2018 Conference USA baseball tournament

2018 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern Miss (4th title)
Winning coachScott Berry (3rd title)
MVPMason Strickland (Southern Miss)
TelevisionESPN3 (First round–semifinals)
CBSSN (Championship game)
2018 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 13 Southern Miss  ‍†‍‡‍ 23 – 6 – 0   .793 39 – 15 – 0   .722
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 21 – 9 – 0   .700 38 – 18 – 0   .679
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8 – 1   .696 36 – 15 – 1   .702
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 31 – 22 – 0   .585
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 16 – 13 – 0   .552 31 – 22 – 0   .585
FIU  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12 – 0   .538 25 – 25 – 0   .500
Rice  ‍‍‍ 11 – 14 – 2   .444 23 – 28 – 2   .453
UAB  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 21 – 31 – 0   .404
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17 – 1   .417 27 – 27 – 1   .500
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11 – 18 – 0   .379 21 – 31 – 0   .404
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7 – 22 – 0   .241 19 – 31 – 0   .380
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 7 – 22 – 0   .241 15 – 37 – 0   .288
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 29, 2024[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2018 Conference USA baseball tournament was held between May 24 and May 28 at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. As tournament champion, Southern Mississippi received the league's automatic bid to the 2018 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, including 2017.

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight. The tournament will use a double elimination format.

Bracket and results

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Southern Miss 2
8 UAB 0
1 Southern Miss 5
5 UTSA 3
4 Charlotte 1
5 UTSA 11
1 Southern Miss 4 6
4 Charlotte 7 0
8 UAB 0
4 Charlotte 2
4 Charlotte 10
5 UTSA 4
1 Southern Miss 12
3 Florida Atlantic 3
3 Florida Atlantic 7
6 FIU 4
3 Florida Atlantic 4
7 Rice 5
2 Louisiana Tech 2
7 Rice 6
7 Rice 4 8
3 Florida Atlantic 7 9(10)
6 FIU 5
2 Louisiana Tech 7
2 Louisiana Tech 6
3 Florida Atlantic 8

Conference championship

Conference USA Championship
(3) Florida Atlantic Owls vs. (1) Southern Miss Golden Eagles
May 27, 2018, 1:06 p.m. (CDT) at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(3) Florida Atlantic 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 1
(1) Southern Miss 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 X 12 15 1
WP: Keller Bradford (3–1)   LP: Nick Prather (0–3)
Home runs:
FAU: Gunnar Lambert (1)
USM: Gabe Montenegro (1); Matt Wallner (1); Bryant Bowen (1)
Attendance: 2,206

References

  1. ^ "Conference USA - 2018 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Conference USA. Retrieved May 12, 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.