2008 Conference USA baseball tournament

August 2023 July 2026 2008 Conference USA C-USA I 8 Eight-team double-elimination tournament Turchin Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana Houston 3rd Rayner Noble 3rd Bryan Pounds Houston The 2008 Conference USA baseball tournament was the 2008 postseason college baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 21–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.http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/c-usa/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/history-records Conference USA Baseball Historical Records Conference USA 2009-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20081222230718/http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/c-usa/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/history-records 2008-12-22 live 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 -- SMU, Tulsa, and UTEP did not field baseball teams. Memphis did not make the tournament. Bracket y 2 First roundMay 21–23 Second roundMay 23–24 Semi-finalsMay 24–25 Finals May 25 Bracket One Bracket Two 5 East Carolina 4 4 Houston 5 8 UAB 8 1 Rice 2 5 East Carolina 4 1 Rice 3 7 UCF 5 2 Southern Miss 8 6 Marshall 10 3 Tulane 5 7 UCF 2 3 Tulane 5 4 Houston 4 8 UAB 5 5 East Carolina 1 4 Houston 2 2 Southern Miss 5 6 Marshall 3 6 Marshall 8 2 Tulane 7 8 UAB 5 1 4 Houston 10 3 2 Southern Miss 3 3 6 Marshall 6 5 4 Houston 3 6 Marshall 2 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 By1 Houston† 5 1 0 .833 4 2 Marshall 4 2 0 .667 6 Houston3 Southern Miss# 2 2 0 .500 2 Marshall4 UAB 2 2 0 .500 8 Houston5 Tulane# 1 2 0 .333 3 Marshall6 East Carolina# 1 2 0 .333 5 Houston7 UCF 0 2 0 .000 7 Tulane8 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. All-tournament team Position Player School C Allen Aubin Alabama–Birmingham IF Adam Amar Memphis IF Ryan Keedy Alabama–Birmingham IF Bryan Pounds Houston IF Adam Yeager Marshall OF Drew Carson Southern Mississippi OF Nate Lape Marshall OF Zak Presley Houston DH Kyle Roller East Carolina P Steve Blevins Marshall P Jared Ray Houston P Kyle Roberson Alabama–Birmingham P Dan Straily Marshall MVP Bryan Pounds Houston References External links 2008 Entergy C-USA Baseball Championship Tournament Category:Conference USA baseball tournament Conference USA baseball tournament Conference USA baseball tournament Category:2000s in New Orleans Category:Baseball competitions in New Orleans Category:College baseball tournaments in Louisiana