Conference USA baseball tournament | |
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Conference baseball championship | |
Sport | Baseball |
Conference | Conference USA |
Number of teams | 8 |
Format | Double Elimination |
Current stadium | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park |
Current location | Ruston, Louisiana |
Played | 1996–present |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | Dallas Baptist (1) |
Most championships | Rice (7) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN+/CBS Sports Network |
Official website | ConferenceUSA.com Baseball |
Host stadiums | |
J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park (2021, 2024) MGM Park (2017–19) Pete Taylor Park (1996, 2005, 2009, 2014–16, 2022) Reckling Park (2006, 2013, 2023) Trustmark Park (2011–12) Cougar Field (2004, 2010) Turchin Stadium (1997, 2003, 2008) Clark-LeClair Stadium (2007) Grainger Stadium (2002) Zephyr Field (1998, 2001) Florida Power Park (2000) USA Stadium (1999) | |
Host locations | |
Ruston, LA (2021, 2024) Biloxi, MS (2017–19) Hattiesburg, MS (1996, 2005, 2009, 2014–16, 2022) Pearl, MS (2011–12) Houston, TX (2004, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2023) New Orleans, LA (1997–98, 2001, 2003, 2008) Greenville, NC (2007) Kinston, NC (2002) St. Petersburg, FL (2000) Millington, TN (1999) |
The Conference USA baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for Conference USA (C-USA). The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament format, which has changed several times, currently consists of an eight-team double-elimination tournament format, in which the winners of two four-team brackets play in a single-game final. Rice, which has won the tournament seven times, is the most successful team in the tournament's history.[1]