2012 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

The 2012 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 26. All eight teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Missouri State's Hammons Field in Springfield, MO. Creighton won their third tournament championship and second in a row and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2012 Missouri Valley Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCreighton (3rd title)
Winning coachEd Servais (3rd title)
MVPMike Gerber (Creighton)
TelevisionESPN3
2012 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Indiana State  y 1470 .66741170 .707
Missouri State  y 1370 .65039200 .661
Wichita State   1290 .57135250 .583
Illinois State   1090 .52633190 .635
Evansville   10110 .47632270 .542
Southern Illinois   9120 .42931280 .525
Bradley   8130 .38127271 .500
Creighton  y 6140 .30026280 .481
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of May 31, 2012[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Seeding and format

The league's eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then played a two bracket, double-elimination format tournament, with the winner of each bracket then playing a single elimination final.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Indiana State147.6671
Missouri State137.65012
Wichita State129.57123
Illinois State109.52634
Evansville1011.47645
Southern Illinois912.42956
Bradley813.38167
Creighton614.3007.58

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
5Evansville3
4Illinois State10
4Illinois State5
8Creighton11
8Creighton5
1Indiana State0
8Creighton10-
4Illinois State3-
1Indiana State5
5Evansville84Illinois State5*
5Evansville4
8Creighton8
6Southern Illinois6
6Southern Illinois6
3Wichita State3
6Southern Illinois9*
7Bradley8
7Bradley5
2Missouri State3
6Southern Illinois3*-
2Missouri State2-
3Wichita State0
2Missouri State77Bradley8
2Missouri State11*

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

POS Name School
1BChris SerritellaSouthern Illinois
2BJake PeterCreighton
SSEric CherayMissouri State
3BChance RossCreighton
CBrian BajerSouthern Illinois
UTNick JudkinsCreighton
DHKeenen MaddoxMissouri State
OFMike GerberCreighton
OFChad HinshawIllinois State
OFBrennan MurphyCreighton
PTodd EatonSouthern Illinois
PCody SchumacherMissouri State

Most Outstanding Player

Mike Gerber was named Most Outstanding Player. Gerber was an outfielder for Creighton.[4]

References

  1. "Missouri Valley Conference - Standings & Leaders". mvc.org. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  2. "2012 State Farm MVC Baseball Championship". mvc-sports.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  3. "Baseball Championship: Creighton 8, Southern Illinois 6". Missouri Valley Conference. May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  4. "2012 Baseball All-Tournament Team". Missouri Valley Conference. May 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
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