2019 Conference USA baseball tournament

2019 Conference USA
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double elimination
Finals site	MGM Park Biloxi, Mississippi
Champions	Southern Miss (5th title)
Winning coach	Scott Berry (4th title)
MVP	Matt Wallner (Southern Miss)
Television	ESPN+ (first round–semifinals) CBSSN (championship game)

2019 Conference USA baseball standings

v t e	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

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

Bracket and results

	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	4^12
	6	Marshall	6
						6	Marshall	5
						2	Southern Miss	10
	2	Southern Miss	6
	7	Rice	4^10
											2	Southern Miss	6	–
											7	Rice	0	–
	3	Louisiana Tech	3
	7	Rice	4
						6	Marshall	3
						7	Rice	6

Conference championship

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

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.