2012 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2012 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 22–26. All eight of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Utah Valley University's Brent Brown Ballpark in Orem, Utah. Utah Valley won their third championship by a score of 10-6, having advanced undefeated in conference regular season and tournament play. As the Great West is a new conference, the league does not have an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3] Utah Valley has won all three Great West Conference Baseball Tournaments.[4]
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site |
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Champions | Utah Valley (3rd title) |
Winning coach | Eric Madsen (3rd title) |
MVP | Billy Burgess, Utah Valley |
2012 Great West Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley †‡ | 28 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | – | 12 | .797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Pan American | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | 30 | – | 22 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | 25 | – | 27 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 27 | – | 33 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 28 | – | 33 | .459 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | 19 | – | 37 | .339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | 14 | – | 40 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NYIT | 3 | – | 25 | .107 | 5 | – | 46 | .098 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 31, 2012[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
Seeding
All eight teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage only.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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Utah Valley | 28 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
Texas-Pan American | 16 | 12 | .571 | ||
NJIT | 16 | 12 | .571 | ||
Northern Colorado | 15 | 13 | .536 | ||
Houston Baptist | 15 | 13 | .536 | ||
North Dakota | 10 | 18 | .357 | ||
Chicago State | 9 | 19 | .321 | ||
NYIT | 3 | 25 | .107 |
Results
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Winner's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | NJIT | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | North Dakota | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | North Dakota | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas-Pan American | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas-Pan American | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Chicago State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | North Dakota | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Utah Valley | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Northern Colorado | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Houston Baptist | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Houston Baptist | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Utah Valley | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Utah Valley | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | NYIT | 10 | 1 | Utah Valley | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Houston Baptist | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Loser's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | NJIT | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Chicago State | 11 | 5 | Houston Baptist | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Chicago State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Houston Baptist | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Northern Colorado | 11 | 4 | Northern Colorado | 5 | 6 | North Dakota | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | NYIT | 1 | 2 | Texas-Pan American | 13 | 5 | Houston Baptist | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Northern Colorado | 14 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
Name | School |
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Jonathan Carpen | Chicago State |
Kolby Arnst | Houston Baptist |
Jake Gonzalez | Houston Baptist |
Collin Hetzler | Houston Baptist |
Jeff Campbell | North Dakota |
Kris Kwak | North Dakota |
Andrew Thome | North Dakota |
Tony Crudo | Northern Colorado |
Jake Johnson | Northern Colorado |
Angel Ibanez | Texas–Pan American |
Billy Burgess | Utah Valley |
Cole Butcher | Utah Valley |
Alex Exon | Utah Valley |
Jake Rickenbach | Utah Valley |
Most Valuable Player
Billy Burgess was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Burgess was an outfielder for Utah Valley.[4]
References
- "Baseball standings". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- "Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Central". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- "Utah Valley Wins Third-Straight GWC Baseball Tournament Championship". Great West Conference. May 26, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- "2012 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Great West Conference. Retrieved 2012-06-08.