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2009 Conference USA baseball tournament
2009 C-USA Baseball, USA
2009 C-USA Baseball, USA
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2009 |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| ShortConference | C-USA |
| Division | I |
| Teams | 8 |
| Format | Eight-team double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark | Pete Taylor Park |
| City | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Champions | Rice |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| Coach | Wayne Graham |
| CoachCount | 3rd |
| MVP | Anthony Rendon |
| MVPTeam | Rice |
The 2009 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 2009 postseason college baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from May 20–May 24, 2009. Rice won their third C-USA tournament, and received Conference USA's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.
Regular season results
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | -- | 1 |
| Rice | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Houston | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4 | 3 |
| Tulane | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4 | 4 |
| Southern Miss | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 5 |
| UAB | 11 | 12 | 0 | .468 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Marshall | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8 | 7 |
| UCF | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8 | 8 |
| Memphis | 7 | 16 | 0 | .304 | 9.5 | -- |
- SMU, Tulsa, and UTEP did not field baseball teams. Memphis did not make the tournament.
Bracket
May 20–21 May 21–22 May 22–23 May 24 | RD2-group1=Bracket One | RD2-group2=Bracket Two
| RD1-seed01=6 | RD1-team01=UAB | RD1-score01=8 | RD1-seed02=3 | RD1-team02=Houston | RD1-score02=3
| RD1-seed03=7 | RD1-team03=Marshall | RD1-score03=0 | RD1-seed04=2 | RD1-team04=Rice | RD1-score04=13
| RD1-seed05=7 | RD1-team05=Marshall | RD1-score05=1 | RD1-seed06=3 | RD1-team06=Houston | RD1-score06=4
| RD1-seed07=8 | RD1-team07=UCF | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08=1 | RD1-team08=East Carolina | RD1-score08=6
| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Southern Miss | RD1-score09=15 | RD1-seed10=4 | RD1-team10=Tulane | RD1-score10=2
| RD1-seed11=8 | RD1-team11=UCF | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12=4 | RD1-team12=Tulane | RD1-score12=7
| RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team01=UAB | RD2-score01=1 | RD2-seed02=2 | RD2-team02=Rice | RD2-score02=8
| RD2-seed03=6 | RD2-team03=UAB | RD2-score03=1 | RD2-seed04=3 | RD2-team04=Houston | RD2-score04=4
| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=Southern Miss | RD2-score05=5 | RD2-seed06=1 | RD2-team06=East Carolina | RD2-score06=2
| RD2-seed07=4 | RD2-team07=Tulane | RD2-score07=3 | RD2-seed08=1 | RD2-team08=East Carolina | RD2-score08=0
| RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team01=Houston | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2= | RD3-seed02=2 | RD3-team02=Rice | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2=
| RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=Southern Miss | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2= | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=Tulane | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score04-2=
| RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team01=Southern Miss | RD4-score01=6 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Rice | RD4-score02=8
- Bold indicates the winner of the game.
- Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.
Finish order
| Finish | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed | Eliminated By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice† | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | |
| 2 | Southern Miss# | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 5 | Rice |
| 3 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 4 | Southern Miss |
| 4 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 3 | Rice |
| 5 | East Carolina# | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1 | Tulane |
| 6 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 6 | Houston |
| 7 | UCF | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 8 | Tulane |
| 8 | Marshall | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 7 | Houston |
All-tournament team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| C | Siego Seastrunk | Rice |
| IF | James Ewing | Southern Mississippi |
| IF | Rick Hague | Rice |
| IF | Josh Prince | Tulane |
| IF | Anthony Rendon | Rice |
| OF | Nick Boullosa | Tulane |
| OF | Steven Sultzbaugh | Rice |
| OF | Trent Whitehead | East Carolina |
| DH | Corey Stevens | Southern Mississippi |
| P | JR Ballinger | Southern Mississippi |
| P | Ryan Berry | Rice |
| P | Todd McInnis | Southern Mississippi |
| P | Taylor Wall | Rice |
| MVP | Anthony Rendon | Rice |
References
References
- "Conference USA Baseball Historical Records". Conference USA.
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