Английская Википедия:Conference USA baseball tournament
Шаблон:Infobox NCAA conference tournament
The Conference USA baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for Conference USA (C-USA). The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament format, which has changed several times, currently consists of an eight-team double-elimination tournament format, in which the winners of two four-team brackets play in a single-game final. Rice, which has won the tournament seven times, is the most successful team in the tournament's history.[1]
History
The tournament was first held in 1996, the first season after Conference USA was formed from the merger of the Metro Conference and the Great Midwest Conference.[2]
1996–1999
Шаблон:Hatnote From 1996 to 1999, the tournament format consisted of an eight-team double-elimination tournament preceded by a single-game play-in round. The play-in round determined which of the lowest seeds (by regular season conference record) would qualify for the eight-team bracket. In 1996, when the league had nine baseball-sponsoring schools, the play-in round included the 8th and 9th seeds. When Houston joined from the Southwest Conference prior to the 1997 season, the play-in round featured the 7th–10th seeds. The eight-team double-elimination tournament consisted of two four-team double-elimination brackets, the winners of which met in a single-game final.[1]
2000–2009
Шаблон:Hatnote In the 2000 tournament, the play-in round was eliminated, and the top eight seeds qualified for the eight-team double-elimination tournament automatically. The eight-team bracket followed the same format as it had from 1996 to 1999.[1]
2010
Шаблон:Hatnote In 2010, the tournament format was changed from double-elimination to round robin. The top six regular season finishers qualified for the tournament field, which consisted of two three-team "pods." Pod 1 included the 1st, 4th, and 5th seeds, and Pod 2 included the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th seeds. Each team played three preliminary games, two against its podmates and one against a team from the opposite group. The cross-group games matched up the seeds as follows: 1st vs. 6th, 2nd vs. 5th, and 3rd vs. 4th. The winner of each round robin pod advanced to a single-game final.[1]
2011–2013
Шаблон:Hatnote In 2011, the round robin format was expanded to the top eight regular season finishers. The tournament field consisted of two four-team pods. Pod 1 included the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 8th seeds, and Pod 2 included the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th seeds. Each team played three preliminary games, one against each member of its pod. The winner of each pod advanced to a single game.[1]
2014–Present
Beginning in 2014, the format returned to the eight team double-elimination format used from 1996 through 2009.[3]
Champions
| Year | School | Site | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Jason Fitzgerald (Tulane) |
| 1997 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | Scottie Scott (Houston) |
| 1998 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Zephyr Field • New Orleans, LA | Brian Hughes (Tulane) |
| 1999 | Шаблон:CBSB link | USA Stadium • Millington, TN | Mickey McKee (Tulane) |
| 2000 | Houston | Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL | Jarrod Bitter (Houston) |
| 2001 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Zephyr Field • New Orleans, LA | Barth Melius (Tulane) |
| 2002 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC | Darryl Lawhorn (East Carolina) |
| 2003 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | Clint King (Southern Miss) |
| 2004 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Cougar Field • Houston, TX | Austin Adams (TCU) |
| 2005Шаблон:Efn | Шаблон:CBSB link Шаблон:CBSB link |
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Nathan Southard (Tulane) |
| 2006 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | Joe Savery (Rice) |
| 2007 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Clark-LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | Aaron Luna (Rice) |
| 2008 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | Bryan Pounds (Houston) |
| 2009 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Anthony Rendon (Rice) |
| 2010 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Cougar Field • Houston, TX | Scott Copeland (Southern Miss) |
| 2011 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | Tyler Duffey (Rice) |
| 2012 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS | Michael Busby (UAB) |
| 2013 | Шаблон:Cbsb link | Reckling Park • Houston, TXШаблон:Efn | Christian Stringer (Rice) |
| 2014 | Шаблон:Cbsb link | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Michael Aquino (Rice) |
| 2015 | Шаблон:Cbsb link | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Josh Anderson (FIU) |
| 2016 | Шаблон:CBSB link | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Daniel Keating (Southern Miss) |
| 2017 | Шаблон:Cbsb link | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | Glenn Otto (Rice) |
| 2018 | Шаблон:Cbsb link | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | Mason Strickland (Southern Miss) |
| 2019 | Шаблон:Cbsb link | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | Matt Wallner (Southern Miss) |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Old Dominion | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | Tommy Bell (Old Dominion) |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Taylor Young (Louisiana Tech) |
| 2023 | Charlotte | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | Cam Fisher (Charlotte) |
By school
End of the 2023 tournament, updated.
| School | Appearances | W-L | Pct | Tourney Titles | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 15 | 38–18 | Шаблон:Winpct | 7 | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 |
| Tulane | 17 | 39–23 | Шаблон:Winpct | 5 | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005 |
| Southern Miss | 26 | 60–42 | Шаблон:Winpct | 5 | 2003, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| Houston | 17 | 36–28 | Шаблон:Winpct | 3 | 1997, 2000, 2008 |
| TCU | 4 | 9–5 | Шаблон:Winpct | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | 13–13 | Шаблон:Winpct | 1 | 2022 |
| Charlotte | 13 | 22–23 | Шаблон:Winpct | 1 | 2023 |
| Old Dominion | 7 | 11–12 | Шаблон:Winpct | 1 | 2021 |
| East Carolina | 13 | 20–22 | Шаблон:Winpct | 1 | 2002 |
| FIU | 5 | 5–8 | Шаблон:Winpct | 1 | 2015 |
| UAB | 18 | 19–33 | Шаблон:Winpct | 1 | 2012 |
| Dallas Baptist | 1 | 3–1 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | 16–15 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| South Florida | 9 | 15–17 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| UTSA | 8 | 11–13 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| Memphis | 12 | 15–22 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| Marshall | 6 | 8–12 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| Saint Louis | 5 | 6–10 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | 6–10 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| Cincinnati | 6 | 5–9 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| Western Kentucky | 3 | 4–6 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| UCF | 6 | 5–11 | Шаблон:Winpct | ||
| Louisville | 10 | 8–19 | Шаблон:Winpct |
- Bold indicate school currently sponsors baseball in Conference USA.
- Italics indicate school no longer sponsors baseball in Conference USA.
References
External links
Шаблон:CUSA Baseball Tournament Шаблон:Conference USA baseball navbox Шаблон:Conference USA championships navbox Шаблон:NCAABaseballTournaments
