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2012 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament

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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Atlantic  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 8   .704 32 – 22   .593
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 9   .679 34 – 23   .596
FIU  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14   .517 31 – 26   .544
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 23 – 34   .404
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 15   .500 32 – 30   .516
Troy  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 28 – 30   .483
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 31 – 28   .525
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 25 – 33   .431
Arkansas–Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 26 – 28   .481
Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 23 – 30   .434
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2012[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


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]

Seeding and format

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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.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Florida Atlantic 19 8 .704 – 1
Arkansas State 19 9 .679 .5 2
FIU 15 14 .517 5 3
South Alabama 15 15 .500 5.5 4
Louisiana–Monroe 15 15 .500 5.5 5
Troy 14 16 .467 6.5 6
Middle Tennessee 14 16 .467 6.5 7
Western Kentucky 13 17 .433 7.5 8
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 18 .400 8.5 –
Louisiana–Lafayette 11 19 .367 9.5 –

Results

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Division A FAU So Ala ULM WKU Overall
1 Florida Atlantic L 4–5 L 7–9 W 4–3 1–2
4 South Alabama W 5–4 L 4–7 W 5–3 2–1
5 Louisiana–Monroe W 9–7 W 7–4 L 4–7 2–1
8 Western Kentucky L 3–4 L 3–5 W 7–4 1–2
Division B Ark St FIU Troy MTSU Overall
2 Arkansas State W 12–4 L 3–8 W 12–1 2–1
3 FIU L 4–12 L 3–8 L 6–12 0–3
6 Troy W 8–3 W 8–3 L 5–8 2–1
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

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

Pos. Name School
P Nate Hill Troy
INF Mike Albaladejo Florid Atlantic
1B Justin Guidry Middle Tennessee
3B Danny Collins Troy
P Andrew Fonzi South Alabama
OF Jared Andreoli Western Kentucky
OF Nathan Burns FIU
P Tyler Ray Troy
OF Michael Faulkner Arkansas State
3B Claude Johnson Arkansas State
P Jacob Lee Arkansas State
2B Caleb Clowers Louisiana–Monroe
3B Judd Edwards Louisiana–Monroe

Most Outstanding Player

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

References

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  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. ^ a b c "ULM Takes Home SBC Championship". Sun Belt Conference. May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2013.[permanent dead link]