2019 Conference USA Tournament

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The 2019 Conference USA baseball tournament was held at MGM Park in Biloxi, MS. #2 University of Southern Mississippi defeated #1 Florida Atlantic University for the title. Matt Wallner of Southern Miss was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Florida Atlantic University 22-8 John McCormack
2 University of Southern Mississippi 20-10 Scott Berry
3 Louisiana Tech University 17-13 Lane Burroughs
4 Western Kentucky University 16-13-1 John Pawlowski
5 Old Dominion University 16-14 Chris Finwood
6 Marshall University 14-15 Jeff Waggoner
7 Rice University 14-16 Matt Bragga
8 University of Texas at San Antonio 13-16 Jason Marshall

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
1  Florida Atlantic 6  
8  Texas-San Antonio 5  
  1  Florida Atlantic 6  
  4  Western Kentucky 1  
4  Western Kentucky 7
5  Old Dominion 4  
  1  Florida Atlantic 11 x  
 
  8  Texas-San Antonio 4 x  
8  Texas-San Antonio 3  
5  Old Dominion 2  
  4  Western Kentucky 8
  8  Texas-San Antonio 15  
  1  Florida Atlantic 0 x x
  2  Southern Miss 4 x x
2  Southern Miss 6  
7  Rice 4  
  2  Southern Miss 10
  6  Marshall 5  
3  Louisiana Tech 4
6  Marshall 6  
  2  Southern Miss 6 x
 
  7  Rice 0 x  
7  Rice 4  
3  Louisiana Tech 3  
  6  Marshall 3
  7  Rice 6  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 22
Game 1 Marshall University 6-4 (12) Louisiana Tech University
Game 2 University of Southern Mississippi 6-4 (10) Rice University
Game 3 Florida Atlantic University 6-5 University of Texas at San Antonio
Game 4 Western Kentucky University 7-4 Old Dominion University
May 23
Game 5 Rice University 4-3 Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech eliminated
Game 6 University of Texas at San Antonio 3-2 Old Dominion University Old Dominion eliminated
Game 7 University of Southern Mississippi 10-5 Marshall University
Game 8 Florida Atlantic University 6-1 Western Kentucky University
May 24
Game 9 Rice University 6-3 Marshall University Marshall eliminated
Game 10 University of Texas at San Antonio 15-8 Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky eliminated
May 25
Game 11 University of Southern Mississippi 6-0 Rice University Rice eliminated
Game 12 Florida Atlantic University 11-4 University of Texas at San Antonio Tex. San Antonio eliminated
Game 13 University of Southern Mississippi 4-0 Florida Atlantic University Southern Mississippi advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • OF Matt Wallner Southern Miss
  • 3B Danny Lynch Southern Miss
  • OF Fred Franklin Southern Miss
  • DH Bryant Bowen Southern Miss
  • P Walker Powell Southern Miss
  • P Gabe Shepard Southern Miss
  • C Pedro Pages Florida Atlantic
  • 2B Francisco Urbaez Florida Atlantic
  • P Mike Ruff Florida Atlantic
  • P Nick Swan Florida Atlantic
  • OF Ryan Stacy UTSA
  • SS Hunter Grimes UTSA
  • SS Elvis Peralta Marshall