2012 Texas Longhorns baseball team

2012 Texas Longhorns baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	30–22 (14–10 Big 12)
Head coach	Augie Garrido (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Tommy Harmon (23rd season) Skip Johnson (6th season)
Home stadium	UFCU Disch–Falk Field

2012 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Baylor ‍†‍‍y	20	–	4		.833			49	–	17		.742
No. 19 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y	16	–	8		.667			43	–	18		.705
Texas ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			30	–	22		.577
No. 13 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y	13	–	10		.565			42	–	25		.627
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			32	–	25		.561
Missouri ‍‍‡‍y	10	–	14		.417			33	–	28		.541
Kansas ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			24	–	34		.414
Kansas State ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			27	–	31		.466
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			29	–	26		.527
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2012 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the Texas Longhorns baseball program for the University of Texas in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. Augie Garrido coached the team in his 16th season at Texas.

Personnel

Roster

2012 Texas Longhorns Roster
	Pitchers 13 – Kirby Bellow – Sophomore 15 – Justin Peters – Sophomore 17 – Josh Urban – Junior 19 – Sam Stafford – Senior 24 – Parker French – Freshman 28 – Austin Dicharry – Senior 29 – Corey Knebel – Sophomore 32 – Dillon Peters – Freshman 36 – Nathan Thornhill – Sophomore 37 – Toller Boardman – Freshman 41 – Hoby Milner – Junior 43 – John Curtiss – Freshman 50 – Trevor Tekyl – Sophomore		Catchers 12 – Jacob Felts – Sophomore 38 – Hunter Redman – Freshman 42 – Patrick Marsh – Junior 45 – Grant Martin – Freshman 46 – Hunter Wilcox – Senior Infielders 5 – Christian Summers – Sophomore 6 – Erich Weiss – Sophomore 7 – Jordan Etier – Senior 8 – Brooks Marlow – Freshman 11 – Alex Silver – Sophomore 14 – Kevin Lusson – Senior 48 – Sam Shaw – Freshman		Outfielders 1 – Cohl Walla – Junior 2 – Mark Payton – Sophomore 4 – Collin Shaw – Freshman 9 – Tim Maitland – Senior 30 – Landon Steinhagen – Junior 33 – Jonathan Walsh – Junior 34 – Matt Moynihan – Junior 40 – Taylor Stell – Freshman

Coaches

2012 Texas Longhorns Coaching Staff

Augie Garrido – Head coach – 16th Tommy Harmon – Assistant coach – 23rd Skip Johnson – Assistant coach – 6th Lucas Kephart – Student assistant coach – 1st

Schedule

2012 Texas Longhorns baseball game log
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (30–20)
February (3–5) Date Time (CT) Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap February 18 2:00 PM Duke* No. 5 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–0 Thonrhill (1–0) Stroman (0–1) Knebel (1) 5,918 1–0 — Box Score Recap February 18 6:00 PM Duke* No. 5 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–3 Milner (1–0) Swart (0–1) Knebel (2) 6,311 2–0 — Box Score Recap February 19 12:00 PM Duke* No. 5 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 2–5 Huber (1–0) Curtiss (0–1) Piscotty (1) 6,448 2–1 — Box Score Recap February 21 6:00 PM UT Arlington* No. 7 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 5–7 Day (2–0) Dicharry (0–1) Nack (1) 5,466 2–2 — Box Score Recap February 24 7:30 PM at No. 3 Stanford* No. 7 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 2–7 Appel (2–0) Thornhill (1–1) Schmidt (1) 2,624 2–3 — Box Score Recap February 25 3:00 PM at No. 3 Stanford* No. 7 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 2–6 Mooneyham (2–0) Milner (1–1) — 2,661 2–4 — Box Score Recap February 26 3:00 PM at No. 3 Stanford* No. 7 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1–15 Hochstatter (1–0) Curtiss (0–2) — 2,542 2–5 — Box Score Recap February 28 6:00 PM Houston Baptist* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2–0 French (1–0) Schafer (0–1) Knebel (3) 5,302 3–5 — Box Score Recap
March (12–5) Date Time (CT) Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap March 2 7:00 PM vs. No. 4 Rice* (Houston College Classic) Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX W 11–8 Thornhill (2–1) Kubitza (1–1) French (1) 8,540 4–5 — Box Score Recap March 3 3:30 PM vs. Tennessee* (Houston College Classic) Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX L 4–5 Godley (2–0) Milner (1–2) Williams (2) 4–6 — Box Score Recap March 4 11:00 AM vs. No. 7 Arkansas* (Houston College Classic) Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX L 3–7 Baxendale (4–0) Jacquez (0–1) Astin (3) 4–7 — Box Score Recap March 6 4:00 PM Dallas Baptist* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2–1 12 Knebel (1–0) Smith (1–1) — 5,330 5–7 — Box Score Recap March 9 6:00 PM Loyola Marymount* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Cancelled (rain) March 10 7:00 PM Loyola Marymount* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Postponned (rain) March 11 12:00 PM Loyola Marymount* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 0–1 Griffin (2–2) Milner (1–3) — 5–8 — Box Score Recap March 11 2:30 PM Loyola Marymount* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 3–1 7 Jacquez (1–1) Megill (0–4) Knebel (4) 5,568 6–8 — Box Score Recap March 13 6:00 PM No. 30 Texas State* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6–1 French (2–0) Head (0–1) — 7,748 7–8 — Box Score Recap March 16 6:30 PM at No. 21 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 7–6 12 Milner (2–3) John (3–3) French (2) 1,895 8–8 1–0 Box Score Recap March 17 2:00 PM at No. 21 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 9–5 Milner (3–3) Gray (2–3) — 2,332 9–8 2–0 Box Score Recap March 18 1:00 PM at No. 21 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 9–4 French (3–0) Okert (2–2) Curtiss (1) 1,184 10–8 3–0 Box Score Recap March 20 6:00 PM Stephen F. Austin* No. 21 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–1 D. Peters (1–0) Higginbotham (2–1) — 5,481 11–8 — Box Score Recap March 23 6:30 PM at Kansas State No. 21 Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 2–5 Applegate (2–2) Thornhill (2–2) Williams (2) 1,232 11–9 3–1 Box Score Recap March 24 2:00 PM at Kansas State No. 21 Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 6–4 11 Knebel (2–0) Williams (0–1) — 1,462 12–9 4–1 Box Score Recap March 25 1:00 PM at Kansas State No. 21 Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 8–5 Milner (4–3) Youngdahl (0–1) Knebel (5) 1,259 13–9 5–1 Box Score Recap March 28 6:00 PM UT Pan American* No. 19 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–5 Milner (5–3) Badura (1–1) — 5,828 14–9 — Box Score Recap March 30 7:00 PM California* No. 19 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX W 13–3 Thornhill (3–2) Jones (2–4) — 2,970 15–9 — Box Score Recap March 31 4:00 PM California* No. 19 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX L 2–12 Flemer (4–2) French (3–1) — 3,582 15–10 — Box Score Recap
April (10–6) Date Time (CT) Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap April 1 1:00 PM California* No. 19 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX L 5–6 Donofrio (3–0) Milner (5–4) Scott (6) 2,028 15–11 — Box Score Recap April 5 6:30 PM at Texas Tech No. 25 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 7–4 Thornhill (4–2) Stewart (0–1) Knebel (6) 3,216 16–11 6–1 Box Score Recap April 6 6:30 PM at Texas Tech No. 25 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 6–7 14 Parten (1–0) Knebel (2–1) — 4,281 16–12 6–2 Box Score Recap April 7 2:00 PM at Texas Tech No. 25 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 14–3 Jacquez (2–1) Neely (2–4) Curtiss (2) 4,212 17–12 7–2 Box Score Recap April 10 6:00 PM Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* No. 25 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–2 D. Peters (2–0) Dziubczynski (0–3) Milner (1) 6,097 18–12 — Box Score Recap April 13 6:00 PM Oklahoma State No. 25 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 1–3 11 Barnes (3–3) Knebel (2–2) — 6,808 18–13 7–3 Box Score Recap April 14 1:00 PM Oklahoma State No. 25 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–0 French (4–1) Ottoson (2–5) — 6,478 19–13 8–3 Box Score Recap April 14 4:00 PM Oklahoma State No. 25 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 3–2 D. Peters (3–0) Wheeland (2–1) Milner (2) 6,888 20–13 9–3 Box Score Recap April 17 6:00 PM Texas State* No. 23 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2–0 Curtiss (1–2) Black (2–1) Knebel (7) 6,917 21–13 — Box Score Recap April 20 7:00 PM Kansas No. 23 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 2–7 Duncan (4–5) Thornhill (4–3) — 6,256 21–14 9–4 Box Score Recap April 21 7:00 PM Kansas No. 23 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 3–0 French (5–1) Benjamin (2–5) — 7,308 22–14 10–4 Box Score Recap April 22 1:00 PM Kansas No. 23 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 7–2 Milner (6–4) Taylor (4–5) — 6,451 23–14 11–4 Box Score Recap April 24 6:00 PM Central Arkansas* No. 18 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 4–2 Curtiss (2–2) Biggerstaff (1–4) Knebel (8) 5,480 24–14 — Box Score Recap April 27 6:30 PM at No. 14 Texas A&M No. 18 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 5–6 Wacha (6–0) Thornhill (4–4) — 6,944 24–15 11–5 Box Score Recap April 28 2:30 PM No. 14 Texas A&M No. 18 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 4–12 Stripling (7–2) French (5–2) — 7,716 24–16 11–6 Box Score Recap April 29 2:00 PM No. 14 Texas A&M No. 18 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2–1 Knebel (3–2) Martin (5–4) — 7,741 25–16 12–6 Box Score Recap
May (5–4) Date Time (CT) Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap May 1 6:00 PM Prairie View A&M No. 20 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–2 Dicharry (1–1) Hollis (1–5) Milner (3) 5,371 26–16 13–6 Box Score Recap May 4 6:00 PM at Missouri No. 20 Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 6–4 French (6–2) Zastryzny (4–3) Knebel (9) 1,387 27–16 14–6 Box Score Recap May 5 1:00 PM at Missouri No. 20 Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO L 4–5 Ross (2–0) Thornhill (4–5) — 2,210 27–17 14–7 Box Score Recap May 6 1:00 PM at Missouri No. 20 Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO L 6–7 11 Graves (4–5) Knebel (3–3) — 1,144 27–18 14–8 Box Score Recap May 12 1:00 PM Texas Southern* No. 24 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 3–0 7 Knebel (4–3) Flores (2–5) — 28–18 — Box Score Recap May 12 3:30 PM Texas Southern* No. 24 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 12–3 D. Peters (4–0) Bass (1–2) — 6,397 29–18 — Box Score Recap May 17 6:30 PM at No. 7 Baylor No. 21 Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 5–16 Turley (8–0) D. Peters (4–1) — 4,889 29–19 14–9 Box Score Recap May 18 6:30 PM No. 7 Baylor No. 21 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 0–4 Blank (10–1) Knebel (4–4) Bare (1) 6,645 29–20 14–10 Box Score Recap May 19 2:00 PM No. 7 Baylor No. 21 UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2–1 Milner (7–4) Smith (3–1) — 6,475 30–20 15–10 Box Score Recap
Postseason (0–2)
Big 12 Tournament (0–2) Date Time (CT) Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record Box Score Recap May 23 7:30 PM vs. (6) Missouri 3 Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–5 Zastryzny (5–5) Knebel (4–5) — 3,853 30–21 0–1 Box Score Recap May 24 12:30 PM vs. (7) Kansas 3 Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK L 2–4 Benjamin (5–7) Curtiss (2–3) Kahana (2) 3,507 30–22 0–2 Box Score Recap
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.

Rankings

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	5	5*	16			25	25		25	24	24	24	25
Baseball America	13	12	21			22	18	25	23	23	20	25
Collegiate Baseball^	5	7				21	19	25	25	23	18	20	24	21	22
NCBWA†	7	9	18	25	30	25	23	27	25	25	24	27	28	27

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.