2012 Conference USA baseball tournament
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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. UAB won their first championship and claimed the Conference USA's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
 2012 CUSA baseball tournament logo | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | 2 division round robin and championship game |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UAB (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Brian Shoop (1st title) |
| MVP | Michael Busby (UAB) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Rice †y | 17 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .708 | 40 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UCF y | 16 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .667 | 43 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 38 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 32 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 31 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina y | 13 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .563 | 35 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB ‡y | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 32 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 5 | – | 18 | – | 1 | .229 | 18 | – | 35 | – | 1 | .343 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 5 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .208 | 17 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of May 30 2012[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | – | 1 |
| UCF | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Tulane | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 3 |
| Southern Miss | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 4 |
| Memphis | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 5 |
| East Carolina | 13 | 10 | 1 | .563 | 3.5 | 6 |
| UAB | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8 | 7 |
| Houston | 5 | 18 | 1 | .229 | 11.5 | 8 |
| Marshall | 5 | 19 | 0 | .208 | 12 | – |
Results
edit| Division A | Rice | Southern Miss | Memphis | Houston | Overall | |
| 1 | Rice | L 2–4 | L 2–3 | W 7–5 | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Southern Miss | W 4–2 | L 3–14 | W 8–7 | 2–1 | |
| 5 | Memphis | W 3–2 | W 14–3 | L 3–7 | 2–1 | |
| 8 | Houston | L 5–7 | L 7–8 | W 7–3 | 1–2 |
| Division B | UCF | Tulane | East Carolina | UAB | Overall | |
| 2 | UCF | W 6–2 | W 11–1 | L 1–15 | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tulane | L 2–6 | W 4–3 | L 3–6 | 1–2 | |
| 6 | East Carolina | L 1–11 | L 3–4 | W 10–3 | 1–2 | |
| 7 | UAB | W 15–1 | W 6–3 | L 3–10 | 2–1 |
| Finals | ||||
| A | Memphis | 0 | ||
| B | UAB | 5 | ||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| 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
editMichael Busby was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Busby was a pitcher for UAB.[3]
References
edit- ^ "2012 Baseball Standings" (PDF). c-usa.org. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ "Championship Central". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Graeter, Sterling Named to C-USA All-Tournament Team". conferenceusa.com. May 27, 2012. Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2013.