2012 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament

The 2012 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, KY from May 23 to May 27, 2012. The tournament continued the round robin format from the previous season. Fifth seeded Louisiana–Monroe won their first tournament championship and earned the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2012 Sun Belt Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format2 division round robin and
championship game
Finals site
ChampionsLouisiana–Monroe (1st title)
Winning coachJeff Schexnaider (1st title)
MVPWil Browning (Louisiana–Monroe)
2012 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Atlantic  y 198 .7043222 .593
Arkansas State   199 .6793423 .596
FIU   1514 .5173126 .544
South Alabama   1515 .5002334 .404
Louisiana–Monroe  y 1515 .5003230 .516
Troy   1416 .4672830 .483
Middle Tennessee   1416 .4673128 .525
Western Kentucky   1317 .4332533 .431
Arkansas–Little Rock   1218 .4002628 .481
Louisiana–Lafayette   1119 .3672330 .434
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2012[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament. Teams were divided into two four-team pods for round-robin play. The teams with the best record in each pod then met in a championship game. If multiple teams shared the best record, head-to-head matchups were used as the first tiebreaker.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Florida Atlantic198.7041
Arkansas State199.679.52
FIU1514.51753
South Alabama1515.5005.54
Louisiana–Monroe1515.5005.55
Troy1416.4676.56
Middle Tennessee1416.4676.57
Western Kentucky1317.4337.58
Arkansas–Little Rock1218.4008.5
Louisiana–Lafayette1119.3679.5

Results

Division A FAU So Ala ULM WKUOverall
1 Florida Atlantic L 4–5 L 7–9 W 4–31–2
4 South Alabama W 5–4 L 4–7 W 5–32–1
5 Louisiana–Monroe W 9–7 W 7–4 L 4–72–1
8 Western Kentucky L 3–4 L 3–5 W 7–4 1–2
Division B Ark St FIU Troy MTSUOverall
2 Arkansas State W 12–4 L 3–8 W 12–12–1
3 FIU L 4–12 L 3–8 L 6–120–3
6 Troy W 8–3 W 8–3 L 5–82–1
7 Middle Tennessee L 1–12 W 12–6 W 8–5 2–1
Finals
   
A Louisiana–Monroe 4
B Arkansas State 2

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PNate HillTroy
INFMike AlbaladejoFlorid Atlantic
1BJustin GuidryMiddle Tennessee
3BDanny CollinsTroy
PAndrew FonziSouth Alabama
OFJared AndreoliWestern Kentucky
OFNathan BurnsFIU
PTyler RayTroy
OFMichael FaulknerArkansas State
3BClaude JohnsonArkansas State
PJacob LeeArkansas State
2BCaleb ClowersLouisiana–Monroe
3BJudd EdwardsLouisiana–Monroe

Most Outstanding Player

Wil Browning was named Most Outstanding Player. Browning was a pitcher for Louisiana–Monroe.[3]

References

  1. 2013 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 11. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  2. "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  3. "ULM Takes Home SBC Championship". Sun Belt Conference. May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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