2001 Conference USA Baseball Tournament

2001 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Format Eight-team double-elimination tournament
Site
Champions Tulane (4th title)
Winning coach Rick Jones (4th title)
MVP Barth Melius (Tulane)
2001 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Tulane †‡y 21 – 6   .778     56 – 13   .812
Houston y 20 – 7   .741     29 – 30   .492
South Florida 16 – 11   .593     33 – 31   .516
Cincinnati 16 – 11   .593     34 – 24   .586
Memphis 13 – 14   .481     34 – 24   .586
Louisville 13 – 14   .481     32 – 29   .525
Southern Miss 11 – 16   .407     27 – 32   .458
Charlotte 10 – 17   .370     24 – 31   .436
Saint Louis 9 – 18   .333     21 – 32   .396
UAB 6 – 21   .222     25 – 30   .455
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 2001 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Zephyr Field in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 16–20. Tulane defeated South Florida in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

Regular season results

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Tulane 21 6 .778
-
1
Houston 20 7 .741
1
2
South Florida 16 11 .593
5
3
Cincinnati 16 11 .593
5
4
Memphis 13 14 .481
8
5
Louisville 13 14 .481
8
6
Southern Miss 11 16 .407
10
7
Charlotte 10 17 .370
11
8
Saint Louis 9 18 .333
12
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UAB 6 21 .222
15
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Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
                                       
5 Memphis 8  
4 Cincinnati 5  
  8 Charlotte 2  
  5 Memphis 4  
8 Charlotte 8
1 Tulane 4  
  5 Memphis 6 2  
  1 Tulane 7 7  
4 Cincinnati 7  
1 Tulane 9  
  8 Charlotte 2
  1 Tulane 6  
  3 South Florida 4
  1 Tulane 21
7 Southern Miss 6  
2 Houston 2  
  7 Southern Miss 18
  3 South Florida 5  
6 Louisville 5
3 South Florida 10  
  7 Southern Miss 4 4
  3 South Florida 6 7  
6 Louisville 6  
2 Houston 5  
  6 Louisville 3
  3 South Florida 7  


All-tournament team

Position Player School
C Scott Madden Tulane
IF Ben Drawdy South Florida
IF Mike Eylward South Florida
IF Anthony Giarratano Tulane
IF Jake Gautreau Tulane
OF Daniel Boyd South Florida
OF Bill Naharodny South Florida
OF Clint Stoy Southern Miss
DH Kris Courier South Florida
SP Beau Richardson Tulane
RP Barth Melius Tulane
MVP Barth Melius Tulane

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 -- 2001". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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