2012 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament


The 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, from May 23 through 26. Belmont won their second consecutive and second overall championship with a 10–4 championship game victory over Kennesaw State.[2] The Bruins joined the Ohio Valley Conference beginning with the 2013 season. Belmont earned the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

2012 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBelmont (2nd title)
Winning coachDave Jarvis (2nd title)
MVPJudah Akers (Belmont)
2012 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont  ‍y 17 10   .630 39 24   .619
South Carolina Upstate  ‍‍‍ 16 10   .615 33 20   .623
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 15 11   .577 34 25   .576
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 38 21   .644
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 35 23   .603
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 26 31   .456
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 25 30   .455
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 31 24   .564
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 23 32   .418
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 18 38   .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2012[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The 2012 tournament was a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament.[4]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Belmont 17 11 .630 1
South Carolina Upstate 16 10 .615 .5 2
Kennesaw State 15 11 .577 1.5 3
Florida Gulf Coast 15 12 .556 2 4
Mercer 15 12 .556 2 5
Stetson 15 12 .556 2 6
Lipscomb 14 13 .519 3
North Florida 12 15 .444 5
East Tennessee State 8 19 .296 9
Jacksonville 7 20 .259 10

Bracket and results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Belmont1
3Kennesaw State3
6Stetson33Kennesaw State5
1Belmont46Stetson44Florida Gulf Coast4
2USC Upstate0
3Kennesaw State13
6Stetson1
4Florida Gulf Coast12
3Kennesaw State4
3Kennesaw State4
4Florida Gulf Coast41Belmont10
5Mercer3
5Mercer114Florida Gulf Coast4
2USC Upstate21Belmont6
1Belmont10
3Mercer3

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Pos. Name School
SP Will Dorsey Stetson
SP Jason Forjet Florida Gulf Coast
C Ronnie Freeman Kennesaw State
1B Sean Dwyer Florida Gulf Coast
1B Judah Akers Belmont
2B Zac Mitchell Belmont
SS Brandon Bednar Florida Gulf Coast
OF Ryan Gebhart Florida Gulf Coast
OF Aaron Dobbs Kennesaw State
OF Drew Turner Belmont
DH Andy Chriscaden Kennesaw State

Most Valuable Player

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Judah Akers was named Tournament MVP. Akers was a first baseman for Belmont.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Belmont Wins Back-to-Back A-Sun Baseball Titles". atlanticsun.org. May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Baseball Championship". atlanticsun.org. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.