2024 Conference USA Tournament

The 2024 Conference USA baseball tournament was held May 22-26 in Ruston, LA. #2 Dallas Baptist University defeated #1 Louisiana Tech University for the title. Alex Pendergast of Dallas Baptist was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Louisiana Tech University	18-6	Lane Burroughs
2	Dallas Baptist University	17-7	Dan Heefner
3	Western Kentucky University	15-9	Marc Rardin
4	Sam Houston State University	13-11	Jay Sirianni
5	Liberty University	11-13	Scott Jackson
6	Florida International University	11-13	Rich Witten
7	New Mexico State University	10-14	Jake Angier
8	Middle Tennessee State University	8-16	Jerry Meyers

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Louisiana Tech	8
	8	Middle Tennessee St.	2
						1	Louisiana Tech	2
						5	Liberty	6
	4	Sam Houston St.	3
	5	Liberty	9
											5	Liberty	7	5
										1	Louisiana Tech	8	6
	8	Middle Tennessee St.	0
	4	Sam Houston St.	2
						1	Louisiana Tech	5
						4	Sam Houston St.	3
																1	Louisiana Tech	10	x	x
																2	Dallas Baptist	17	x	x
	2	Dallas Baptist	5
	7	New Mexico St.	3
						2	Dallas Baptist	8
						6	Florida International	2
	3	Western Kentucky	5
	6	Florida International	7
											2	Dallas Baptist	7	x
										3	Western Kentucky	5	x
	7	New Mexico St.	2
	3	Western Kentucky	8
						6	Florida International	5
						3	Western Kentucky	8

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Game 1	Florida International University	7-5	Western Kentucky University
Game 2	Dallas Baptist University	5-3	New Mexico State University
Game 3	Louisiana Tech University	8-2	Middle Tennessee State University	suspended in 9th inning, resumed May 23
May 23
Game 4	Liberty University	9-3	Sam Houston State University
Game 5	Western Kentucky University	8-2	New Mexico State University	New Mexico State eliminated
Game 6	Dallas Baptist University	8-2	Florida International University
May 24
Game 7	Sam Houston State University	2-0	Middle Tennessee State University	Middle Tennessee State eliminated
Game 8	Liberty University	6-2	Louisiana Tech University
Game 9	Western Kentucky University	8-5	Florida International University	Florida International eliminated
Game 10	Louisiana Tech University	5-3	Sam Houston State University	Sam Houston State eliminated
May 25
Game 11	Dallas Baptist University	7-5	Western Kentucky University	Western Kentucky eliminated
Game 12	Louisiana Tech University	8-7	Liberty University
Game 13	Louisiana Tech University	6-5 (10)	Liberty University
May 26
Game 14	Dallas Baptist University	17-10 (10)	Louisiana Tech University	Dallas Baptist advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• C: Jorge Corona, LA Tech
• INF: Michael Dattalo, DBU
• INF: Miguel Santos, DBU
• INF: Grant Comeaux, LA Tech
• INF: Dalton Davis, LA Tech
• OF: Ethan Mann, DBU
• OF: Alex Pendergast, DBU
• OF: Camden Troyer, Liberty
• P: Jerrod Jenkins, DBU
• P: Cole Hertzler, Liberty
• P: Ethan Bates, LA Tech
• P: Michael Watson, Sam Houston
• DH/UTL: Ethan Lizama, WKU