2012 Gulf South Conference Tournament

The 2012 Gulf South Conference baseball tournament was held in Rome, GA. #1 Delta State University defeated #3 University of Alabama in Huntsville for the title. Jon Carnahan of Delta State was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Delta State University	17-7	Mike Kinnison
2	University of West Alabama	15-9	Gary Rundles
3	University of Alabama in Huntsville	15-9	Hunter Royer
4	University of North Alabama	15-9	Mike Keehn
5	Valdosta State University	14-9	Greg Guilliams
6	University of West Florida	11-11	Mike Jeffcoat
7	University of West Georgia	9-13	Skip Fite
8	Christian Brothers University	3-21	Phil Goodwin

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
	1	Delta State	5
	8	Christian Brothers	4
						1	Delta State	11
						5	Valdosta State	2
	4	North Alabama	1
	5	Valdosta State	4
											1	Delta State	4
											3	Alabama-Huntsville	8
	2	West Alabama	3
	7	West Georgia	10
						7	West Georgia	3
						3	Alabama-Huntsville	11
	3	Alabama-Huntsville	4
	6	West Florida	3
						Loser's bracket
						8	Christian Brothers	1
						4	North Alabama	19			7	West Georgia	1
											4	North Alabama	5
						2	West Alabama	0
						6	West Florida	2			5	Valdosta State	0
											6	West Florida	10

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
	3	Alabama-Huntsville	8								3	Alabama-Huntsville	8
	4	North Alabama	9								1	Delta State	14
						4	North Alabama	0
						1	Delta State	4
	1	Delta State	7
	6	West Florida	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 4
Game 1	University of West Georgia	10-3	University of West Alabama
Game 2	University of Alabama in Huntsville	4-3	University of West Florida
Game 3	Delta State University	5-4	Christian Brothers University
Game 4	Valdosta State University	4-1	University of North Alabama
May 5
Game 5	University of West Florida	2-0	University of West Alabama	West Alabama eliminated
Game 6	University of Alabama in Huntsville	11-3	University of West Georgia
Game 7	University of North Alabama	19-1	Christian Brothers University	Christian Brothers eliminated
Game 8	Delta State University	11-2	Valdosta State University
May 6
Game 9	University of North Alabama	5-1	University of West Georgia	West Georgia eliminated
Game 10	University of West Florida	10-0	Valdosta State University	Valdosta State eliminated
Game 11	University of Alabama in Huntsville	8-4	Delta State University
May 7
Game 12	Delta State University	7-3	University of West Florida	West Florida eliminated
Game 13	University of North Alabama	9-8	University of Alabama in Huntsville
May 8
Game 14	Delta State University	4-0	University of North Alabama	North Alabama eliminated
Game 15	Delta State University	14-8	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Delta State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Catcher, Jon Carnahan, Delta State
• Starting Pitcher, Josh Branstetter, Delta State
• Designated Hitter, Ben Kingsley, Delta State
• Starting pitcher, Ricky Winters, Delta State
• Left fielder, Michael Vinson, Delta State
• Center fielder, Ty Chancelor, Alabama-Huntsville
• Right fielder, Mike Love, Alabama-Huntsville
• Catcher, Justin Riddle, Alabama-Huntsville
• Third baseman, Andrew Almon, North Alabama
• Second baseman, Michael Schmidt, North Alabama
• Starting Pitcher, Drew Bryson, West Florida
• Left fielder, Taye Larry, West Florida