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Houston cops crown;
ECU paired against
TCU
Final regulars season standings..
C-USA Tournament
Brackets (PDF)..
From C-USA Reports
Houston swept a doubleheader from Texas Christian
Saturday to capture its third regular season Conference USA title in the
last four years.
The No. 10-ranked Cougars will be the No. 1 seed at the
2002 Conference USA Tournament, which begins Tuesday in Kinston. Houston
finished with a 22-7 record in C-USA play, matching the conference
record for wins in league play.
The Cougars (41-14) will face Saint Louis (22-28) in the
tournament’s first game at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Billikens earned
the final spot in the conference tournament with their 2-1 showdown win
in the first game of a doubleheader at Cincinnati on Saturday,
eliminating the Bearcats.
Houston features one of the top pitchers in college
baseball in Brad Sullivan and has a balanced offensive attack that is
led by juniors Chris Snyder and Brett Cooley.
Saint Louis, which has won seven of its last 10 games,
is led by junior pitcher Corey Lawson, who threw a league-high nine
complete games. Houston won both regular season meetings between the
teams.
Tuesday’s other game has No. 4 seed Southern Miss taking
on No. 5 seed and defending tournament champion Tulane at 7:30 p.m.
The Golden Eagles (18-11, 35-20) have increased their
win total by eight games from the 2001 season and feature one of the top
pitchers in Conference USA in junior lefthander Shea Douglas, along with
outfielder Jeff Cook.
Tulane (17-13, 33-23) has won seven of its last 10
games, including a three-game sweep of Southern Miss this past weekend.
The Green Wave are led senior second baseman James Jurries, who ranks in
the top 10 of nine career categories in Conference USA.
Three games are one the schedule for Wednesday,
beginning with No. 2 seed Louisville squaring off with No. 7 seed South
Florida at 12:30 p.m.
The Cardinals (39-14) have set new school records for
conference victories in a season (21) and overall victories (39).
Sophomore outfielder Mark Jurich is a key contributor to an improved U
of L offense.
South Florida features a pair of exciting freshman in
third baseman Jeff Baisley and catcher Devin Ivany.
Louisville will be seeking some revenge after the Bulls
swept the Cardinals during their regular season series in Tampa in late
March.
The second game of the day will be played at 4:00 p.m.,
and it will match the loser of the Houston-Saint Louis game against the
loser of the Southern Miss-Tulane match up in an elimination game.
Wednesday’s action concludes when No. 3 seed TCU (19-11,
29-27) takes on No. 6 seed East Carolina (16-13-1, 37-18-1), with first
pitch scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
The Horned Frogs are led by junior outfielder Terry
Trofholz, who is on pace to set a new league record for best batting
average in a season.
East Carolina, the host school of the tournament, is led
by freshman sensation Darrly Lawhorn.
TCU won all three games against ECU in a series that was
played in Greenville in March.
The championship game of the tournament on Sunday, May
26,
will be televised by affiliates of the
C-USA TV Network.
The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the
NCAA Championship. Tulane defeated South Florida in the championship
game to earn last year’s title.
Conference USA Baseball
Final Regular Season Standings
From
Staff and C-USA reports
Through 05/18: ---Conference---
----Overall-----
---------------- ----------------
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Houston* 22
7 0 .759 41 14 0
.745
Louisville* 21 9
0 .700 39 14 0 .736
Texas Christian* 19 11 0 .633
29 27 0 .518
Southern Miss* 18 11 0
.621 35 20 0 .636
Tulane*
17 13 0 .567 33 23
0 .589
East Carolina* 16 13 1
.550 37 18 1 .670
South Florida* 16 14 0
.533 31 25 0 .554
Saint Louis* 11 17
0 .393 22 28 0 .440
Cincinnati 10 17
1 .375 26 29 1 .473
Memphis
10 20 0 .333 20 31
0 .392
Charlotte 9
21 0 .300 19 35 0
.352
UAB
7 23 0 .233 16 40
0 .286
Note: Asterisk (*) denotes team
which is one of the eight which qualified for the Conference USA
Tournament, May 21-26, at Kinston's Grainger Stadium.
VIEW THE CONFERENCE USA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
BRACKETS (PDF)...
Saturday's
Scores:
LOUISVILLE 7, East Carolina 0
SAINT LOUIS 2, Cincinnati 1
Cincinnati 3, SAINT LOUIS 0
Louisville 7, East Carolina 0
Memphis 7, CHARLOTTE 5
Cincinnati 3, Saint Louis 0
UAB 4, South Florida 3
Saint Louis 2, Cincinnati 1
Tulane 7, Southern Miss 4
UAB 4, SOUTH FLORIDA 3
Houston 4, Texas Christian 2
Houston 6, Texas Christian 1
Tulane 7, SOUTHERN MISS 4
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02/23/2007 01:19 PM |
