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2024 Conference USA baseball tournament

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2024 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatSee below
Finals site
ChampionsDallas Baptist (1st title)
Winning coachDan Heefner (1st title)
MVPAlex Pendergrast (Dallas Bapist)
TelevisionESPN+,
CBSSN (Championship game)
2024 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍y 18 6   .750 45 17   .726
No. 25 Dallas Baptist ‍‍y 17 7   .708 44 13   .772
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 36 22   .621
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 34 24   .586
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 24 34   .414
FIU  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 27 30   .474
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 25 29   .463
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 20 36   .357
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 18 34   .346
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 26, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 26 at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park in Ruston to determine the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball.[2] Dallas Baptist, the tournament champion, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 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.

Format and seeding

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The tournament consisted of the top eight teams in regular season play. The format consisted of two double-elimination brackets, with a single-elimination championship game.

Bracket and results

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
3 Western Kentucky 5
6 Florida International 7
6 Florida International 2
2 Dallas Baptist 8
2 Dallas Baptist 5
7 New Mexico State 3
2 Dallas Baptist 7
3 Western Kentucky 5
3 Western Kentucky 8
7 New Mexico State 2
6 Florida International 5
3 Western Kentucky 8
2 Dallas Baptist 17
1 Louisiana Tech 10
1 Louisiana Tech 8
8 Middle Tennessee 2
1 Louisiana Tech 2
5 Liberty 6
4 Sam Houston 3
5 Liberty 9
5 Liberty 7 5
1 Louisiana Tech 8 610
8 Middle Tennessee 0
4 Sam Houston 2
1 Louisiana Tech 5
4 Sam Houston 3

Schedule

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Source:[3]

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
Wednesday, May 22
1 9:00 a.m. No. 3 Western Kentucky vs. No. 6 Florida International 5-7 ESPN+
2 12:55 p.m. No. 2 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 7 New Mexico State 5-3
3 4:25 p.m.[a] No. 1 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee 8-2
Thursday, May 23
4 11:05 a.m. No. 4 Sam Houston vs. No. 5 Liberty 3-9 ESPN+
5 2:35 p.m. No. 3 Western Kentucky vs. No. 7 New Mexico State 8-2
6 8:35 p.m. No. 2 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 6 Florida International 8-2 994
Friday, May 26
7 9:00 a.m. No. 4 Sam Houston vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee 2-0 ESPN+
8 12:30 p.m. No. 5 Liberty vs. No. 1 Louisiana Tech 6-2
9 4:00 p.m. No. 3 Western Kentucky vs. No. 6 Florida International 8-5
10 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 4 Sam Houston 5-3 1451
Saturday, May 25
11 9:00 a.m. No. 2 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 3 Western Kentucky 7-5 ESPN+
12 12:30 p.m. No. 1 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 5 Liberty 8-7
13 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 5 Liberty 6-5 (10) 1106
Championship – Sunday, May 26
Championship 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 2 Dallas Baptist 10-17 CBSSN 2247
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Notes

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  1. ^ Game was halted on 5/22/24 at 7:01 pm after eight complete innings due to weather conditions. Game was resumed on 5/23/24 at 9:04 am.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Championships". Conference USA. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Baseball Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved June 22, 2024.