2023 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatSee below
Finals site
ChampionsCharlotte (1st title)
Winning coachRobert Woodard (1st title)
MVPCam Fisher (Charlotte)
TelevisionESPN+,
CBSSN (Championship game)
2023 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Dallas Baptist ‍†‍‍y 25–5 .83344–13 .772
UTSA ‍‍‍ 21–8 .72438–19 .667
Charlotte ‍‍‡‍y 17–12 .58630–26 .536
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53332–25 .561
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53334–24 .586
Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50028–30 .483
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46727–27 .500
Rice ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30021–37 .362
FIU ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26721–34 .382
UAB ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26717–36 .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 21, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 through May 28 at Reckling Park in Houston to determine the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball.[2] Charlotte, the tournament champion, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 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

The tournament consisted 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

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Dallas Baptist 13
8 Rice 27
1 Dallas Baptist 10
4 Western Kentucky 2
4 Western Kentucky 10
5 Florida Atlantic 9
1 Dallas Baptist 5
4 Western Kentucky 0
8 Rice 1
5 Florida Atlantic 6
4 Western Kentucky 9
5 Florida Atlantic 7
1 Dallas Baptist 2
3 Charlotte 5
3 Charlotte 8
6 Louisiana Tech 13
6 Louisiana Tech 6
7 Middle Tennessee 7
2 UTSA 1
7 Middle Tennessee 5
7 Middle Tennessee 9 8
3 Charlotte 12 9
3  Charlotte 11
2 UTSA 2
6 Louisiana Tech 1
3 Charlotte 4

Schedule

Source:[3]

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
Wednesday, May 24
1 9:00 a.m. No. 3 Charlotte vs. No. 6 Louisiana Tech 8-13 ESPN+
2 12:30 p.m. No. 2 UTSA vs. No. 7 Middle Tennessee 1-5 646
3 4:00 p.m. No. 1 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 8 Rice 13-2
4 7:30 p.m. No. 4 Western Kentucky vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic 10-9 927
Thursday, May 25
5 9:00 a.m. No. 3 Charlotte vs. No. 2 UTSA 11-2 ESPN+
6 12:30 p.m. No. 6 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 Middle Tennessee 7-6
7 4:00 p.m. No. 8 Rice vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic 6-1
8 7:00 p.m. No. 1 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 4 Western Kentucky 10-2
Friday, May 26
9 2:00 p.m. No. 3 Charlotte vs. No. 6 Louisiana Tech 4-1 ESPN+
10 5:30 p.m. No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 4 Western Kentucky 7-9 589
Saturday, May 27
11 9:00 a.m. No. 7 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 3 Charlotte 9-12 ESPN+
12 12:30 p.m. No. 1 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 4 Western Kentucky 5-0 662
13 4:00 p.m. No. 7 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 3 Charlotte 8-9
Championship – Sunday, May 28
Championship 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 3 Charlotte 2-5 CBSSN 587
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2022-23 Championships". Conference USA. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2023 Baseball Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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