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2022 Conference USA baseball tournament

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2022 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatSee below
Finals site
ChampionsLouisiana Tech (1st title)
Winning coachLane Burroughs (1st title)
MVPTaylor Young (Louisiana Tech)
TelevisionESPN+ (First round–semifinals)
CBSSN (Championship game)
2022 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 15 Southern Miss ‍‍‍y 23 7 0   .767 43 16 0   .729
Louisiana Tech ‍‍y 20 10 0   .667 42 19 0   .689
Old Dominion ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 41 17 0   .707
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 35 23 0   .603
UTSA ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 38 20 0   .655
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 29 26 0   .527
Charlotte ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 36 22 0   .621
UAB ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 31 25 0   .554
Rice ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 17 39 0   .304
Marshall ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 20 34 1   .373
FIU ‍‍‍ 8 22 0   .267 16 34 0   .320
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 7 23 0   .233 18 36 0   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 4, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2022 Conference USA baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 29 at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball. The tournament champion, Louisiana Tech, then earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 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
             
1 Southern Miss 4
8 UAB 3
1 Southern Miss 6
5 UTSA 7
4 Florida Atlantic 4
5 UTSA 6
5 UTSA 11 -
1 Southern Miss 2 -
8 UAB 1
4 Florida Atlantic 117
4 Florida Atlantic 0
1 Southern Miss 5
5 UTSA 8
2 Louisiana Tech 9
3 Old Dominion 187
6 Middle Tennessee 7
3 Old Dominion 2
2 Louisiana Tech 7
2 Louisiana Tech 4
7 Charlotte 0
2 Louisiana Tech 6 8
3 Old Dominion 913 7
6 Middle Tennessee 0
7 Charlotte 227
7 Charlotte 4
3 Old Dominion 13

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Wednesday, May 25
1 9:00 a.m. No. 3 Old Dominion vs. No. 6 Middle Tennessee 18–77 ESPN+
2 12:30 p.m. No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 Charlotte 4–0
3 9:20 p.m. No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 8 UAB 4–3
Thursday, May 26
4 9:00 a.m. No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 5 UTSA 4–6 ESPN+
5 12:30 p.m. No. 6 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 7 Charlotte 0–227
6 4:00 p.m. No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs No. 3 Old Dominion 7–2
7 7:30 p.m. No. 8 UAB vs. No. 4 Florida Atlantic 1–117
Friday, May 27
8 10:00 a.m. No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 5 UTSA 6–7 ESPN+
9 2:05 p.m. No. 7 Charlotte vs. No. 3 Old Dominion 4–13
10 5:30 p.m. No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 1 Southern Miss 0–5
Semifinals – Saturday, May 28
11 9:00 a.m. No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 3 Old Dominion 6–913 ESPN+
12 12:30 p.m. No. 5 UTSA vs. No. 1 Southern Miss 11–2
^13 4:00 p.m. No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs No. 3 Old Dominion 8–7
Championship – Sunday, May 29
15 1:00 p.m. No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 5 UTSA 9–8 CBS Sports Network
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ^if necessary

Conference championship

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Conference USA Championship
(5) UTSA Roadrunners vs. (2) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
May 28, 2022, 1:06 p.m. (CDT) at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(5) UTSA 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 8 7 5
(2) Louisiana Tech 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 9 9 3
WP: Kyle Crigger (6–2)   LP: Braylon Owens (3–2)
Home runs:
UTSA: Ryan Flores (1); Ian Bailey (1)
LaTech: None
Attendance: 3,140

All–Tournament Team

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Position Player Team
C Brock Gagliardi Old Dominion
IF Taylor Young (MVP) Louisiana Tech
IF Matt Coutney Old Dominion
IF Danny Lynch Southern Miss
IF Ryan Flores UTSA
OF Adarius Myers Louisiana Tech
OF Andy Garriola Old Dominion
OF Chase Keng UTSA
DH/UT Garrett Poston UTSA
P Kyle Crigger Louisiana Tech
P Ryan Jennings Louisiana Tech
P Hunter Riggins Southern Miss
P Luke Malone UTSA

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.