The 2012 UCF Knights baseball team represented the

University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

in the

2012 NCAA Division I baseball season The 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 17, 2012. The season progressed through the regul ...

. The Knights played their home games at

Jay Bergman Field John Euliano Park, formerly Jay Bergman Field, is a baseball stadium located on the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, USA. The stadium serves as the home of the UCF Knights baseball team. History John Eulia ...

in Orlando, Florida. The Knights were led by head coach Terry Rooney, who was in his fourth season with the team. The 2012 season marked the second consecutive season that the Knights made the NCAA tournament. Their 2011 tournament appearance was the program's first since 2004.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Roster

Schedule

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McKethan Stadium Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field was the college baseball stadium of the University of Florida, serving as the home field for the Florida Gators baseball team until being replaced by Florida Ballpark in 2020. McKethan Stadium was locat ...

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Jackie Robinson Ballpark The Jackie Robinson Ballpark (also known as Jackie Robinson Stadium or City Island Ball Park) is a historic baseball field in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. It is located at 105 East Orange Avenue on City Island, in the Halifax River. ...

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Florida State Florida State University (FSU) is a public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher e ...

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USF Baseball Stadium USF Baseball Stadium at Red McEwen Field is a baseball stadium located in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is home to the University of South Florida Bulls baseball team of the Division I American Athletic Conference. The facility has a cap ...

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FAU Baseball Stadium FAU Baseball Stadium is a baseball venue located in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. It has been home to the Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team since 1991.

, , 11–3 , , 20–6 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 30 , , at , , #17 , ,

Cougar Field Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park (formerly known as Cougar Field) is a baseball park in Houston, Texas. It is the home field of the Houston Cougars baseball team. Several iterations of the ballpark have existed. The current stadium holds 5,000 pe ...

, , 8–3 , , 21–6 , , 3–1 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 31 , , at Houston , , #17 , , Cougar Field , , 9–1 , , 22–6 , , 4–1 , - , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 1 , , at , , #17 , ,

, , 3–1¹⁰ , , 23–6 , , 5–1 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 4 , , at #13 , , #14 , , Alex Rodriguez Park , , 4–1 , , 24–6 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 6 , , , , #14 , , Jay Bergman Field , , 4–11 , , 24–7 , , 5–2 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 7 , , UAB , , #14 , , Jay Bergman Field , , 7–3 , , 25–7 , , 6–2 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 8 , , UAB , , #14 , , Jay Bergman Field , , 8–7 , , 26–7 , , 7–2 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 10 , , , , #15 , , Jay Bergman Field , , 16–4 , , 27–7 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 11 , , Bethune-Cookman , , #15 , , Jay Bergman Field , , 6–2 , , 28–7 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 13 , , at , , #15 , ,

Pete Taylor Park Pete Taylor Park is a baseball stadium located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, that is home to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team.

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Greer Field at Turchin Stadium Greer Field at Turchin Stadium is a baseball stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the on-campus home the Tulane University Green Wave college baseball team. From 1893 to 1989, Tulane's home ballpark was Tulane Diamond, which was located ab ...

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FedExPark FedExPark is a baseball stadium in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 6 ...

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Appalachian Power Park GoMart Ballpark is the current home field for the Charleston Dirty Birds, a baseball team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. It also has been used by the baseball programs of West Virginia University, Marshall University, and t ...

, , 8–6 , , 39–11 , , 14–5 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 12 , , at Marshall , , #16 , , Appalachian Power Park , , 6–9 , , 39–12 , , 14–6 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 13 , , at Marshall , , #16 , , Appalachian Power Park , , 13–6 , , 40–12 , , 15–6 , - bgcolor="#F0E8E8" , May 15 , , Stetson , , #16 , , Jay Bergman Field , , colspan=3 , ''Cancelled (rain); no make-up.'' , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 18 , , #7 , , #16 , , Jay Bergman Field , , 8–6 , , 41–12 , , 16–6 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 18 , , #7 Rice , , #16 , , Jay Bergman Field , , 2–9 , , 41–13 , , 16–7 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 19 , , #7 Rice , , #16 , , Jay Bergman Field , , 2–5 , , 41–14 , , 16–8 , - , - ! style="background:#000000;color:#BC9B6A;", Post-season , - , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 24 , , vs. (7) , , #17 (2) , ,

Trustmark Park Trustmark Park is the home of the Mississippi Braves, the Southern League Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and is located in Pearl, Mississippi, USA. The ballpark, which opened April 18, 2005, has capacity for 8,480 fans. There are 5,50 ...

, , 1–15⁷ , , 41–15 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 25 , , vs. (6) , , #17 (2) , , Trustmark Park , , 11–1⁸ , , 42–15 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 26 , , vs. (3) , , #17 (2) , , Trustmark Park , , 6–2 , , 43–15 , , 2–1 , - , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 1 , , vs. (3) , , #18 (2) , , Alex Rodriguez Park , , 2–1 , , 44–15 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 2 , , vs. (4) Stony Brook , , #18 (2) , , Alex Rodriguez Park , , 9–8 , , 45–15 , , 2–0 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , June 3 , , vs. (4) Stony Brook , , #18 (2) , , Alex Rodriguez Park , , 5–12 , , 45–16 , , 2–1 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , June 4 , , vs. (4) Stony Brook , , #18 (2) , , Alex Rodriguez Park , , 6–10 , , 45–17 , , 2–2 , - , - , style="font-size:88%", Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

Rankings

References