2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

2012 SWAC baseball tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 2012
Teams 8
Format Double elimination
Site Lee–Hines Field
Baton Rouge, LA
Champions Prairie View A&M (3rd title)
MVP Evan Richard (Prairie View A&M)
Television ESPNU (Final)
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
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2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
East
Jackson State x 21 3 0   .875     35 16 0   .686
Alabama State 14 10 0   .583     20 36 0   .357
Alcorn State 14 10 0   .583     18 37 0   .327
Mississippi Valley State 10 14 0   .417     17 39 0   .304
Alabama A&M 1 23 0   .042     8 42 0   .160
West
Southern x 17 7 0   .708     33 16 0   .673
Prairie View A&M y 15 8 0   .652     28 25 0   .528
Grambling State 13 11 0   .542     22 26 0   .458
Texas Southern 8 15 0   .348     26 27 0   .491
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6 18 0   .250     8 38 1   .181
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2012[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place at Lee–Hines Field, on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA from May 16 through May 20, 2012.[2] The Prairie View A&M Panthers won their third tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

The double elimination tournament featured the top four teams from each division, leaving one team from each division out of the field.

Seeding

The top four finishers in each division were seeded one through four, with the top seed from each division facing the fourth seed from the opposite division in the first round, and so on. Alcorn State claimed the second seed from the East by tiebreaker over Alabama State. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with a one game final between the winners of each bracket.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
East Division
Jackson State 21 3 .875
E1
Alcorn State 14 10 .583
7
E2
Alabama State 14 10 .583
7
E3
Mississippi Valley State 10 14 .487
11
E4
Alabama A&M 1 23 .042
20
West Division
Southern 17 7 .708
W1
Prairie View A&M 15 8 .652
1.5
W2
Grambling 13 11 .542
4
W3
Texas Southern 8 15 .348
8.5
W4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6 18 .250
11

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
W3  Grambling 2  
E2  Alcorn State 6  
  E2  Alcorn State 6  
  E4  Mississippi Valley State 7  
E4  Mississippi Valley State 6
W1  Southern 4  
  E4  Mississippi Valley State 2  
  W1  Southern 1  
W1  Southern 8  
W3  Grambling 0  
  W1  Southern 8
  E2  Alcorn State 6  
  E4  Mississippi Valley State 4
  W2  Prairie View A&M 7
E3  Alabama State 4  
W2  Prairie View A&M 14  
  E1  Jackson State 0
  W2  Prairie View A&M 2  
W4  Texas Southern 0
E1  Jackson State 7  
  W2  Prairie View A&M 0 8
  W4  Texas Southern 2 5  
E3  Alabama State 3  
W4  Texas Southern 6  
  W4  Texas Southern 11
  E1  Jackson State 1  

[4]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

POS Name School
C Evan Richard Prairie View A&M
P Daniel Castillo Prairie View A&M
P/DH Stef Hernandez Prairie View A&M
SS James Fontenot Prairie View A&M
OF Allen Cheek Mississippi Valley State
1B Joseph Germaine Mississippi Valley State
2B Edmund Cheatham Mississippi Valley State
P Trey Lacy Mississippi Valley State
1B Anthony Dilligard Texas Southern
3B Lacy Jackson Texas Southern
P Brian Foster Southern
OF Wilmy Marerro Southern

Most Valuable Player

Evan Richard was named Most Valuable Player. Richard was a catcher for Prairie View A&M.[5]

References

  1. "Baseball standings". SWAC.org. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  2. "2011-12 Championships". swac.org. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  3. "Prairie View Crowned SWAC Baseball Champions". SWAC. May 20, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  4. "2012 SWAC Baseball Tournament". swac.org. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Prairie View's Evan Richard Leads All-Tourney Team". May 21, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2013.