2012 Southland Conference baseball tournament

The 2012 Southland Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Texas State University–San Marcos's Bobcat Ballpark in San Marcos, Texas. Texas–Arlington won their third Southland Conference Baseball Championship by a score of 13–4 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2012 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas–Arlington (3rd title)
Winning coachDarin Thomas (1st title)
MVPTravis Sibley (Texas–Arlington)
2012 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‍y 24–9 .72740–22 .645
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 20–13 .60639–21 .650
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‡‍y 19–14 .57636–25 .590
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 19–14 .57632–24 .571
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17–16 .51524–30 .444
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16–17 .48525–30 .455
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 16–17 .48526–33 .441
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 14–19 .42422–30 .423
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 14–19 .42424–33 .421
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 14–19 .42419–32 .373
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 13–19 .40626–28 .481
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 11–21 .34422–32 .407
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 2012[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Sam Houston State249.727–1
Southeastern Louisiana2013.60642
Texas State1914.57653
Texas–Arlington1914.57654
McNeese State1716.51575
Stephen F. Austin1617.48586
Central Arkansas1617.48587
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi1419.424108
Lamar1419.42410–
Northwestern State1419.42410–
Nicholls State1319.40610.5–
UTSA1121.34412.5–

Results
First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Sam Houston State2
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi9
4Texas–Arlington10
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi5
4Texas–Arlington6
5McNeese State2
4Texas–Arlington7—
1Sam Houston State6—
1Sam Houston State7
5McNeese State11Sam Houston State4
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi3
4Texas–Arlington13
3Texas State11
2Southeastern Louisiana4
6Stephen F. Austin1
2Southeastern Louisiana7
3Texas State1
2Southeastern Louisiana6
7Central Arkansas3
2Southeastern Louisiana35
6Stephen F. Austin44
6Stephen F. Austin7
7Central Arkansas23Texas State7
6Stephen F. Austin9

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos.NameSchool
CGreg McCallTexas–Arlington
1BBobby LovelessStephen F. Austin
2BMichael GuerraTexas–Arlington
SSHunter DozierStephen F. Austin
3BTravis SibleyTexas–Arlington
OFJeff McVaneyTexas State
OFLadd RhodesSoutheastern Louisiana
OFPreston BeckTexas–Arlington
DHMax LamantiaStephen F. Austin
PLance DayTexas–Arlington
PDylan HillsSoutheastern Louisiana

Most Valuable Player

Travis Sibley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sibley was a third baseman for Texas–Arlington.[3]

See also

References
  1. "2012 Southland Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  2. "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  3. "UT Arlington Heading to NCAA Regional after Southland Tournament Win". Southland Conference. May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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