CAROLINA BASEBALL 2012, Poetic Justice

By Ronald Joseph Kule
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Published: July 26, 2012
Words: 13,995 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476454290

Short description

The upstart, 2012 Gamecocks nearly achieved a historic, 3-peat, national championship. Mostly freshmen, juco transfers and a few veterans when the season began, their head coach, Ray Tanner, paced them through an amazing crucible of fire all the way to the Finals of the College World Series. This is the story of how Carolina's boys became a respected team of young men in one difficult season.

Extended description

“At the end of the year, or the end of the job, if the cumulative effort is good enough, you get a chance to go to the postseason, and that is where it all starts.” -- head baseball coach, Ray Tanner

"The 2011 Gamecocks annihilated opponents. As a team South Carolina in 2011 finished with a 1.31 ERA in 10 NCAA Tournament games. The Gamecocks' bullpen finished 6-0 with five saves and an incredible 0.53 ERA in 33.2 innings of work in the NCAA College World Series Tournament games. They did not allow a single, extra-base hit during the entire tournament.
"Freshmen – fresh men – would take their places.
"Despite the loss of key veterans, Tanner’s vision for 2012’s recruiting class and veterans remained upbeat, even confident. He knew by the numbers that a lot of veteran players with outstanding performances under their belts, who stayed, would continue to perform at high levels. Veteran senior, Friday-night ace and All-American Michael Roth stayed on this year,.. (Read more) “At the end of the year, or the end of the job, if the cumulative effort is good enough, you get a chance to go to the postseason, and that is where it all starts.” -- head baseball coach, Ray Tanner

"The 2011 Gamecocks annihilated opponents. As a team South Carolina in 2011 finished with a 1.31 ERA in 10 NCAA Tournament games. The Gamecocks' bullpen finished 6-0 with five saves and an incredible 0.53 ERA in 33.2 innings of work in the NCAA College World Series Tournament games. They did not allow a single, extra-base hit during the entire tournament.
"Freshmen – fresh men – would take their places.
"Despite the loss of key veterans, Tanner’s vision for 2012’s recruiting class and veterans remained upbeat, even confident. He knew by the numbers that a lot of veteran players with outstanding performances under their belts, who stayed, would continue to perform at high levels. Veteran senior, Friday-night ace and All-American Michael Roth stayed on this year, as did All-American, junior closer Matt Price. Nolan Belcher; Ethan Carter; Colby Holmes; Adam Westmoreland; Tyler Webb; Patrick Sullivan, Logan Munson and Hunter Privette stayed. Forrest Koumas, who made the SEC All-Freshman Team and finished at 6-1 with a 2.96 ERA in 19 games and 12 starts, stayed.
"The biggest question in the minds of Garnet & Black coaches and fans was whether the new infield would gel into a working unit early enough in the season to give them a chance at the end. The infield situation — to get back to Omaha would be a lot to ask of freshman players, but they would work on it."

Thus begins the amazing story, "Carolina Baseball 2012, Poetic Justice," about the 2012 Gamecocks' transformation from a ragtag bunch of individuals into a national-caliber team that almost pulled off a miracle, third consecutive, national championship win -- a feat accomplished by only USC's Trojans in 1972.
Ronald Joseph Kule's account continues the saga co-authored by Kule and J. David Miller, "Carolina Baseball: Pressure Makes Diamonds," foreword by head coach, Ray Tanner, which chronicles the 119-year history of the University of South Carolina baseball program from 1892 through their back-to-back championships in 2010-2011 -- the school's first-ever, major sport championship wins.
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baseball, college sports, championships, college baseball, college world series, baseball champions, sports motivation, ncaa division i, baseball stories, gamecocks baseball

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