# 2023 Conference USA baseball tournament

The 2023 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 through May 28 at Reckling Park in Houston to determine the tournament champion of Division I Conference USA in college baseball. Charlotte, the tournament champion, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 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 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 | Dallas Baptist | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rice | 2$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rice | 2$^7$ | 1 | Dallas Baptist | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Western Kentucky | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 4 | Western Kentucky | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | | | | 1 | Dallas Baptist | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Western Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rice | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | Western Kentucky | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4 | Western Kentucky | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Dallas Baptist | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Charlotte | 5 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Charlotte | 5 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 6 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UTSA | 1 | 7 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | | | | 7 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Charlotte | 12 | 9 | | | | | |
| 3 | Charlotte | 11 | | | | | | | | 3 | Charlotte | 12 | 9 | | | | |
| 2 | UTSA | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UTSA | 2 | 6 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Charlotte | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

Source:
| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television | Attendance |
| Wednesday, May 24 ||||||
| 1 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 3 Charlotte vs. No. 6 Louisiana Tech | 8-13 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 2 UTSA vs. No. 7 Middle Tennessee | 1-5 | ESPN+ | 646 |
| 3 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 1 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 8 Rice | 13-2 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 Western Kentucky vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic | 10-9 | ESPN+ | 927 |
| Thursday, May 25 ||||||
| 5 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 3 Charlotte vs. No. 2 UTSA | 11-2 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 6 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 Middle Tennessee | 7-6 | ESPN+ | |
| 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 Rice vs. No. 5 Florida Atlantic | 6-1 | ESPN+ | |
| 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 4 Western Kentucky | 10-2 | ESPN+ | |
| Friday, May 26 ||||||
| 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Charlotte vs. No. 6 Louisiana Tech | 4-1 | ESPN+ | |
| 10 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 4 Western Kentucky | 7-9 | ESPN+ | 589 |
| Saturday, May 27 ||||||
| 11 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 7 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 3 Charlotte | 9-12 | ESPN+ | |
| 12 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 1 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 4 Western Kentucky | 5-0 | ESPN+ | 662 |
| 13 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 7 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 3 Charlotte | 8-9 | ESPN+ | |
| Championship – Sunday, May 28 ||||||
| Championship | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 3 Charlotte | 2-5 | CBSSN | 587 |
| *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ||||||