2012 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2012
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Shortconference:ACC
Teams:8
Format:2 division round robin and
championship game
Ballpark:NewBridge Bank Park
City:Greensboro, NC
Champions:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Titlecount:8th
Coach:Danny Hall
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:Jake Davies
Mvpteam:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Television:ACCRSN

The 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at the NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, North Carolina, from May 23 through 27. All of the games were shown live on Fox Sports South with select games being shown on Fox Sports Florida, Comcast Mid-Atlantic, Sun Sports, and New England Sports Network. Eighth seeded Georgia Tech won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Georgia Tech's eighth ACC tournament win. This was the first time in which an eighth seeded team won the tournament.

Seeding

Seeding based on team's conference winning percentage.[1] Top team from each division is ranked 1st and 2nd followed by the six teams with the next best conference winning percentage, regardless of division.

Atlantic Division
TeamWLPctSeed
Florida State246.800align=center 1
1911.633align=center 3
Clemson1614.533align=center 5
1317.433align=center 7
1020.333
1020.333
Coastal Division
TeamWLPctSeed
228.733align=center 2
Virginia1812.600align=center 4
1614.533align=center 6
1218.400align=center 8
1119.367
921.300

Tournament

Notes
- Denotes extra innings
- Denotes game shortened due to mercy rule
1 - Miami beat North Carolina head-to-head

Results

All times shown are US EDT. All games, except the championship game, will have a 10-run rule in effect.[2]

Championship final

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
CZane EvansGeorgia Tech
1BJon McGibbonClemson
2BThomas SmithGeorgia Tech
3BTrea TurnerNC State
SSJustin GonzalezFlorida State
OFChantz MackMiami
OFColin HarringtonVirginia
OFBrandon ThomasGeorgia Tech
DH/UTJake DaviesGeorgia Tech
PCarlos RodonNC State
PEric WhaleyMiami
MVPJake DaviesGeorgia Tech

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012. Florida State, North Carolina Hold Top Two Seeds for 2012 ACC Baseball Championship. TheACC.com. May 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121123052300/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051912aaa.html. November 23, 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: 2012. 2012 ACC Baseball Championship. TheACC.com. May 23, 2012. June 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120611165454/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/12accbase-bracket.pdf. dead.