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2019 Conference USA baseball tournament

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2019 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern Miss (5th title)
Winning coachScott Berry (4th title)
MVPMatt Wallner (Southern Miss)
TelevisionESPN+ (first round–semifinals)
CBSSN (championship game)
2019 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍y 22 8 0   .733 41 21 0   .661
Southern Miss  ‍‍y 20 10 0   .667 40 21 0   .656
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 34 24 0   .586
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16 13 1   .550 26 29 1   .473
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 35 21 0   .625
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 14 15 0   .483 29 28 0   .509
Rice  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 26 33 0   .441
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 13 16 0   .448 28 30 0   .483
UAB  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 27 29 0   .482
FIU  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 23 32 0   .418
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 11 18 1   .383 21 31 1   .406
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 18 37 0   .327
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2019 Conference USA baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 26 at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. The tournament champion, Southern Miss, received the league's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

The tournament was established in 1996, Conference USA's first season of play. Rice has won the most championships, with seven. Defending champion Southern Miss has four titles, and UAB and FIU each have one. No other current members have won the event, with the Conference seeing major changes in membership in recent years.

Seeding and format

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The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight. The tournament used a double elimination format.

Bracket and results

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Florida Atlantic 6
8 UTSA 5
1 Florida Atlantic 6
4 Western Kentucky 1
4 Western Kentucky 7
5 Old Dominion 4
1 Florida Atlantic 11
8 UTSA 4
5 Old Dominion 2
8 UTSA 3
4 Western Kentucky 8
8 UTSA 15
1 Florida Atlantic 0
2 Southern Miss 4
3 Louisiana Tech 412
6 Marshall 6
6 Marshall 5
2 Southern Miss 10
2 Southern Miss 6
7 Rice 410
2 Southern Miss 6
7 Rice 0
3 Louisiana Tech 3
7 Rice 4
6 Marshall 3
7 Rice 6

Conference championship

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Conference USA Championship
(2) Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. (1) Florida Atlantic Owls
May 26, 2019, 1:06 p.m. (CDT) at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Southern Miss 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 0
(1) Florida Atlantic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
WP: Stevie Powers (5–4)   LP: Eric Keating (1–1)   Sv: Hunter Stanley (4)
Home runs:
USM: None
FAU: None
Attendance: 3,476

References

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  1. ^ "Conference USA baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Conference USA. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Patrick Magee (November 11, 2015). "Biloxi to become Conference USA baseball tourney's new home in 2017-19". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved November 12, 2015.