# 2022 Conference USA baseball tournament

The 2022 Conference USA baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 29 at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball. The tournament champion, Louisiana Tech, then earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The tournament has been held every year since 1996, except for 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rice Owls has claimed seven championships, the most of any school, with the Owls latest win in 2017.

## Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of the top eight teams in regular season play. The format consisted of two double-elimination brackets, with a single-elimination championship game.

## Bracket and results

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UAB | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UAB | 3 | 1 | Southern Miss | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | UTSA | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | UTSA | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UTSA | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UTSA | 6 | | | | 5 | UTSA | 11 | - | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Southern Miss | 2 | - | | | | | |
| 8 | UAB | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Southern Miss | 2 | - | | | | |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 11$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 11$^7$ | 4 | Florida Atlantic | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Southern Miss | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | UTSA | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 9 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 18$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 9 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 3 | Old Dominion | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Charlotte | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Charlotte | 0 | | | | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Old Dominion | 9$^{13}$ | 7 | | | | | |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 0 | | | | | | | | 3 | Old Dominion | 9$^{13}$ | 7 | | | | |
| 7 | Charlotte | 22$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Charlotte | 22$^7$ | 7 | Charlotte | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Old Dominion | 13 | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| Wednesday, May 25 |||||
| 1 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 3 Old Dominion vs. No. 6 Middle Tennessee | 18–7$^7$ | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 Charlotte | 4–0 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 9:20 p.m. | No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 8 UAB | 4–3 | ESPN+ |
| Thursday, May 26 |||||
| 4 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 5 UTSA | 4–6 | ESPN+ |
| 5 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 6 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 7 Charlotte | 0–22$^7$ | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs No. 3 Old Dominion | 7–2 | ESPN+ |
| 7 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 8 UAB vs. No. 4 Florida Atlantic | 1–11$^7$ | ESPN+ |
| Friday, May 27 |||||
| 8 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 5 UTSA | 6–7 | ESPN+ |
| 9 | 2:05 p.m. | No. 7 Charlotte vs. No. 3 Old Dominion | 4–13 | ESPN+ |
| 10 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 1 Southern Miss | 0–5 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Saturday, May 28 |||||
| 11 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 3 Old Dominion | 6–9$^{13}$ | ESPN+ |
| 12 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 5 UTSA vs. No. 1 Southern Miss | 11–2 | ESPN+ |
| ^13 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs No. 3 Old Dominion | 8–7 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Sunday, May 29 |||||
| 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 5 UTSA | 9–8 | CBS Sports Network |
| *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ^if necessary |||||

## Conference championship

Conference USA Championship :
| (5) UTSA Roadrunners | vs. | (2) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
May 28, 2022, 1:06 p.m. (CDT) at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (5) UTSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| (2) Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| WP: Kyle Crigger (6–2) LP: Braylon Owens (3–2) Home runs: UTSA: Ryan Flores (1); Ian Bailey (1) LaTech: None Attendance: 3,140 |||||||||||||

## All–Tournament Team

| Position | Player | Team |
| C | Brock Gagliardi | Old Dominion |
| IF | Taylor Young (MVP) | Louisiana Tech |
| IF | Matt Coutney | Old Dominion |
| IF | Danny Lynch | Southern Miss |
| IF | Ryan Flores | UTSA |
| OF | Adarius Myers | Louisiana Tech |
| OF | Andy Garriola | Old Dominion |
| OF | Chase Keng | UTSA |
| DH/UT | Garrett Poston | UTSA |
| P | Kyle Crigger | Louisiana Tech |
| P | Ryan Jennings | Louisiana Tech |
| P | Hunter Riggins | Southern Miss |
| P | Luke Malone | UTSA |