For the first time ever, all four top seeds won during day one action of the 2005 Conference USA Baseball Tournament presented by POWERade. Third-seeded Southern Miss survived a late rally by sixth-seeded USF to defeat the Bulls, 5-3, in game four of the tournament at Pete Taylor Park. The victory ensured the Golden Eagles' third-consecutive 40-win season, which sets a new school record. Southern Miss first baseman Brad Wilcutt went 2-for-2 with a pair of singles, two walks and a RBI.

Second-seeded TCU scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to defeat seventh-seeded Louisville, 4-2, in game three action. TCU’s win was also the first win by a two seed in the Conference USA Tournament since 1999, when Tulane won the 1999 Tournament as a two seed. Sam Demel (5-4) pitched his first career complete game for TCU, limiting Louisville to only three hits and two runs, while walking three and striking out nine. In the final game of the night, Southern Miss has a 3-1 lead over USF in the bottom of the eighth.

Top seeded Tulane scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, after UAB scored five in the top of the inning, to claim an 8-6 victory over the eighth seeded Blazers in game two. The Green Wave will face East Carolina at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

The Pirates advanced after Brian Cavanaugh hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give No. 4 seed ECU a 6-5 win over No. 5 seed Houston in the opening game of the 2005 Conference USA Baseball Tournament presented by POWERade. It was Cavanaugh's fourth hit of the day as he led the Pirates (35-22) into Thursday's winners bracket. The loss marked just the second time in nine years that Houston failed to win its opening round C-USA Tournament game.

Live Stats of each game of the tournament will be provided - just click on this story for the link.

The championship game of the tournament on Sunday, May 29 will be televised by affiliates of the Conference USA Television Network and CSTV: College Sports Television. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

2005 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
Presented by POWERade
(Hattiesburg, Miss.)

Wed., May 25
Game One
(4) East Carolina 6, (5) Houston 5
Game Two
(1) Tulane 8, (8) UAB 6
Game Three
(2) TCU 4, (7) Louisville 2
Game Four
(3) Southern Miss 5, (6) USF 3

Thu., May 26
Game Five
Houston vs. UAB 9:00a
Game Six
Louisville vs. USF 12:30p
Game Seven
East Carolina vs. Tulane 4:00p
Game Eight
TCU vs. Southern Miss 7:30p

Fri., May 27
Winner Game Five vs. Loser Game Seven 3:00p
Winner Game Six vs. Loser Game Eight 6:30p

Sat., May 28
Game Eleven
Winner Game Seven vs. Winner Game Nine 3:00p
Game Twelve
Winner Game Eight vs. Winner Game Ten 6:30p
Game Thirteen (if necessary)
Same teams as game 11 3:00p
Game Fourteen (if necessary)
Same teams as game 13 6:30p

Sun., May 29
Championship Game
C-USA Television Network/CSTV 1:00p