2012 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament
The 2012 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 27. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Pringles Park. The Ohio Valley Conference has ten teams, but SIU Edwardsville was not eligible for postseason play. Austin Peay won their fifth Ohio Valley Championship by a score of 3–0 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Austin Peay (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Gary McClure (5th title) |
| MVP | Greg Bachman (Austin Peay) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay †‡y | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | 40 | – | 24 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky † | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | 31 | – | 23 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 28 | – | 30 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 29 | – | 29 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 28 | – | 27 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 27 | – | 28 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 23 | – | 26 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | 21 | – | 32 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | 13 | – | 41 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2012[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
The top six regular season finishers were seeded by conference winning percentage. Austin Peay claimed the top seed by tiebreaker. SIU Edwardsville was not eligible for postseason play, leaving the sixth seed to Southeast Missouri State.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 19 | 7 | .731 | – | 1 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 19 | 7 | .731 | – | 2 |
| Jacksonville State | 17 | 10 | .621 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Eastern Illinois | 15 | 11 | .577 | 4 | 4 |
| Morehead State | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6.5 | 5 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6.5 | – |
| Southeast Missouri State | 12 | 15 | .444 | 7.5 | 6 |
| Tennessee Tech | 10 | 16 | .385 | 9 | – |
| Murray State | 8 | 19 | .296 | 11.5 | – |
| Tennessee–Martin | 7 | 20 | .259 | 12.5 | – |
Results
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | 4 | Eastern Illinois | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Morehead State | 1 | 4 | Eastern Illinois | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeast Missouri State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Austin Peay | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 6 | Southeast Missouri State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeast Missouri State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Austin Peay | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Austin Peay | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Austin Peay | 7* | 6 | Southeast Missouri State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 3 | Jacksonville State | 6* | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jacksonville State | 12 | 3 | Jacksonville State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Morehead State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
* - Indicates game required 11 innings.
All-Tournament team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[3]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Sam Eberle | Jacksonville State |
| Kenton Parmley | Southeast Missouri State |
| Ryan Dineen | Eastern Illinois |
| Greg Bachman | Austin Peay |
| Reed Harper | Austin Peay |
| Jordan Hankins | Austin Peay |
| Kyle Bluestein | Jacksonville State |
| Rolando Gautier | Austin Peay |
| Ben Thoma | Eastern Illinois |
| Daniel Watts | Jacksonville State |
| Mike Hoekstra | Eastern Illinois |
| Kacy Kemmer | Austin Peay |
| Zach Toney | Austin Peay |
Most Valuable Player
Greg Bachman of Austin Peay was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[3]
References
- "2012 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- "Austin Peay Wins 2012 OVC Baseball Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. May 27, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.