2026 Conference USA Tournament

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The 2026 Conference USA baseball tournament was held May 20-24 in Kennesaw, GA. #1 Jacksonville State University defeated #2 Liberty University for the title. Sam Richardson of Jacksonville State was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Pool A

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Jacksonville State University 23-7 Steve Bieser
6 Western Kentucky University 14-16 Marc Rardin
9 Middle Tennessee State University 12-18 Jerry Meyers

Pool B

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
2 Liberty University 21-9 Bradley LeCroy
5 Louisiana Tech University 19-11 Lane Burroughs
8 Sam Houston State University 13-17 Jay Sirianni

Pool C

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
3 Missouri State University 20-10 Joey Hawkins
4 Dallas Baptist University 19-11 Dan Heefner
7 Kennesaw State University 13-17 Ryan Coe

Results[edit]

Finals Bracket[edit]

  Semifinals Finals
                 
1  Jacksonville St. 6  
4  Dallas Baptist 5  
  1  Jacksonville St. 10
  2  Liberty 0
2  Liberty 7
3  Missouri St. 5  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 20
Game 1 Sam Houston State University 14-13 Louisiana Tech University
Game 2 Western Kentucky University 9-2 Middle Tennessee State University
Game 3 Dallas Baptist University 6-0 Kennesaw State University
May 21
Game 4 Liberty University 10-4 Sam Houston State University
Game 5 Jacksonville State University 9-3 Middle Tennessee State University
Game 6 Missouri State University 6-4 Kennesaw State University
May 22
Game 7 Liberty University 6-0 Louisiana Tech University Liberty wins bracket B
Game 8 Jacksonville State University 12-11 Western Kentucky University Jacksonville St. wins bracket A
Game 9 Missouri State University 9-8 Dallas Baptist University Missouri St. wins bracket C
May 23
Semifinal 1 Jacksonville State University 6-5 Dallas Baptist University Dallas Baptist eliminated
Semifinal 2 Liberty University 7-5 Missouri State University suspended in 6th, finished 5/24
Missouri St. eliminated
May 24
Championship Jacksonville State University 10-0 Liberty University Jacksonville St. advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C: Grayson Ashe, Jax State
  • INF: Ben Tryon, DBU
  • INF: Cooper Blauser, Jax State
  • INF: Trey King, Jax State
  • INF: Logan Fyffe, Missouri State
  • OF: Nick Barone, Liberty
  • OF: Josh Canpos, Liberty
  • OF: Jeric Curtis, Sam Houston
  • DH: Sam Richardson, Jax State
  • P: Liam Watt, DBU
  • P: Steven Cash, Jax State
  • P: Ben Blair, Liberty
  • P: Gavin Perry, WKU

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