2025 Conference USA baseball tournament

2025 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (1st title)
Winning coachMarc Rardin (1st title)
MVPEthan Lizama (Western Kentucky)
TelevisionESPN+
2025 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Dallas Baptist ‍†‍‍y 21–6 .77841–18 .695
Western Kentucky ‍‍‡‍y 18–9 .66746–14 .767
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 17–9 .65431–27 .534
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55637–25 .597
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .53832–25 .561
FIU  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50031–27 .534
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42323–33 .411
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37030–27 .526
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29623–32 .418
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22212–43 .218
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 1, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Conference USA baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25 at Liberty Baseball Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament, and were split into two double elimination brackets of 4 teams each, before playing a single elimination championship game. This was the same format as 2024. [2]

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers of the league's ten teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record.

Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
3 Kennesaw State 3
6 Florida International 9
6 Florida International 6
2 Western Kentucky 7
2 Western Kentucky 7(10)
7 New Mexico State 6
2 Western Kentucky 10 –
Group 1
3 Kennesaw State 2 –
3 Kennesaw State 10
7 New Mexico State 5
6 Florida International 0
3 Kennesaw State 8
2 Western Kentucky 6(11)
4 Jacksonville State 5
1 Dallas Baptist 5
8 Liberty 3
1 Dallas Baptist 2
4 Jacksonville State 1
4 Jacksonville State 9
5 Louisiana Tech 7
1 Dallas Baptist 7 3
Group 2
4 Jacksonville State 11 5
5 Louisiana Tech 5
8 Liberty 2
4 Jacksonville State 7
5 Louisiana Tech 6

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Notes Reference
Wednesday, May 21
1 9:00 am No. 6 Florida International vs No. 3 Kennesaw State 9−3
2 12:30 pm No. 7 New Mexico State vs No. 2 Western Kentucky 6−7
3 4:00 pm No. 8 Liberty vs No. 1 Dallas Baptist 3−5
4 7:30 pm No. 5 Louisiana Tech vs No. 4 Jacksonville State 7−9
Thursday, May 22
5 9:00 am No. 7 New Mexico State vs No. 3 Kennesaw State 5−10 New Mexico State Eliminated
6 12:30 pm No. 6 Florida International vs No. 2 Western Kentucky 6−7
7 4:00 pm No. 8 Liberty vs No. 5 Louisiana Tech 2−5 Liberty Eliminated
8 7:30 pm No. 4 Jacksonville State vs No. 1 Dallas Baptist 1−2
Friday, May 23
9 2:00 pm No. 6 Florida International vs No. 3 Kennesaw State 0−8 Florida International Eliminated
10 7:30 pm No. 5 Louisiana Tech vs No. 4 Jacksonville State 6−7 Louisiana Tech Eliminated
Saturday, May 24
11 9:00 am No. 3 Kennesaw State vs No. 2 Western Kentucky 2−10 Kennesaw State Eliminated
12 12:30 pm No. 4 Jacksonville State vs No. 1 Dallas Baptist 11−7
13 4:00 pm No. 4 Jacksonville State vs No. 1 Dallas Baptist 5−3 Dallas Baptist Eliminated
Sunday, May 25
1:00 pm No. 2 Western Kentucky vs No. 4 Jacksonville State 6−511 Jacksonville State Eliminated

All–Tournament Team

Source:[3]

PositionPlayerTeam
CGrayson AsheJacksonville State
INFChayton KraussDallas Baptist
Cooper BlauserJacksonville State
Austin HallerWestern Kentucky
Carlos Vasquez
OFDrew CollinsJacksonville State
Ethan LizamaWestern Kentucky
Ryan Wideman
DHDonovan CashKennesaw State
PJames EllwangerDallas Baptist
Smith PinsonKennesaw State
Karson BonaparteJacksonville State
Jackson Phipps

MVP in bold

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Conference USA Baseball Championship 2025". Conference USA Sports. Conference USA. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ "BSB: Hilltoppers Crowned CUSA Champions In Thrilling Extra-Inning Victory". conferenceusa.com. May 25, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2026.