2005 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatEight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTCU, Tulane (2nd, 5th title)
Winning coachJim Schlossnagle, Rick Jones (2nd, 5th title)
MVPNathan Southard (Tulane)

The 2005 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 2005 postseason college baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from May 25 through 29, 2005. Both TCU and Tulane were declared co-champions due to inclement weather but Tulane was given the automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final that was cancelled due to inclement weather.[1]

Regular season results

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Tulane246.800--1
TCU2010.66742
Southern Miss2010.66743
East Carolina1812.60064
Houston1613.5527.55
South Florida1514.5178.56
Louisville1514.5178.57
UAB1416.467108
Charlotte1317.43311--
Cincinnati1019.34413.5--
Saint Louis822.26716--
Memphis525.16719--

Bracket

First round
May 25–26
Second round
May 26–27
Semi-finals
May 27–28
Finals
May 29
5Houston5
4East Carolina6
4East Carolina3
1Tulane16
8UAB6
1Tulane8
5Houston1
Bracket One
1Tulane10
8UAB5
5Houston74East Carolina4
5Houston6
2TCU[lower-alpha 1]
7Louisville2
1Tulane[lower-alpha 1]
2TCU4
3Southern Miss0
2TCU8
6USF3
3Southern Miss5
3Southern Miss7
Bracket Two
2TCU13
7Louisville1
6USF116USF3
3Southern Miss9
  • Bold indicates the winner of the game.
  • Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.

Finish order

FinishTeamWLTPctSeedEliminated By
1Tulane301.0001
1TCU#301.0002
3Southern Miss#220.5003TCU
4Houston220.5005Tulane
5South Florida120.3336Southern Miss
6East Carolina#120.3334Houston
7Louisville020.0007South Florida
8UAB020.0008Houston

- Winner of the tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
# - Received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

All-tournament team

Position Player School
C Brian Baisley South Florida
IF Brad Emaus Tulane
IF Chad Huffman TCU
IF Dustin Kingsbury Houston
IF Trey Sutton Southern Mississippi
OF Keith Conlon TCU
OF Jason Lowery Southern Mississippi
OF Nathan Southard Tulane
DH Mike Grace East Carolina
P Brian Bogusevic Tulane
P Lance Broadway TCU
P Sam Demel TCU
P Micah Owings Tulane
MVP Nathan Southard Tulane

Notes

  1. 1 2 Tulane and TCU were declared co-champions as the game was cancelled due to inclement weather.

References

  1. "Conference USA Baseball Historical Records". Conference USA. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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