2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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2012 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season 2012
Teams64
Finals site
Champions Arizona  (4th title)
Runner-up South Carolina (11th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Andy Lopez  (2nd title)
MOP Rob Refsnyder (Arizona)

The 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament began on Friday, June 1, 2012, as part of the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2012 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, starting on June 15 and ending on June 25.

Contents

The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 297 teams. [1] Thirty teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conferences, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.

Bids

Automatic bids

Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees. [2]

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conf)BerthLast NCAA appearance
Stony Brook America East 46–11 (21–3)Won Tournament 2010
Georgia Tech ACC 36–24 (12–18)Won Tournament 2011
Belmont Atlantic Sun 39–22 (17–10)Won Tournament 2011
Dayton Atlantic 10 31–28 (17–7)Won TournamentFirst appearance
Missouri Big 12 32–26 (10–14)Won Tournament 2009
St. John's Big East 37–21 (18–9)Won Tournament 2011
Coastal Carolina Big South 41–17 (18–5)Won Tournament 2011
Purdue Big Ten 44–12 (17–7)Won Tournament 1987
Cal State Fullerton Big West 35–19 (17–7)Won Regular season 2011
UNC Wilmington Colonial 38–21 (24–6)Won Tournament 2008
UAB Conference USA 32–28 (9–15)Won Tournament 1991
Valparaiso Horizon 35–23 (22–8)Won Tournament 1968
Cornell Ivy League 31–15 (14–6)Won Tournament 1977
Manhattan Metro Atlantic 33–25 (18–6)Won Tournament 2011
Kent State Mid-American 41–17 (24–3)Won Tournament 2011
Bethune-Cookman Mid-Eastern 34–25 (18–5)Won Tournament 2011
Creighton Missouri Valley 26–28 (6–14)Won Tournament 2011
New Mexico Mountain West 36–22 (18–6)Won Tournament 2011
Sacred Heart Northeast 25–30 (19–13)Won Tournament 2011
Austin Peay State Ohio Valley 38–22 (19–7)Won Tournament 2011
UCLA Pac-12 42–14 (20–10)Won Regular season 2011
Army Patriot 41–13 (18–2)Won Tournament 2009
Mississippi State Southeastern 39–22 (16–14)Won Tournament 2011
Samford Southern 39–21 (19–11)Won TournamentFirst appearance
Texas–Arlington Southland 36–23 (19–14)Won Tournament 2006
Prairie View A&M Southwestern Athletic 33–16 (15–8)Won Tournament 2007
Oral Roberts Summit 37–23 (17–6)Won Tournament 2011
Louisiana–Monroe Sun Belt 31–28 (15–15)Won Tournament 2000
Pepperdine West Coast 34–21 (16–8)Won Regular season 2008
Fresno State Western Athletic 30–26 (8–10)Won Tournament 2011

By conference

ConferenceTotalSchools
SEC8Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
ACC7Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia
Pac-125Arizona, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA
Big 124Baylor, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas A&M
Conference USA4UAB, East Carolina, Rice, UCF
Missouri Valley3Creighton, Indiana State, Missouri State
Southern3Appalachian State, College of Charleston, Samford
Big East2Louisville, St. John's
Big Ten2Michigan State, Purdue
Mountain West2New Mexico, TCU
Southland2Sam Houston State, Texas-Arlington
West Coast2Pepperdine, San Diego
WAC2Fresno State, New Mexico State
America East1Stony Brook
Atlantic Sun1Belmont
Atlantic 101Dayton
Big South1Coastal Carolina
Big West1Cal St. Fullerton
Colonial1UNC Wilmington
Horizon1Valparaiso
Independent1Dallas Baptist
Ivy1Cornell
MAAC1Manhattan
Mid-American1Kent State
MEAC1Bethune-Cookman
NEC1Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley1Austin Peay State
Patriot1Army
SWAC1Prairie View
Summit1Oral Roberts
Sun Belt1Louisiana-Monroe

National seeds

These eight teams would automatically host a Super Regional had they advanced to that round. Only North Carolina failed to advance out of its regional.

Bold indicates CWS participant.

  1. Florida
  2. UCLA
  3. Florida State
  4. Baylor
  5. Oregon
  6. North Carolina
  7. LSU
  8. South Carolina

Regionals and Super Regionals

Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.

Gainesville Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Florida 4
4 Bethune-Cookman 0
1 Florida6
2 Georgia Tech 2
3 College of Charleston 4
2 Georgia Tech 8
1 Florida15-
Gainesville Regional – McKethan Stadium
2 Georgia Tech 3 -
4 Bethune-Cookman 2
3 College of Charleston8
3 College of Charleston0
2 Georgia Tech3
1 Florida7910-
NC State 1 8 -
1 NC State 16
4 Sacred Heart 5
1 NC State 8
2 Vanderbilt9
3 UNC Wilmington 2
2 Vanderbilt 8
2 Vanderbilt 5 7
Raleigh Regional – Doak Field
1 NC State69
4 Sacred Heart 4
3 UNC Wilmington13
3 UNC Wilmington 5
1 NC State17

Columbia Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 South Carolina 7
4 Manhattan 0
1 South Carolina512
2 Clemson 4
3 Coastal Carolina 3
2 Clemson 11
1 South Carolina4-
Columbia Regional – Carolina Stadium
2 Clemson 3 -
4 Manhattan 1
3 Coastal Carolina11
3 Coastal Carolina 3
2 Clemson5
8 South Carolina55-
Oklahoma 0 1 -
1 Virginia 9
4 Army 1
1 Virginia 5
3 Appalachian State6
3 Appalachian State 5
2 Oklahoma 4
3 Appalachian State 6 2
Charlottesville Regional – Davenport Field
2 Oklahoma145
4 Army 1
2 Oklahoma210
2 Oklahoma5
1 Virginia 4

Los Angeles Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 UCLA 3
4 Creighton 0
1 UCLA7
3 New Mexico 1
3 New Mexico 4
2 San Diego 0
1 UCLA13-
Los Angeles Regional – Jackie Robinson Stadium
4 Creighton 5 -
4 Creighton8
2 San Diego 2
4 Creighton7
3 New Mexico 2
2 UCLA64-
TCU 2 1 -
1 Texas A&M 4
4 Dayton 1
1 Texas A&M 3
3 Ole Miss6
3 Ole Miss 6
2 TCU 2
3 Ole Miss 2 4
College Station Regional – Olsen Field
2 TCU57
4 Dayton 12
2 TCU28
2 TCU10
1 Texas A&M 2

Baton Rouge Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 LSU 4
4 Louisiana–Monroe 1
1 LSU7
2 Oregon State 1
3 Belmont 1
2 Oregon State 2
1 LSU610-
Baton Rouge Regional - Alex Box Stadium
2 Oregon State 5 -
4 Louisiana–Monroe6
3 Belmont 3
4 Louisiana–Monroe 2
2 Oregon State11
7 LSU 5121 2
Stony Brook4 37
1 Miami (FL) 2
4 Stony Brook 10
4 Stony Brook 8
2 UCF9
3 Missouri State 1
2 UCF 2
2 UCF 5 6
Coral Gables Regional – Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
4 Stony Brook1210
1 Miami (FL) 2
3 Missouri State12
3 Missouri State 7
4 Stony Brook10

Tucson Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 North Carolina 7
4 Cornell 4
1 North Carolina 4
3 St. John's5
3 St. John's 11
2 East Carolina 3
3 St. John's9-
Chapel Hill Regional – Boshamer Stadium
1 North Carolina 5 -
4 Cornell 6
2 East Carolina10
2 East Carolina 3
1 North Carolina5
St. John's 6 4 -
Arizona7107-
1 Arizona 15
4 Missouri 3
1 Arizona16
3 Louisville 4
3 Louisville 3
2 New Mexico State 2
1 Arizona16-
Tucson Regional – Hi Corbett Field
3 Louisville 3 -
4 Missouri6
2 New Mexico State 2
4 Missouri 3
3 Louisville11

Tallahassee Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Florida State 2
4 UAB 1
1 Florida State8
3 Samford 1
3 Samford 5
2 Mississippi State 0
1 Florida State5-
Tallahassee Regional - Dick Howser Stadium
3 Samford 2 -
4 UAB 1
2 Mississippi State8
2 Mississippi State 2
3 Samford3
3 Florida State1718-
Stanford 1 7 -
1 Stanford 9
4 Fresno State 1
1 Stanford5
2 Pepperdine 4
3 Michigan State 2
2 Pepperdine 6
1 Stanford8-
Palo Alto Regional - Sunken Diamond
2 Pepperdine 7 -
4 Fresno State8
3 Michigan State 2
4 Fresno State 5
2 Pepperdine8

Eugene Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Oregon 6
4 Austin Peay State 5
1 Oregon7
2 Cal State Fullerton 5
3 Indiana State 5
2 Cal State Fullerton 9
1 Oregon8-
Eugene Regional – PK Park
4 Austin Peay State 1 -
4 Austin Peay State1
3 Indiana State 0
4 Austin Peay State3
2 Cal State Fullerton 0
5 Oregon 6 32
Kent State72 3
1 Purdue 7
4 Valparaiso 2
1 Purdue 3
3 Kent State7
3 Kent State 721
2 Kentucky 6
3 Kent State3-
†Gary Regional - U.S. Steel Yard
2 Kentucky 2 -
4 Valparaiso 1
2 Kentucky8
2 Kentucky6
1 Purdue 3

†Purdue hosted at the U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Indiana, due to the construction delays of the Boilermaker's new stadium, Alexander Field. [3]

Waco Super Regional

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Baylor 2
4 Oral Roberts 4
4 Oral Roberts 8
2 Dallas Baptist11
3 Texas–Arlington 0
2 Dallas Baptist 10
2 Dallas Baptist 2 2
Waco Regional – Baylor Ballpark
1 Baylor98
1 Baylor11
3 Texas–Arlington 6
1 Baylor5
4 Oral Roberts 2
4 Baylor 84 0
Arkansas1 51
1 Rice 3
4 Prairie View A&M 2
1 Rice 0
2 Arkansas1
3 Sam Houston State 4
2 Arkansas 5
2 Arkansas5-
Houston Regional – Reckling Park
3 Sam Houston State 1 -
4 Prairie View A&M 2
3 Sam Houston State4
3 Sam Houston State4
1 Rice 1

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachPrevious CWS AppearancesBest CWS FinishCWS record
Not including this year
Arizona Pac-12 43–17 (20–10) Andy Lopez 15
(last: 2004)		1st
(1976, 1980, 1986)		33–27
Arkansas SEC 44–20 (16–14) Dave Van Horn 6
(last: 2009)		2nd
(1979)		9–12
Florida SEC 47−18 (18−12) Kevin O'Sullivan 7
(last: 2011)		2nd
(2005, 2011)		11–15
Florida State ACC 48–15 (24–6) Mike Martin 20
(last: 2010)		2nd
(1970, 1986, 1999)		26–40
Kent State MAC 46–18 (24–3) Scott Stricklin 0
(last: none)		none0–0
South Carolina SEC 45–17 (18–11) Ray Tanner 10
(last: 2011)		1st
(2010, 2011)		28–17
Stony Brook America East 52–13 (21–3) Matt Senk 0
(last: none)		none0–0
UCLA Pac-12 47–14 (20–10) John Savage 3
(last: 2010)		2nd
(2010)		3–7

Bracket

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
2 UCLA 9
Stony Brook 1
2 UCLA 0
Arizona4
Arizona 4
3 Florida State 3
Arizona10-
3 Florida State 3 -
Stony Brook 2
3 Florida State12
3 Florida State4
2 UCLA 1
Arizona54-
8 South Carolina 1 1 -
Kent State 1
Arkansas 8
Arkansas2
8 South Carolina 1
1 Florida 3
8 South Carolina 7
Arkansas 0 2
8 South Carolina23
Kent State5
1 Florida 4
Kent State 1
8 South Carolina4

Championship Series

Game 1

Sunday, June 24 7:00 pm
Omaha, Nebraska ESPN
Team123456789 R H E
South Carolina000001000162
Arizona20101010X5121
Starting pitchers:
USC: Forrest Koumas
UA: Konner Wade
WP: Konner Wade   LP: Forrest Koumas
Home runs:
USC: None
UA: Rob Refsnyder
Boxscore

Game 2

Monday, June 25 7:00 pm
Omaha, Nebraska ESPN
Team123456789 R H E
Arizona001000003471
South Carolina000000100131
Starting pitchers:
UA: James Farris
USC: Michael Roth
WP: Matthew Troupe   LP: Matthew Price
Home runs:
UA: None
USC: None
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
P Michael Roth South Carolina
Konner Wade Arizona
CRiley MooreArizona
1B Christian Walker South Carolina
2B Devon Travis Florida State
3B Sherman Johnson Florida State
SS Alex Mejia Arizona
OF Evan Marzilli South Carolina
Joey Rickard Arizona
Rob Refsnyder (MOP)Arizona
DHBobby BrownArizona

Final standings

Seeds listed below indicate national seeds only

PlaceSchoolRecord
1stArizona10–0
2nd#8 South Carolina9–3
3rdArkansas7–3
#3 Florida State7–2
5thKent State6–3
#2 UCLA6–2
7th#1 Florida5–2
Stony Brook6–4
9th#4 Baylor5–3
#7 LSU4–2
NC State4–3
Oklahoma4–3
#5 Oregon4–2
Stanford3–2
St. John's3–2
Texas Christian4–3
17thAppalachian State2–2
Austin Peay2–2
Central Florida2–2
Clemson2–2
Creighton2–2
Dallas Baptist2–2
Georgia Tech2–2
Kentucky2–2
Louisville2–2
Mississippi2–2
#6 North Carolina2–2
Oregon State2–2
Pepperdine2–2
Samford2–2
Sam Houston State2–2
Vanderbilt2–2
33rdCal State Fullerton1–2
Coastal Carolina1–2
College of Charleston1–2
East Carolina1–2
Fresno State1–2
Louisiana Monroe1–2
Mississippi State1–2
Missouri1–2
Missouri State1–2
New Mexico1–2
Oral Roberts1–2
Purdue1–2
Rice1–2
Texas A&M1–2
UNC Wilmington1–2
Virginia1–2
49thArmy0–2
Belmont0–2
Bethune-Cookman0–2
Cornell0–2
Dayton0–2
Indiana State0–2
Manhattan0–2
Miami0–2
Michigan State0–2
New Mexico State0–2
Prairie View0–2
Sacred Heart0–2
San Diego0–2
UAB0–2
UT-Arlington0–2
Valparaiso0–2

Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %RFSRWSNSCSNC
Pac-12 525–8.758542111
Southeastern 832–18.64074321–
Atlantic Coast 718–15.5455211––
MAC 16–3.667111–––
America East 16–4.600111–––
Big 12 411–10.52422––––
Big East 25–4.55621––––
Mountain West 25–5.50011––––
Southern 35–6.4552–––––
Conference USA 44–8.3331–––––
Missouri Valley 33–6.3331–––––
Southland 22–4.3331–––––
West Coast 22–4.3331–––––
Big Ten 21–4.200––––––
Western Athletic 21–4.200––––––
Other169–32.2202–––––

The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series, National Semifinals, Championship Series, and National Champion.

Tournament notes

Round 1

Round 2

Regional Finals

Super Regionals

College World Series

Stony Brook supporters at the College World Series Stony Brook fans.jpg
Stony Brook supporters at the College World Series

CWS records tied or broken

Media coverage

Radio

NRG Media, in conjunction with the Dial Global Sports/NCAA Radio Network provided nationwide radio coverage of the College World Series. Kevin Kugler and John Bishop called all games leading up to the Championship Series. It would be the first time John Bishop would call College World Series games for Dial Global Sports. The championship series would be called by Kugler and Scott Graham. [27]

Selection shows

The NCAA Division I Road to Omaha Selection Show aired on ESPN on May 28, 2012.

Competition

The Columbia and Tucson Regionals were broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN3.
The College Station, Gainesville, Palo Alto and Tallahassee Regionals were broadcast on ESPN3.
The Baton Rouge Regional was broadcast on Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Cox Sports Television, CSS.
Purdue's games at the Gary Regional were broadcast on Big Ten Network. Games in that regional not involving Purdue were not televised at all.
All games during the Super Regionals and the College World Series aired on the ESPN Networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3).

Broadcast assignments

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