2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team

2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball
Eugene Super Regional Champions Gary Regional Champions MAC Tournament Champions MAC Champions
Conference	Mid-American Conference
2012 record	46–18 (24–3 MAC)
Head coach	Scott Stricklin (8th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Birkbeck (14th year)
Assistant coach	Scott Daeley (7th year)
Assistant coach	Doug Sanders
Home stadium	Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium

2012 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Kent State x‡y	24	–	3		.889			47	–	20		.701
Ohio	16	–	11		.593			28	–	29		.491
Miami	12	–	15		.444			30	–	29		.508
Buffalo	10	–	16		.385			20	–	36		.357
Akron	10	–	17		.370			17	–	38		.309
Bowling Green	9	–	18		.333			20	–	33		.377
West Division
Toledo x	19	–	8		.704			30	–	27		.526
Central Michigan	17	–	10		.630			34	–	29		.540
Western Michigan	14	–	12		.538			26	–	29		.473
Eastern Michigan	14	–	13		.519			25	–	31		.446
Ball State	9	–	18		.333			14	–	36		.280
Northern Illinois	7	–	20		.259			15	–	40		.273
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of May 30, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team represents Kent State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Flashes are coached by 8th year head coach Scott Stricklin and play their home games at Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium. Kent State won its tenth Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament and advanced to the Super Regional round where they defeated Oregon to win a trip to the 2012 College World Series for the first time in school history. The Golden Flashes were eliminated from the College World Series after compiling a record in the NCAA Tournament of 6-3.

Roster

2012 Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Jimmy Rider R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Venetia, PA 2 INF Derek Toadvine R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Springfield, OH 4 INF Cody Koch R/ 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sandusky, OH 5 OF T.J. Sutton L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Uniontown, OH 6 INF George Roberts R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Summerhill, PA 7 INF Nick Hamilton s/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Avon Lake, OH 8 RHP Josh Pierce R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Avon, OH 11 OF Joe Koch L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Youngstown, OH 12 OF Alex Miklos R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Grove City, PA 13 RHP John Birkbeck R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Canton, OH 14 INF Evan Campbell L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Beloit, OH 16 RHP Eli Martin R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Dresden, OH 17 OF Jacob Neuschaefer R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Elyria, OH 18 RHP Dan Slavik R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Clairsville, OH 19 RHP Ryan Bores R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Strongsville, OH 21 INF Blake Bellman S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Wooster, OH 22 RHP Casey Wilson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Sagamore Hills, OH 23 C Tommy Monnot R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Canton, OH 24 INF Sawyer Polen R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Wooster, OH 25 OF Troy Summers R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Minerva, OH 26 RHP Chuck Seacrist R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Painesville, OH 27 C Jeff Revesz R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Grove City, PA 28 RHP Spencer Bryant R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Sandusky, OH 29 LHP Michael Clark L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Akron, OH 30 LHP Brian Clark L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Munroe Falls, OH 31 RHP Tyler Skulina R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Strongsville, OH 32 RHP Ryan Mace R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tallmadge, OH 33 LHP Tim Faix L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Strongsville, OH 34 C Jason Bagoly R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Austintown, OH 36 C David Lyon S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Emporium, PA 37 LHP David Starn L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Hudson, OH 38 RHP Jason Revesz R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Grove City, PA 39 RHP Dan Kopcak R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Streetsboro, OH 40 RHP Eric Dorsch R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Gibsonia, PA	Head coach Scott Stricklin Assistant coach(es) Mike Birkbeck Scott Daeley Doug Sanders Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2012-06-11

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'	NR	NR*	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	13
NCBWA†	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	22

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