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2012 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

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2012 Missouri Valley Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCreighton (3rd title)
Winning coachEd Servais (3rd title)
MVPMike Gerber (Creighton)
TelevisionESPN3
2012 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Indiana State  ‍‍‍y 14 7 0   .667 41 17 0   .707
Missouri State  ‍‍‍y 13 7 0   .650 39 20 0   .661
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 35 25 0   .583
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 10 9 0   .526 33 19 0   .635
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 32 27 0   .542
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 31 28 0   .525
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 27 27 1   .500
Creighton  ‍‍y 6 14 0   .300 26 28 0   .481
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of May 31, 2012[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 2012 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 26. All eight teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Missouri State's Hammons Field in Springfield, MO. Creighton won their third tournament championship and second in a row and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding and format

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The league's eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then played a two bracket, double-elimination format tournament, with the winner of each bracket then playing a single elimination final.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Indiana State 14 7 .667 1
Missouri State 13 7 .650 1 2
Wichita State 12 9 .571 2 3
Illinois State 10 9 .526 3 4
Evansville 10 11 .476 4 5
Southern Illinois 9 12 .429 5 6
Bradley 8 13 .381 6 7
Creighton 6 14 .300 7.5 8

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
5Evansville3
4Illinois State10
4Illinois State5
8Creighton11
8Creighton5
1Indiana State0
8Creighton10-
4Illinois State3-
1Indiana State5
5Evansville84Illinois State5*
5Evansville4
8Creighton8
6Southern Illinois6
6Southern Illinois6
3Wichita State3
6Southern Illinois9*
7Bradley8
7Bradley5
2Missouri State3
6Southern Illinois3*-
2Missouri State2-
3Wichita State0
2Missouri State77Bradley8
2Missouri State11*

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

POS Name School
1B Chris Serritella Southern Illinois
2B Jake Peter Creighton
SS Eric Cheray Missouri State
3B Chance Ross Creighton
C Brian Bajer Southern Illinois
UT Nick Judkins Creighton
DH Keenen Maddox Missouri State
OF Mike Gerber Creighton
OF Chad Hinshaw Illinois State
OF Brennan Murphy Creighton
P Todd Eaton Southern Illinois
P Cody Schumacher Missouri State

Most Outstanding Player

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Mike Gerber was named Most Outstanding Player. Gerber was an outfielder for Creighton.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Missouri Valley Conference - Standings & Leaders". mvc.org. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 State Farm MVC Baseball Championship". mvc-sports.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Baseball Championship: Creighton 8, Southern Illinois 6". Missouri Valley Conference. May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "2012 Baseball All-Tournament Team". Missouri Valley Conference. May 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2013.