2012 St. John's Red Storm baseball team

2012 St. John's Red Storm baseball
Big East tournament Champion
Big East Conference Champion
Chapel Hill Regional Champion
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record40–23 (18–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Hampton (11th season)
  • Scott Brown (9th season)
  • Brendan Monaghan (2nd season)
Home stadiumJack Kaiser Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
#25 Louisville †y  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9 – 0   .667 42 – 22 – 0   .656
St. John's  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 9 – 0   .667 40 – 23 – 0   .635
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 34 – 24 – 0   .586
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 38 – 22 – 0   .633
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 31 – 27 – 1   .534
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 31 – 25 – 0   .554
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 31 – 27 – 0   .534
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 28 – 28 – 0   .500
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 24 – 29 – 0   .453
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 28 – 27 – 0   .509
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 23 – 32 – 0   .418
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20 – 0   .259 18 – 38 – 0   .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 15, 2012[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 St. John's Red Storm baseball team represented St. John's University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Storm were coached by seventeenth year head coach Ed Blankmeyer and played their home games at Jack Kaiser Stadium.

St. John's claimed the Big East Conference regular season and Tournament championships, and also swept through the Chapel Hill Regional. The Red Storm fell to eventual champion Arizona in the Tucson Super Regional, by scores of 7–6 (10 innings) and 7–4.

Roster

2012 St. John's Red Storm baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
0 INF Matt Wessinger R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Liverpool, NY
2 INF Anthony Iacomini R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So North Salem, NY
3 INF Sean O'Hare S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Morristown, NJ
4 INF Pat Talbut R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Vestal, NY
5 C Frank Schwindel R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Livingston, NJ
6 C Dan Roland R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Upper Brookville, NY
7 OF Martin Kelly R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Pompton Plains, NJ
8 INF Bret Dennis R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Burnt Hills, NY
9 C Vincent Tranchina R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Manasquan, NJ
10 OF Kyle Richardson R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Rome, NY
11 RHP Matt Carasiti R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Berlin, CT
12 RHP Eddie Medina L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Staten Island, NY
13 INF Zach Lauricella R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Buffalo, NY
14 INF Kyle Lombardo R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Setauket, NY
16 RHP Jerome Werniuk R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Toronto, ON, Canada
17 RHP Collin Dinges R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Poughquag, NY
18 OF Jeremy Baltz R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Vestal, NY
20 LHP Ryan Horstman L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr South Hadley, MA
22 RHP Stephen Rivera R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Staten Island, NY
23 OF Kevin Grove R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Manhattan Beach, CA
24 OF Jimmy Brennan L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Airmont, NY
26 C Danny Bethea R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr San Diego, CA
27 OF Julien Plana L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Miami, FL
29 C Robert Case R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Miami, FL
30 LHP Sean Hagan L/L 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Larchmont, NY
31 INF Shawn Heide R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Medfield, MA
32 RHP Anthony Cervone R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Beacon, NY
33 INF Eric Peterson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Allamuchy, NJ
34 LHP Brendan Lobban L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Ramsey, NJ
35 RHP Kyle Turner R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Nashua, NH
38 LHP Jake Woodward L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lebanon, NH
39 RHP Brad Bellinger R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pine City, NY
40 RHP James Lomangino R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Ronkonkoma, NY
44 LHP Kevin Kilpatrick L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr College Point, NY
58 RHP Kyle Hanse R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Glen Cove, NY
Head coach

Ed Blankmeyer

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Hampton
Brendan Monaghan

Pitching coach(es)

Scott Brown

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-06-27

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'2121*
Baseball America
Collegiate Baseball^1118302026291416
NCBWA†272017

^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". bigeast.org. Retrieved June 15, 2012.