# 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

The 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in baseball at the Division I level in the NCAA for the 2012 season. Dave van Horn was the coach in his tenth year at his alma mater. The team clinched a berth in the 2012 College World Series after winning the Waco Super Regional on June 11.

## Coaches

Source: arkansasrazorbacks.com

## Roster

2012 Arkansas Razorbacks fall baseball roster :
| Source: arkansasrazorbacks.com – The Official Site of University of Arkansas Athletics |||||||||
| Number | Name | Position | B/T | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown/HS/JC |
| 1 | Brian Anderson | INF | R/R | 6–3 | 185 | Fr. | Edmond, OK/Deer Creek HS |
| 3 | Jacob Mahan | INF | L/R | 6–0 | 185 | Jr. | Camarillo, CA/Oxnard College/Camarillo HS |
| 4 | Jacob Morris | OF/RHP | R/R | 6–3 | 215 | Jr. | Coppell, TX/ Coppell HS |
| 5 | Matt Reynolds | INF | R/R | 6–1 | 200 | Jr. | Tulsa, OK/Bishop Kelley HS |
| 6 | Jimmy Bosco | OF | L/R | 5–9 | 170 | So. | Granite Bay, CA/University of California/Jesuit HS |
| 7 | David Masters | INF | R/R | 6–1 | 185 | Fr. | Lake St. Louis, MO/Timberland HS |
| 8 | Tyler Spoon | INF/OF | R/R | 5-11 | 190 | Fr. | Van Buren, AR/Van Buren HS |
| 9 | Derrick Bleeker | RHP/INF | R/R | 6–5 | 225 | Jr. | Longmont, CO/Howard JC/Skyline HS |
| 10 | Joe Serrano | INF | R/R | 6–0 | 195 | Fr. | Tucson, AZ/Salpointe Catholic HS |
| 12 | Bo Bigham | INF | R/R | 5–10 | 185 | Sr. | Texarkana, AR/Arkansas HS |
| 13 | Michael Gunn | OF/RHP | L/L | 6–0 | 205 | Fr. | Wilson, AR/Christian Brothers HS |
| 14 | John Clay Reeves | C | R/R | 6–0 | 200 | Fr. | Monroe, LA/Neville HS |
| 15 | Nolan Sanburn | RHP | R/R | 6–1 | 205 | So. | Kokomo, IN/Kokomo HS |
| 16 | Sam Bates | OF | L/R | 6-5 | 230 | Sr. | Cabot, AR/Crowder JC/Cabot HS |
| 17 | Barrett Astin | RHP | R/R | 6–1 | 200 | So. | Forrest City, Ark. (Forrest City HS) |
| 18 | Tim Carver | INF | R/R | 6–0 | 185 | Sr. | Fayetteville, AR/Fayetteville HS |
| 19 | Jake Wise | C | R/R | 6-0 | 200 | So. | Houston, TX/Cypress Falls HS |
| 20 | Matt Vinson | OF | S/R | 6-2 | 210 | Jr. | Alma, AR/Alma HS |
| 24 | D. J. Baxendale | RHP | R/R | 6–2 | 190 | Jr. | Jacksonville, AR/Sylvan Hills HS |
| 25 | Dominic Ficociello | INF | S/R | 6-4 | 185 | So. | Fullerton, CA/Fullerton Union HS |
| 26 | Parker Gibson | INF/OF | R/R | 5–9 | 165 | Fr. | Lansing, KS/Lansing HS |
| 27 | Jean Ramirez | C | R/R | 6–0 | 200 | Fr. | Ft. Worth, TX/Boswell HS |
| 28 | Connor Costello | OF/RHP | R/R | 6–3 | 188 | Fr. | Edmond, OK/Santa Fe HS |
| 29 | Eric Fisher | OF/1B | L/L | 6–3 | 200 | So. | Spring, TX/Klein HS |
| 30 | Brandon Moore | RHP | R/R | 6–3 | 228 | So. | Van Buren, AR/Van Buren HS |
| 32 | Randall Fant | LHP | L/L | 6–4 | 185 | Jr. | Texarkana, Texas/Texas HS |
| 33 | Greg Milhorn | RHP | R/R | 6–2 | 175 | Fr. | Texarkana, AR/Arkansas HS |
| 34 | Colby Suggs | RHP | R/R | 6–0 | 225 | So. | Sulphur Springs, TXSulphur Springs HS |
| 35 | Mark Reyes | LHP | R/L | 6–1 | 200 | Fr. | Hot Springs Village, AR/Jessieville HS |
| 36 | Jeff Harvill | LHP | L/L | 6–0 | 180 | So. | Keithville, LA/Evangel Christian Academy |
| 37 | Trent Daniel | LHP | R/L | 6–2 | 195 | Jr. | Bryant, AR/Arkansas-Fort Smith/Bryant HS |
| 38 | Brian Heldman | RHP | R/R | 6–3 | 170 | Fr. | Round Rock, TX/Stony Point HS |
| 39 | Chris Oliver | RHP | R/R | 6–4 | 180 | Fr. | Farmington, AR/Shiloh Christian HS |
| 44 | Kameron Walker | OF | L/L | 6–1 | 210 | Jr. | Jonesboro, AR/Panola JC/Jonesboro HS) |
| 45 | Landon Simpson | RHP | R/R | 5–10 | 180 | Fr. | Magnolia, AR/Magnolia HS |
| 47 | Ty Wright | LHP | L/L | 6–2 | 175 | Jr. | Houston, TX/San Jacinto CC/Mayde Creek HS |
| 49 | John Woodcock | LHP | L/L | 5-11 | 180 | So. | Ojai, CA/Villanova Prep HS |
| 51 | Cade Lynch | LHP | L/L | 6–6 | 230 | Jr. | Jonesboro, AR/Panola JC/Valley View HS |
| 52 | Wilson Pfeiffer | C | R/R | 6–2 | 195 | Fr. | Columbia, MO/Rock Bridge HS |
| 55 | Ryne Stanek | RHP | R/R | 6–4 | 180 | So. | Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley HS |
| 56 | Braden Hughes | C | R/R | 5–10 | 190 | Fr. | Mountain Home, AR/Mountain Home HS |

## Schedule

2012 Game Log :
Regular season
#DateOpponentLocationScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordSEC
12/17/12VillanovaBaum Stadium11–5Baxendale (1–0)Helisek (0–1)–7,3121–0
22/18/12VillanovaBaum Stadium13–1Stanek (1–0)Young (0–1)–7,0722–0
32/19/12VillanovaBaum Stadium17–1Astin (1–0)Almonte (0–1)–7,4563–0
42/21/12Northwestern StateBaum Stadium8 –7Sanburn (1–0)Roman (0–1)–6,1324–0
52/22/12Northwestern StateBaum Stadium6–2Reyes (1–0)Adams (0–1)–6,3825–0
62/24/12ValparaisoBaum Stadium7–3Baxendale (2–0)Deetjen (0–1)Lynch (1)6,1946–0
72/25/12ValparaisoBaum Stadium4–3Stanek (2–0)Wormington (0–1)Astin (1)7,3807–0
82/26/12ValparaisoBaum Stadium9-10 (10)Miller (1–0)Sanburn (1–1)–6,8857–1
92/28/12BYUBaum Stadium5–0Moore (1–0)Westensee (0–1)–6,2558–1
102/29/12BYUBaum Stadium8–1Baxendale (3–0)Poulson (0–1)–6,8469–1
113/2/12Texas TechMinute Maid Park3–1Stanek (3–0)von Schamann (2–1)Astin (2)8,54010–1
123/3/12HoustonMinute Maid Park1–4Lewis (2–1)Fant (0–1)Morehouse (1)–10–2
133/4/12#21 TexasMinute Maid Park7–3Baxendale (4–0)Jacquez (0–1)Astin (3)–11–2
143/9/12BinghamtonBaum Stadium4–0Stanek (4–0)Augliera (0–2)–6,91412–2
153/10/12BinghamtonBaum Stadium5–3Baxendale (5–0)Lynch (0–2)Moore (1)–13–2
163/10/12BinghamtonBaum Stadium6–0Fant (1–1)Lambert (0–2)–8,96314–2
173/13/12GonzagaBaum Stadium1–0Suggs (1–0)Moon (1–1)Astin (4)7,42015–2
183/14/12GonzagaBaum Stadium5-3Moore (2–0)Abbruzza (0–2)Astin (5)6,57816–2
193/16/12AlabamaBaum Stadium4–3 (12)Astin (2–0)Rosencrans (0–1)–8,53017–21–0
203/17/12AlabamaBaum Stadium8–4Stanek (5–0)Guilbeau (1–2)Moore (2)9,61518-22–0
213/18/12AlabamaBaum Stadium7–4Sanburn (2–1)Pilkington (0–2)Astin (6)8,42619–23–0
223/20/12NevadaBaum StadiumPostponed (rain)
233/21/12NevadaBaum Stadium10–2Oliver (1-0)Marks (0–2)–6,50220–23–0
243/23/12at Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field2-11Stratton (5-0)Baxendale (5-1)-6,28920-33-1
253/24/12at Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field8-0Stanek (6-0)Routt (1-3)-6,76321-34-1
263/25/12at Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field8-5 (11)Suggs (2-0)Reed (0-4)Lynch (2)6,22822-35-1
273/30/12at #15 LSUAlex Box Stadium10-6Gausman (5-0)Lynch (0-1)-11,09522-45-2
283/31/12at #15 LSUAlex Box Stadium1-2Cotton (3-0)Astin (2-1)-11,71022-55-3
294/1/12at #15 LSUAlex Box Stadium2-3 (11)Bourgeois (1-1)Astin (2-2)-10,68622-65-4
304/6/12GeorgiaBaum Stadium4-2Wood (4-1)Stanek (6-1)-9,03322-75-5
314/7/12GeorgiaBaum Stadium8-3Moore (3-0)Palazzone (0-4)-8,47923-76-5
324/8/12GeorgiaBaum Stadium8-0Baxendale (6-1)Nagel (0-1)-6,97324-77-5
334/10/12at OklahomaDale Mitchell Park0-4Magnifico (1-0)Fant (1-2)Okert (1)1,53724-87-5
344/13/12#3 KentuckyBaum Stadium8-7Lynch (1-1)Phillips (5-1)-9,28725-88-5
354/14/12#3 KentuckyBaum Stadium4-5Shepherd (3-0)Astin (2-3)Peterson (1)9,57525-98-6
364/14/12#3 KentuckyBaum Stadium1-2Littrell (6-0)Baxendale (6-2)Gott (8)9,57525-108-7
374/17/12Stephen F. AustinBaum Stadium8-3Fant (2-2)Landers (0-2)Daniel (1)7,46426-108-7
384/17/12Stephen F. AustinBaum Stadium4-3Suggs (3-0)Dozier (0-1)-7,46427-108-7
394/21/12at #22 Ole MissSwayze Field2-8Greenwood (1-0)Moore (3-1)-7,64727-118-8
404/21/12at #22 Ole MissSwayze Park0-1Mayers (4-2)Stanek (6-2)Hively (1)10,60327-128-9
414/22/12at #22 Ole MissSwayze Park11-3Lynch (2-1)Smith (2-3)-8,11528-129-9
424/24/12Oral RobertsBaum Stadium6-1Daniel (1-0)Wilson (1-2)-6,83729-129-9
434/27/12at #5 FloridaMcKethan Stadium2-3Randall (4-1)Stanek (6-3)Maddox (12)3,90629-139-10
444/28/12at #5 FloridaMcKethan Stadium5-1Moore (4-1)Johnson (5-3)-4,89430-1310-10
454/29/12at #5 FloridaMcKethan Stadium3-1 (10)Suggs (4-0)Magliozzi (4-2)Astin (7)3,92731-1311-10
465/1/12MissouriBaum Stadium6-3Sanburn (3-1)Holovach (5-4)-7,05132-1311-10
475/2/12MissouriBaum Stadium2-0Gunn (1-0)Walsh (2-3)Astin (8)6,84033-1311-10
485/4/12#5 South CarolinaBaum Stadium6-8 (10)Beal (3-3)Astin (2-4)Price (7)8,98233-1411-11
495/5/12#5 South CarolinaBaum Stadium7-6Wright (1-0)Montgomery (4-1)Astin (9)8,77434-1412-11
505/6/12#5 South CarolinaBaum Stadium7-10Price (4-3)Baxendale (6-3)-8,46134-1512-12
515/10/12AuburnBaum Stadium2-3 (10)Varnadore (3-7)Astin (2-5)-7,55534-1612-13
525/11/12AuburnBaum Stadium5-4Suggs (5-0)Smith (3-5)-8,53635-1613-13
535/12/12AuburnBaum Stadium5-12Smith (4-5)Moore (4-2)Bryant (5)8,51235-1713-14
545/15/12Louisiana TechDickey-Stephens Park6-5 (10)Astin (3-5)Dudley (4-4)-10,51236-1713-14
555/17/12TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium8-0Baxendale (7-3)Saberhagen (5-3)-1,72137-1714-14
565/18/12TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium10-3Lynch (3-1)Williams (3-5)-1,80838-1715-14
575/19/12TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium8-2Suggs (6-0)Stevens (1-2)-2,12139-1716-14 :
SEC Tournament
#DateOpponentLocationScoreWinLossSaveAttRecordTournament Record
585/22/12vs. #24 Mississippi StateRegions Park1-9Woodruff (1-2)Stanek (6-4)Holder (7)5,48939-180-1
595/23/12vs. Ole MissRegions Park0-2Mayers (5-3)Baxendale (7-4)Huber (10)-39-190-2 :
NCAA tournament: Houston Regional
#DateOpponentLocationScoreWinLossSaveAttRecordNCAAT Record
606/1/12Sam Houston StateReckling Park5-4Moore (5-2)Smith (8-6)-3,08140-191-0
616/2/12#8 RiceReckling Park1-0Stanek (7-4)Kubitza (6-5)Astin (10)3,86941-192-0
626/3/12Sam Houston StateReckling Park5-1Sanburn (4-1)Dickson (4-5)-2,98742-193-0 :
NCAA tournament: Waco Super Regional
#DateOpponentLocationScoreWinLossSaveAttRecordSuper Record
636/9/12#4 BaylorBaylor Ballpark1-8Blank (11-1)Baxendale (7-5)-5,00742-200-1
646/10/12#4 BaylorBaylor Ballpark5-4Daniel (2-0)Garner (3-3)-5,03843-201-1
656/11/12#4 BaylorBaylor Ballpark1-0 (10)Suggs (7-0)Newman (4-4)-5,05944-202-1 :
College World Series
#DateOpponentLocationScoreWinLossSaveAttRecordCWS Record
666/16/12Kent StateTD Ameritrade Park8-1Baxendale (8-5)Starn (11-4)Moore (3)23,98045-201-0
676/18/12#7 South CarolinaTD Ameritrade Park2-1Stanek (8-4)Holmes (7-2)Astin (11)23,53746-202-0
686/21/12#7 South CarolinaTD Ameritrade Park0-2Montgomery (6-1)Fant (2-3)Price (13)23,59346-212-1
696/22/12#7 South CarolinaTD Ameritrade Park2-3Price (5-4)Suggs (7-1)-22,18446-222-2 :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | Final |
| Coaches' | 8 | 8* | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9т | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 14т | 20 | 20* | 20* | 3 |
| Baseball America | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 20 | — | 25 | — | —* | —* | 6 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| NCBWA† | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
^ 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.

## Razorbacks in the 2012 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Matt Reynolds | 3B | 2 | 71 | New York Mets |
| Nolan Sanburn | RHP | 2 | 74 | Oakland Athletics |
| Teddy Stankiewicz | RHP | 2 | 75 | New York Mets |
| D’Vone McClure | OF | 4 | 143 | Cleveland Indians |
| Ty Buttrey | RHP | 4 | 151 | Boston Red Sox |
| Colin Poche | LHP | 5 | 162 | Baltimore Orioles |
| Shilo McCall | OF | 9 | 298 | San Francisco Giants |
| DJ Baxendale | RHP | 10 | 310 | Minnesota Twins |
| Tim Carver | SS | 19 | 608 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Sam Bates | OF | 28 | 853 | Kansas City Royals |
| Randall Fant | LHP | 29 | 893 | Cleveland Indians |
| Derrick Bleeker | RHP/OF | 37 | 1122 | Baltimore Orioles |
| Jacob Morris | OF | 37 | 1133 | Cleveland Indians |
| Italics denotes an incoming Razorback prospect. |||||