2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, FL from May 23 through 26. Belmont won their second consecutive and second overall championship with a 10–4 championship game victory over Kennesaw State.[2] 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.[3]

2012 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBelmont (2nd title)
Winning coachDave Jarvis (2nd title)
MVPJudah Akers, Belmont
2012 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Belmont  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–10 .630  39–24 .619
South Carolina Upstate  ‍‍‍ 16–10 .615  33–20 .623
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 15–11 .577  34–25 .576
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  38–21 .644
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  35–23 .603
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  26–31 .456
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  25–30 .455
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  31–24 .564
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  23–32 .418
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .259  18–38 .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2012[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.[4]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Belmont1711.630
–
1
South Carolina Upstate1610.615
.5
2
Kennesaw State1511.577
1.5
3
Florida Gulf Goast1512.556
2
4
Mercer1512.556
2
5
Stetson1512.556
2
6
Lipscomb1413.519
3
–
North Florida1215.444
5
–
East Tennessee State819.296
9
–
Jacksonville720.259
10
–

Bracket and results
  First round Semifinals Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  6 Stetson 3  
  1 Belmont 4     1 Belmont 1  
    3 Kennesaw State 3    
      3 Kennesaw State 5  
      6 Stetson 4     4 Florida Gulf Coast 4  
  2 USC Upstate 0         3 Kennesaw State 13    
  6 Stetson 1        
  4 Florida Gulf Goast 12         3 Kennesaw State 4
  3 Kennesaw State 4           1 Belmont 10
      4 Florida Gulf Coast 4        
      5 Mercer 3          
  5 Mercer 11           4 Florida Gulf Coast 4              
  2 USC Upstate 2         1 Belmont 6            
  1 Belmont 10    
  3 Mercer 3  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Pos.NameSchool
SPWill DorseyStetson
SPJason ForjetFlorida Gulf Coast
CRonnie FreemanKennesaw State
1BSean DwyerFlorida Gulf Coast
1BJudah AkersBelmont
2BZac MitchellBelmont
SSBrandon BednarFlorida Gulf Coast
OFRyan GebhartFlorida Gulf Coast
OFAaron DobbsKennesaw State
OFDrew TurnerBelmont
DHAndy ChriscadenKennesaw State

Most Valuable Player

Judah Akers was named Tournament MVP. Akers was a first baseman for Belmont.[2]

References
  1. "Standings and Leaders". Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  2. "Belmont Wins Back-to-Back A-Sun Baseball Titles". atlanticsun.org. May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  3. "Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  4. "Baseball Championship". atlanticsun.org. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
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