The 2012

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was held at

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, from May 23 through 26. The top six teams from the regular season participate in the

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to determine the league champion.

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won their first tournament championship and earned the

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's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was also Purdue's second year ever winning a conference championship in baseball, having won the conference regular season in 1909.

Format and seeding

The 2012 tournament will be a 6-team

, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage. The top two seeds will receive a single bye into the semifinals (2nd Round). The 1 seed will play the lowest seeded Round 1 winner, while the 2 seed will play the highest seeded Round 1 winner.

Tournament

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All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Additional honorees at first base and shortstop were due to ties.

Most Outstanding Player

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was named Most Outstanding Player. Plawecki was a junior catcher for Purdue, and also claimed the regular season

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award.

References

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