2012 Southern Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 2012 Southern Conference 2012_socon_baseball_championship_logo.jpg 175px 2012 SoCon baseball tournament logo 8 Double-elimination tournament Fluor Field at the West End Greenville, South Carolina 2012 Samford Bulldogs Samford 1 Casey Dunn 1 Josh Martin Samford 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 2012 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro, 2012 Wofford Terriers Wofford, and 2012 Davidson Wildcats Davidson out.http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=205251845 2012 SoCon Baseball Championship SoConSports.com 2011-11-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111123061323/http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=205251845 2011-11-23 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. Seeding Team W L Pct. GB Seed 2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 21 9 .700 – 1 2012 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston 21 9 .700 – 2 2012 Elon Phoenix Elon 20 10 .667 1 3 2012 Samford Bulldogs Samford 19 11 .633 2 4 2012 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 16 14 .533 5 5 2012 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 15 15 .500 6 6 The Citadel 13 17 .433 8 7 2012 Furman Paladins Furman 13 17 .433 8 8 2012 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro 10 20 .333 11 – 2012 Wofford Terriers Wofford 9 21 .300 12 – 2012 Davidson Wildcats Davidson 8 22 .267 13 – Appalachian State earned the tiebreaker over College of Charleston after winning the regular season series 8–6, 8–2, 3–8 The Citadel earned the tiebreaker over Furman after winning the regular season series 7–0, 3–1, 6–8 Results y 2 7 The Citadel 8* 2 2012 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston 6 6 2012 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 19 3 2012 Elon Phoenix Elon 2 2 College of Charleston 12 3 Elon 14 8 2012 Furman Paladins Furman 5 1 2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 7 5 2012 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 0 4 2012 Samford Bulldogs Samford 7 8 Furman 9 5 Western Carolina 8 7 The Citadel 1 6 Georgia Southern 8 7 The Citadel 3 3 Elon 7 1 Appalachian State 7 4 Samford 12 1 Appalachian State 4 8 Furman 13 6 Georgia Southern 10 - 3 Elon 7 - 4 Samford 12 - 8 Furman 2 - 6 Georgia Southern 6 4 Samford 9* http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/Championships/2011-12/Baseball/2012%20Baseball%20Tournament%20Bracket.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Championship SoConSports.com 2012-05-22 As tournament host, game order and times would have been adjusted to allow Furman to play the 5:00 pm game as long as it remained in the winner's bracket. * denotes extra innings The first-round game between Georgia Southern and Elon tied the Southern Conference Tournament record for largest margin of victory at 17. The first round elimination game between Elon and College of Charleston broke the Southern Conference Tournament record with 39 combined hits (21 for Elon, 18 for College of Charleston). The championship game was a rematch of the 2011 championship game where Georgia Southern defeated Samford 1–0. All-Tournament Team 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 PlayerJosh MartinSamford http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205434346&DB_OEM_ID=4000 Tenth-Inning Triple Propels Samford to First SoCon Title SoConSports.com 2012-05-27 References SoCon Tournament Category:Southern Conference baseball tournament Southern Conference Tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Greenville, South Carolina Category:College baseball tournaments in South Carolina