2012 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2012 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 23–26. 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
TeamW 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

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

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Sam Houston State249.727
–
1
Southeastern Louisiana2013.606
4
2
Texas State1914.576
5
3
Texas–Arlington1914.576
5
4
McNeese State1716.515
7
5
Stephen F. Austin1617.485
8
6
Central Arkansas1617.485
8
7
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi1419.424
10
8
Lamar1419.424
10
–
Northwestern State1419.424
10
–
Nicholls State1319.406
10.5
–
UTSA1121.344
12.5
–

Results
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Sam Houston State 2  
8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 9  
  4 Texas–Arlington 10  
  8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 5  
4 Texas–Arlington 6
5 McNeese State 2  
  4 Texas–Arlington 7 —  
  1 Sam Houston State 6 —  
1 Sam Houston State 7  
5 McNeese State 1  
  1 Sam Houston State 4
  8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 3  
  4 Texas–Arlington 13
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 4
3 Texas State 11  
6 Stephen F. Austin 1  
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 7
  3 Texas State 1  
2 Southeastern Louisiana 6
7 Central Arkansas 3  
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 3 5
  6 Stephen F. Austin 4 4  
6 Stephen F. Austin 7  
7 Central Arkansas 2  
  3 Texas State 7
  6 Stephen F. Austin 9  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
CGreg McCallTexas–Arlington
1BBobby LovelessStephen F. Austin
2BMichael GuerraTexas–Arlington
SSHunter DozierStephen F. Austin
3BTravis SibleyTexas–Arlington
OFJeff McVaneyTexas State
OFLadd RhodesSoutheastern Louisiana
OFPreston BeckTexas–Arlington
DHMax LamantiaStephen F. Austin
PLance DayTexas–Arlington
PDylan HillsSoutheastern Louisiana

Most Valuable Player

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

See also

References
  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. "UT Arlington Heading to NCAA Regional after Southland Tournament Win". Southland Conference. May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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