The 2002 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 2002 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina, from May 21 through 26. East Carolina defeated Houston in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Eight-team double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | East Carolina (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Keith LeClair (1st title) |
| MVP | Darryl Lawhorn (East Carolina) |
Regular season results
edit| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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| Houston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - |
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| Louisville | 21 | 9 | .700 | 1.5 |
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| TCU | 19 | 11 | .633 | 3.5 |
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| Southern Miss | 18 | 11 | .621 | 4 |
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| Tulane | 17 | 13 | .567 | 5.5 |
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| East Carolina | 16 | 13 | .552 | 6 |
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| South Florida | 16 | 14 | .533 | 6.5 |
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| Saint Louis | 11 | 17 | .393 | 10.5 |
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| Cincinnati | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 |
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| Memphis | 10 | 20 | .333 | 12.5 |
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| Charlotte | 9 | 21 | .300 | 13.5 |
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| UAB | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 |
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- Records reflect conference play only.[2]
Bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tulane | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Miss | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Miss | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Saint Louis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tulane | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Saint Louis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tulane | 6 | 5 | Southern Miss | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tulane | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | East Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Florida | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Florida | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | East Carolina | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | East Carolina | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | TCU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | East Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Florida | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | TCU | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 1 | 7 | South Florida | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | TCU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
- Bold indicates the winner of the game.
- Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.
All-tournament team
edit| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| C | Chris Snyder | Houston |
| IF | Jeff Baisley | South Florida |
| IF | Tommy Manzella | Tulane |
| IF | Jesse Crain | Houston |
| IF | Darryl Lawhorn | East Carolina |
| OF | Jon Kaplan | Tulane |
| OF | Michael Bourn | Houston |
| OF | Ryan Jones | East Carolina |
| DH | Clint King | Southern Miss |
| SP | Sam Narron | East Carolina |
| RP | Neal Sears | East Carolina |
| MVP | Darryl Lawhorn | East Carolina |
References
edit- ^ "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2002". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.