# 2012 Southland Conference baseball tournament

The 2012 Southland Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Texas State University–San Marcos's Bobcat Ballpark in San Marcos, Texas. Texas–Arlington won their third Southland Conference Baseball Championship by a score of 13–4 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
| Sam Houston State | 24 | 9 | .727 | – | 1 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 20 | 13 | .606 | 4 | 2 |
| Texas State | 19 | 14 | .576 | 5 | 3 |
| Texas–Arlington | 19 | 14 | .576 | 5 | 4 |
| McNeese State | 17 | 16 | .515 | 7 | 5 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 16 | 17 | .485 | 8 | 6 |
| Central Arkansas | 16 | 17 | .485 | 8 | 7 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10 | 8 |
| Lamar | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10 | – |
| Northwestern State | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10 | – |
| Nicholls State | 13 | 19 | .406 | 10.5 | – |
| UTSA | 11 | 21 | .344 | 12.5 | – |

## Results

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 9 | 4 | Texas–Arlington | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Texas–Arlington | 6 | 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | McNeese State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | McNeese State | 2 | | | | 4 | Texas–Arlington | 7 | — | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Sam Houston State | 6 | — | | | |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 7 | | | | 1 | Sam Houston State | 6 | — | | | |
| 5 | McNeese State | 1 | 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Texas–Arlington | 13 |
| 3 | Texas State | 11 | | | | | | | | 4 | Texas–Arlington | 13 |
| 3 | Texas State | 11 | | | | | | | | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 1 | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | 3 | Texas State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 3 | | | | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 4 | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 7 | | | | 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 4 | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 2 | 3 | Texas State | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 9 | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School |
| C | Greg McCall | Texas–Arlington |
| 1B | Bobby Loveless | Stephen F. Austin |
| 2B | Michael Guerra | Texas–Arlington |
| SS | Hunter Dozier | Stephen F. Austin |
| 3B | Travis Sibley | Texas–Arlington |
| OF | Jeff McVaney | Texas State |
| OF | Ladd Rhodes | Southeastern Louisiana |
| OF | Preston Beck | Texas–Arlington |
| DH | Max Lamantia | Stephen F. Austin |
| P | Lance Day | Texas–Arlington |
| P | Dylan Hills | Southeastern Louisiana |

### Most Valuable Player

Travis Sibley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sibley was a third baseman for Texas–Arlington.