# 2012 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2012 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2012. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009.
The team was coached by Paul Mainieri who was in his sixth season at LSU. The Tigers' season ended at the hands of Stony Brook after a shocking upset in the Baton Rouge Super Regional.

## Personnel
### Roster

2012 LSU Tigers Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=27867&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2011

### Coaching Staff

2011 LSU Tigers Baseball Coaches & Bios http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=28707&SPID=2173&Q_SEASON=2011

## Schedule/Results

2012 LSU Tigers baseball game log :
Regular Season :
February :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Paid | Actual | Overall record | SEC record |
| 1 | Feb 17 | Air Force | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 10-2 | | | | | | 1-0 | - |
| 2 | Feb 18 | Alcorn St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 19-0 | | | | | | 2-0 | - |
| 3 | Feb 19 | Air Force | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 4-0 | | | | | | 3-0 | - |
| 4 | Feb 22 | McNeese St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 11-4 | | | | | | 4-0 | - |
| 5 | Feb 24 | Appalachian St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 4-0 | | | | | | 5-0 | - |
| 6 | Feb 25 | Appalachian St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 0-1 | | | | | | 5-1 | - |
| 7 | Feb 26 | Appalachian St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 1-11 | | | | | | 5-2 | - |
| 8 | Feb 28 | Grambling | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 17-10 | | | | | | 6-2 | - |
| 9 | Feb 29 | McNeese St. | Lake Charles, La. (Cowboy Diamond) | 19-10 | | | | | | 7-2 | - |
March :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Paid | Actual | Overall record | SEC record |
| 10 | Mar 02 | Dartmouth | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 8-4 | | | | | | 8-2 | - |
| 11 | Mar 03 | Dartmouth | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 16-3 | | | | | | 9-2 | - |
| 12 | Mar 04 | Dartmouth | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 5-4 | | | | | | 10-2 | - |
| 13 | Mar 06 | Tulane | New Orleans, La. (Turchin Stadium) | 5-0 | | | | | | 11-2 | - |
| 14 | Mar 09 | Michigan | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 6-0 | | | | | | 12-2 | - |
| 15 | Mar 10 | Michigan | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 6-4 | | | | | | 13-2 | - |
| 16 | Mar 11 | Notre Dame | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 1-7 | | | | | | 13-3 | - |
| 17 | Mar 12 | Notre Dame | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | RAINOUT | RAINOUT | RAINOUT | RAINOUT | RAINOUT | RAINOUT | RAINOUT | RAINOUT |
| 18 | Mar 14 | Northwestern St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 13-0 | | | | | | 14-3 | - |
| 19 | Mar 16 | #21 Mississippi St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 3-2 (10) | | | | | | 15-3 | 1-0 |
| 20 | Mar 17 | #21 Mississippi St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 4-3 | | | | | | 16-3 | 2-0 |
| 21 | Mar 18 | #21 Mississippi St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 1-7 | | | | | | 16-4 | 2-1 |
| 22 | Mar 20 | Southern | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 15-5 | | | | | | 17-4 | - |
| 23 | Mar 23 | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. (Samford Stadium) | 3-4 | | | | | | 17-5 | 2-2 |
| 24 | Mar 24 | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. (Samford Stadium) | 2-3 (10) | | | | | | 17-6 | 2-3 |
| 25 | Mar 25 | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. (Samford Stadium) | 4-3 | | | | | | 18-6 | 3-3 |
| 26 | Mar 28 | UL-Lafayette | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 5-0 | | | | | | 19-6 | - |
| 27 | Mar 30 | #3 Arkansas | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 10-6 | | | | | | 20-6 | 4-3 |
| 28 | Mar 31 | #3 Arkansas | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 2-1 | | | | | | 21-6 | 5-3 |
April :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Paid | Actual | Overall record | SEC record |
| 29 | Apr 01 | #3 Arkansas | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 3-2 (11) | | | | | | 22-6 | 6-3 |
| 30 | Apr 03 | Louisiana College | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 10-2 | | | | | | 23-6 | - |
| 31 | Apr 05 | #1 Florida | Gainesville, Fla. (McKethan Stadium) | 7-6 | | | | | | 24-6 | 7-3 |
| 32 | Apr 06 | #1 Florida | Gainesville, Fla. (McKethan Stadium) | 0-7 | | | | | | 24-7 | 7-4 |
| 33 | Apr 07 | #1 Florida | Gainesville, Fla. (McKethan Stadium) | 8-7 | | | | | | 25-7 | 8-4 |
| 34 | Apr 10 | Alcorn St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 7-2 | | | | | | 26-7 | - |
| 35 | Apr 11 | Southern Miss | Metairie, La. (Zephyr Field) | 8-3 | | | | | | 27-7 | - |
| 36 | Apr 13 | Alabama | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 10-2 | | | | | | 28-7 | 9-4 |
| 37 | Apr 14 | Alabama | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 7-1 | | | | | | 29-7 | 10-4 |
| 38 | Apr 15 | Alabama | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 5-1 | | | | | | 30-7 | 11-4 |
| 39 | Apr 18 | Lamar | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 5-4 | | | | | | 31-7 | - |
| 40 | Apr 20 | #3 Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. (Cliff Hagan Stadium) | 5-4 | | | | | | 32-7 | 12-4 |
| 41 | Apr 21 | #3 Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. (Cliff Hagan Stadium) | 1-8 | | | | | | 32-8 | 12-5 |
| 42 | Apr 22 | #3 Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. (Cliff Hagan Stadium) | 6-7 | | | | | | 32-9 | 12-6 |
| 43 | Apr 25 | Southeastern Louisiana | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 4-3 | | | | | | 33-9 | - |
| 44 | Apr 27 | Georgia | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 6-5 | | | | | | 34-9 | 13-6 |
| 45 | Apr 28 | Georgia | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 8-4 | | | | | | 35-9 | 14-6 |
| 46 | Apr 29 | Georgia | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 3-5 | | | | | | 35-10 | 14-7 |
May :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Paid | Actual | Overall record | SEC record |
| 47 | May 1 | Tulane | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 9-5 | | | | | | 36-10 | - |
| 48 | May 4 | #24 Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. (Oxford-University Stadium) | 4-3 (13) | | | | | | 37-10 | 15-7 |
| 49 | May 5 | #24 Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. (Oxford-University Stadium) | 4-7 | | | | | | 37-11 | 15-8 |
| 50 | May 6 | #24 Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. (Oxford-University Stadium) | 12-3 | | | | | | 38-11 | 16-8 |
| 51 | May 11 | Vanderbilt | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 2-1 | | | | | | 39-11 | 17-8 |
| 52 | May 12 | Vanderbilt | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 3-6 | | | | | | 39-12 | 17-9 |
| 53 | May 13 | Vanderbilt | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 4-5 (10) | | | | | | 39-13 | 17-10 |
| 54 | May 15 | Nicholls | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 9-6 | | | | | | 40-13 | - |
| 55 | May 18 | #2 South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. (Carolina Stadium) | 5-2 | | | | | | 41-13 | 18-10 |
| 56 | May 18 | #2 South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. (Carolina Stadium) | 4-5 | | | | | | 41-14 | 18-11 |
| 56 | May 19 | #2 South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. (Carolina Stadium) | 3-2 (10) | | | | | | 42-14 | 19-11 |
Post-Season :
SEC Tournament :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Attendance | Overall record | SECT record |
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Paid | Actual | Overall record | SECT record |
| 57 | May 23 | Mississippi St. | Hoover, Ala. (Regions Park) | 2-3 | | | | | | 42-15 | 0-1 |
| 58 | May 24 | Ole Miss | Hoover, Ala. (Regions Park) | 11-2 | | | | | | 43-15 | 1-1 |
| 59 | May 25 | Mississippi St. | Hoover, Ala. (Regions Park) | 3-4 (10) | | | | | | 43-16 | 1-2 |
NCAA Tournament: Regionals :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Paid | Actual | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| 62 | Jun 01 | UL-Monroe | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 4-1 | | | | | | 44-16 | 1-0 |
| 63 | Jun 02 | #16 Oregon St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 7-1 | | | | | | 45-16 | 2-0 |
| 64 | Jun 03 | #16 Oregon St. | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 6-5 (10) | | | | | | 46-16 | 3-0 |
NCAA Tournament: Super Regionals :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Paid | Actual | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| 62 | Jun 08 | #25 Stony Brook | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 5-4 (12) | | | | | | 47-16 | 4-0 |
| 63 | Jun 09 | #25 Stony Brook | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 1-3 | | | | | | 47-17 | 4-1 |
| 64 | Jun 10 | #25 Stony Brook | Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium) | 2-7 | | | | | | 47-18 | 4-2 |
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week LSU faced each opponent.

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | 14 | 14* | 20 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | | | |
| Baseball America | 8 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |
| NCBWA† | 12 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
^ 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.

## LSU Tigers in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft

The following members and future members (denoted by *) of the LSU Tigers baseball program were drafted in the 2012 MLB Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |