2012 Summit League Baseball Tournament

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2012 Summit League
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOral Roberts (15th title)
Winning coachRob Walton (9th title)
MVPDrew Bowen (Oral Roberts)
2012 Summit League baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Oral Roberts  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 6 – 0   .739 38 – 25 – 0   .603
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 15 – 6 – 0   .714 25 – 31 – 0   .446
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 40 – 20 – 0   .667
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11 – 0   .522 18 – 36 – 0   .333
IPFW  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 16 – 40 – 0   .286
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 18 – 33 – 1   .356
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 17 – 35 – 1   .330
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2012[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2012 Summit League Baseball Tournament took place from May 24–26. The top four regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Oral Roberts University's J. L. Johnson Stadium. Oral Roberts won their fifteenth consecutive championship, claiming the tournament title every year but one of the sixteen seasons that they have been in the league, and will represent The Summit League in the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Seeding[]

The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Oral Roberts 17 6 .739
–
1
Oakland 15 6 .714
1
2
North Dakota State 14 10 .583
3.5
3
Southern Utah 12 11 .522
5
4
IPFW 8 16 .333
9.5
–
South Dakota State 7 14 .333
9
–
Western Illinois 7 17 .292
10.5
–

Results[]

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
4 Southern Utah 1  
1 Oral Roberts 2  
  1 Oral Roberts 3  
  3 North Dakota State 4  
3 North Dakota State 3
2 Oakland 2  
  1 Oral Roberts 4 4
  3 North Dakota State 1 3
2 Oakland 4  
4 Southern Utah 2  
  2 Oakland 2
  1 Oral Roberts 3  

[3]

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Name School
Simon Anderson North Dakota State
Drew Bowen Oral Roberts
Tim Colwell North Dakota State
Jason Hager Oakland
Nolan Jacoby Oakland
Brandon King Oral Roberts
Kyle Kingsley North Dakota State
Kyle Kleinendorst North Dakota State
Brad Royer Southern Utah
Tim Ryan Oakland
Jared Schlehuber Oral Roberts
Joe Spring Oral Roberts
Mike Torrence Oral Roberts
Jose Trevino Oral Roberts

Most Valuable Player[]

Drew Bowen was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Bowen played for Oral Roberts and earned the save in the championship game.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ 2013 Summit League Record Book (PDF). The Summit League. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "ORU Wins Two, Captures 15th-Straight League Title". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved May 3, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "2012 Baseball Championship". thesummitleague.org. Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
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