2012 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2012 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2012 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan, who was in his fifth season at Florida. The Gators sought to build upon their appearance in the 2011 College World Series Finals, where they were eliminated by South Carolina in two games.

2012 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
CBNo. 7
Record47–20 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (5th year)
Brad Weitzel (5th year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
2012 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 2 South Carolina  xy 1811 .6214920 .710
No. 6 Florida  y 1812 .6004720 .701
No. 19 Kentucky  y 1812 .6004518 .714
No. 25 Vanderbilt  y 1614 .5333528 .556
Georgia   1415 .4833126 .544
Tennessee   822 .2672431 .436
Western
No. 11 LSU  xy 1911 .6334718 .723
No. 3 Arkansas  y 1614 .5334622 .676
Mississippi State  y 1614 .5334024 .625
Ole Miss  y 1416 .4673726 .587
Auburn   1317 .4333128 .525
Alabama   921 .3002134 .382
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2012
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

After being eliminated in the semifinals of the SEC tournament, the Gators were selected as the No. 1 national seed in the NCAA tournament. After winning the Gainesville Regional and Super Regional, they advanced to the College World Series for the third consecutive year. There they were eliminated after just two games, losing to South Carolina and Kent State.

The Gators had nine players selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft including junior catcher Mike Zunino, recipient of the 2012 Dick Howser Trophy.

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