The 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team was coached by Ray Tanner, who was in his sixteenth season at Carolina.
Personnel Roster 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks roster Pitchers 6 Joel Seddon - Freshman 10 Drake Thomason - Freshman 14 Evan Beal - Freshman 15 Nolan Belcher - Junior 22 Matt Price - Junior 23 Vince Fiori - Freshman 25 Adam Westmoreland - Junior 27 Forrest Koumas - Sophomore 29 Michael Roth - Senior 32 Ethan Carter - Junior 34 Jordan Montgomery - Freshman 35 Logan Munson - Senior 36 Hunter Privette - Junior 38 Tyler Webb - Junior 39 Patrick Sullivan - Junior 44 Colby Holmes - Junior Infielders 4 Connor Bright - Freshman 8 TJ Costen - Freshman 9 Joey Pankake - Freshman 13 Christian Walker - Junior 16 Chase Vergason - Junior 19 Tanner Lovick - Junior 20 LB Dantzler - Junior 24 Brison Celek - Sophomore 30 Erik Payne - Sophomore 33 Kyle Martin - Freshman Catchers 5 Patrick Harrington - Freshman 18 Dante Rosenberg - Junior 21 Grayson Greiner - Freshman
Outfielders 3 Tanner English - Freshman 11 Sean Sullivan - Junior 17 Seth Constable - Freshman 26 Adam Matthews - Senior 31 Evan Marzilli - Junior 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html
Coaching staff 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff 1 Ray Tanner - Head coach - 16 years 2 Chad Holbrook - Assistant coach - 4 years 12 Jerry Meyers - Assistant coach - 2 years / 10 years 41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant coach - 5 years 55 Drew Meyer - Assistant coach - Undergraduate 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches
Schedule
! style="background:#73000A;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top"
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 17 || || Carolina Stadium || 2–1 || Webb (1–0) || Watts (0–1) || Koumas (1) || 8,242 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 18 || VMI || Carolina Stadium || 3–2 || Carter (1–0) || Garrett (0–1) || None || 7,675 || 2–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 18 || VMI || Carolina Stadium || 13–1 || Holmes (1–0) || Brown (0–1) || None || 7,336 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 24 || || Carolina Stadium || 8–1 || Roth (1–0) || Webb (1–1) || None || 6,618 || 4–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 25 || Elon || Carolina Stadium || 3-2 || Price (1-0) || Clark (1-1) || Koumas (2) || 7,606 || 5–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 26 || Elon || Carolina Stadium || 6-0 || Holmes (2-0) || Whitehead (0-1) || None || 7,304 || 6–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || February 28 || || Carolina Stadium || 2-1 || Belcher (1-0) || Dees (0-1) || Webb (1) || 6,521 || 7–0 ||–
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 2 || vs. Clemson || Joe Riley Park || 3-211 || Koumas (1-0) || Gossett (0-1) || Belcher (1) || 5,851 || 8–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 3 || Clemson || Carolina Stadium || 9-6 || Beal (1-0) || Leone (2-1) || Belcher (2) || 8,242 || 9–0 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 10 || March 4 || @Clemson || Doug Kingsmore Stadium || 5-6 || Firth (1-0) || Koumas (1-1) || None || 6,039 || 9–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 7 || || Carolina Stadium || 8-1 || Seddon (1-0) || Roland (2-2) || None || 6,403 || 10–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 9 || || Carolina Stadium || 2-1 || Roth (2-0) || Hermans (1-1) || Beal (1) || 6,813 || 11–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 10 || Princeton || Carolina Stadium || 6-1 || Price (2-0) || Ford (0-2) || Koumas (3) || 7,426 || 12–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 11 || Princeton || Carolina Stadium || 3-1 || Holmes (3-0) || Bowman (1-1) || Beal (2) || 7,122 || 13–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || March 13 || || Carolina Stadium || 5-2 || Westmoreland (1-0) || Buran (0-2) || Seddon (1) || 6,836 || 14–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 14 || || Carolina Stadium || 6-4 || Webb (2-0) || Farmer (1-1) || Beal (3) || 7,278 || 15–1 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 17 || March 16 || @Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 3-4 || Peterson (2-0) || Beal (1-1) || None || 2,032 || 15–2 ||0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 18 || March 17 || @Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 3-4 || Reed (4-0) || Price (2-1) || Gott (4) || 1,950 || 15–3 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 19 || March 18 || @Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 3-6 || Wijas (2-0) || Belcher (1-1) || Gott (5) || 2,571 || 15–4 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 20 || @ || Fluor Field || 8-5 || Privette (1-0) || Wood (3-2) || Beal (4) || 5,965 || 16–4 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 21 || March 21 || || Carolina Stadium || 4-511 || Eck (3-1) || Beal (1-2) || None || 6,923 || 16–5 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || March 22 || Florida || Carolina Stadium || 9-3 || Price (3-1) || Rodriguez (3-1) || None || 8,242 || 17–5 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 23 || March 23 || Florida || Carolina Stadium || 2-8 || Johnson (4-0) || Koumas (1-2) || None || 8,242 || 17–6 || 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 24 || March 24 || Florida || Carolina Stadium || 4-5 || Maddox (2-0) || Price (3-2) || None || 8,242 || 17–7 || 1–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 27 || @The Citadel || Joe Riley Park || 7-3 || Montgomery (1-0) || Tompkins (0-1) || None || 4,417 || 18–7 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || March 30 || @ || Hawkins Field || 8-3 || Roth (3-0) || Ziomek (2-4) || Price (1) || 2,525 || 19–7 || 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 27 || March 31 || @Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field || 4-12 || Beede (1-3) || Beal (1-3) || Miller (2) || 3,113 || 19–8 || 2–6
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 1 || @ || Hawkins Field || 6-413 || Montgomery (2-0) || Pfeifer (0-1) || None || 2,851 || 20–8 || 3–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 4 || @ || Patriot's Point|| 7-0 || Westmoreland (2-0) || West (2-3) || None || 1,767 || 21–8 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 30 || April 6 || || Carolina Stadium || 4-5 || Steckenrider (3-2) || Price (3-3) || Blount (8) || 8,242 || 21–9 || 3–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 7 || Tennessee || Carolina Stadium || 2-1 || Webb (3-0) || Watson (3-1)|| None || 7,448 || 22–9 || 4–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || April 8 || Tennessee || Carolina Stadium || 6-1 || Holmes (4-0) || Williams (2-3) || Beal (5) || 6,981 || 23–9 || 5–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 10 || The Citadel || Carolina Stadium || 8-0 || Belcher (2-1) || Clarkson (1-3) || None || 7,129 || 24–9 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 34 || April 11 || @ || Clifford Cormell Field || 4-5 || Broderick (6-1) || Westmoreland (2-1) || Stoner (2) || 1,755 || 24–10 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 13 || Mississippi State || Carolina Stadium || 7-6 || Beal (2-3) || Reed (0-5) || Price (2) || 8,105 || 25–10 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || April 14 || Mississippi State || Carolina Stadium || 5-3 || Montgomery (3-0) || Graveman (2-2) || Price (3) || 8,242 || 26–10 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 15 || Mississippi State || Carolina Stadium || 6-4 || Holmes (5-0) || Mitchell (1-1) || Webb (2) || 7,011 || 27–10 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 38 || April 17 || College of Charleston || Carolina Stadium || 3-4 || West (4-3) || Belcher (2-2) || Peterson (9) || 6,913 || 27–11 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 20 || @ || Plainsman Park || 12-5 || Roth (4-0) || Varnadore (1-6) || None || 2,949 || 28–11 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 21 || @Auburn || Plainsman Park || 5-3 || Montgomery (4-0) || Jacobs (5-1) || Price (4) || 3,701 || 29–11 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 22 || @Auburn || Plainsman Park || 11-7 || Holmes (6-0) || Koger (2-4) || None || 2,747 || 30–11 || 11–7 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | - || April 26 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Suspended |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 27 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || 1-0 || Webb (4-0) || Keller (1-3) || Price (5) || 7,403 || 31–11 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || April 27 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || 12-11 || Belcher (3-2) || Keller (1-4) || None || 8,242 || 32–11 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || April 28 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || 9-1 || Belcher (4-2) || Kamplain (1-4) || None || 8,242 || 33–11 || 14–7
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 2 || || Carolina Stadium || 2-1 || Koumas (2-2) || Russell (4-5) || Price (6) || 7,177 || 34–11 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 4 || @Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 8-610 || Beal (3-3) || Astin (2-4) || Price (7) || 8,982 || 35–11 || 15–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 47 || May 5 || @Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 6-7 || Wright (1-0) || Montgomery (4-1) || Astin (9) || 8,774 || 35–12 || 15–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 6 || @Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 10-7 || Price (4-3) || Baxendale (6-3) || None || 8,461 || 36–12 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 9 || || Carolina Stadium || 7-0 || Seddon (2-0) || Carlson (1-5) || None || 6,774 || 37–12 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 11 || @ || Foley Field || 3-0 || Roth (5-0) || Wood (6-2) || Price (8) || 2,744 || 38–12 || 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 51 || May 12 || @Georgia || Foley Field || 5-6 || Nagel (1-1) || Price (4-4) || None || 2,686 || 38–13 || 17–9 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 13 || @Georgia || Foley Field || colspan=7 |Cancelled |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 15 || || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Cancelled |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || May 17 || LSU || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 52 || May 18 || LSU || Carolina Stadium || 2-5 || Gausman (9-1) || Roth (5-1) || None || 7,914 || 38–14 || 17–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 18 || LSU || Carolina Stadium || 5-4 || Webb (5-0) || Nola (6-4) || Price (9) || 8,242 || 39–14 || 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 54 || May 19 || LSU || Carolina Stadium || 2-310 || Cotton (6-0) || Beal (3-4) || Goody (10) || 8,242 || 39–15 || 18–11
! style="background:#73000A;color:white;"| Post-season
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 55 || May 23 || || Regions Park || 2-3 || Ziomek (5-6) || Webb (5-1) || Clinard (5) || 6,860 || 39–16 ||0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || May 24 || || Regions Park || 5-3 || Roth (6-1) || Luckie (2-2) || Price (10) || || 40–16 ||1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 57 || May 25 || Florida || Regions Park || 2-7 || Johnson (7-4) || Holmes (6-1) || None || 9,067 || 40–17 ||1–2
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || June 1 || Manhattan || Carolina Stadium || 7-0 || Holmes (7-1) || Sewitt (11-2) || None || 7,043 || 41–17|| 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || June 2 || Clemson || Carolina Stadium || 5-412 || Beal (4-4) || Brady (1-3) || None || 8,242 || 42–17|| 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || June 3 || Clemson || Carolina Stadium || 4-3 || Montgomery (5-1) || Haselden (4-2) || Webb (3) || 8,242 || 43–17 || 3–0
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || June 9 || Oklahoma || Carolina Stadium || 5-0 || Roth (7-1) || John (8-8) || None || 8,242 || 44–17 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | - || June 10 || Oklahoma || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Suspended |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || June 11 || Oklahoma || Carolina Stadium || 5-1 || Webb (6-1) || Okert (9-8) || Price (11) || 8,242 || 45–17 || 5–0
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || June 16 || Florida || TD Ameritrade Park|| 7-3 || Roth (8-1) || Johnson (8-5) || Price (12) || 25,291 || 46–17 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 64 || June 18 || Arkansas || TD Ameritrade Park || 1-2 || Stanek (8-4) || Holmes (7-2) || Astin (11) || 23,537 || 46–18 || 6–1 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | - || June 20 || Kent State || TD Ameritrade Park || colspan=7 |Postponed |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 || June 21 || Kent State || TD Ameritrade Park || 4-1 || Roth (9-1) || Skulina (11-3) || None || || 47–18 || 7–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"