2012 UCF Knights baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2012 UCF Knights Baseball UCF Knights logo.svg 100 Conference USA C-USA 24 45–17 16–8 Terry Rooney (4th year) Ryan Klosterman (1st year) Joe Mercadante (1st year) Jay Bergman Field Coral Gables Regional 2–2 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. Personnel Coaching staff 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 Roster 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  Schedule background:#BC9B6A;color:black; 2012 UCF Knights baseball game log ! style="background:#000000;color:#BC9B6A;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#BC9B6A;color:black; February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Conf. Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 17 || 2012 Long Island Blackbirds Long Island University Long Island || – || Jay Bergman Field || 13–7 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || Long Island || – || Jay Bergman Field || 9–1 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || Long Island || – || Jay Bergman Field || 9–1 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 22 || at #1 Florida || – || McKethan Stadium|| 0–8 || 3–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 24 || 2012 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College || – || Jay Bergman Field || 6–5 || 4–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 25 || Boston College || – || Jay Bergman Field || 7–8 || 4–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 26 || Boston College || – || Jay Bergman Field || 5–4 || 5–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 28 || 2012 South Florida Bulls University of South Florida South Florida || – || Jay Bergman Field || 12–1 || 6–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 29 || at Bethune-Cookman || – || Jackie Robinson Ballpark || 8–4 || 7–2 || – |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:black; March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Conf. Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 2 || Siena || – || Jay Bergman Field || 12–4 || 8–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 3 || Siena || – || Jay Bergman Field || 16–4 || 9–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 4 || Siena || – || Jay Bergman Field || 15–2 || 10–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 6 || #8 Florida State || #24 || Jay Bergman Field || 6–7 || 10–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 7 || #8 Florida State || #24 || Jay Bergman Field || 0–1 || 10–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || 2012 UMass Minutemen University of Massachusetts UMass || #24 || Jay Bergman Field || 16–4 || 11–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 10 || UMass || #24 || Jay Bergman Field || 5–4 || 12–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 11 || UMass || #24 || Jay Bergman Field || 2–1 || 13–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 14 || #10 2012 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami (FL) || #23 || Jay Bergman Field || 2–3 || 13–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 16 || 2012 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard || #23 || Jay Bergman Field || 4–3 || 14–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 17 || Harvard || #23 || Jay Bergman Field || 4–2 || 15–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || Harvard || #23 || Jay Bergman Field || 6–5 || 16–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 20 || at 2012 South Florida Bulls University of South Florida South Florida || #21 || USF Baseball Stadium || 6–2 || 17–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 23 || 2012 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina University East Carolina || #21 || Jay Bergman Field || 2–1 || 18–5 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 24 || East Carolina || #21 || Jay Bergman Field || 10–6 || 19–5 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 25 || East Carolina || #21 || Jay Bergman Field || 6–15 || 19–6 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 27 || at 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls Owls Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic || #17 || FAU Baseball Stadium || 11–3 || 20–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 30 || at 2012 Houston Cougars University of Houston Houston || #17 || Cougar Field || 8–3 || 21–6 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 31 || at Houston || #17 || Cougar Field || 9–1 || 22–6 || 4–1 |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:black; April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Conf. Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 1 || at 2012 Houston Cougars University of Houston Houston || #17 || Cougar Field || 3–110 || 23–6 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 4 || at #13 2012 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami (FL) || #14 || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field || 4–1 || 24–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 6 || 2012 UAB Blazers University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB || #14 || Jay Bergman Field || 4–11 || 24–7 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 7 || UAB || #14 || Jay Bergman Field || 7–3 || 25–7 || 6–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 8 || UAB || #14 || Jay Bergman Field || 8–7 || 26–7 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 10 || 2012 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Florida A&M || #15 || Jay Bergman Field || 16–4 || 27–7 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 11 || Bethune-Cookman || #15 || Jay Bergman Field || 6–2 || 28–7 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 13 || at 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles University of Southern Mississippi Southern Miss || #15 || Pete Taylor Park || 0–114 || 28–8 || 7–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 14 || at Southern Miss || #15 || Pete Taylor Park || 11–6 || 29–8 || 8–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 15 || at Southern Miss || #15 || Pete Taylor Park || 12–3 || 30–8 || 9–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 17 || 2012 Florida Atlantic Owls Owls Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic || #14 || Jay Bergman Field || 12–3 || 31–8 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 20 || at 2012 Tulane Green Wave Tulane University Tulane || #14 || Greer Field at Turchin Stadium || 1–0 || 32–8 || 10–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 21 || at Tulane || #14 || Greer Field at Turchin Stadium || 8–712 || 33–8 || 11–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 22 || at Tulane || #14 || Greer Field at Turchin Stadium || 8–6 || 34–8 || 12–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 27 || at 2012 Memphis Tigers University of Memphis Memphis || #7 || FedExPark || 4–3 || 35–8 || 13–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 28 || at Memphis || #7 || FedExPark || 5–6 || 35–9 || 13–4 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 29 || at Memphis || #7 || FedExPark || 0–1 || 35–10 || 13–5 |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:black; May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Conf. Record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 2 || at 2012 Stetson Hatters Stetson University Stetson || #15 || Melching Field || 5–413 || 36–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 5 || 2012 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian || #15 || Jay Bergman Field || 8–1 || 37–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 6 || Presbyterian || #15 || Jay Bergman Field || 2–7 || 37–11 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || Presbyterian || #15 || Jay Bergman Field || 7–2 || 38–11 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || at 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall University Marshall || #16 || Appalachian Power Park || 8–6 || 39–11 || 14–5 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 12 || at Marshall || #16 || Appalachian Power Park || 6–9 || 39–12 || 14–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 13 || at Marshall || #16 || Appalachian Power Park || 13–6 || 40–12 || 15–6 |- bgcolor="#F0E8E8" | May 15 || Stetson || #16 || Jay Bergman Field || colspan=3 | Cancelled (rain); no make-up. |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 18 || #7 2012 Rice Owls Rice University Rice || #16 || Jay Bergman Field || 8–6 || 41–12 || 16–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 18 || #7 Rice || #16 || Jay Bergman Field || 2–9 || 41–13 || 16–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 19 || #7 Rice || #16 || Jay Bergman Field || 2–5 || 41–14 || 16–8 |- |- ! style="background:#000000;color:#BC9B6A;"| Postseason |- y background:#BC9B6A C-USA Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record C-USAT record |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 24 || vs. (7) 2012 UAB Blazers University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB || #17 (2) || Trustmark Park || 1–157 || 41–15 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 25 || vs. (6) 2012 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina University East Carolina || #17 (2) || Trustmark Park || 11–18 || 42–15 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 26 || vs. (3) 2012 Tulane Green Wave Tulane University Tulane || #17 (2) || Trustmark Park || 6–2 || 43–15 || 2–1 |- y background:#BC9B6A NCAA tournament: Coral Gables Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 1 || vs. (3) 2012 Missouri State Bears Missouri State University Missouri State || #18 (2) || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field || 2–1 || 44–15 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 2 || vs. (4) Stony Brook || #18 (2) || Alex Rodriguez Park || 9–8 || 45–15 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 3 || vs. (4) Stony Brook || #18 (2) || Alex Rodriguez Park || 5–12 || 45–16 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 4 || vs. (4) Stony Brook || #18 (2) || Alex Rodriguez Park || 6–10 || 45–17 || 2–2 |- |- | style="font-size:88%"| Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings 2012 18 USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll Baseball America College: Top 25 NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper NCBWA Division I poll RV 21 36 28 RV 19 NR 24 RV 19 NR 26 24 18 30 21 23 19 29 22 21 21 28 19 17 17 21 16 14 15 17 14 15 15 15 13 14 15 12 10 7 14 11 8 15 15 15 13 16 16 17 13 16 16 19 13 17 19 19 16 18 20 21 15 - - 26 19 - - 26 21 24 - 26 21 See also UCF Knights List of University of Central Florida alumni References UCF Category:UCF Knights baseball seasons UCF Knights baseball UCF Category:2012 in Orlando, Florida