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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.
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.
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
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
2012 UCF Knights baseball game log
Regular season
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
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Conf. Record
April 1
at Houston
#17
Cougar Field
3–110
23–6
5–1
April 4
at #13 Miami (FL)
#14
Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
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
0–114
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
8–712
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
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Conf. Record
May 2
at Stetson
#15
Melching Field
5–413
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
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
C-USAT record
May 24
vs. (7) UAB
#17 (2)
Trustmark Park
1–157
41–15
0–1
May 25
vs. (6) East Carolina
#17 (2)
Trustmark Park
11–18
42–15
1–1
May 26
vs. (3) Tulane
#17 (2)
Trustmark Park
6–2
43–15
2–1
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
NCAAT record
June 1
vs. (3) Missouri State
#18 (2)
Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
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.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received 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 — — 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
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
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