# 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team

The 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team represented Kent State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Flashes were coached by 8th year head coach Scott Stricklin and played their home games at Schoonover Stadium. Kent State finished the regular season 37–17 overall and 24–3 in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to win the MAC regular-season and East division titles, and the top seed in the 2012 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament. At the tournament, Kent State went 4–0 to win the tenth Mid-American Conference baseball tournament title in program history and advance to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the 12th appearance in team history.
In the NCAA tournament, the team went 3–0 in the Gary Regional at U.S. Steel Yard to claim the program's first regional championship, which included a 21-inning, 7–6 win over 12th-ranked Kentucky. The Flashes advanced to the Super Regional round against the 10th-ranked Oregon Ducks where they defeated the Ducks two games to one at PK Park to claim the first super regional championship and appearance in the College World Series in school history. At the 2012 College World Series the Golden Flashes fell to Arkansas in the opening round, but eliminated top-ranked Florida 5–4 in the elimination bracket. Kent State was eliminated in the second round by South Carolina. Kent State finished 1–2 at the College World Series, and 6–3 in the NCAA tournament.
The season featured a 21-game winning streak, which began with a 16–5 home win over Western Michigan on April 27, and ended with a 3–2 road loss to Oregon in the second game of the super regional series in Eugene, Oregon. Kent State finished the season with an overall record of 47–20 and tied for 5th nationally by virtue of their second-round elimination in the College World Series. They finished the season ranked in the top ten in all major polls.

## Schedule

2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball game log :
Regular season :
February (4–2)
#DateOpponentSiteScoreOverallMAC
1February 17#9 Georgia TechWinthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC5–01–0
2February 18#9 Georgia TechWinthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC2–61–1
3February 18WinthropWinthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC11–32–1
4February 24LipscombDugan Field • Nashville, TN1–22–2
5February 25LipscombDugan Field • Nashville, TN16–33–2
6February 26LipscombDugan Field • Nashville, TN4–04–2 :
March (9–10, 5–0)
#DateOpponentSiteScoreOverallMAC
7March 3Western KentuckyNick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY2–54–3
8March 4Western KentuckyNick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY13–35–3
9March 5Western KentuckyNick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY1–25–4
10March 9New Mexico StatePresley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM7–46–4
11March 10New Mexico StatePresley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM10–97–4
12March 11New Mexico StatePresley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM6–127–5
13March 12New Mexico StatePresley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM4–147–6
14March 16PepperdineEddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA2–08–6
15March 18PepperdineEddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA4–108–7
16March 19PepperdineEddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA4–68–8
17March 20Fresno StatePete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA2–148–9
18March 21Fresno StatePete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA2–58–10
19March 23Northern IllinoisSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH12–69–101–0
20March 24Northern IllinoisSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH6–110–102–0
21March 25Northern IllinoisSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH5–311–103–0
22March 27ToledoSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH3–4 (12)11–113–0
23March 28PittsburghCost Field • Pittsburgh, PA5–611–123–0
24March 30Ball StateBall Diamond • Muncie, IN7–4 (10)12–124–0
25March 31Ball StateBall Diamond • Muncie, IN4–2 (11)13–125–0 :
April (14–5, 10–3)
#DateOpponentSiteScoreOverallMAC
26April 1Ball StateBall Diamond • Muncie, IN18–214–126–0
27April 3Penn StateSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH7–914–136–0
28April 4ToledoSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH8–415–136–0
29April 6BuffaloSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH5–416–137–0
30April 7BuffaloSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH6–317–138–0
31April 8BuffaloSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH6–318–139–0
32April 11Youngstown StateSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH14–419–139–0
33April 13Bowling GreenSteller Field • Bowling Green, OH5–619–149–1
34April 14Bowling GreenSteller Field • Bowling Green, OH6–919–159–2
35April 15Bowling GreenSteller Field • Bowling Green, OH31–2020–1510–2
36April 17PittsburghSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH6–521–1510–2
37April 20Central MichiganTheunissen Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, MI0–321–1610–3
38April 21Central MichiganTheunissen Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, MI6–322–1611–3
39April 22Central MichiganTheunissen Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, MI6–423–1612–3
40April 24NiagaraSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH8–424–1612–3
41April 25Penn StateMedlar Field • University Park, PA4–624–1712–3
42April 27Western MichiganSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH16–525–1713–3
43April 28Western MichiganSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH4–026–1714–3
44April 29Western MichiganSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH7–127–1715–3 :
May (10–0, 9–0)
#DateOpponentSiteScoreOverallMAC
45May 4OhioBob Wren Stadium • Athens, OH4–128–1716–3
46May 5OhioBob Wren Stadium • Athens, OH8–129–1717–3
47May 6OhioBob Wren Stadium • Athens, OH13–430–1718–3
48May 11MiamiSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH3–031–1719–3
49May 12MiamiSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH7–632–1720–3
50May 13MiamiSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH10–433–1721–3
51May 15Eastern MichiganAll Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH8–734–1721–3
52May 17AkronCanal Park • Akron, OH6–135–1722–3
53May 18AkronSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH15–236–1723–3
54May 19AkronSchoonover Stadium • Kent, OH2–137–1724–3 :
Post-season :
MAC Tournament (4–0)
#DateOpponentSiteScoreOverallMAC Tournament
55May 23(8) BuffaloAll Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH9–038–171–0
56May 24(4) Western MichiganAll Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH12–339–172–0
57May 25(8) BuffaloAll Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH8–340–173–0
58May 26(3) Central MichiganAll Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH3–141–174–0 :
Gary Regional (3–0)
#DateOpponentSiteScoreOverallNCAAT
59June 1(2) KentuckyU.S. Steel Yard • Gary, IN7–6 (21)42–171–0
60June 2(1) PurdueU.S. Steel Yard • Gary, IN7–343–172–0
61June 3(2) KentuckyU.S. Steel Yard • Gary, IN3–244–173–0 :
Eugene Super Regional (2–1)
#DateOpponentSiteScoreOverallSuper Regional
62June 9#5 OregonPK Park • Eugene, OR7–645–174–0
63June 10#5 OregonPK Park • Eugene, OR2–345–184–1
64June 11#5 OregonPK Park • Eugene, OR3–246–185–1 :
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSiteScoreOverallCWS
65June 16ArkansasTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE1–846–190–1
66June 18FloridaTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE5–447–191–1
67June 21South CarolinaTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE1–447–201–2 :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | 13 | 8 | — | 6 |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | — | 7 |
^ 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.