2021 Conference USA baseball tournament
Teams | 8 |
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Format | See below |
Finals site | |
Champions | Old Dominion (1st title) |
Winning coach | Chris Finwood (1st title) |
MVP | Tommy Bell (Old Dominion) |
Television | ESPN+ (first round–semifinals) CBSSN (Championship game) |
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Charlotte xy | 24 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .750 | 40 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Old Dominion ‡y | 22 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .688 | 44 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 18 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .563 | 32 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 15 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .469 | 27 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 11 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .367 | 20 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 6 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .188 | 10 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 22 Louisiana Tech xy | 22 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .733 | 42 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Southern Miss y | 22 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .710 | 40 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 14 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .452 | 22 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 12 | – | 19 | – | 1 | .391 | 24 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .454 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 11 | – | 20 | – | 1 | .359 | 23 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .443 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 11 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .344 | 18 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2021[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2021 Conference USA baseball tournament was held from May 26 through 30 at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park in Ruston, Louisiana.[2] The annual tournament determines the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball. The tournament champion will then earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The tournament has been held every year since 1996, except for 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rice Owls has claimed seven championships, the most of any school, with the Owls latest win in 2017. This was the tournaments first appearance at J. C. Love Field.
Format and seeding
[edit]The tournament will consist the top eight teams in regular season play. The top three teams in each division will receive automatic bid, plus two teams with the best winning percentage regardless of division will receive at-large bids. The format will consist of two double-elimination brackets, with a single-elimination championship game.
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As of May 16, 2021
x – Clinched C-USA tournament berth
y – Clinched division title
- For the first time since joining Conference USA in 2005, Rice did not qualify for this season's conference tournament. The Owls break their 14-year streak. Southern Miss currently holds the most appearances at 25. The Golden Eagles have appeared in every tournament since the creation of the tournament in 1996.
Bracket and results
[edit]First round | Second round | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Old Dominion | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Old Dominion | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Charlotte | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Old Dominion | 13 | - | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | - | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Charlotte | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida Atlantic | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Old Dominion | 710 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisiana Tech | 712 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | UTSA | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern Miss | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern Miss | 118 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Western Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern Miss | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisiana Tech | 1110 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | UTSA | 910 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Western Kentucky | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Western Kentucky | 4 |
Schedule
[edit]Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | ||
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Wednesday, May 26 | ||||||
1 | 11:00 a.m.[a] | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic | – | ESPN+ | ||
2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Charlotte vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee | – | |||
3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 UTSA | – | |||
Thursday, May 27 | ||||||
4 | 12:15 a.m. | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 6 Western Kentucky | – | ESPN+ | ||
5 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 1 Charlotte | – | |||
6 | 1:15 p.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee | – | |||
7 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 7 UTSA vs. No. 6 Western Kentucky | – | |||
8 | 9:50 p.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 3 Southern Miss | – | |||
Friday, May 28 | ||||||
9 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee | – | ESPN+ | ||
10 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 6 Western Kentucky vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | |||
Saturday, May 29 | ||||||
11 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic | – | ESPN+ | ||
12 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | |||
13 | 4:00 p.m. | If necessary | – | |||
14 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | |||
Championship – Sunday, May 30 | ||||||
15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | CBS Sports Network | ||
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |
Notes
[edit]Conference championship
[edit]Conference USA Championship | ||
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(4) Old Dominion Monarchs | vs. | (2) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(4) Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Aaron Holiday (4–1) LP: Jonathan Fincher (7–3) Home runs: ODU: Kyle Battle (1); Tommy Bell (1); Robbie Petracci (1) LaTech: Parker Bates (1) Attendance: 2,484 |
All–Tournament Team
[edit]Position | Player | Team |
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C | Brock Gagliardi | Old Dominion |
IF | Hunter Wells | Louisiana Tech |
IF | Manny Garcia | Louisiana Tech |
IF | Tommy Bell (MVP) | Old Dominion |
IF | Christopher Sargent | Southern Miss |
OF | Bobby Morgensen | Florida Atlantic |
OF | Parker Bates | Louisiana Tech |
OF | Andy Garriola | Old Dominion |
UT | Steele Netterville | Louisiana Tech |
P | Greg Martinez | Louisiana Tech |
P | Aaron Brown | Middle Tennessee |
P | Hunter Gregory | Old Dominion |
P | Hunter Stanley | Southern Miss |
Tournament site
[edit]In June 2020, Louisiana Tech University won the bid to host the tournament on their campus for the first time since joining the conference.[4] This will also be the first campus site for the tournament since 2016, as since then the games were played at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. The tournament returns to the state of Louisiana for the first time since the 2008 tournament, where it was played in New Orleans.
Pat Patterson Park, is a newly reconstructed stadium that opened for the 2021 season. The former stadium, along with other sports facilities was destroyed in 2019 by a F3 tornado.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "Herd baseball announces 2021 spring schedule". WSAZ-TV. February 4, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ @ConferenceUSA (May 26, 2021). "Today's first game between @FAUBaseball and @ODUBaseball has been delayed ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Diaz, Cory (June 1, 2020). "1 year after tornado destroyed stadium, Louisiana Tech to host 2021 C-USA baseball tournament". The News-Star. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "LA Tech Baseball Practices at the New 'Love Shack' for First Time". Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. February 9, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.