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2008 Conference USA baseball tournament

FieldValue
Year2008
ConferenceConference USA
ShortConferenceC-USA
DivisionI
Teams8
FormatEight-team double-elimination tournament
BallparkTurchin Stadium
CityNew Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsHouston
TitleCount3rd
CoachRayner Noble
CoachCount3rd
MVPBryan Pounds
MVPTeamHouston

The 2008 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 2008 postseason college baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 21–May 25, 2008. Houston won their third C-USA tournament, and received Conference USA's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.

Regular season results

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Rice213.875--1
Southern Miss159.62562
Tulane139.59173
Houston1410.58374
East Carolina1311.54285
Marshall1013.43510.56
UCF816.333137
UAB717.292148
Memphis518.21715--
  • SMU, Tulsa, and UTEP did not field baseball teams. Memphis did not make the tournament.

Bracket

May 23–24 May 24–25 May 25 | RD2-group1=Bracket One | RD2-group2=Bracket Two

| RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team01=East Carolina | RD1-score01=4 | RD1-seed02=4 | RD1-team02=Houston | RD1-score02=5

| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=UAB | RD1-score03=8 | RD1-seed04=1 | RD1-team04=Rice | RD1-score04=2

| RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=East Carolina | RD1-score05=4 | RD1-seed06=1 | RD1-team06=Rice | RD1-score06=3

| RD1-seed07=7 | RD1-team07=UCF | RD1-score07=5 | RD1-seed08=2 | RD1-team08=Southern Miss | RD1-score08=8

| RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09=Marshall | RD1-score09=10 | RD1-seed10=3 | RD1-team10=Tulane | RD1-score10=5

| RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11=UCF | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12=3 | RD1-team12=Tulane | RD1-score12=5

| RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team01=Houston | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=UAB | RD2-score02=5

| RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=East Carolina | RD2-score03=1 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=Houston | RD2-score04=2

| RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05=Southern Miss | RD2-score05=5 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06=Marshall | RD2-score06=3

| RD2-seed07=6 | RD2-team07=Marshall | RD2-score07=8 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Tulane | RD2-score08=7

| RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team01=UAB | RD3-score01-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Houston | RD3-score02-1=10 | RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=Southern Miss | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=Marshall | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=5

| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=Houston | RD4-score01=3 | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-team02=Marshall | RD4-score02=2

  • Bold indicates the winner of the game.
  • Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.

Finish order

FinishTeamWLTPctSeedEliminated By
1Houston†510.8334
2Marshall420.6676Houston
3Southern Miss#220.5002Marshall
4UAB220.5008Houston
5Tulane#120.3333Marshall
6East Carolina#120.3335Houston
7UCF020.0007Tulane
8Rice#020.0001East Carolina

All-tournament team

PositionPlayerSchool
CAllen AubinAlabama–Birmingham
IFAdam AmarMemphis
IFRyan KeedyAlabama–Birmingham
IFBryan PoundsHouston
IFAdam YeagerMarshall
OFDrew CarsonSouthern Mississippi
OFNate LapeMarshall
OFZak PresleyHouston
DHKyle RollerEast Carolina
PSteve BlevinsMarshall
PJared RayHouston
PKyle RobersonAlabama–Birmingham
PDan StrailyMarshall
MVPBryan PoundsHouston

References

References

  1. "Conference USA Baseball Historical Records". Conference USA.
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