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, Florida, 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

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Melching Field at Conrad Park DeLand, FL
Champions	Belmont (2nd title)
Winning coach	Dave Jarvis (2nd title)
MVP	Judah Akers (Belmont)
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2012 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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]

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Belmont	17	11	.630	–	1
South Carolina Upstate	16	10	.615	.5	2
Kennesaw State	15	11	.577	1.5	3
Florida Gulf Coast	15	12	.556	2	4
Mercer	15	12	.556	2	5
Stetson	15	12	.556	2	6
Lipscomb	14	13	.519	3	–
North Florida	12	15	.444	5	–
East Tennessee State	8	19	.296	9	–
Jacksonville	7	20	.259	10	–

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
						1	Belmont	1
						3	Kennesaw State	3
	6	Stetson	3								3	Kennesaw State	5
	1	Belmont	4								6	Stetson	4			4	Florida Gulf Coast	4
						2	USC Upstate	0
																3	Kennesaw State	13
						6	Stetson	1
	4	Florida Gulf Coast	12
																					3	Kennesaw State	4
	3	Kennesaw State	4
						4	Florida Gulf Coast	4													1	Belmont	10
						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.	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.^[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 June 6, 2013. 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.