NCAA SEC All-Defensive Team: SS Nolan Fontana, C Mike in school history. The Gators have Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Zunino now gone on to the College World team for the fourth time. SEC Community Service Team: Greg Larson Series from Gainesville on seven SEC Academic Honor Roll: 10 – Jonathon Crawford, • The Gators established a school record Cody Dent, Nolan Fontana, Brian Johnson, Keenan occasions: 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005, with an 18-game winning streak from Kish, Greg Larson, Austin Maddox, Jeff Moyer, Daniel 2010, 2011 and 2012. February 21-March 22. Pigott, Preston Tucker • Florida is 40-10 (.800) on its own • Florida rallied from a 3-0 deficit with six SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll: 5 – Bobby turf during NCAA play and claimed Poyner, Cory Reid, Justin Shafer, Corey Stump, Josh unanswered runs to defeat No. 1 Florida Tobias all five of the outings on its own turf State on April 10, 6-3, to complete a Departing Seniors: 4 – Greg Larson, Jeff Moyer, this season. O’Sullivan is 18-3 three-game sweep of the regular-season Daniel Pigott, Preston Tucker (.857) in NCAA play at home, 12-0 series between the Sunshine State rivals (1.000) in Regionals and 6-3 (.667) for the first time since 1958. The Gators in Super Regionals. had previously emerged victorious • Florida reached the 40-win plateau against the Seminoles in Gainesville on for the 21st time in school history March 13 (9-2) and in Jacksonville on and the team has won 100 games in March 27 (4-1). the past two seasons (53-19 in 2011 • Trailing 5-3 in the ninth inning and down and 47-20 in 2012). to its final two outs on March 4, UF • Over the past three years, the erupted for five runs to hand No. 8 Miami Gators have a 147-56 (.724) record, an 8-5 setback to sweep the weekend A consensus All-American and first-round the top three-year run in school pick of the Seattle Mariners at No. 3 overall, series and increase its winning streak junior Mike Zunino became the first Gator to receive the Dick Howser Trophy, Golden Spikes Award and the Johnny Bench Award. over the Hurricanes to 11 games dating Schedule & Results back to March 6, 2010. Professional Draft Selections Overall: 47-20 Home: 31-8 Away: 13-8 Individual Highlights Neutral: 3-4 SEC (T-3rd): 18-12 Jonathon Crawford, So., RHP Player Team (Round) . Named to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Mike Zunino (C) Seattle (1st) . NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team Date Opponent Result . Threw the seventh no-hitter in NCAA Tourney history Brian Johnson (LHP) Boston (1st) Feb. 17 Cal State Fullerton (FS-FL) (GVO) W, 7-3 Nolan Fontana, Jr., INF Nolan Fontana (SS) Houston (2nd) Feb. 18 Cal State Fullerton (GVO) W, 5-2 . Second-team All-SEC Steven Rodriguez (LHP) L.A. Dodgers (2nd) Feb. 19 Cal State Fullerton (GVO) L, 5-8 . SEC All-Defensive Team Feb. 21 Bethune-Cookman W, 8-6 . Named to Golden Spikes Preseason Watch List Austin Maddox (RHP) Boston (3rd) Feb. 22 UCF (FS-FL) (GVO) W, 8-0 . Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award Watch List . NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team Preston Tucker (OF) Houston (7th) Feb. 24 William & Mary (GVO) W, 4-1 . SEC Player of the Week (February 21, May 16) Hudson Randall (RHP) Detroit (7th) Feb. 25 William & Mary (GVO) W, 5-1 Feb. 26 William & Mary (GVO) W, 5-3 Taylor Gushue, Fr., 1B Daniel Pigott (OF) Cincinnati (9th) Mar. 2 at Miami (Fla.) W, 7-5 . SEC Freshman of the Week (February 20, March 5) Greg Larson (RHP) Boston (20th) Mar. 3 at Miami (Fla.) W, 13-5 Brian Johnson, Jr., LHP/DH Mar. 4 at Miami (Fla.) (FS-FL) W, 8-5 . John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Winner Mar. 6 Florida Atlantic W, 16-1 . NCBWA All-American (first team) Mar. 7 Florida A&M (SUN) W, 15-2 . Perfect Game All-American (first team) Statistical Leaders . Baseball America All-American (second team) Mar. 9 Florida Gulf Coast W, 4-2 . College Baseball Insider All-America (second team) At Bats Preston Tucker (262) Mar. 10 Florida Gulf Coast W, 8-3 . Louisville Slugger All-American (second team) Runs Scored Nolan Fontana (59) Mar. 11 Florida Gulf Coast W, 3-2 . First-team All-SEC Mar. 13 Florida State (GVO) W, 9-2 . Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List Hits Preston Tucker (84) . National Pitcher of the Year Watch List Mar. 16 Vanderbilt* (GVO) W, 10-2 . SEC All-Tournament Team Doubles Mike Zunino (28) Mar. 17 Vanderbilt* (CSS) W, 5-1 . SEC Player of the Week (April 16) Triples Casey Turgeon (3) Mar. 18 Vanderbilt* (FS-FL) W, 8-2 . CollegeBaseball360 Weekly Honor Roll (April 17) Mar. 20 Samford (SUN) W, 5-3 . National All-Star Lineup (April 17) Home Runs Mike Zunino (19) Runs Batted In Mike Zunino (67) Mar. 22 at South Carolina* (ESPNU) L, 3-9 Greg Larson, Sr., RHP Mar. 23 at South Carolina* (CSS) W, 8-2 . SEC Community Service Team Total Bases Mike Zunino (164) Mar. 24 at South Carolina* (CSS) W, 5-4 . H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Nominee Slugging Percentage Mike Zunino (.669) Mar. 27 vs. Florida State (SUN) W, 4-1 Austin Maddox, Jr., RHP Bases on Balls Nolan Fontana (48) Mar. 30 at Ole Miss* (SUN) L, 0-3 . NCBWA All-American (third team) Hit by Pitch Daniel Pigott (9) Mar. 31 at Ole Miss* W, 9-4 . Second-team All-South Region April 1 at Ole Miss* L, 6-7 . John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Top-10 List On-base Percentage Nolan Fontana (.406) April 3 at North Florida* L, 5-10 . Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List Sacrifice Flies Mike Zunino (11) . NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List April 5 LSU* (ESPNU) L, 6-7 Sacrifice Hits Cody Dent (10) April 6 LSU* (FS-FL) W, 7-0 Hudson Randall, Jr., RHP Stolen Bases Nolan Fontana (13) April 7 LSU* (GVO) L, 7-8 .