Conference USA Baseball Tournament
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The Conference USA
Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for Conference USA
(C-USA). The tournament previously consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final. As of 2010, the tournament format has been changed to six teams made up of two, three-team pods, and the team with the best record in each pod moves on to the final. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
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* Note: TCU and Tulane were declared co-champions by Conference USA in 2005 due to a cancelled championship game during bad weather.
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...
Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for Conference USA
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...
(C-USA). The tournament previously consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final. As of 2010, the tournament format has been changed to six teams made up of two, three-team pods, and the team with the best record in each pod moves on to the final. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
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Champions
Year | School | Site | MVP |
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1996 | 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... |
Pete Taylor Park 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.... , Hattiesburg, MS |
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1997 | 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... |
Turchin Stadium Turchin Stadium Greer Field at Turchin Stadium is a baseball stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the on-campus home the Tulane University Green Wave college baseball team. The stadium was named for Robert Turchin, a World War II veteran and 1943 graduate of Tulane, and his wife, Lillian Turchin, who headed... , New Orleans, LA |
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1998 | Tulane | Zephyr Field Zephyr Field Zephyr Field is a 10,000-seat baseball park in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, that hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 11, 1997, as the tenants of the facility, the New Orleans Zephyrs, defeated the Oklahoma City 89ers, 8-3. The ballpark hosted the 1998 and 2001... , New Orleans, LA |
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1999 | Tulane | USA Stadium USA Stadium The USA Stadium is a baseball stadium in Millington, Tennessee, in the United States. Between 1986 and 1996, it was the training ground for the USA Olympic Baseball team and now hosts the University of Memphis baseball team. It also hosts a number of local community events.Hello-External links:* of... , Millington, TN |
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2000 | Houston | Florida Power Park, St. Petersburg, FL | |
2001 | Tulane | Zephyr Field, New Orleans, LA | |
2002 | East Carolina East Carolina Pirates The East Carolina Pirates are the intercollegiate sports teams representing East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. All varsity-level sports teams sponsored by the university compete in NCAA Division I as a member of Conference USA... |
Grainger Stadium Grainger Stadium Grainger Stadium is a sports venue located in Kinston, North Carolina. The Kinston Indians of the Carolina League, and all the professional Kinston baseball teams since 1949, played their home games there.-History and naming:... , Kinston, NC |
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2003 | Southern Miss Southern Miss Golden Eagles The Southern Miss Golden Eagles represent The University of Southern Mississippi in Division I athletics. The teams compete in Conference USA.... |
Turchin Stadium, New Orleans, LA | |
2004 | TCU TCU Horned Frogs baseball The TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represents Texas Christian University and competes in the Mountain West Conference of NCAA Division I. Since 2002, they have played their home games at Lupton Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, and holds 3,500... |
Cougar Field Cougar Field Cougar Field is a baseball stadium in Houston, Texas. It is the home field of the Houston Cougars baseball team. Several iterations of Cougar Field have existed. The current stadium holds 5,000 people, and opened for baseball in 1995. Since its opening, Cougar Field has hosted several notable... , Houston, TX |
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2005 | TCU* Tulane* |
Pete Taylor Park, Hattiesburg, MS | |
2006 | Rice Rice Owls The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. The name comes from the owls in Rice's crest.Rice participates in NCAA Division I athletics and is part of Conference USA. Rice was a member of the Southwest Conference until its breakup in 1996. Rice then joined the Western Athletic... |
Reckling Park Reckling Park Reckling Park is the baseball stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA. It serves as the home field of the Rice Owls baseball team. The stadium was built on the site of Cameron Field, Rice's home from 1978-99, in time for the 2000 season... , Houston, TX |
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2007 | Rice | Clark-LeClair Stadium Clark-LeClair Stadium Clark-LeClair Stadium is the home of Pirate baseball at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. The stadium was named after Pirate alumnus and key contributor Bill Clark and former Pirate skipper Keith LeClair. The current ECU Head Coach is Billy Godwin.The stadium has 3,000... , Greenville, NC |
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2008 2008 Conference USA Baseball Tournament The 2008 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 21 through May 25, 2008. Houston won their third C-USA tournament, and received Conference USA's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament... |
Houston | Turchin Stadium, New Orleans, LA | Bryan Pounds (Houston) |
2009 2009 Conference USA Baseball Tournament 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... |
Rice | Pete Taylor Park, Hattiesburg, MS | Anthony Rendon (Rice) |
By school
School | Appearances | W-L | Pct | Tourney Titles | Title Years |
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Charlotte Charlotte 49ers The Charlotte 49ers represent the NCAA Division I sports teams of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte joined the Atlantic 10 in 2005. The 49ers field 16 teams, 8 men and 8 women.... |
7 | 11-10 | .524 | 0 | |
Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. Since July 1, 2005, the school's athletic teams have been members of the Big East Conference.... |
6 | 4-9 | .308 | 0 | |
East Carolina East Carolina Pirates The East Carolina Pirates are the intercollegiate sports teams representing East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. All varsity-level sports teams sponsored by the university compete in NCAA Division I as a member of Conference USA... |
9 | 12-12 | .500 | 1 | 2002 |
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 | 29-20 | .592 | 3 | 1997, 2000, 2008 |
Louisville Louisville Cardinals The Louisville Cardinals are the athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. A member of the Big East Conference since 2005, they are known nationally as traditional powers in men's basketball, women's volleyball, and dance team... |
9 | 8-16 | .333 | 0 | |
Marshall Marshall Thundering Herd The Marshall Thundering Herd are the intercollegiate athletic teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Thundering Herd athletic teams compete in Conference USA, which are members of the NCAA Division I... |
4 | 4-6 | .400 | 0 | |
Memphis Memphis Tigers The 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... |
8 | 9-13 | .409 | 0 | |
Rice Rice Owls The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. The name comes from the owls in Rice's crest.Rice participates in NCAA Division I athletics and is part of Conference USA. Rice was a member of the Southwest Conference until its breakup in 1996. Rice then joined the Western Athletic... |
5 | 12-3 | .800 | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2009 |
Saint Louis Saint Louis Billikens The Saint Louis Billikens are the collegiate athletic teams from Saint Louis University. This NCAA Division I program has teams in soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, swimming and diving, cross country, tennis, track and field, and field hockey... |
5 | 6-10 | .375 | 0 | |
Southern Miss Southern Miss Golden Eagles The Southern Miss Golden Eagles represent The University of Southern Mississippi in Division I athletics. The teams compete in Conference USA.... |
15 | 30-25 | .545 | 2 | 2003, 2010 |
TCU TCU Horned Frogs baseball The TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represents Texas Christian University and competes in the Mountain West Conference of NCAA Division I. Since 2002, they have played their home games at Lupton Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, and holds 3,500... |
3 | 8-3-1 | .708 | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
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... |
14 | 34-18-1 | .654 | 5 | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005 |
UAB UAB Blazers The UAB Blazers are the forest green and old gold-swathed athletic teams at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school is one of the twelve member institutions of Conference USA and participates in Division I of the NCAA... |
10 | 10-15 | .400 | 0 | |
USF South Florida Bulls The South Florida Bulls are the athletic teams for the University of South Florida. The university competes in NCAA Division I, USF is a member of the Big East Conference, and has been since 2005... |
9 | 14-17 | .452 | 0 |