2008 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
Encyclopedia
The 2008 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held at Turchin Stadium
in New Orleans, Louisiana
from May 21 through May 25, 2008. Houston
won their third C-USA tournament, and received Conference USA's
automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
. The tournament consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.
Turchin Stadium
Greer Field at Turchin Stadium is a baseball stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the on-campus home the Tulane University Green Wave college baseball team. The stadium was named for Robert Turchin, a World War II veteran and 1943 graduate of Tulane, and his wife, Lillian Turchin, who headed...
in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
from May 21 through May 25, 2008. Houston
Houston Cougars baseball
The Houston Cougars baseball team is the college baseball team of the University of Houston.Along with the university's other athletic teams, the baseball team is a member of the Conference USA as a Division I team. They play their home games at Cougar Field. In addition to numerous NCAA...
won their third C-USA tournament, and received Conference USA's
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30 through June 25, 2008 and was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 26, 2008...
. The tournament consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.
Regular season results
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 21 | 3 | .875 | -- | 1 | |
| Southern Miss | 15 | 9 | .625 | 6 | 2 | |
| Tulane | 13 | 9 | .591 | 7 | 3 | |
| Houston | 14 | 10 | .583 | 7 | 4 | |
| East Carolina | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8 | 5 | |
| Marshall | 10 | 13 | .435 | 10.5 | 6 | |
| UCF | 8 | 16 | .333 | 13 | 7 | |
| UAB | 7 | 17 | .292 | 14 | 8 | |
| Memphis | 5 | 18 | .217 | 15 | -- |
- SMUSMU MustangsThe SMU Mustangs is the name of the athletic teams representing Southern Methodist University. The Mustangs participate in the NCAA's Division I as a member of Conference USA. In 2005, SMU accepted an invitation to the Western Division of Conference USA, and left the Western Athletic Conference...
, TulsaTulsa Golden HurricaneTulsa Golden Hurricane athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports team of the University of Tulsa. These teams are referred to as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane...
, and UTEPUTEP MinersThe UTEP Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at El Paso. Informally, the UTEP Miners have also been referred to as the Miners, UTEP, or Texas-El Paso. UTEP was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1967 to 2005, when they joined Rice, Tulsa, and SMU in...
did not field baseball teams. MemphisMemphis TigersThe Memphis Tigers represent the University of Memphis in Division I of the NCAA. They are members of C-USA and currently feature nine women's sports and nine men's sports...
did not make the tournament.
Bracket
- Bold indicates the winner of the game.
- Italics indicate that the team was eliminated from the tournament.
Finish order
| Finish | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed | Eliminated By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston† | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 4 | |
| 2 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 6 | Houston |
| 3 | Southern Miss# | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2 | Marshall |
| 4 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 8 | Houston |
| 5 | Tulane# | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 3 | Marshall |
| 6 | East Carolina# | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 5 | Houston |
| 7 | UCF | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 7 | Tulane |
| 8 | Rice# | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 1 | East Carolina |
† - Winner of the tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. # - Received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. |
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All-Tournament Team
- C - Allen Aubin, UAB
- INF - Jimmy Cesario, Houston
- INF - Ryan Keedy, UAB
- INF - Bryan Pounds, Houston
- INF - Adam Yeager, Marshall
- OF - Drew Carson, Southern Miss
- OF - Nate Lape, Marshall
- OF - Zak Presley, Houston
- DH - Kyle Roller, East Carolina
- P - Steve Blevins, Marshall
- P - Jared Ray, Houston
- P - Kyle Roberson, UAB
- P - Dan Straily, Marshall
- MVP - Bryan Pounds, Houston