| Year: | 2012 |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Fluor Field at the West End |
| City: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Titlecount: | 1 |
| Coach: | Casey Dunn |
| Coachcount: | 1 |
| Mvp: | Josh Martin |
| Mvpteam: | Samford |
| Television: | ESPN3 |
The 2012 Southern Conference baseball tournament took place at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina, from May 23 through 27. The final game was televised on ESPN3
The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams in the conference standings participated, leaving three,, and out.[1]
Samford went 4–0 to win the tournament, clinching the conference's automatic berth in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and the school's first ever Regional appearance. 2012 also marks the school's first baseball championship since joining the Southern Conference in 2008.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 9 | .700 | – | 1 | ||
| 21 | 9 | .700 | – | 2 | ||
| 20 | 10 | .667 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 11 | .633 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 14 | .533 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 15 | .500 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 17 | .433 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 17 | .433 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 20 | .333 | 11 | – | ||
| 9 | 21 | .300 | 12 | – | ||
| 8 | 22 | .267 | 13 | – |
| Position | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Justin Hess | Georgia Southern | |
| SP | Josh Martin | Samford | |
| RP | C.K. Irby | Samford | |
| C | Chase Griffin | Georgia Southern | |
| 1B | Ryan Kinsella | Elon | |
| 2B | Tyler Avera | Georgia Southern | |
| 2B | Zeth Stone | Samford | |
| SS | Austin Allison | Samford | |
| 3B | Chris Ohmstede | Furman | |
| OF | Taylor Johnson | Furman | |
| OF | Phillip Ervin | Samford | |
| OF | Brandon Miller | Samford | |
| DH | Garren Palmer | Georgia Southern |
| Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player | |
| Josh Martin | |
| Samford |