2012 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2012 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games in Cliff Hagan Stadium. The team was coached by Gary Henderson, who was in his fourth season at Kentucky.

Personnel

Roster

Schedule

! style="background:#005DAA;color:white;"| Regular season (41–15) |- valign="top"

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 17 || @ || Russell C. King Field || 10–4 || Rogers (1–0) || Collins (0–1) || none || 491 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 18 || || Russell C. King Field || 10–2 || Grundy (1–0) || Battistelli (0–1) || none || 257 || 2–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 20 || || Russell C. King Field || 6–0 || Littrell (1–0) || Lee (0–1) || none || 256 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 24 || Buffalo || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 13–4 || Rogers (2–0) || Copping (0–1) || none || 1,261 || 4–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 25 || Buffalo || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 9–5 || Wijas (1–0) || Paige (0–1) || none || 1,212 || 5–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 26 || Buffalo || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 7–6 || Gott (1–0) || Crumb (0–1) || none || 1,353 || 6–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || February 28 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 3–2 || Reed (1–0) || Robertson (0–1) || Gott (1) || 1,625 || 7–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || February 29 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 9–2 || Shepherd (1–0) || Westrick (0–1) || none || 1,317 || 8–0 ||– |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 3 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 4–3 || Rogers (3–0) || Evak (1–1) || Gott (2) || N/A || 9–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 3 || Illinois-Chicago || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 8–2 || Grundy (2–0) || Begel (0–3) || none || 1,430 || 10–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 4 || Illinois-Chicago || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 20–0 || Littrell (2–0) || Salemi (0–1) || none || 1,212 || 11–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 6 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 10–6 || Peterson (1–0) || McWirter (0–3) || none || 1,340 || 12–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 7 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 7–3 || Reed (2–0) || Stanley (0–1) || none || 1,408 || 13–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 9 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 19–9 || Rogers (4–0) || Martin (1–1) || none || 1,223 || 14–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || March 10 || Canisius || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 7–5 || Grundy (3–0) || Cortright (2–2) || none || 1,288 || 15–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 11 || Canisius || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 5–4 || Phillips (1–0) || Linseman (3–1) || none || 1,277 || 16–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || March 13 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 9–1 || Reed (3–0) || Hoelzel (1–3) || none || 1,280 || 17–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 14 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 2–1 || Phillips (2–0) || Babin (1–1) || Gott (3) || 1,362 || 18–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 16 || South Carolina || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 4–3 || Peterson (2–0) || Beal (1–1) || none || 2,032 || 19–0 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 17 || South Carolina || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 4–3 || Reed (4–0) || Price (2–1) || Gott (4) || 1,950 || 20–0 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 18 || South Carolina || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 6–3 || Wijas (2–0) || Belcher (1–1) || Gott (5) || 2,571 || 21–0 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || March 21 || @ || Marge Schott Stadium || 10–7 || Shepherd (2–0) || Walker (1–1) || Phillips (1) || – || 22–0 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 23 || March 23 || @ || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 1–4 || Godley (4–1) || Rogers (4–1) || Blount (1) || 1,516 || 22–1 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || March 24 || @Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 6–2 || Phillips (3–0) || Zajac (0–1) || none || 2,322 || 23–1 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 25 || @Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 6–0 || Littrell (3–0) || Steckenrider (1–2) || none || 2,154 || 24–1 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || March 27 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 7–4 || Mahar (1–0) || Clay (3–3) || none || 2,385 || 25–1 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 27 || March 30 || @ || Foley Field || 6–7 || Benzor (4–1) || Mahar (1–1) || Dietrich (5) || – || 25–2 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || March 31 || @Georgia || Foley Field || 9–8 || Phillips (4–0) || Crumley (1–2) || Gott (6) || 3,100 || 26–2 || 6–2 |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 1 || @ || Foley Field || 11–2 || Littrell (4–0) || Palazzone (0–3) || none || 3,020 || 27–2 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 4 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 19–6 || Mahar (2–1) || Konrad (3–2) || none || 1,250 || 28–2 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 6 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 3–2 || Phillips (5–1) || Chavez (3–2) || Gott (7) || 2,428 || 29–2 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 32 || April 7 || Ole Miss || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 3–9 || Mayers (3–2) || Grundy (3–1) || none || 2,507 || 29–3 || 8–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 8 || Ole Miss || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 8–3 || Littrell (5–0) || Hively (3–2) || Phillips (2) || 1,834 || 30–3 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 34 || April 10 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 0–12 || Ruxer (5–0) || Reed (4–1) || none || 3,563 || 30–4 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 35 || April 13 || @Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 7–8 || Lynch (1–1) || Phillips (5–1) || none || 6,825 || 30–5 || 9–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || April 15 || @Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 5–4 || Shepherd (3–0) || Astin (2–3) || Peterson (1) || 9,575 || 31–5 || 10–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 15 || @Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 2–1 || Littrell (6–0) || Baxendale (6–2) || Gott (8) || 9,575 || 32–5 || 11–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || April 17 || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 7–0 || Mahar (3–1) || Mergen (0–3) || none || 1,530 || 33–5 || 11–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 39 || April 20 || LSU || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 4–5 || Gausman (7–1) || Rogers (4–2) || Goody (6) || 3,785 || 33–6 || 11–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 21 || LSU || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 8–1 || Grundy (4–1) || Eades (5–2) || Phillips (3) || 2,625 || 34–6 || 12–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 22 || LSU || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 7–6 || Peterson (3–0) || Bourgeois (1–2) || Phillips (4) || 3,086 || 35–6 || 13–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 42 || April 24 || @Louisville || Jim Patterson Stadium || 2–10 || Green (3–0) || Mahar (3–2) || none || 3,862 || 35–7 || 13–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || April 27 || @ || Hawkins Field || 5–2 || Rogers (5–2) || Pecoraro (0–2) || none || 2,584 || 36–7 || 14–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 44 || April 28 || @Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field || 3–4 || Clinard (5–2) || Mahar (3–3) || VerHagen (1) || 2,837 || 36–8 || 14–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 45 || April 29 || @Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field || 1–6 || Selman (6–3) || Phillips (5–2) || none || 2,885 || 36–9 || 14–7 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 46 || May 3 || Florida || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 3–5 || Randall (5–1) || Rogers (5–3) || Rodriguez (1) || 2,457 || 36–10 || 14–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 47 || May 4 || Florida || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 1–5 || Larson (6–0) || Grundy (4–2) || Rodriguez (2) || 2,925 || 36–11 || 14–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 5 || Florida || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 2–1 || Littrell (7–0) || Johnson (5–4) || Gott (9) || 2,607 || 37–11 || 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 9 || @ || Sembower Field || 6–5¹² || Gott (2–0) || Korte (0–4) || Mahar (1) || 1,462 || 38–11 || 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 11 || Alabama || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 4–2 || Rogers (6–3) || Turnbull (2–5) || Phillips (6) || 2,456 || 39–11 || 16–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 12 || Alabama || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 7–6 || Gott (3–0) || Rosecrans (0–2) || none || 2,399 || 40–11 || 17–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 12 || Alabama || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 8–1 || Littrell (8–0) || Sullivan (2–3) || Mahar (2) || 2,399 || 41–11 || 18–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 53 || May 15 || @ || Reagan Field || 3–7 || Handlin (5–3) || Reed (4–2) || none || 1,379 || 41–12 || 18–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 54 || May 17 || @Mississippi State || Dudy Noble Field || 1–3 || Stratton (10–1) || Rogers (6–4) || Holder (5) || 6,146 || 41–13 || 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 55 || May 18 || @Mississippi State || Dudy Noble Field || 3–4 || Pollorena (4–0) || Grundy (4–3) || Holder (6) || 6,478 || 41–14 || 18–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 56 || May 19 || @Mississippi State || Dudy Noble Field || 3–11 || Lindgren (2–2) || Littrell (8–1) || none || 6,395 || 41–15 || 18–12 |-

|- ! style="background:#005DAA;color:white;"| Postseason (4–3) |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || May 22 || || Regions Park || 2–0 || Reed (5–2) || Wahl (6–3) || Rogers (1) || || 42–15 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || May 24|| Mississippi State || Regions Park || 5–1 || Grundy (5–3) || Graveman (4–4) || Phillips (7) || 6,798 || 43–15 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 59 || May 26|| Mississippi State || Regions Park || 1–2 || Routt (3–5) || Littrell (8–2) || Holder (9) || || 43–16 || 2–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 60 || June 1 || Kent State || U.S. Steel Yard || 6–7²¹ || Clark (5–0) || Reed (5–3) || none || || 43–17 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || June 2 || || U.S. Steel Yard || 8–1 || Grundy (6–3) || Wild (6–4) || Shepard (1) || 677 || 44–17|| 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || June 3 || || U.S. Steel Yard || 6–3 || Littrell (9–2) || Ramer (6–1) || Phillips (8) || || 45–17|| 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 63 || June 3 || Kent State || U.S. Steel Yard || 2–3 || Skulina (11–2) || Shepard (3–1) || Wilson (7) || 761 || 45–18 || 2–2 |-

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See also

• Kentucky Wildcats baseball

References

External links

• Kentucky Baseball official website