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1996 Conference USA baseball tournament
College baseball tournament
College baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1996 |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| ShortConference | C-USA |
| Division | I |
| Teams | 9 |
| Format | Play-in round followed by |
| eight-team double-elimination tournament | |
| Ballpark | Pete Taylor Park |
| City | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Champions | |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Rick Jones |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Jason Fitzgerald |
| MVPTeam | Tulane |
| FirstTournamentEver | Yes |
eight-team double-elimination tournament
The 1996 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 1996 postseason college baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from May 14 through 19. won the tournament and received Conference USA's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament consisted of nine teams with a play-in game, two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.
Regular season results
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 4 | .833 | -- | 1 | |
| 18 | 6 | .750 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | 10 | .583 | 6 | 3 | |
| 13 | 11 | .542 | 7 | 4 | |
| 11 | 13 | .468 | 9 | 5 | |
| 9 | 11 | .450 | 9 | 6 | |
| 9 | 12 | .429 | 9.5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 15 | .286 | 12.5 | 8 | |
| 1 | 19 | .050 | 17 | 9 |
- Records listed are conference play only. Marquette and DePaul did not field baseball teams. Houston participated in the Southwest Conference for baseball.
Bracket
Play-in game
The two teams with the worst records in regular season conference play faced each other in a single elimination situation to earn the 8th spot in the conference tournament. May 14 | RD1-seed1=9 | RD1-team1=** | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=**** | RD1-score2=4
Main Bracket
May 15–16 May 16–17 May 17–18 May 19
| RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team01=**** | RD1-score01=17 | RD1-seed02=4 | RD1-team02= | RD1-score02=9
| RD1-seed03=9 | RD1-team03=Louisville | RD1-score03=13 | RD1-seed04=1 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=9
| RD1-seed05=4 | RD1-team05=UAB | RD1-score05=7 | RD1-seed06=1 | RD1-team06=South Florida | RD1-score06=9
| RD1-seed07=7 | RD1-team07= | RD1-score07=5 | RD1-seed08=2 | RD1-team08=**** | RD1-score08=14
| RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team09= | RD1-score09=4 | RD1-seed10=3 | RD1-team10=**** | RD1-score10=9
| RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11=Saint Louis | RD1-score11=9 | RD1-seed12=6 | RD1-team12=Memphis | RD1-score12=8
| RD2-seed01=9 | RD2-team01=Louisville | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02=5 | RD2-team02=Charlotte | RD2-score02=23
| RD2-seed03=9 | RD2-team03=Louisville | RD2-score03=11 | RD2-seed04=1 | RD2-team04=South Florida | RD2-score04=14
| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=Southern Miss | RD2-score05=5 | RD2-seed06=2 | RD2-team06=Tulane | RD2-score06=9
| RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=Saint Louis | RD2-score07=5 | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-team08=Southern Miss | RD2-score08=9
| RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team01=Charlotte | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-seed02=1 | RD3-team02=South Florida | RD3-score02-1=13 | RD3-score02-2=17
| RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Southern Miss | RD3-score03-1=8 | RD3-score03-2= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Tulane | RD3-score04-1=10 | RD3-score04-2=
| RD4-seed01=2 | RD4-team01=Tulane | RD4-score01=2 | RD4-seed02=1 | RD4-team02=South Florida | RD4-score02=0
- Bold indicates the winner of the game.
- Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.
Finish order
| Finish | Team | W | L | Pct | Seed | Eliminated By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane† | 4 | 0 | .1000 | 2 | |
| 2 | South Florida# | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | Tulane |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | Tulane |
| 4 | Charlotte | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | South Florida |
| 5 | Saint Louis | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7 | Southern Miss |
| 6 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9 | South Florida |
| 7 | Memphis | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | Saint Louis |
| 8 | UAB | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | South Florida |
All-Tournament Team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| C | Chad Sutter | Tulane |
| 1B | Cliff Wren | Southern Mississippi |
| 2B | Mike Pursell | Tulane |
| SS | Joe Hammond | Charlotte |
| 3B | Chris Heintz | South Florida |
| OF | Joey Anderson | Charlotte |
| OF | Jason Fitzgerald | Tulane |
| OF | Jason Michonski | South Florida |
| DH | Jeff Davis | Southern Mississippi |
| P | Jack Cressend | Tulane |
| RP | Todd Ardoin | Tulane |
| MVP | Jason Fitzgerald | Tulane |
References
References
- "Conference USA Baseball Historical Records". Conference USA.
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