| Year: | 2021 |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Shortconference: | CUSA |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | See below |
| Ballpark: | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park |
| City: | Ruston, Louisiana |
| Champions: | Old Dominion |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Chris Finwood |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Tommy Bell |
| Mvpteam: | Old Dominion |
| Television: | ESPN+ (first round–semifinals) CBSSN (Championship game) |
| Different Previous: | 2019 |
The 2021 Conference USA baseball tournament was held from May 26 through 30 at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park in Ruston, Louisiana.[1] The annual tournament determines the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball. The tournament champion will then earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 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. This was the tournaments first appearance at J. C. Love Field.
The tournament will consist the top eight teams in regular season play. The top three teams in each division will receive automatic bid, plus two teams with the best winning percentage regardless of division will receive at-large bids. The format will consist of two double-elimination brackets, with a single-elimination championship game.
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As of May 16, 2021
x – Clinched C-USA tournament berth
y – Clinched division title
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |||
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| Wednesday, May 26 | |||||||
| 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic | – | ESPN+ | |||
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Charlotte vs. No. 8 | – | ||||
| 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 UTSA | – | ||||
| Thursday, May 27 | |||||||
| 4 | 12:15 a.m. | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 6 | – | ESPN+ | |||
| 5 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 1 Charlotte | – | ||||
| 6 | 1:15 p.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee | – | ||||
| 7 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 7 UTSA vs. No. 6 Western Kentucky | – | ||||
| 8 | 9:50 p.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 3 Southern Miss | – | ||||
| Friday, May 28 | |||||||
| 9 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 8 Middle Tennessee | – | ESPN+ | |||
| 10 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 6 Western Kentucky vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | ||||
| Saturday, May 29 | |||||||
| 11 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic | – | ESPN+ | |||
| 12 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | ||||
| 13 | 4:00 p.m. | If necessary | – | ||||
| 14 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | ||||
| Championship – Sunday, May 30 | |||||||
| 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 2 Louisiana Tech | – | CBS Sports Network | |||
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| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Brock Gagliardi | Old Dominion | |
| IF | Hunter Wells | Louisiana Tech | |
| IF | Manny Garcia | Louisiana Tech | |
| IF | Tommy Bell (MVP) | Old Dominion | |
| IF | Christopher Sargent | Southern Miss | |
| OF | Bobby Morgensen | Florida Atlantic | |
| OF | Parker Bates | Louisiana Tech | |
| OF | Andy Garriola | Old Dominion | |
| UT | Steele Netterville | Louisiana Tech | |
| P | Greg Martinez | Louisiana Tech | |
| P | Aaron Brown | Middle Tennessee | |
| P | Hunter Gregory | Old Dominion | |
| P | Hunter Stanley | Southern Miss |
In June 2020, Louisiana Tech University won the bid to host the tournament on their campus for the first time since joining the conference.[2] This will also be the first campus site for the tournament since 2016, as since then the games were played at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. The tournament returns to the state of Louisiana for the first time since the 2008 tournament, where it was played in New Orleans.
Pat Patterson Park, is a newly reconstructed stadium that opened for the 2021 season. The former stadium, along with other sports facilities was destroyed in 2019 by a F3 tornado.[3]