2012 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2012 Southern Conference baseball tournament took place at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina, from May 23 through 27. The final game was televised on ESPN3

2012 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
2012 SoCon baseball tournament logo
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSamford (1 title)
Winning coachCasey Dunn (1 title)
MVPJosh Martin (Samford)
TelevisionESPN3
2012 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍y 21 9   .700 38 14   .731
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍y 21 9   .700 37 18   .673
Elon  ‍‍‍ 20 10   .667 31 24   .564
Samford  ‍‍y 19 11   .633 35 21   .625
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 32 22   .593
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 30 26   .536
Furman  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 26 29   .473
The Citadel ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 24 31   .436
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 25 27   .481
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 22 32   .407
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 17 31   .354
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 20, 2012[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams in the conference standings participated, leaving three UNC Greensboro, Wofford, and Davidson out.[2]

Samford went 4–0 to win the tournament, clinching the conference's automatic berth in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and the school's first ever Regional appearance. 2012 also marks the school's first baseball championship since joining the Southern Conference in 2008.

Seeding

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Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Appalachian State 21 9 .700 1
College of Charleston 21 9 .700 2
Elon 20 10 .667 1 3
Samford 19 11 .633 2 4
Western Carolina 16 14 .533 5 5
Georgia Southern 15 15 .500 6 6
The Citadel 13 17 .433 8 7
Furman 13 17 .433 8 8
UNC Greensboro 10 20 .333 11
Wofford 9 21 .300 12
Davidson 8 22 .267 13
  • Appalachian State earned the tiebreaker over College of Charleston after winning the regular season series 8–6, 8–2, 3-8
  • The Citadel earned the tiebreaker over Furman after winning the regular season series 7–0, 3–1, 6-8

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
7The Citadel8*
2College of Charleston6
7The Citadel1
6Georgia Southern8
6Georgia Southern19
3Elon2
6Georgia Southern10-
3Elon7-
2College of Charleston12
3Elon147The Citadel3
3Elon7
6Georgia Southern6
8Furman5
4Samford9*
1Appalachian State7
1Appalachian State7
4Samford12
5Western Carolina0
4Samford7
4Samford12-
8Furman2-
8Furman9
5Western Carolina81Appalachian State4
8Furman13

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  • As tournament host, game order and times would have been adjusted to allow Furman to play the 5:00 pm game as long as it remained in the winner's bracket.
  • * denotes extra innings
  • The first-round game between Georgia Southern and Elon tied the Southern Conference Tournament record for largest margin of victory at 17.
  • The first round elimination game between Elon and College of Charleston broke the Southern Conference Tournament record with 39 combined hits (21 for Elon, 18 for College of Charleston).
  • The championship game was a rematch of the 2011 championship game where Georgia Southern defeated Samford 1–0.

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
SP Justin Hess Georgia Southern
SP Josh Martin Samford
RP C.K. Irby Samford
C Chase Griffin Georgia Southern
1B Ryan Kinsella Elon
2B Tyler Avera Georgia Southern
2B Zeth Stone Samford
SS Austin Allison Samford
3B Chris Ohmstede Furman
OF Taylor Johnson Furman
OF Phillip Ervin Samford
OF Brandon Miller Samford
DH Garren Palmer Georgia Southern
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Josh Martin
Samford

[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 SoCon Baseball Championship". SoConSports.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "2012 Southern Conference Baseball Championship" (PDF). SoConSports.com. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  4. ^ "Tenth-Inning Triple Propels Samford to First SoCon Title". SoConSports.com. Retrieved May 27, 2012.