1996 Conference USA Tournament
The 1996 Conference USA baseball tournament was held at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, MS. #2 Tulane University defeated #1 University of South Florida for the title. Jason Fitzgerald of Tulane was named MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1 | University of South Florida | 20-4 | Eddie Cardieri |
2 | Tulane University | 18-6 | Rick Jones |
3 | University of Southern Mississippi | 14-10 | Hill Denson |
4 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 13-11 | Pete Rancont |
5 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 11-13 | Loren Hibbs |
6 | University of Memphis | 9-11 | Jeff Hopkins |
7 | Saint Louis University | 9-12 | Bob Hughes |
8 | University of Louisville | 6-15 | Lelo Prado |
9 | University of Cincinnati | 1-19 | Bruce Gordon |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | South Florida | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Louisville | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Louisville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | UNC Charlotte | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | UAB | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | UNC Charlotte | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | UNC Charlotte | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | South Florida | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | South Florida | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | UAB | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Louisville | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | South Florida | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | South Florida | 0 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tulane | 2 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tulane | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Saint Louis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tulane | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern Miss | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern Miss | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tulane | 10 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern Miss | 8 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Saint Louis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern Miss | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Saint Louis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Results[edit]
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- 1B Cliff Wren, Southern Miss
- 2B Mike Pursell, Tulane
- SS Joe Hammond, Charlotte
- 3B Chris Heintz, USF
- OF Joey Anderson, Charlotte
- OF Jason Fitzgerald, Tulane
- OF Jason Michonski, USF
- C Chad Sutter, Tulane
- P Jack Cressend, Tulane
- RP Todd Ardoin, Tulane
- DH Jeff Davis, Southern Miss
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