2022 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

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2022 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format See below
Finals site
Champions Louisiana Tech  (1st title)
Winning coach Lane Burroughs  (1st title)
MVPTaylor Young (Louisiana Tech)
Television ESPN+ (First round–semifinals)
CBSSN (Championship game)
2022 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 15 Southern Miss  ‍†‍‍y23–7–0 .76743–16–0 .729
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‡‍y20–10–0 .66742–19–0 .689
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍19–11–0 .63341–17–0 .707
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍19–11–0 .63335–23–0 .603
UTSA  ‍‍‍19–11–0 .63338–20–0 .655
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍17–13–0 .56729–26–0 .527
Charlotte  ‍‍‍17–13–0 .56736–22–0 .621
UAB  ‍‍‍13–17–0 .43331–25–0 .554
Rice  ‍‍‍9–21–0 .30017–39–0 .304
Marshall  ‍‍‍9–21–0 .30020–34–1 .373
FIU  ‍‍‍8–22–0 .26716–34–0 .320
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍7–23–0 .23318–36–0 .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 3, 2022 [1] ; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held from May 25 through May 29 at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball. The tournament champion, Louisiana Tech, then earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 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.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of the top eight teams in regular season play. The format consisted of two double-elimination brackets, with a single-elimination championship game.

Bracket and results

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Southern Miss 4
8 UAB 3
1 Southern Miss 6
5 UTSA7
4 Florida Atlantic 4
5 UTSA 6
5 UTSA11-
1 Southern Miss 2 -
8 UAB 1
4 Florida Atlantic117
4 Florida Atlantic 0
1 Southern Miss5
5 UTSA 8
2 Louisiana Tech9
3 Old Dominion 187
6 Middle Tennessee 7
3 Old Dominion 2
2 Louisiana Tech7
2 Louisiana Tech 4
7 Charlotte 0
2 Louisiana Tech6 8
3 Old Dominion 9137
6 Middle Tennessee 0
7 Charlotte227
7 Charlotte 4
3 Old Dominion13

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Wednesday, May 25
19:00 a.m.No. 3 Old Dominion vs. No. 6 Middle Tennessee 18–77 ESPN+
212:30 p.m.No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 Charlotte 4–0
39:20 p.m.No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 8 UAB 4–3
Thursday, May 26
49:00 a.m.No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 5 UTSA 4–6ESPN+
512:30 p.m.No. 6 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 7 Charlotte0–227
64:00 p.m.No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs No. 3 Old Dominion7–2
77:30 p.m.No. 8 UAB vs. No. 4 Florida Atlantic1–117
Friday, May 27
810:00 a.m.No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 5 UTSA6–7ESPN+
92:05 p.m.No. 7 Charlotte vs. No. 3 Old Dominion4–13
105:30 p.m.No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 1 Southern Miss0–5
Semifinals – Saturday, May 28
119:00 a.m.No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 3 Old Dominion6–913ESPN+
1212:30 p.m.No. 5 UTSA vs. No. 1 Southern Miss11–2
^134:00 p.m.No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs No. 3 Old Dominion8–7
Championship – Sunday, May 29
151:00 p.m.No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 5 UTSA9–8 CBS Sports Network
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ^if necessary

Conference championship

Conference USA Championship
(5) UTSA Roadrunnersvs.(2) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
May 28, 2022, 1:06 p.m. (CDT) at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Team123456789 R H E
(5) UTSA000401201875
(2) Louisiana Tech201003201993
WP: Kyle Crigger (6–2)   LP: Braylon Owens (3–2)
Home runs:
UTSA: Ryan Flores (1); Ian Bailey (1)
LaTech: None
Attendance: 3,140

All–Tournament Team

PositionPlayerTeam
CBrock GagliardiOld Dominion
IFTaylor Young (MVP)Louisiana Tech
IFMatt CoutneyOld Dominion
IFDanny LynchSouthern Miss
IFRyan FloresUTSA
OFAdarius MyersLouisiana Tech
OFAndy GarriolaOld Dominion
OFChase KengUTSA
DH/UTGarrett PostonUTSA
PKyle CriggerLouisiana Tech
PRyan JenningsLouisiana Tech
PHunter RigginsSouthern Miss
PLuke MaloneUTSA

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References

  1. ↑ "2022 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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