Six of the eight spots in the 2003 Conference USA Tournament have been determined. Louisville and East Carolina punched their tickets with victories on Sunday, joining Southern Miss, TCU, Tulane and Houston. South Florida and Charlotte enter the week's action in position for the final two berths, but will have to fight off Memphis and UAB for the trip to New Orleans. Get ready for the final week of regular season play by reading this week's baseball notebook.

CO-HITTERS OF THE WEEK
RYAN NORWOOD, EAST CAROLINA
Sophomore, 1B, Richmond, Va.
Norwood batted .500 (7-for-14) in three games vs. UAB with five extra-base hits and four runs scored. He hit two home runs in the series-opening 11-8 win on Friday night, including a three-run game-winning homer in the bottom of the eighth inning. In the series finale, Norwood registered his first career four-hit game, going 4-for-5 with a double and a three-run homer, leading ECU to a 12-9 win.

JARED LUNDEEN, TCU
Senior, 1B, Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Lundeen went 5-for-9 (.556) in a series win at Charlotte, adding a pair of walks and a stolen base while slugging 1.667 for the weekend. He registered at least one hit and one RBI in each game, hitting a double, three home runs and driving in seven runs. Lundeen tied career highs with two home runs, three hits and four RBI in Saturday's wild 20-15 victory.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
JARRETT GRUBE, MEMPHIS
Junior, RHP, Coronna, Ind.
Grube earns his second Pitcher of the Week honor after helping Memphis to a series-opening 2-1 win over Houston. He did not allow an earned run over seven innings, surrendering just two hits and striking out six. It was Grube's third straight win in league play.

C-USA NOTEBOOK

CHARLOTTE
The 49ers dropped two of three games to TCU over the weekend and hold a one-game lead over Memphis for the final spot in the Conference USA Tournament heading into the final weekend of play. Charlotte will play at Cincinnati, while Memphis travels to south Florida. The 49ers pounded out a season-high 20 hits in Saturday's wild 20-15 loss, the most hits they've had in a game since recording 25 against Tulane on March 16, 2002. Charlotte scored eight runs in the bottom-of-the-ninth and had the bases loaded when the game ended. Sophomore OF ADAM WILLARD became the third 49ers player this season to hit a pair of home runs in a game when he went deep twice in the series opener on Friday. Charlotte scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning in that game to win, 9-6, marking the Niners first win this season in 20 tries when trailing after seven innings.

CINCINNATI
The Bearcats dropped two-of-three games at Saint Louis this past weekend, eliminating UC from contention for a spot in the Conference USA Tournament. Saturday's heartbreaking 5-4 loss was the 11th one run loss suffered by the Bearcats this season. Senior RHP B.J. BORSA, who set a new Conference USA career record for complete games with 13 this season, will attempt to become UC's all-time victory leader in his next start. Borsa has 19 career wins and holds the school's career marks for starts (59) and innings pitched (363). UC will play its 39th and final road game of the season on Tuesday at No. 20 Notre Dame. Due to the renovation of its on-campus facility, the Bearcats played only conference games in Cincinnati this season.

EAST CAROLINA
The Pirates won their eighth Conference USA series of the year this past weekend, taking two-of-three games from UAB. Sunday's 12-9 win gave East Carolina at least 30 wins for the sixth consecutive season. The Pirates pounded out a season-high 17 hits in Friday night's 11-8 victory. Sophomore 1B RYAN NORWOOD (2), sophomore SS DARRYL LAWHORN and freshman DH ADAM WITTER combined to hit four home runs in the win, tying an ECU season-high. It was Lawhorn's 22nd game with two or more hits this season. Junior OF JAIME PAIGE went 7-for-15 from his lead-off position in the UAB series, scoring five runs and driving in five. Catcher JAKE SMITH leads all C-USA Freshmen with eight home runs.

HOUSTON
The Cougars dropped two-of-three at Memphis this past weekend. The 17-10 conference means that Houston has lost more than eight league games in a season for the first time ever. However, the Cougars enter the final league weekend with a chance to finish in second place. UH has finished first or second in each of its first six years as a member of C-USA. Sophomore RHP RYAN WAGNER set a school record by picking up his 11th save of the season in Saturday's 11-8 win. He also tied Larry Coker's career saves record of 19. With 12 strikeouts in the series opener at Memphis, junior RHP BRAD SULLIVAN became the school's all-time strikeout leader, finishing the evening with 395 K's. He has registered 11 or more strikeouts in eight of his ninth conference starts and now has 14 career games with at least 10 K's.

LOUISVILLE
The Cardinals took two-of-three from No. 24 Tulane this past weekend. The wins raised Louisville's season victory total to 30, marking the fifth time in the last six seasons that the Cards have won at least 30 games under head coach LELO PRADO. JOSH BOLEN and MORGAN BOJORQUEZ celebrated Sunday's senior day by combining on a 7-for-8 afternoon with four RBI and three runs, each hitting a home run in U of L's 7-5 win. Bolen leads the team with as .388 average and tops the league in triples (4), while ranking third in runs scored (57). Senior RHP CARLOS FERNANDEZ picked up his ninth save of the year on Sunday, one shy of the single-season school record. With 49 2/3 innings pitched on the season, he now leads C-USA in earned run average at 1.45. Junior C RON BRAUN leads the league in batting (.425) and on-base percentage (.505) in conference games only.

MEMPHIS
Memphis took two of three from Houston to clinch its first series win over the Cougars since UH joined the league in 1997. The Tigers have won six of eight in C-USA play after opening the year 4-14. Junior RHP JARRETT GRUBE won his third-straight league start in Friday night's series opener and has allowed just one unearned run in his last 19.2 innings of work. Centerfielder KEVIN HOUSE led off the first two games of the Houston series with solo home runs and hit safely in all three games to extend his hitting streak to 17 games overall and 13 in C-USA play. Friday's home run snapped a 42 game homerless drought for the centerfielder and was his first in league action. Junior C KURT WELCH went 4-for-5 with three RBIs in the rubber match of the Houston series in just his second game back from a wrist injury. It was his second four-hit game of the season.

SAINT LOUIS
The Billikens won their second Conference USA series of the year by taking two-of-three from Cincinnati over the weekend. Four different Saint Louis players hit over .350 in the series, while the Billikens pitching staff posted a 1.91 ERA with 34 strikeouts vs. the Bearcats. Friday night's 15-inning game with Cincinnati was the second-longest game in the history of The Billiken Sports Center, falling just shy of the 16-inning affair between SLU and Missouri Baptist in 1994. The Billikens' three pitchers combined for a school-record 17 strikeouts in the outing, while three hitters matched the school record with seven at-bats. On Saturday, senior 3B DEREK MUNCY delivered a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth to give SLU a 6-5 win. Senior RHP COREY LAWSON delivered the Billikens' first shutout of the season, topping Cincinnati 5-0 on Sunday. The complete game blanking lowered his ERA to 4.61 for the season and 3.88 for his career, which ranks him second in school history.

SOUTH FLORIDA
USF was swept at Southern Miss and has dropped six consecutive games. After winning the series opener at TCU two weeks ago, the Bulls have lost five straight C-USA games for the first time since 1999. USF scored just seven runs in 28 innings last week. Junior RHP JON UHL allowed one run - a game-tying home run in the eighth inning - over 7 2/3 innings Friday at USM and did not figure in the decision, a 2-1 USF loss. Uhl has a 1.09 ERA over his last three starts, allowing three earned runs in 24 2/3 innings, but is just 1-0 with two no decisions to show for it. Sophomore 3B JEFF BAISLEY had five of USF's 22 weekend hits and drove in two of the four runs; he hit .417 (5-of-12). Senior RHP DAVID AUSTEN has 91 strikeouts, which ranks No. 12 on the USF all-time single-season list; his 17 starts are tied at No. 8. The lineup has produced 130 doubles, sixth-best all-time at USF; the record is 151 set in 1995.

SOUTHERN MISS
The Golden Eagles swept a three-game series from South Florida and hold a one-game lead over TCU heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The 21 conference wins are a new school record for USM and their next victory will tie the C-USA record of 22 held by the 2002 Houston team and the 1998 Tulane squad. Sophomore OF CLINT KING hit .462 (6-for-13) against USF with three doubles and his 17th home run of the season. Senior MATT BENSON gave USM a 2-1 victory in Friday night's series opener with a two-out, pinch-hit walk-off home run, his second this season. Senior RHP STEPHEN CASTLEMAN struck out seven over six innings on Sunday to earn his sixth win of the year, matching his career total over his first three seasons. He also has a career-high 64 strikeouts in 2003. Over their last 10 games, the Golden Eagles have outscored their opponents, 62-32, hitting 19 doubles, one triple and 13 home runs. At .318, Southern Miss is on pace for its second-highest team batting average ever (.323 in 1994). The pitching staff currently owns the second-best ERA in school history at 3.74, trailing only the 1991 NCAA squad and its 3.57 mark.

TCU
The Horned Frogs took two-of-three at Charlotte this past weekend, exploding for 38 runs in the two wins. TCU batted around six times in those two games and all nine starters recorded five or more hits in the series. The Frogs have now won 14 of their first 19 series as members of Conference USA. Junior DH CHRIS NEUMAN hit a pair of home runs at Charlotte to move into a tie for seventh place on the school's single-season home run list with 16. The 16 round-trippers are the most by a Horned Frog since Chris Connally and Royce Huffman each blasted 17 in 1998. Senior C JUSTIN HATCHER was TCU's top hitter last week, batting .615 (8-for-13) with a double, a home run and six RBI. The Frogs hit 11 home runs over the weekend, raising their season total to 55, second-highest in C-USA. In 52 games, TCU has hit 104 doubles (2.00 per game). Six different players have at least 11 two-baggers, led by senior OF CHRIS MEEKS with 16 and senior 3B MIKE SETTLE with 15.

TULANE
The Green Wave ran their winning streak to seven games before dropping the final two games of the series at Louisville this past weekend. Junior 1B MICHAEL AUBREY was 5-for-11 in the series with at least two RBI in each game. He closed out the three-game set with a double, two home runs and seven RBI. Aubrey's .433 batting average is 38 points higher than any other player in Conference USA. Freshman pitchers have combined for 25 of the Wave's 37 wins, along with a pair of saves. Southpaw J.R. CROWEL leads the group of seven rookie hurlers with a 7-0 mark and a 3.09 ERA with a team-best 61 strikeouts. Tulane brings a school-record 23 game home winning streak into this weekend's final regular season series vs. East Carolina. Tulane is 27-1 at Turchin Stadium in 2003.

UAB
UAB dropped two-of-three in its first-ever series at East Carolina over the weekend. Senior OF KYLE LEON was the Blazers leading hitter in the series, going 5-for-12 (.417) with a double, two homers and five RBI. His 52 RBI this season are the most by a UAB player since Dan DeMent had 59 during the 2000 season. Senior RHP SCOTT GIBSON picked up his team-leading sixth victory of the season in the middle game of the series. He ranks sixth in C-USA in earned run average at 2.66 and opponents are batting just .223 against him. Junior RHP LUCAS TROTTER's 85 strikeouts are the mosy by a UAB pitcher since Mark Gray registered 90 during the 1997 season.

THE POLLS
Baseball America (May 12)
1. Florida State (44-8-1)
2. Rice (43-8)
3. Long Beach State (36-14)
4. Cal State Fullerton (41-12)
5. Texas (37-14)
6. Arizona State (44-9)
7. Stanford (35-14)
8. Nebraska (38-13)
9. North Carolina State (38-12)
10. Louisiana State (35-17-1)
11. Florida Atlantic (42-11)
12. Texas A&M (39-13)
13. Georgia Tech (37-13)
14. Auburn (35-16)
15. UNLV (39-14)
16. Baylor (35-17)
17. SOUTHERN MISS (39-13)
18. Arizona (33-17)
19. South Carolina (35-17)
20. Mississippi State (34-15-1)
21. Miami (Fla.) (33-13-1)
22. Cal Riverside (37-15)
23. South Alabama (36-14)
24. Richmond (42-11)
25. Va. Commonwealth (38-11)


Collegiate Baseball (May 12)
1. Florida State (44-8-1)
2. Rice (43-8)
3. Stanford (35-14)
4. Arizona State (44-9)
5. Long Beach State (36-14)
6. Cal State Fullerton (41-12)
7. Texas (37-14)
8. Louisiana State (35-17-1)
9. North Carolina State (38-12)
10. Nebraska (38-13)
11. Georgia Tech (37-13)
12. Texas A&M (39-13)
13. Florida Atlantic (42-11)
14. Richmond (42-11)
15. Miami (Fla.) (33-13-1)
16. Auburn (35-16)
17. Arizona (33-17)
18. Mississippi State (34-15-1)
19. Lamar (35-13)
20. South Carolina (35-17)
21. Baylor (35-17)
22. Rutgers (30-16)
23. Notre Dame (37-14)
24. SOUTHERN MISS (39-13)
25. South Alabama (36-14)
26. Pepperdine (34-18)
27. Minnesota (34-17)
28. Western Carolina (35-15)
29. TCU (33-19)
30. UNLV (39-14)

Sports Weekly/ESPN (May 12)
1. Florida State (44-8-1)
2. Rice (43-8)
3. Arizona State (44-9)
4. Cal State Fullerton (41-12)
5. Long Beach State (36-14)
6. Texas (37-14)
7. Stanford (35-14)
8. Nebraska (38-13)
9. Texas A&M (39-13)
10. Georgia Tech (37-13)
11. North Carolina State (38-12)
12. Louisiana State (35-17-1)
13. Auburn (35-16)
14. Baylor (35-17)
15. Florida Atlantic (42-11)
16. Richmond (42-11)
17. Mississippi State (34-15-1)
18. Miami (Fla.) (33-13-1)
19. Clemson (34-17)
20. Arizona (33-17)
21. South Carolina (35-17)
22. UNLV (39-14)
23. SOUTHERN MISS (39-13)
24. TULANE (37-15)
25. Notre Dame (37-14)
ARV: TCU

POLL NOTES
Southern Miss' No. 17 ranking in this week's Baseball America poll is the highest ranking in school history....Three Conference USA schools are nationally-ranked again this week with Tulane (No. 24 in the Sports weekly/ESPN Coaches Poll) and TCU (No. 29 in the Collegiate Baseball rankings), joining the Golden Eagles.

LAST WEEK'S STARS
Other than the players of the week, here's a look at some of the top performances in Conference USA during the games of May 5-11:

HITTING
CHA - ADAM WILLARD - had his first career multiple HR game vs. TCU on Friday, including the game-winning bomb. Had five hits and five RBI in the series.
CIN - DREW SAYLOR - had at least one hit in all four games last week, finishing with seven total. Had multiple hits in all three games vs. Saint Louis
HOU - COLE BRUCE - had an extra-base hit in all three games at Memphis, homering twice and adding a double. Had five hits total and drove in four runs.
LOU - J.T. LaFOUNTAIN- went 8-for-18 (.444) in five games, doubling three times, homering once and driving in seven runs. Walked twice and scored four runs.
MEM - KEVIN HOUSE- led off the first two games of the Houston series with solo home runs. Extended his hitting streak to 17 games with five hits against UH. Had two doubles and four RBI, getting an RBI in each game.
SLU - COREY LAWSON - had a pair of multiple-hit and multiple-RBI games vs. Cincinnati, going 5-for-13 with two doubles and six RBI.
USF - JEFF BAISLEY - Hit .400 (6-of-15) in four games last week and .417 (5-of-12) in the three-game series at USM. Drove in two of USF's four weekend runs..
USM - BRAD WILCUTT - three of his four hits vs. USF were home runs. He scored six runs and drove in six in the series, while also walking four times.
UAB - KYLE LEON - was 5-for-12 (.417) with a double, two homers and five RBI at East Carolina.
TUL - MICHAEL AUBREY - was 5-for-11 at Louisville with at least two RBI in each game. Closed out the three-game set with a double, two home runs and seven RBI.

PITCHING
CHA - ZACHARY TREADWAY - won his sixth C-USA game of the year vs. TCU, going at least eight innings for the fith time this season.
CIN - ROB REEL - yielded just one earned run in 7 2/3 innings of relief work last week, striking out six and walking none. Earned the win vs. SLU on Friday.
ECU - NEAL SEARS - allowed just one hit with four strikeouts over his final three innings to earn the win vs. UAB last Friday.
HOU - BRAD SULLIVAN - recorded 12 strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings at Memphis to become UH's all-time asingle-season strikeout leader with 395.
LOU - JON HARBRIDGE - earned a win in his first collegiate start, allowing just one earned run on three hits over five innings vs. Tulane.
SLU - COREY LAWSON - threw a complete-game shutout vs. Cincinnati, allowing just five hits and striking out seven. It was his 14th career complete game.
USF - JON UHL- Allowed just one run in 7 2/3 innings at Southern Miss Friday night. Scattered five hits while striking out five and walking two.
USM - STEPHEN CASTLEMAN - picked up his sixth win of year vs. USF, allowing one run on five hits over six innings with seven strikeouts.
TUL - JOEY CHARRON - allowed just one hit in five shutout innings covering three appearances. Struck out six and walked just one while earning two saves.


RINGING 'EM UP
Houston's Brad Sullivan has posted two of the top three single-season strikeout totals in league history. With 140 strikeouts, he needs just 17 more to match his own record which he set last season. With 395 career strikeouts in three seasons, he needs just five more to become the second player in league history to record 400 career K's. Sullivan needs 15 more strikeouts to become the league's all-time leader.

SINGLE-SEASON STRIKEOUT TOTALS
157 Brad Sullivan, Houston 2002
144 John Maine, Charlotte 2001
140 Brad Sullivan, Houston 2003
138 John McKay, Charlotte 1998
136 Chad Harville, Memphis 1997
135 Jason Navarro, Tulane 1997

CAREER STRIKEOUT TOTALS
Strikeouts Player, School Years G
409 John McKay, Charlotte 96-00 84
395 Brad Sullivan, Houston 01-03 52
388 Shane Nance, Houston 97-00 69
322 Ryan Baker, Charlotte 97-00 72
309 Craig House, Memphis 96-99 70
303 Jared Berkowitz, Tulane 97-00 70

WINNING BIG
With a Conference USA-best record of 39-13 this season, Southern Miss is just one win away from posting the fourth 40-win season in school history (42 in 1990 and 1991 and 40 in 1999). Reaching the 40-win total would make USM the sixth C-USA school to reach the 40-win plateau since the league's first season in 1996. Charlotte (1998), East Carolina (2002), Houston (2002, 2000, 1999, 1997), South Florida (1996) and Tulane (2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996) are the others that reach 40 or more wins. Tulane holds the league record with 56 wins during its 2001 College World Series season.

EIGHT C-USA PLAYERS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
Eight Conference USA baseball players have been named to the Verizon Academic All-District teams for excellence on the field and in the classroom, it was announced on May 8. Southern Miss and UAB had two players earn all-District honors, while East Carolina, Houston, Memphis and Saint Louis each placed one student-athlete on the squad. Four players were honored as first team All-District performers and four were named to the second team. The four first team selections are eligible for Academic All-America honors, which will be announced on May 27.

FIRST TEAM
Scott Gibson, P, UAB
Clint King, OF, Southern Miss
Corey Lawson, P/IF, Saint Louis
Ryan Martin, DH, Memphis

SECOND TEAM
Greg Bunn, P, East Carolina
Jeff Cook, OF, Southern Miss
Brian Henderson, P, Houston
Mitch Jones, OF, UAB

TULANE'S AUBREY NAMED A FINALIST FOR GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD
Tulane junior 1B Michael Aubrey has been named as one of five finalists for the 2003 Golden Spikes Award, given to college baseball's top player by USA Baseball. The other four finalists are Stanford junior OF Carlos Quentin, Wake Forest junior RHP Kyle Sleeth, Richmond junior RHP Tim Stauffer and Southern University junior IF/OF Rickie Weeks. The 2003 Golden Spikes Award winner will be announced on Tuesday, July 15, during the broadcast of the 26th Annual Golden Spikes Award show.

PEAK PERFORMERS

MULTIPLE HOME RUNS IN A GAME
3 Steve Pickerell, CIN at Xavier (Ohio), Apr. 29
3 Jeff Cook, USM at Cincinnati, Apr. 4
3 Josh Payne, MEM vs. Tennessee-Martin, Apr. 2
3 Jake Duncan, TCU at Oklahoma, Mar. 3
2 Jared Lundeen, TCU at Charlotte, May 11
2 Brad Wilcutt, USM vs. South Florida, May 10
2 Ryan Norwood, ECU vs. UAB, May 9
2 Adam Willard, CHA vs. TCU, May 9
2 Mitch Jones, UAB vs. Charlotte, May 2
2 Jarrett Hoffpauir, USM at East Carolina, May 2
2 Ryan Jones, ECU at Louisville, Apr. 27
2 Brent Dlugach, MEM at Charlotte, Apr. 27
2 Tommy Manzella, TUL at Saint Louis, Apr. 26
2 Jeff Cook, USM at Memphis, Apr. 20
2 Jake Smith, ECU vs. North Carolina, Apr. 16
2 Jeff Cook, USM vs. Charlotte, Apr. 11
2 Hyung Cho, HOU vs. Southwest Texas, Apr. 8
2 Brad Erwin, CHA vs. Tulane, Apr. 6
2 Aaron Moll, CIN vs. Southern Miss, Apr. 5
2 Ryan Martin, MEM vs. TCU, Apr. 4
2 Brian Scafe, CHA at Saint Louis, Mar. 30
2 Travis Brown, USF at Louisville, Mar. 30
2 Brad Daubach, SLU vs. Charlotte, Mar. 29
2 Hyung Cho, HOU at Sam Houston State, Mar. 25
2 Kyle Leon, UAB at South Florida, Mar. 21
2 Michael Aubrey, TUL at Memphis, Mar. 21
2 Chris Neuman, TCU at Saint Louis, Mar. 21
2 Clint King, USM at Louisville, Mar. 21
2 Jarrett Hoffpauir, USM vs. Temple, Mar. 11
2 Clint King, USM vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Mar. 8
2 Corey Lawson, SLU vs. Illinois-Chicago, Mar. 5
2 Michael Aubrey, TUL vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Mar. 5
2 Ryan Norwood, ECU vs. Delaware, Mar. 1
2 Bill Moss, MEM vs. Air Force, Feb. 23
2 Jake Smith, ECU at Central Florida, Feb. 22
2 Matt Womble, UAB vs. Mississippi Valley State, Feb. 15

COMPLETE GAMES
Corey Lawson, SLU (5) vs. Cincinnati (0), May 11
Justin Brown, CHA (10) at UAB (1), May 3
Corey Lawson, SLU (2) at Memphis (3), May 3
Kyle Shoemaker, TCU (5) vs. South Florida (1), May 3
B.J. Borsa, CIN (6) at Tulane (7), May 3
Clayton Jerome, TCU (0) vs. South Florida (3), May 2
Bob McCrory, USM (6) at East Carolina (3), May 2
Jarrett Grube, MEM (7) at Charlotte (0), Apr. 27
J.R. Crowell, TUL (13) at Saint Louis (4), Apr. 26
Clayton Jerome, TCU (3) at Cincinnati (0), Apr. 25
Travis Rios, USF (4) vs. Cincinnati (1), Apr. 20
Corey Lawson, SLU (1) at Houston (4), Apr. 20
Nate Bouldin, CIN (0) at South Florida (4), Apr. 19
Ben Hutton, SLU (3) vs. South Florida (9), Apr. 12
Brandon Rowan, MEM (8) at East Carolina (1), Apr. 12
Zachary Treadway, CHA (8) at Southern Miss (6), Apr. 11
Davey Penny, ECU (3) vs. Memphis (2), Apr. 11
Cliff Russum, USM (8) vs. Mississippi (2), Apr. 9
Corey Lawson, SLU (6) at Louisville (5), Apr. 6
Nate Bouldin, CIN (2) vs. Southern Miss, Apr. 6
Zach Jackson, LOU (2) vs. Saint Louis (1), Apr. 5
Ben Hutton, SLU (1) at Louisville, Apr. 5
B.J. Borsa, CIN (7) vs. Southern Miss (3), Apr. 5
Justin Brown, CHA (4) vs. Tulane (1), Apr. 6
Cliff Russum, USM (3) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (1), Apr. 2
Matt Savage, CHA (12) at Saint Louis (2), Mar. 30
Zachary Treadway, CHA (8) at Saint Louis (3), Mar. 28
Davey Penny, ECU (5) vs. Cincinnati (2), Mar. 28
B.J. Borsa, CIN (2) at East Carolina (5), Mar. 28
Cliff Russum, USM (11) at Mississippi Valley State (0), Mar. 25
Scott Gibson, UAB (10) vs. Cincinati (3), Mar. 16
Scott Barber, LOU (10) at Memphis (0), Mar. 16
Clayton Jerome, TCU (4) vs. Tulane (3), Mar. 15
B.J. Borsa, CIN (6) at UAB (4), Mar. 15
Zachary Treadway, CHA (2) vs. South Florida (4), Mar. 14
Zach Jackson, LOU (1) vs. Illinois (0), Mar. 9
Kyle Markle, CIN (3) at Morehead State (5), Mar. 9
Corey Lawson, SLU (0) vs. Ball State (2), Mar. 2
Clayton Jerome, TCU (4) vs. Texas-Arlington (3), Mar. 1
Cody Cillo, UAB (2) vs. Samford (1), Feb. 27
Scott Barber, LOU (3) vs. Northern Illinois (2), Feb. 22
Clayton Jerome, TCU (2) vs. Texas Tech (1), Feb. 22

10 OR MORE STRIKEOUTS
16 Brad Sullivan, HOU (8) vs. Saint Louis (2), Apr. 18
15 Jon Burgett, UAB (3) at Southern Miss (6), Apr. 26
13 Davey Penny, ECU (3) vs. Memphis (2), Apr. 12
13 Clayton Jerome, TCU (1) at UAB (0), Apr. 11
13 Matt Savage, CHA (12) at Saint Louis (2), Mar. 30
13 Cliff Russum, USM (11) vs. Mississippi Valley State (0), Mar. 25
13 Brad Sullivan, HOU (13) at Cincinnati (2), Mar. 21
13 Scott Barber, LOU (9) vs. Butler (1), Feb. 28
13 Cody Cillo, UAB (2) vs. Samford (1), Feb. 27
12 Brad Sullivan, HOU (1) at Memphis (4), May 9
12 Brad Sullivan, HOU (8) vs. Louisville (3), May 2
12 Brad Sullivan, HOU (5) at South Florida (3), Apr. 25
12 Bob McCrory, USM (15) at Memphis (4), Apr. 18
12 Clayton Jerome, TCU (8) at Memphis (0), Apr. 5
12 Brad Sullivan, HOU (5) at TCU (2), Mar. 28
12 Brad Sullivan, HOU (0) vs. East Carolina (1), Mar. 14
12 Lucas Trotter, UAB (10) vs. Eastern Illinois (4), Feb. 28
11 Chris Osentowski, TCU (6) at Memphis (9), Apr. 4
11 Lucas Trotter, UAB (4) vs. Memphis (3), Mar. 28
11 Jarrett Grube, MEM (3) at UAB (4), Mar. 28
11 David Austen, USF (4) vs. Army (3), Mar. 18
11 Brad Sullivan, HOU (2) vs. Northwestern (La.) State (1), Mar. 8
11 Brad Sullivan, HOU (8) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (0), Mar. 1
11 Danny Zell, Houston (3) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (2), Feb. 28
11 Cody Cillo, UAB (7) vs. Birmingham-Southern (2), Feb. 18
10 Cliff Russum, USM (8) vs. Mississippi (2), Apr. 9
10 Garrett Mock, HOU (5) vs. East Carolina (7), Mar. 16

Conference USA games in Bold

HOME RUN NOTES
When Cincinnati's STEVE PICKERELL hit three home runs at Xavier (Ohio) on April 29, he became the fourth player this season to hit three homers in the same game. 1998 was the only season that more than four C-USA players hit three round-trippers, as seven players accomplished the feat. Pickerell became the 23rd player in C-USA's first eight seasons to hit three homers in a game.

A total of 29 different Conference USA players have hit two or more home runs in a game this season. JEFF COOK of Southern Miss is the only player to do it three times, while USM teammates CLINT KING and JARRETT HOFFAPUIR are joined by East Carolina's RYAN NORWOOD and Houston's HYUNG CHO in reaching the feat twice.

2003 C-USA TOURNAMENT
The 2003 Conference USA Baseball Tournament will be held May 21-25 in New Orleans, La. Tulane University will serve as host for the event, which will be played at Turchin Stadium on Tulane's campus. The top eight regular season finishers qualify for the double-elimination tournament, with the champion receiving the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The championship game on Sunday, May 25 will be televised by affiliates of the Conference USA Television Network. East Carolina is the defending tournament champion.


TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Wed., May 21
Game One 9:00a
Game Two 12:30p
Game Three 4:00p
Game Four 7:30p
Thu., May 22
Game Five 9:00a
Game Six 12:30p
Game Seven 4:00p
Game Eight 7:30p
Fri., May 23
Game Nine 3:00p
Game Ten 6:30p
Sat., May 24
Game Eleven 9:00a
Game Twelve 12:30p
Game Thirteen (if necessary) 4:00p
Game Fourteen (if necessary) 7:30p
Sun., May 25
Championship Game 1:00p