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2012 Conference USA baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Image | 2012_cusa_baseball_championship_logo.jpg |
| ImageSize | 150px |
| Caption | 2012 CUSA baseball tournament logo |
| Teams | 8 |
| Format | 2 division round robin and |
| championship game | |
| Ballpark | Trustmark Park |
| City | Pearl, MS |
| Champions | |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Brian Shoop |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Michael Busby |
| MVPTeam | UAB |
championship game
The 2012 Conference USA baseball tournament was held at Trustmark Park in Pearl, MS from May 23 to May 27, 2012. The tournament used the format from the previous season, with the top eight teams from the regular season divided into two four-team pods. After round robin play, the teams with the best record in each pod met in a championship game. won their first championship and claimed the Conference USA's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding
The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | – | 1 | |
| UCF | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 3 | |
| 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 4 | |
| 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 5 | |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | .563 | 3.5 | 6 | |
| 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8 | 7 | |
| 5 | 18 | 1 | .229 | 11.5 | 8 | |
| 5 | 19 | 0 | .208 | 12 | – |
Results
| team-1-abbrev=Rice | team-1= | team-2-abbrev=UCF | team-2=UCF | team-3-abbrev=Tulane | team-3= | team-4-abbrev=Southern Miss | team-4= | team-5-abbrev=Memphis | team-5= | team-6-abbrev=East Carolina | team-6= | team-7-abbrev=UAB | team-7= | team-8-abbrev=Houston | team-8=
|color-1= |1v4=L 2–4 |1v5=L 2–3 |1v8=W 7–5 |1total=1–2 |color-4= |4v1=W 4–2 |4v5=L 3–14 |4v8=W 8–7 |4total=2–1 |color-5=ccffcc |5v1=W 3–2 |5v4=W 14–3 |5v8=L 3–7 |5total=2–1 |color-8= |8v1=L 5–7 |8v4=L 7–8 |8v5=W 7–3 |8total=1–2
|color-2= |2v3=W 6–2 |2v6=W 11–1 |2v7=L 1–15 |2total=2–1 |color-3= |3v2=L 2–6 |3v6=W 4–3 |3v7=L 3–6 |3total=1–2 |color-6= |6v2=L 1–11 |6v3=L 3–4 |6v7=W 10–3 |6total=1–2 |color-7=ccffcc |7v2=W 15–1 |7v3=W 6–3 |7v6=L 3–10 |7total=2–1
| Finals-team1=Memphis | Finals-score1=0 | Finals-team2=UAB | Finals-score2=5
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| C | Keaton Aldridge | Memphis |
| IF | Keith DePew | UAB |
| IF | John Frost | UAB |
| IF | Ashley Graeter | Southern Miss |
| IF | Corey Thompson | East Carolina |
| OF | Landon Appling | Houston |
| OF | Jeff Schalk | UAB |
| OF | Michael Sterling | Southern Miss |
| DH | Eli Hynes | Memphis |
| P | Michael Busby | UAB |
| P | Dan Langfield | Memphis |
| P | Chase Mallard | UAB |
| P | Ryan Nance | UAB |
Most Valuable Player
Michael Busby was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Busby was a pitcher for UAB.
References
References
- "Championship Central". conferenceusa.com.
- (May 27, 2012). "Graeter, Sterling Named to C-USA All-Tournament Team". conferenceusa.com.
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