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2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Image | 2012_swac_baseball_championship_logo.jpg |
| ImageSize | 250px |
| Caption | 2012 SWAC baseball tournament logo |
| Teams | 8 |
| Format | Double elimination |
| Ballpark | Lee–Hines Field |
| City | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Champions | |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| MVP | Evan Richard |
| MVPTeam | Prairie View A&M |
| Television | ESPNU (Final) |
The 2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place at Lee–Hines Field, on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA from May 16 through 20, 2012. The won their third tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The double elimination tournament featured the top four teams from each division, leaving one team from each division out of the field.
Seeding
The top four finishers in each division were seeded one through four, with the top seed from each division facing the fourth seed from the opposite division in the first round, and so on. Alcorn State claimed the second seed from the East by tiebreaker over Alabama State. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with a one-game final between the winners of each bracket.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Division | |||||
| 21 | 3 | .875 | – | E1 | |
| 14 | 10 | .583 | 7 | E2 | |
| 14 | 10 | .583 | 7 | E3 | |
| 10 | 14 | .487 | 11 | E4 | |
| 1 | 23 | .042 | 20 | – | |
| West Division | |||||
| 17 | 7 | .708 | – | W1 | |
| 15 | 8 | .652 | 1.5 | W2 | |
| 13 | 11 | .542 | 4 | W3 | |
| 8 | 15 | .348 | 8.5 | W4 | |
| 6 | 18 | .250 | 11 | – |
Bracket
| RD1-seed01=W3 | RD1-team01= | RD1-score01=2 | RD1-seed02=E2 | RD1-team02=**** | RD1-score02=6
| RD1-seed03=E4 | RD1-team03=**** | RD1-score03=6 | RD1-seed04=W1 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=4
| RD1-seed05=W1 | RD1-team05=Southern | RD1-score05=8 | RD1-seed06=W3 | RD1-team06=Grambling | RD1-score06=0
| RD1-seed07=E3 | RD1-team07= | RD1-score07=4 | RD1-seed08=W2 | RD1-team08=**** | RD1-score08=14
| RD1-seed09=W4 | RD1-team09= | RD1-score09=0 | RD1-seed10=E1 | RD1-team10=**** | RD1-score10=7
| RD1-seed11=E3 | RD1-team11=Alabama State | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12=W4 | RD1-team12=Texas Southern | RD1-score12=6
| RD2-seed01=E2 | RD2-team01=Alcorn State | RD2-score01=6 | RD2-seed02=E4 | RD2-team02=Mississippi Valley St. | RD2-score02=7
| RD2-seed03=W1 | RD2-team03=Southern | RD2-score03=8 | RD2-seed04=E2 | RD2-team04=Alcorn State | RD2-score04=6
| RD2-seed05=E1 | RD2-team05=Jackson State | RD2-score05=0 | RD2-seed06=W2 | RD2-team06=Prairie View A&M | RD2-score06=2
| RD2-seed07=W4 | RD2-team07=Texas Southern | RD2-score07=11 | RD2-seed08=E1 | RD2-team08=Jackson State | RD2-score08=1
| RD3-seed01=E4 | RD3-team01=Mississippi Valley St. | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2= | RD3-seed02=W1 | RD3-team02=Southern | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score02-2=
| RD3-seed03=W2 | RD3-team03=Prairie View A&M | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score03-2=8 | RD3-seed04=W4 | RD3-team04=Texas Southern | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score04-2=5
| RD4-seed01=E4 | RD4-team01=Mississippi Valley St. | RD4-score01=4 | RD4-seed02=W2 | RD4-team02=Prairie View A&M | RD4-score02=7
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| POS | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| C | Evan Richard | Prairie View A&M |
| P | Daniel Castillo | Prairie View A&M |
| P/DH | Stef Hernandez | Prairie View A&M |
| SS | James Fontenot | Prairie View A&M |
| OF | Allen Cheek | Mississippi Valley State |
| 1B | Joseph Germaine | Mississippi Valley State |
| 2B | Edmund Cheatham | Mississippi Valley State |
| P | Trey Lacy | Mississippi Valley State |
| 1B | Anthony Dilligard | Texas Southern |
| 3B | Lacy Jackson | Texas Southern |
| P | Brian Foster | Southern |
| OF | Wilmy Marerro | Southern |
Most Valuable Player
Evan Richard was named Most Valuable Player. Richard was a catcher for Prairie View A&M.
References
References
- "2011-12 Championships". swac.org.
- (May 20, 2012). "Prairie View Crowned SWAC Baseball Champions". SWAC.
- "2012 SWAC Baseball Tournament". swac.org.
- (May 21, 2012). "Prairie View's Evan Richard Leads All-Tourney Team".
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