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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Belmont  y 1710 .6303924 .619
South Carolina Upstate   1610 .6153320 .623
Kennesaw State   1511 .5773425 .576
Mercer   1512 .5563821 .644
Stetson   1512 .5563523 .603
Florida Gulf Coast   1512 .5562631 .456
Lipscomb   1413 .5192530 .455
North Florida   1215 .4443124 .564
East Tennessee State   819 .2962332 .418
Jacksonville   720 .2591838 .321
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2012[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

Format and seeding

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]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Belmont1711.6301
South Carolina Upstate1610.615.52
Kennesaw State1511.5771.53
Florida Gulf Goast1512.55624
Mercer1512.55625
Stetson1512.55626
Lipscomb1413.5193
North Florida1215.4445
East Tennessee State819.2969
Jacksonville720.25910

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Belmont1
3Kennesaw State3
6Stetson33Kennesaw State5
1Belmont46Stetson44Florida Gulf Coast4
2USC Upstate0
3Kennesaw State13
6Stetson1
4Florida Gulf Goast12
3Kennesaw State4
3Kennesaw State4
4Florida Gulf Coast41Belmont10
5Mercer3
5Mercer114Florida Gulf Coast4
2USC Upstate21Belmont6
1Belmont10
3Mercer3

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
SPWill DorseyStetson
SPJason ForjetFlorida Gulf Coast
CRonnie FreemanKennesaw State
1BSean DwyerFlorida Gulf Coast
1BJudah AkersBelmont
2BZac MitchellBelmont
SSBrandon BednarFlorida Gulf Coast
OFRyan GebhartFlorida Gulf Coast
OFAaron DobbsKennesaw State
OFDrew TurnerBelmont
DHAndy ChriscadenKennesaw State

Most Valuable Player

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

References

  1. "Standings and Leaders". Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
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