The 2012

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, New York. Second seed won their first tournament championship and claimed the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage. The bottom four seeds played on the first day, with the losers of each game playing an elimination game in Game 3. On day 2, the winners of games 1 and 2 played the top two seeds. Higher seeds were protected by playing lower seeds or playing later elimination games. Saint Louis claimed the top seed over Dayton and UMass claimed the fourth seed over Richmond by tiebreaker.

Results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Richmond's Jacob Mayers, also selected in

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, was a second-time selection.

Most Valuable Player

Burny Mitchem was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Mitchem was a senior pitcher for Dayton, who earned a pair of saves including in the 3–0 final over Richmond.

References

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