2022 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatSee below
Finals site
ChampionsLouisiana Tech (1st title)
Winning coachLane Burroughs (1st title)
MVPTaylor Young (Louisiana Tech)
TelevisionESPN+ (First round–semifinals)
CBSSN (Championship game)
2022 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 15 Southern Miss y 2370 .76743160 .729
Louisiana Tech y 20100 .66742190 .689
Old Dominion  19110 .63341170 .707
Florida Atlantic  19110 .63335230 .603
UTSA  19110 .63338200 .655
Middle Tennessee  17130 .56729260 .527
Charlotte  17130 .56736220 .621
UAB  13170 .43331250 .554
Rice  9210 .30017390 .304
Marshall  9210 .30020341 .373
FIU  8220 .26716340 .320
Western Kentucky  7230 .23318360 .333
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of January 9, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Conference USA baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 29 at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball. The tournament champion, Louisiana Tech, then earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 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 of 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 Southern Miss 4
8 UAB 3
1 Southern Miss 6
5 UTSA 7
4 Florida Atlantic 4
5 UTSA 6
5 UTSA 11 -
1 Southern Miss 2 -
8 UAB 1
4 Florida Atlantic 117
4 Florida Atlantic 0
1 Southern Miss 5
5 UTSA 8
2 Louisiana Tech 9
3 Old Dominion 187
6 Middle Tennessee 7
3 Old Dominion 2
2 Louisiana Tech 7
2 Louisiana Tech 4
7 Charlotte 0
2 Louisiana Tech 6 8
3 Old Dominion 913 7
6 Middle Tennessee 0
7 Charlotte 227
7 Charlotte 4
3 Old Dominion 13

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Wednesday, May 25
1 9:00 a.m. No. 3 Old Dominion vs. No. 6 Middle Tennessee 18–77 ESPN+
2 12:30 p.m. No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 Charlotte 4–0
3 9:20 p.m. No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 8 UAB 4–3
Thursday, May 26
4 9:00 a.m. No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 5 UTSA 4–6 ESPN+
5 12:30 p.m. No. 6 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 7 Charlotte 0–227
6 4:00 p.m. No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs No. 3 Old Dominion 7–2
7 7:30 p.m. No. 8 UAB vs. No. 4 Florida Atlantic 1–117
Friday, May 27
8 10:00 a.m. No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 5 UTSA 6–7 ESPN+
9 2:05 p.m. No. 7 Charlotte vs. No. 3 Old Dominion 4–13
10 5:30 p.m. No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 1 Southern Miss 0–5
Semifinals – Saturday, May 28
11 9:00 a.m. No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 3 Old Dominion 6–913 ESPN+
12 12:30 p.m. No. 5 UTSA vs. No. 1 Southern Miss 11–2
^13 4:00 p.m. No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs No. 3 Old Dominion 8–7
Championship – Sunday, May 29
15 1:00 p.m. No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 5 UTSA 9–8 CBS Sports Network
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ^if necessary

Conference championship

Conference USA Championship
(5) UTSA Roadrunners vs. (2) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
May 28, 2022, 1:06 p.m. (CDT) at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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(5) UTSA000401201875
(2) Louisiana Tech201003201993
WP: Kyle Crigger (6–2)   LP: Braylon Owens (3–2)
Home runs:
UTSA: Ryan Flores (1); Ian Bailey (1)
LaTech: None
Attendance: 3,140

All–Tournament Team

PositionPlayerTeam
CBrock GagliardiOld Dominion
IFTaylor Young (MVP)Louisiana Tech
IFMatt CoutneyOld Dominion
IFDanny LynchSouthern Miss
IFRyan FloresUTSA
OFAdarius MyersLouisiana Tech
OFAndy GarriolaOld Dominion
OFChase KengUTSA
DH/UTGarrett PostonUTSA
PKyle CriggerLouisiana Tech
PRyan JenningsLouisiana Tech
PHunter RigginsSouthern Miss
PLuke MaloneUTSA

References

  1. "2022 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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