2012 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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The 2012 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 23 - 27 in Bowling Green, KY. The tournament was broken into 2 4-team brackets playing a round-robin schedule. The winners of each bracket played a 1 game championship. #5 University of Louisiana at Monroe defeated #2 Arkansas State University for the title. Pitcher Will Browning of Louisiana-Monroe was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Bracket 1

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Florida Atlantic University 19-8 John McCormack
4 University of South Alabama 15-15 Mark Calvi
5 University of Louisiana at Monroe 15-15 Jeff Schexnaider
8 Western Kentucky University 13-17 Matt Myers

Bracket 2

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
2 Arkansas State University 19-9 Tommy Raffo
3 Florida International University 15-14 Turtle Thomas
6 Troy University 14-16 Bobby Pierce
7 Middle Tennessee State University 14-16 Steve Peterson


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 23
Game 1 University of Louisiana at Monroe 7-4 (10) University of South Alabama
Game 2 Arkansas State University 12-1 (7) Middle Tennessee State University
Game 3 Florida Atlantic University 4-3 Western Kentucky University
May 24
Game 4 Troy University 6-1 Florida International University
Game 5 University of Louisiana at Monroe 9-7 (13) Florida Atlantic University
Game 6 University of South Alabama 5-3 Western Kentucky University
May 25
Game 7 Middle Tennessee State University 12-6 Florida International University
Game 8 Troy University 8-3 Arkansas State University
Game 9 University of South Alabama 5-4 (10) Florida Atlantic University
May 26
Game 10 Middle Tennessee State University 8-5 Troy University
Game 11 Arkansas State University 12-4 Florida International University Arkansas State wins bracket with 2-1 record
Game 12 Western Kentucky University 7-5 University of Louisiana at Monroe Louisiana Monroe wins bracket with 2-1 record
May 27
Game 13 University of Louisiana at Monroe 4-2 Arkansas State University Louisiana Monroe advances to NCAA tournament