2002 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
| 2002 Conference USA Baseball Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||
| Season | 2002 | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Format | Eight-team double-elimination tournament | ||
| Site | Grainger Stadium Kinston, North Carolina | ||
| Champions | East Carolina (1st title) | ||
| Winning coach | Keith LeClair (1st title) | ||
| MVP | Darryl Lawhorn (East Carolina) | ||
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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 21–26. East Carolina defeated Houston in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]
Regular season results
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 22 | 7 | .759 | ||
| Louisville | 21 | 9 | .700 | ||
| TCU | 19 | 11 | .633 | ||
| Southern Miss | 18 | 11 | .621 | ||
| Tulane | 17 | 13 | .567 | ||
| East Carolina | 16 | 13 | .552 | ||
| South Florida | 16 | 14 | .533 | ||
| Saint Louis | 11 | 17 | .393 | ||
| Cincinnati | 11 | 18 | .379 | ||
| Memphis | 10 | 20 | .333 | ||
| Charlotte | 9 | 21 | .300 | ||
| UAB | 7 | 23 | .233 |
- 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
- ↑ "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 75–93. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2002". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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