1996 Conference USA baseball tournament explained

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
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Rick Jones
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Jason Fitzgerald
Mvpteam:Tulane
Firsttournamentever:Yes

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.[1]

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

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.

Main Bracket

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

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
CChad SutterTulane
1BCliff WrenSouthern Mississippi
2BMike PursellTulane
SSJoe HammondCharlotte
3BChris HeintzSouth Florida
OFJoey AndersonCharlotte
OFJason FitzgeraldTulane
OFJason MichonskiSouth Florida
DHJeff DavisSouthern Mississippi
PJack CressendTulane
RPTodd ArdoinTulane
MVPJason FitzgeraldTulane

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conference USA Baseball Historical Records . Conference USA . 2009-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081222230718/http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/c-usa/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/history-records . 2008-12-22 . live .