2012 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2012
Conference:Atlantic Sun Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Melching Field at Conrad Park
City:DeLand, FL
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Dave Jarvis
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Judah Akers
Mvpteam:Belmont

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. won their second consecutive and second overall championship with a 10–4 championship game victory over .[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
17 11 .630 1
16 10 .615 .5 2
15 11 .577 1.5 3
15 12 .556 2 4
15 12 .556 2 5
15 12 .556 2 6
14 13 .519 3
12 15 .444 5
8 19 .296 9
7 20 .259 10

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos. Name School
SP Will Dorsey Stetson
SP Jason Forjet Florida Gulf Coast
C Ronnie Freeman Kennesaw State
1B Sean Dwyer Florida Gulf Coast
1B Judah Akers Belmont
2B Zac Mitchell Belmont
SS Brandon Bednar Florida Gulf Coast
OF Ryan Gebhart Florida Gulf Coast
OF Aaron Dobbs Kennesaw State
OF Drew Turner Belmont
DH Andy Chriscaden Kennesaw State

Most Valuable Player

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belmont Wins Back-to-Back A-Sun Baseball Titles . May 26, 2012 . February 8, 2013 . atlanticsun.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130606221241/http://atlanticsun.org/baseball/news/2011-12/6665/belmont-wins-back-to-back-a-sun-baseball-titles/ . June 6, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Championship Central. NCAA.org. May 15, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120518115247/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2012-02-24/conference-championship-central. May 18, 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Baseball Championship. atlanticsun.org. March 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130606013517/http://www.atlanticsun.org/baseball/championship/2011-12/. June 6, 2013. dead. mdy-all.