The 2012 Conference USA baseball tournament was held at Trustmark Park in Pearl, MS from May 23 to May 27, 2012. The tournament used the format from the previous season, with the top eight teams from the regular season divided into two four-team pods. After round robin play, the teams with the best record in each pod met in a championship game. won their first championship and claimed the Conference USA's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament. Team W L T PCT GB Seed 17 7 0 .708 – 1 UCF 16 8 0 .667 1 2 14 10 0 .583 3 3 14 10 0 .583 3 4 14 10 0 .583 3 5 13 10 1 .563 3.5 6 9 15 0 .375 8 7 5 18 1 .229 11.5 8 5 19 0 .208 12 –
Results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Pos. Name School 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
Most Valuable Player Michael Busby was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Busby was a pitcher for UAB.
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