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]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Creighton (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Ed Servais (3rd title) |
| MVP | Mike Gerber (Creighton) |
| Television | ESPN3 |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State †y | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 41 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .707 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State y | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .650 | 39 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | 35 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 10 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .526 | 33 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 10 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .476 | 32 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 9 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .429 | 31 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 8 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .381 | 27 | – | 27 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton ‡y | 6 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .300 | 26 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .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.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State | 14 | 7 | .667 | – | 1 |
| Missouri State | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1 | 2 |
| Wichita State | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2 | 3 |
| Illinois State | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3 | 4 |
| Evansville | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4 | 5 |
| Southern Illinois | 9 | 12 | .429 | 5 | 6 |
| Bradley | 8 | 13 | .381 | 6 | 7 |
| Creighton | 6 | 14 | .300 | 7.5 | 8 |
Results
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Evansville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Creighton | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Creighton | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Creighton | 10 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois State | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Evansville | 8 | 4 | Illinois State | 5* | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Evansville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Creighton | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wichita State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 9* | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bradley | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bradley | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 3* | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wichita State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 7 | 7 | Bradley | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 11* | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| POS | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Chris Serritella | Southern Illinois |
| 2B | Jake Peter | Creighton |
| SS | Eric Cheray | Missouri State |
| 3B | Chance Ross | Creighton |
| C | Brian Bajer | Southern Illinois |
| UT | Nick Judkins | Creighton |
| DH | Keenen Maddox | Missouri State |
| OF | Mike Gerber | Creighton |
| OF | Chad Hinshaw | Illinois State |
| OF | Brennan Murphy | Creighton |
| P | Todd Eaton | Southern Illinois |
| P | Cody Schumacher | Missouri State |
Most Outstanding Player
Mike Gerber was named Most Outstanding Player. Gerber was an outfielder for Creighton.[4]
References
- "Missouri Valley Conference - Standings & Leaders". mvc.org. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- "2012 State Farm MVC Baseball Championship". mvc-sports.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- "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.
- "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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