Nine Conference USA baseball teams have descended upon Mickey Dunn Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia this week for the 2026 CUSA Baseball Tournament. 12 games will be played over the course of the week, beginning Wednesday morning, with the Championship Final scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
Jacksonville State enters the tournament field as the No. 1 overall seed while the Flames are the No. 2 seed. The top nine finishers of the conferences 12 teams at the end of the regular season will advance to the CUSA Baseball Tournament from the 12 team league. The regular season champion will obtain the No. 1 seed followed by seeds 2-9. These nine teams will be split up into three pools consisting of three teams each. Teams will play two games in pool play, one against each team in its pool. Four teams will then advance to the semifinals with the two semifinal winners advancing to meet for the CUSA Championship and automatic berth into the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
POOL A – No. 1 Jax State, No. 6 Western Kentucky, No. 9 Middle Tennessee
POOL B – No. 2 Liberty, No. 5 Louisiana Tech, No. 8 Sam Houston
POOL C – No. 3 Missouri State, No. 4 Dallas Baptist, No. 7 Kennesaw State
Current Pool Standings
POOL A
- Western Kentucky 1-0
- Jacksonville State 0-0
- Middle Tennessee 0-1
POOL B
- Sam Houston 1-0
- Liberty 0-0
- Louisiana Tech 0-1
POOL C
- Missouri State 0-0
- Dallas Baptist 0-0
- Kennesaw State 0-0
All games will be streamed on ESPN+ with the exception of the championship game which will air on CBS Sports Network. We will be providing updates throughout the week on all the action so check back here for the updates throughout the week.
Wednesday, May 20, 2025 (ESPN+)
Game 1: #8 Sam Houston 14, #5 Louisiana Tech 13
It was a slugfest to open the CUSA Tournament where Sam Houston outlasted Louisiana Tech in a wild 14-13 game that lasted nearly 4 hours. The Bulldogs fell despite having 20 hits in the contest. The Bearkats trailed 11-5 after four innings but rallied back with three runs int he sixth and six runs in the eighth to take the lead and hold on for the victory. Sam Houston was 0-20 when trailing after the seventh inning this season but found the winning formula on Wednesday. Caleb Cotton homered and had four RBI. Hunter Alyord delivered a huge hit with a three-run double while Jeric Curtis had a pair of CUSA Tournament single-game records with 5 hits and 3 doubles. With Sam Houston’s win, their game Thursday morning against Liberty sets up a win and in situation with the winner clinching Pool B and advancing to Saturday’s semifinals.
Game 2: #6 Western Kentucky 8, #9 Middle Tennessee 2
Western Kentucky picked up a win to open Pool A on Wednesday afternoon. Reid Howard drove in a team high three RBI while Camden Ross launched the Hilltoppers lone home run to center field. Daniel Stewart went 2 for 4 with a double, two RBI and one run scored. Gavin Perry earned h is eighth win of the season going 8 innings with six strikeouts and allowed two runs.
