2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball 150 Mid-American Conference MAC 47–20 24–3 Scott Stricklin 8th Mike Birkbeck 14th Scott Daeley 7th Doug Sanders Eugene Super Regional championsGary Regional ChampionsMAC Tournament championsMAC Champions Schoonover Stadium The 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team represented Kent State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Flashes were coached by 8th year head coach Scott Stricklin and played their home games at Schoonover Stadium. Kent State finished the regular season 37–17 overall and 24–3 in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to win the MAC regular-season and East division titles, and the top seed in the 2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament. At the tournament, Kent State went 4–0 to win the tenth Mid-American Conference baseball tournament title in program history and advance to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the 12th appearance in team history. In the NCAA tournament, the team went 3–0 in the Gary Regional at U.S. Steel Yard to claim the program's first regional championship, which included a 21-inning, 7–6 win over 12th-ranked Kentucky. The Flashes advanced to the Super Regional round against the 10th-ranked 2012 Oregon Ducks Oregon Ducks where they defeated the Ducks two games to one at PK Park to claim the first super regional championship and appearance in the College World Series in school history. At the 2012 College World Series the Golden Flashes fell to Arkansas in the opening round, but eliminated top-ranked Florida 5–4 in the elimination bracket. Kent State was eliminated in the second round by South Carolina. Kent State finished 1–2 at the College World Series, and 6–3 in the NCAA tournament. The season featured a 21-game winning streak, which began with a 16–5 home win over Western Michigan on April 27, and ended with a 3–2 road loss to Oregon in the second game of the super regional series in Eugene, Oregon. Kent State finished the season with an overall record of 47–20 and tied for 5th nationally by virtue of their second-round elimination in the College World Series. They finished the season ranked in the top ten in all major polls. Roster 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes y Jimmy Rider 1 INF R R 5 10 170 SR Venetia, PA Derek Toadvine 2 INF R R 5 11 165 SO Springfield, OH Cody Koch 4 INF R 6 2 200 SO Sandusky, OH T.J. Sutton 5 OF L L 5 10 180 FR Uniontown, OH George Roberts 6 INF R R 6 0 195 JR Summerhill, PA Nick Hamilton 7 INF s R 6 1 190 JR y Avon Lake, OH Josh Pierce 8 RHP R R 6 1 215 FR y Avon, OH Joe Koch 11 OF L L 5 8 165 SR y Youngstown, OH Alex Miklos 12 OF R R 5 10 184 FR Grove City, PA John Birkbeck 13 RHP R R 6 2 165 FR Canton, OH Evan Campbell 14 INF L R 6 0 170 JR Beloit, OH Eli Martin 16 RHP R R 6 0 155 FR Dresden, OH Jacob Neuschaefer 17 OF R R 5 10 170 FR Elyria, OH Dan Slavik 18 RHP R R 6 1 185 SO St. Clairsville, OH Ryan Bores 19 RHP R R 6 3 195 JR Strongsville, OH Blake Bellman 21 INF S R 5 10 185 FR y Wooster, OH Casey Wilson 22 RHP R R 6 1 195 JR Sagamore Hills, OH Tommy Monnot 23 C R R 6 4 190 FR Canton, OH Sawyer Polen 24 INF R R 6 0 170 FR Wooster, OH Troy Summers 25 OF R R 6 1 185 SO y Minerva, OH Chuck Seacrist 26 RHP R R 6 0 175 FR Painesville, OH Jeff Revesz 27 C R R 5 10 185 FR Grove City, PA Spencer Bryant 28 RHP R R 6 2 185 SO Sandusky, OH Michael Clark 29 LHP L L 6 2 180 SO y Akron, OH Brian Clark 30 LHP L L 6 3 210 FR Munroe Falls, OH Tyler Skulina 31 RHP R R 6 6 235 SO Strongsville, OH Ryan Mace 32 RHP R R 6 0 190 SR Tallmadge, OH Tim Faix 33 LHP L L 6 2 185 FR Strongsville, OH Jason Bagoly 34 C R R 6 3 235 JR Austintown, OH David Lyon 36 C S R 5 11 205 SR Emporium, PA David Starn 37 LHP L L 6 3 190 SR Hudson, OH Jason Revesz 38 RHP R R 5 7 160 FR Grove City, PA Dan Kopcak 39 RHP R R 6 0 170 FR y Streetsboro, OH Eric Dorsch 40 RHP R R 6 7 240 FR y Gibsonia, PA Scott Stricklin Mike BirkbeckScott DaeleyDoug Sanders http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/bsb/2011-12/2012_Baseball_Roster 2012-06-11 Schedule Kent State Golden Flashes 0 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball game log ! style="Kent State Golden Flashes 0" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Kent State Golden Flashes 0 February (4–2) # Date Opponent Site Score Overall MAC |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 17 || #9 Georgia Tech || Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC || 5–0 || 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 2 || February 18 || #9 Georgia Tech || Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC || 2–6 || 1–1 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 18 || Winthrop || Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC || 11–3 || 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 4 || February 24 || Lipscomb || Dugan Field • Nashville, TN || 1–2 || 2–2 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 25 || Lipscomb || Dugan Field • Nashville, TN || 16–3 || 3–2 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 26 || Lipscomb || Dugan Field • Nashville, TN || 4–0 || 4–2 || |- y Kent State Golden Flashes 0 March (9–10, 5–0) # Date Opponent Site Score Overall MAC |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 7 || March 3 || Western Kentucky || Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY || 2–5 || 4–3 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 4 || Western Kentucky || Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY || 13–3 || 5–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 9 || March 5 || Western Kentucky || Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY || 1–2 || 5–4 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 9 || New Mexico State || Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM || 7–4 || 6–4 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 10 || New Mexico State || Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM || 10–9 || 7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 12 || March 11 || New Mexico State || Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM || 6–12 || 7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 13 || March 12 || New Mexico State || Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM || 4–14 || 7–6 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 16 || Pepperdine || Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA || 2–0 || 8–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 15 || March 18 || Pepperdine || Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA || 4–10 || 8–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 16 || March 19 || Pepperdine || Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA || 4–6 || 8–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 17 || March 20 || Fresno State || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA || 2–14 || 8–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 18 || March 21 || Fresno State || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA || 2–5 || 8–10 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 23 || Northern Illinois || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 12–6 || 9–10 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 24 || Northern Illinois || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 6–1 || 10–10 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 25 || Northern Illinois || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 5–3 || 11–10 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 22 || March 27 || Toledo || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 3–4 (12) || 11–11 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 23 || March 28 || Pittsburgh || Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA || 5–6 || 11–12 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || March 30 || Ball State || Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN || 7–4 (10) || 12–12 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 31 || Ball State || Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN || 4–2 (11) || 13–12 || 5–0 |- y Kent State Golden Flashes 0 April (14–5, 10–3) # Date Opponent Site Score Overall MAC |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 1 || Ball State || Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN || 18–2 || 14–12 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 27 || April 3 || Penn State || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 7–9 || 14–13 || 6–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 4 || Toledo || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 8–4 || 15–13 || 6–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 6 || Buffalo || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 5–4 || 16–13 || 7–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 7 || Buffalo || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 6–3 || 17–13 || 8–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 8 || Buffalo || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 6–3 || 18–13 || 9–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || April 11 || Youngstown State || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 14–4 || 19–13 || 9–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 33 || April 13 || Bowling Green || Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH || 5–6 || 19–14 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 34 || April 14 || Bowling Green || Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH || 6–9 || 19–15 || 9–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 15 || Bowling Green || Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH || 31–20 || 20–15 || 10–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || April 17 || Pittsburgh || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 6–5 || 21–15 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 37 || April 20 || Central Michigan || Theunissen Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, MI || 0–3 || 21–16 || 10–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || April 21 || Central Michigan || Theunissen Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, MI || 6–3 || 22–16 || 11–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 22 || Central Michigan || Theunissen Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, MI || 6–4 || 23–16 || 12–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 24 || Niagara || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 8–4 || 24–16 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 41 || April 25 || Penn State || Medlar Field • University Park, PA || 4–6 || 24–17 || 12–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 27 || Western Michigan || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 16–5 || 25–17 || 13–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || April 28 || Western Michigan || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 4–0 || 26–17 || 14–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || April 29 || Western Michigan || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 7–1 || 27–17 || 15–3 |- y Kent State Golden Flashes 0 May (10–0, 9–0) # Date Opponent Site Score Overall MAC |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 4 || Ohio || Bob Wren Stadium • Athens, OH || 4–1 || 28–17 || 16–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 5 || Ohio || Bob Wren Stadium • Athens, OH || 8–1 || 29–17 || 17–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 6 || Ohio || Bob Wren Stadium • Athens, OH || 13–4 || 30–17 || 18–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 11 || Miami || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 3–0 || 31–17 || 19–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 12 || Miami || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 7–6 || 32–17 || 20–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 13 || Miami || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 10–4 || 33–17 || 21–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 15 || Eastern Michigan || All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH || 8–7 || 34–17 || 21–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 17 || Akron || Canal Park • Akron, OH || 6–1 || 35–17 || 22–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 18 || Akron || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 15–2 || 36–17 || 23–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || May 19 || Akron || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH || 2–1 || 37–17 || 24–3 |- |- ! style="Kent State Golden Flashes 0" | Postseason |- y Kent State Golden Flashes 0 Kent State Golden Flashes 2012 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament MAC Tournament (4–0) # Date Opponent Site Score Overall MAC Tournament |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || May 23 || (8) Buffalo || All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH || 9–0 || 38–17 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || May 24 || (4) 2012 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan || All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH || 12–3 || 39–17 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || May 25 || (8) Buffalo || All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH || 8–3 || 40–17 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || May 26 || (3) 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan || All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH || 3–1 || 41–17 || 4–0 |- y Kent State Golden Flashes 0 Kent State Golden Flashes 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Eugene Super Regional Gary Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Site Score Overall NCAAT |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || June 1 || (2) Kentucky || U.S. Steel Yard • Gary, IN || 7–6 (21) || 42–17 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || June 2 || (1) Purdue || U.S. Steel Yard • Gary, IN || 7–3 || 43–17 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || June 3 || (2) Kentucky || U.S. Steel Yard • Gary, IN || 3–2 || 44–17 || 3–0 |- y Kent State Golden Flashes 0 Kent State Golden Flashes 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Eugene Super Regional Eugene Super Regional (2–1) # Date Opponent Site Score Overall Super Regional |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || June 9 || #5 2012 Oregon Ducks Oregon || PK Park • Eugene, OR || 7–6 || 45–17 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 63 || June 10 || #5 Oregon || PK Park • Eugene, OR || 2–3 || 45–18 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || June 11 || #5 Oregon || PK Park • Eugene, OR || 3–2 || 46–18 || 5–1 |- y Kent State Golden Flashes 0 Kent State Golden Flashes 2012 College World Series College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site Score Overall CWS |- bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 65 || June 16 || Arkansas || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || 1–8 || 46–19 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || June 18 || Florida || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || 5–4 || 47–19 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 67 || June 21 || South Carolina || TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE || 1–4 || 47–20 || 1–2 |- Rankings 2012 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 27 NR NR NR 25 NR — — 13 22 — — 8 9 — — — — 7 8 6 7 References Category:Kent State Golden Flashes baseball seasons Kent State Golden Flashes Category:College World Series seasons Category:Mid-American Conference baseball champion seasons Kent State Golden Flashes base Kent State