2012 Southland Conference baseball tournament


The 2012 Southland Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Texas State University–San Marcos's Bobcat Ballpark in San Marcos, Texas. Texas–Arlington won their third Southland Conference Baseball Championship by a score of 13–4 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2012 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas–Arlington (3rd title)
Winning coachDarin Thomas (1st title)
MVPTravis Sibley (Texas–Arlington)
2012 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍y 24 9   .727 40 22   .645
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 20 13   .606 39 21   .650
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍y 19 14   .576 36 25   .590
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 19 14   .576 32 24   .571
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17 16   .515 24 30   .444
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16 17   .485 25 30   .455
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 16 17   .485 26 33   .441
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 14 19   .424 22 30   .423
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 14 19   .424 24 33   .421
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 14 19   .424 19 32   .373
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 13 19   .406 26 28   .481
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 11 21   .344 22 32   .407
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 2012[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Sam Houston State 24 9 .727 1
Southeastern Louisiana 20 13 .606 4 2
Texas State 19 14 .576 5 3
Texas–Arlington 19 14 .576 5 4
McNeese State 17 16 .515 7 5
Stephen F. Austin 16 17 .485 8 6
Central Arkansas 16 17 .485 8 7
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 19 .424 10 8
Lamar 14 19 .424 10
Northwestern State 14 19 .424 10
Nicholls State 13 19 .406 10.5
UTSA 11 21 .344 12.5

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Sam Houston State2
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi9
4Texas–Arlington10
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi5
4Texas–Arlington6
5McNeese State2
4Texas–Arlington7
1Sam Houston State6
1Sam Houston State7
5McNeese State11Sam Houston State4
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi3
4Texas–Arlington13
3Texas State11
2Southeastern Louisiana4
6Stephen F. Austin1
2Southeastern Louisiana7
3Texas State1
2Southeastern Louisiana6
7Central Arkansas3
2Southeastern Louisiana35
6Stephen F. Austin44
6Stephen F. Austin7
7Central Arkansas23Texas State7
6Stephen F. Austin9

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos. Name School
C Greg McCall Texas–Arlington
1B Bobby Loveless Stephen F. Austin
2B Michael Guerra Texas–Arlington
SS Hunter Dozier Stephen F. Austin
3B Travis Sibley Texas–Arlington
OF Jeff McVaney Texas State
OF Ladd Rhodes Southeastern Louisiana
OF Preston Beck Texas–Arlington
DH Max Lamantia Stephen F. Austin
P Lance Day Texas–Arlington
P Dylan Hills Southeastern Louisiana

Most Valuable Player

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Travis Sibley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sibley was a third baseman for Texas–Arlington.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2012 Southland Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "UT Arlington Heading to NCAA Regional after Southland Tournament Win". Southland Conference. May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2013.[permanent dead link]