The 2012 Great West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 26. All eight of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Utah Valley University's Brent Brown Ballpark in Orem, Utah. Utah Valley won their third championship by a score of 10-6, having advanced undefeated in conference regular season and tournament play. As the Great West is a new conference, the league does not have an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3] Utah Valley has won all three Great West Conference baseball tournaments.[4]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Utah Valley (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Eric Madsen (3rd title) |
| MVP | Billy Burgess (Utah Valley) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley †‡ | 28 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | – | 12 | .797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas-Pan American | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | 30 | – | 22 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | 25 | – | 27 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 27 | – | 33 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 28 | – | 33 | .459 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | 19 | – | 37 | .339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | 14 | – | 40 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYIT | 3 | – | 25 | .107 | 5 | – | 46 | .098 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 31, 2012[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editAll eight teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage only.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 28 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 1 |
| Texas-Pan American | 16 | 12 | .571 | 12 | 2 |
| NJIT | 16 | 12 | .571 | 12 | 3 |
| Northern Colorado | 15 | 13 | .536 | 13 | 4 |
| Houston Baptist | 15 | 13 | .536 | 13 | 5 |
| North Dakota | 10 | 18 | .357 | 18 | 6 |
| Chicago State | 9 | 19 | .321 | 19 | 7 |
| NYIT | 3 | 25 | .107 | 25 | 8 |
Results
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | NJIT | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | North Dakota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | North Dakota | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas-Pan American | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas-Pan American | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Chicago State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Valley | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Colorado | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston Baptist | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston Baptist | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Valley | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Valley | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | NYIT | 10 | 1 | Utah Valley | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston Baptist | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston Baptist | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | NJIT | 7 | 7 | Chicago State | 4 | 6 | North Dakota | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Chicago State | 11 | 5 | Houston Baptist | 11 | 5 | Houston Baptist | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Colorado | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas-Pan American | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Colorado | 11 | 4 | Northern Colorado | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | NYIT | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Carpen | Chicago State |
| Kolby Arnst | Houston Baptist |
| Jake Gonzalez | Houston Baptist |
| Collin Hetzler | Houston Baptist |
| Jeff Campbell | North Dakota |
| Kris Kwak | North Dakota |
| Andrew Thome | North Dakota |
| Tony Crudo | Northern Colorado |
| Jake Johnson | Northern Colorado |
| Angel Ibanez | Texas–Pan American |
| Billy Burgess | Utah Valley |
| Cole Butcher | Utah Valley |
| Alex Exon | Utah Valley |
| Jake Rickenbach | Utah Valley |
Most Valuable Player
editBilly Burgess was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Burgess was an outfielder for Utah Valley.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Baseball standings". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Central". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Utah Valley Wins Third-Straight GWC Baseball Tournament Championship". Great West Conference. May 26, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Great West Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2012.