The 2012 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 27. The top six regular season finishers met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Pringles Park. The Ohio Valley Conference has ten teams, but SIU Edwardsville was not eligible for postseason play. won their fifth Ohio Valley Championship by a score of 3–0 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format The top six regular season finishers were seeded by conference winning percentage. Austin Peay claimed the top seed by tiebreaker. SIU Edwardsville was not eligible for postseason play, leaving the sixth seed to Southeast Missouri State. Team W L PCT GB Seed 19 7 .731 – 1 19 7 .731 – 2 17 10 .621 2.5 3 15 11 .577 4 4 13 14 .481 6.5 5 13 14 .481 6.5 – 12 15 .444 7.5 6 10 16 .385 9 – 8 19 .296 11.5 – 7 20 .259 12.5 –
Results
* - Indicates game required 11 innings.
All-Tournament team The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. Name School Sam Eberle Jacksonville State Kenton Parmley Southeast Missouri State Ryan Dineen Eastern Illinois Greg Bachman Austin Peay Reed Harper Austin Peay Jordan Hankins Austin Peay Kyle Bluestein Jacksonville State Rolando Gautier Austin Peay Ben Thoma Eastern Illinois Daniel Watts Jacksonville State Mike Hoekstra Eastern Illinois Kacy Kemmer Austin Peay Zach Toney Austin Peay
Most Valuable Player Greg Bachman of Austin Peay was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.
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