2012 Conference USA Tournament
The 2012 Conference USA baseball tournament was held at Trustmark Park in Pearl, MS. The tournament field was broken into 2 4-team brackets that played a round robin schedule. The winner of each bracket met in a 1 game championship. #7 University of Alabama at Birmingham defeated #5 University of Memphis for the title. Michael Busby of UAB was named MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
Bracket 1[edit]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rice University | 17-7 | Wayne Graham |
4 | University of Southern Mississippi | 14-10 | Scott Berry |
5 | University of Memphis | 14-10 | Daron Schoenrock |
8 | University of Houston | 5-18-1 | Todd Whitting |
Bracket 2[edit]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
2 | University of Central Florida | 16-8 | Terry Rooney |
3 | Tulane University | 14-10 | Rick Jones |
6 | East Carolina University | 13-10-1 | Billy Godwin |
7 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 9-15 | Brian Shoop |
Game Results[edit]
Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 23 | ||||
Game 1 | University of Memphis | 14-3 | University of Southern Mississippi | |
Game 2 | Rice University | 7-5 | University of Houston | |
Game 3 | Tulane University | 4-3 | East Carolina University | |
May 24 | ||||
Game 4 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 15-1 | University of Central Florida | |
Game 5 | University of Southern Mississippi | 8-7 (10) | University of Houston | |
Game 6 | University of Memphis | 3-2 | Rice University | |
May 25 | ||||
Game 7 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 6-3 | Tulane University | |
Game 8 | University of Central Florida | 11-1 | East Carolina University | |
Game 9 | University of Houston | 7-3 | University of Memphis | Memphis wins bracket with 2-1 record |
May 26 | ||||
Game 10 | University of Central Florida | 6-2 | Tulane University | |
Game 11 | East Carolina University | 10-3 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | UAB wins bracket with 2-1 record |
Game 12 | University of Southern Mississippi | 4-2 | Rice University | |
May 27 | ||||
Game 13 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 5-0 | University of Memphis | UAB advances to NCAA tournament |
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- C Keaton Aldridge, Memphis
- IF Keith DePew, UAB
- IF John Frost, UAB
- IF Ashley Graeter, Southern Miss
- IF Corey Thompson, East Carolina
- OF Landon Appling, Houston
- OF Jeff Schalk, UAB
- OF Michael Sterling, Southern Miss
- DH Eli Hynes, Memphis
- P Michael Busby, UAB
- P Dan Langfield, Memphis
- P Chase Mallard, UAB
- P Ryan Nance, UAB
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