2002 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

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 2126. East Carolina defeated Houston in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

2002 Conference USA
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatEight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachKeith LeClair (1st title)
MVPDarryl Lawhorn, East Carolina

Regular season results

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Houston227.759
-
1
Louisville219.700
1.5
2
TCU1911.633
3.5
3
Southern Miss1811.621
4
4
Tulane1713.567
5.5
5
East Carolina1613.552
6
6
South Florida1614.533
6.5
7
Saint Louis1117.393
10.5
8
Cincinnati1118.379
11
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Memphis1020.333
12.5
--
Charlotte921.300
13.5
--
UAB723.233
15.5
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  • Records reflect conference play only.[2]

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
                                       
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
  1 Houston 0
7 South Florida 10  
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

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

  1. "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2002". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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