2009 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
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The 2009 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held at Pete Taylor Park
in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
from May 20 through May 24, 2009. Rice
won their third C-USA tournament, and received Conference USA's
automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
. The tournament consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.
Pete Taylor Park
Pete Taylor Park is a baseball stadium located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, that is home to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team.In 2010, the Golden Eagles ranked 15th in Division I college baseball in attendance, averaging 3,292 per home game....
in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...
from May 20 through May 24, 2009. Rice
Rice Owls baseball
The Rice Owls baseball team is the interscholastic baseball team representing Rice University in Houston, Texas. The Rice Owls have been a regular fixture in the NCAA Tournament, participating in every tournament since 1995 including a victory in the 2003 College World Series, the first national...
won their third C-USA tournament, and received Conference USA's
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 29 through June 24, 2009 and is part of the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 25, 2009...
. The tournament consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.
Regular season results
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina East Carolina Pirates baseball The East Carolina Pirates baseball team is an intercollegiate baseball team representing East Carolina University in NCAA Division I college baseball and has made regular appearances in the NCAA Tournament, but as of 2010 has yet to appear in the College World Series.East Carolina participates as a... |
17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | -- | 1 |
| Rice Rice Owls baseball The Rice Owls baseball team is the interscholastic baseball team representing Rice University in Houston, Texas. The Rice Owls have been a regular fixture in the NCAA Tournament, participating in every tournament since 1995 including a victory in the 2003 College World Series, the first national... |
16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Houston Houston Cougars baseball The Houston Cougars baseball team is the college baseball team of the University of Houston.Along with the university's other athletic teams, the baseball team is a member of the Conference USA as a Division I team. They play their home games at Cougar Field. In addition to numerous NCAA... |
13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4 | 3 |
| Tulane Tulane Green Wave baseball The Tulane Green Wave baseball team represents Tulane University in NCAA Division I college baseball.The Green Wave baseball team competes in Conference USA... |
13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4 | 4 |
| Southern Miss Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball The Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi in NCAA Division I college baseball. They participate as a member of Conference USA.... |
12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 5 |
| UAB | 11 | 12 | 0 | .468 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Marshall Marshall Thundering Herd baseball The Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team represents the Marshall University in NCAA Division I college baseball and competes in Conference USA. The current head coach of the Herd is Jeff Waggoner... |
9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8 | 7 |
| UCF UCF Knights baseball The University of Central Florida Knights baseball program, commonly referred to as the UCF Knights, represents the University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletics Association Division I. The Knights compete in the Eastern division of Conference USA... |
9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8 | 8 |
| Memphis | 7 | 16 | 0 | .304 | 9.5 | -- |
- SMUSMU MustangsThe SMU Mustangs is the name of the athletic teams representing Southern Methodist University. The Mustangs participate in the NCAA's Division I as a member of Conference USA. In 2005, SMU accepted an invitation to the Western Division of Conference USA, and left the Western Athletic Conference...
, TulsaTulsa Golden HurricaneTulsa Golden Hurricane athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports team of the University of Tulsa. These teams are referred to as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane...
, and UTEPUTEP MinersThe UTEP Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at El Paso. Informally, the UTEP Miners have also been referred to as the Miners, UTEP, or Texas-El Paso. UTEP was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1967 to 2005, when they joined Rice, Tulsa, and SMU in...
did not field baseball teams. MemphisMemphis TigersThe Memphis Tigers represent the University of Memphis in Division I of the NCAA. They are members of C-USA and currently feature nine women's sports and nine men's sports...
did not make the tournament.
Bracket
- Bold indicates the winner of the game.
- Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.
Finish order
| Finish | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed | Eliminated By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice† | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | |
| 2 | Southern Miss# | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 5 | Rice |
| 3 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 4 | Southern Miss |
| 4 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 3 | Rice |
| 5 | East Carolina# | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1 | Tulane |
| 6 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 6 | Houston |
| 7 | UCF | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 8 | Tulane |
| 8 | Marshall | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 7 | Houston |
† - Winner of the tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. # - Received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. |
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All-Tournament Team
- C - Diego Seastrunk, Rice
- IF - James Ewing, Southern Miss
- IF - Rick Hague, Rice
- IF - Josh Prince, Tulane
- IF - Anthony Rendon, Rice
- OF - Nick Boullosa, Tulane
- OF - Steven Sultzbaugh, Rice
- OF - Trent Whitehead, East Carolina
- DH - Corey Stevens, Southern Miss
- P - JR Ballinger, Southern Miss
- P - Ryan Berry, Rice
- P - Todd McInnis, Southern Miss
- P - Taylor Wall, Rice
- MVP - Anthony Rendon, Rice