2014 Conference USA baseball tournament

August 2023 July 2026 2014 Conference USA 8 Double elimination Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS 2014 Rice Owls Rice 6th Wayne Graham 6th Michael Aquino Rice CUSADN (first round–semifinals)CBSSN (championship game) The 2014 Conference USA baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25 at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. The tournament champion received the league's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/m-basebl-format.html Conference USA Conference USA Baseball Format for 2014 January 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130907073335/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/m-basebl-format.html September 7, 2013 dead mdy-allhttp://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2013/10/c-usa-announces-site-of-2014-baseball-tournament/ Chron C-USA announces site of 2014 baseball tournament October 10, 2013 Joseph Duarte January 10, 2014http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2013/10/baseball_southern_miss_to_host.html The Mississippi Press Baseball: Southern Miss to host 2014 Conference USA tournament in Hattiesburg Creg Stephenson October 10, 2013 January 10, 2014 This is the last of 19 athletic championship events held by the conference in the 2013–14 academic year.http://www.conferenceusa.com/championships/1314-c-usa-championships.html 2013-14 Conference USA Championship Schedule Conference USA January 10, 2014 March 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140327013919/http://www.conferenceusa.com/championships/1314-c-usa-championships.html dead The tournament was established in 1996, Conference USA's first season of play. Tulane and Rice have won the most championships, with five. Among current, returning teams, only Marshall has never won a title. The conference adds eight new teams for 2014. Seeding and format The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight. The tournament returned to a double-elimination format, previously used from 1996 through 2010.http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/101013aaa.html Conference USA Southern Miss to host 2014 C-USA Baseball Championship October 10, 2014 January 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140110200822/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/101013aaa.html January 10, 2014 dead mdy-all Team W L Pct GB Seed 2014 Rice Owls Rice 23 7 23 7 – 1 2014 UAB Blazers UAB 20 10 20 10 3 2 2014 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 19 11 19 11 4 3 2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee 17 13 17 13 6 4 Old Dominion 17 13 17 13 6 5 2014 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 16 14 16 14 7 6 2014 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA 16 14 16 14 7 7 2014 FIU Panthers FIU 16 14 16 14 7 8 2014 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic 14 16 14 16 9 – 2014 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 10 18 10 18 12 – 2014 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 10 19 10 19 12.5 – 2014 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte 10 19 10 19 12.5 – 2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 5 25 5 25 18 – Bracket and results y 2 First roundMay 21–22 Second roundMay 22–24 SemifinalsMay 24 FinalsMay 25 5 Old Dominion 2 4 Middle Tennessee 3 8 FIU 2 1 Rice 9 5 Old Dominion 3 8 FIU 2 7 UTSA 4 2 UAB 2 6 East Carolina 9 3 Southern Miss 8 3 Southern Miss 4 2 UAB 3 4 Middle Tennessee 2 1 Rice 8 4 Middle Tennessee 1 5 Old Dominion 2 7 UTSA 8 6 East Carolina 3 3 Southern Miss 3 6 East Carolina 1 1 Rice 2 7 5 Old Dominion 3 5 7 UTSA 7 7 3 Southern Miss 8 0 1 Rice 11 7 UTSA 5 Schedule G# Gamehttp://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051714aae.html C-USA Baseball Championship Pairings Set May 19, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140520003842/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051714aae.html May 20, 2014 dead mdy-all Date Kickoff (CT) TV First round 1 Old Dominion vs Middle Tennessee May 21, 2014 9:00 am CUSADN 2 FIU vs Rice May 21, 2014 12:30 pm CUSADN 3 UTSA vs UAB May 21, 2014 4:00 pm CUSADN 4 East Carolina vs Southern Miss May 21, 2014 7:30 pm CUSADN 5 Old Dominion vs FIU May 22, 2014 9:00 am CUSADN 6 Southern Miss vs UAB May 22, 2014 12:30 pm CUSADN Second round 7 Middle Tennessee vs Rice May 22, 2014 4:00 pm CUSADN 8 UTSA vs East Carolina May 22, 2014 7:30 pm CUSADN 9 Middle Tennessee vs Old Dominion May 23, 2014 3:00 pm CUSADN 10 Southern Miss vs East Carolina May 23, 2014 6:30 pm CUSADN Semifinals 11 Rice vs Old Dominion1 1 May 24, 2014 9:00 am CUSADN 12 UTSA vs Southern Miss2 2 May 24, 2014 12:30 pm CUSADN Finals 13 Rice vs UTSA May 25, 2014 1:00 pm CBSSN 1 Note 1 Game 11 would have a necessary if winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11. If so the game would be played on May 24 at 4:00 pm. 2 Note 2 Game 12 would have a necessary if winner of Game 10 also wins Game 11. If so the game would be played on May 24 at 7:30 pm. Conference championship Conference USA Championship(1) Rice Owlsvs.(7) UTSA Roadrunners May 25, 2014, 1:00p.m. (CDT) Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (1) Rice Rice 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 11 16 0 (7) UTSA UTSA 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 8 2 Kevin McCanna (8–3) Matt Sims (2–4) Michael Aquino (1) 1,633 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Rice outfielder Michael Aquino, one of five Owls selected, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Pos. Name Team C John Bormann UTSA IF Nick Dawson Southern Miss IF Skyler Ewing Rice IF Ford Stainback Rice IF Tyler Urps Old Dominion OF Michael Aquino Rice OF Nick Walker Old Dominion OF John Welborn UTSA DH Chase McDowell Rice P Justin Anderson UTSA P Blake Fox Rice P Cameron Giannini Southern Miss P Brock Hartson UTSA References Tournament Category:Conference USA baseball tournament Conference USA baseball tournament Conference USA baseball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in Mississippi Category:Baseball competitions in Hattiesburg, Mississippi