2021 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

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2021 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format See below
Finals site
Champions Old Dominion  (1st title)
Winning coach Chris Finwood  (1st title)
MVPTommy Bell (Old Dominion)
Television ESPN+ (First round–semifinals)
CBSSN (Championship game)
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Charlotte  x‍‍‍y24–8–0 .75040–21–0 .656
No. 16 Old Dominion  ‍‍‡‍y22–10–0 .68844–16–0 .733
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍18–14–0 .56332–25–0 .561
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍15–17–0 .46927–29–0 .482
FIU  ‍‍‍11–19–0 .36720–31–0 .392
Marshall  ‍‍‍6–26–0 .18810–35–0 .222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech  x‍‍‍y22–8–0 .73342–20–0 .677
No. 23 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍y22–9–0 .71040–21–0 .656
UTSA  ‍‍‍14–17–0 .45222–26–0 .458
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍12–19–1 .39124–29–1 .454
Rice  ‍‍‍11–20–1 .35923–29–1 .443
UAB  ‍‍‍11–21–0 .34418–36–0 .333
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 7, 2021 [1] ; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held from May 26 through May 30 at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park in Ruston, Louisiana. [2] The annual tournament determines the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball. The tournament champion will then earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Contents

The tournament has been held every year since 1996, except for 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rice Owls has claimed seven championships, the most of any school, with the Owls latest win in 2017. This was the tournaments first appearance at J. C. Love Field.

Format and seeding

The tournament will consist the top eight teams in regular season play. The top three teams in each division will receive automatic bid, plus two teams with the best winning percentage regardless of division will receive at-large bids. The format will consist of two double-elimination brackets, with a single-elimination championship game.

TeamW–LPctSeed
East Division
xy – Charlotte 24–80.7501
x – Old Dominion 22–100.6884
x – Florida Atlantic 18–140.5635
x – Western Kentucky 15–170.4696
FIU 11–190.367X
Marshall 6–260.188X
TeamW–LPctSeed
West Division
xy – Louisiana Tech 22–80.7332
x – Southern Miss 22–90.7103
x – UTSA 14–170.4527
x – Middle Tennessee 12–19–10.3918
Rice 11–20–10.359
UAB 11–210.344

As of May 16, 2021
x – Clinched C-USA tournament berth
y – Clinched division title

Bracket and results

First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship
             
4 Old Dominion11
5 Florida Atlantic 2
4 Old Dominion10
8 Middle Tennessee 6
1 Charlotte 2
8 Middle Tennessee7
4 Old Dominion13-
5 Florida Atlantic 5 -
5 Florida Atlantic9
1 Charlotte 8
8 Middle Tennessee 8
5 Florida Atlantic14
4 Old Dominion710
2 Louisiana Tech 5
2 Louisiana Tech712
7 UTSA 6
2 Louisiana Tech 1
3 Southern Miss4
3 Southern Miss118
6 Western Kentucky 1
3 Southern Miss 10 5
2 Louisiana Tech11106
7 UTSA 910
6 Western Kentucky10
2 Louisiana Tech14
6 Western Kentucky 4

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Wednesday, May 26
111:00 a.m. [lower-alpha 1] No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic – ESPN+
22:30 p.m.No. 1 Charlotte vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee –
36:30 p.m.No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 UTSA –
Thursday, May 27
412:15 a.m.No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 6 Western Kentucky –ESPN+
59:00 a.m.No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 1 Charlotte–
61:15 p.m.No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee–
75:00 p.m.No. 7 UTSA vs. No. 6 Western Kentucky–
89:50 p.m.No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 3 Southern Miss–
Friday, May 28
93:00 p.m.No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee–ESPN+
106:30 p.m.No. 6 Western Kentucky vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech–
Saturday, May 29
119:00 a.m.No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic–ESPN+
1212:30 p.m.No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech–
134:00 p.m.If necessary–
147:30 p.m.No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech–
Championship – Sunday, May 30
151:00 p.m.No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech– CBS Sports Network
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Notes

  1. ↑ The first game of the tournament was set to start at 9:00 a.m., but was delayed due to weather. [3]

Conference championship

Conference USA Championship
(4) Old Dominion Monarchsvs.(2) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
May 30, 2021, 1:06 p.m. (CDT) at Pat Patterson Park in Ruston, Louisiana
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(4) Old Dominion00001301027120
(2) Louisiana Tech00201001105102
WP: Aaron Holiday (4–1)   LP: Jonathan Fincher (7–3)
Home runs:
ODU: Kyle Battle (1); Tommy Bell (1); Robbie Petracci (1)
LaTech: Parker Bates (1)
Attendance: 2,484

All–Tournament Team

PositionPlayerTeam
CBrock GagliardiOld Dominion
IFHunter WellsLouisiana Tech
IFManny GarciaLouisiana Tech
IFTommy Bell (MVP)Old Dominion
IFChristopher SargentSouthern Miss
OFBobby MorgensenFlorida Atlantic
OFParker BatesLouisiana Tech
OFAndy GarriolaOld Dominion
UTSteele NettervilleLouisiana Tech
PGreg MartinezLouisiana Tech
PAaron BrownMiddle Tennessee
PHunter GregoryOld Dominion
PHunter StanleySouthern Miss

Tournament site

In June of 2020, Louisiana Tech University won the bid to host the tournament on their campus for the first time since joining the conference. [4] This will also be the first campus site for the tournament since 2016, as since then the games were played at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. The tournament returns to the state of Louisiana for the first time since the 2008 tournament, where it was played in New Orleans.

Pat Patterson Park, is a newly reconstructed stadium that opened for the 2021 season. The former stadium, along with other sports facilities was destroyed in 2019 by a F3 tornado. [5]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Herd baseball announces 2021 spring schedule". WSAZ-TV. February 4, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ @ConferenceUSA (May 26, 2021). "Today's first game between @FAUBaseball and @ODUBaseball has been delayed ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Diaz, Cory (June 1, 2020). "1 year after tornado destroyed stadium, Louisiana Tech to host 2021 C-USA baseball tournament". The News-Star. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
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