2008 Conference USA Tournament

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The 2008 Conference USA baseball tournament was held at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, LA. #4 University of Houston defeated #6 Marshall University for the title. Bryan Pounds of Houston was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Rice University 21-3 Wayne Graham
2 University of Southern Mississippi 15-9 Corky Palmer
3 Tulane University 13-9-1 Rick Jones
4 University of Houston 14-10 Rayner Noble
5 East Carolina University 13-11 Billy Godwin
6 Marshall University 10-13-1 Jeff Waggoner
7 University of Central Florida 8-16 Craig Cozart
8 University of Alabama at Birmingham 7-17 Brian Shoop

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
1  Rice 2  
8  UAB 8  
  8  UAB 5  
  4  Houston 4  
4  Houston 5
5  East Carolina 4  
  8  UAB 5 1  
 
  4  Houston 10 3  
1  Rice 3  
5  East Carolina 4  
  4  Houston 2
  5  East Carolina 1  
  4  Houston 3 x x
  6  Marshall 2 x x
2  Southern Miss 8  
7  Central Florida 5  
  2  Southern Miss 5
  6  Marshall 3  
3  Tulane 5
6  Marshall 10  
  2  Southern Miss 3 3
 
  6  Marshall 6 5  
7  Central Florida 2  
3  Tulane 5  
  6  Marshall 8
  3  Tulane 7  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 21
Game 1 University of Houston 5-4 (10) East Carolina University
Game 2 University of Alabama at Birmingham 8-2 Rice University
Game 3 University of Southern Mississippi 8-5 University of Central Florida
Game 4 Marshall University 10-5 Tulane University
May 22
Game 5 East Carolina University 4-3 Rice University Rice eliminated
May 23
Game 6 Tulane University 5-2 University of Central Florida Central Florida eliminated
Game 7 University of Alabama at Birmingham 5-4 University of Houston
Game 8 University of Southern Mississippi 5-3 Marshall University
Game 9 University of Houston 2-1 East Carolina University East Carolina eliminated
May 24
Game 10 Marshall University 8-7 Tulane University Tulane eliminated
Game 11 University of Houston 10-5 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Game 12 Marshall University 6-3 University of Southern Mississippi
Game 13 University of Houston 3-1 University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB eliminated
May 25
Game 14 Marshall University 5-3 University of Southern Mississippi Southern Mississippi eliminated
Game 15 University of Houston 3-2 Marshall University Houston advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C Allen Aubin, UAB
  • IF Jimmy Cesario, Houston
  • IF Ryan Keedy, UAB
  • IF Bryan Pounds, Houston
  • IF Adam Yeager, Marshall
  • OF Drew Carson, Southern Miss
  • OF Nate Lape, Marshall
  • OF Zak Presley, Houston
  • DH Kyle Roller, East Carolina
  • P Steve Blevins, Marshall
  • P Jared Ray, Houston
  • P Kyle Roberson, UAB
  • P Dan Straily, Marshall
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