For the first time in Conference USA Tournament history the top seeds have won the first eight games as the bracket has held form through two days of action at Pete Taylor Park. In game eight, TCU righthander Lance Broadway continued his dominance with six shutout innings as the second-seeded Horned Frogs blanked third-seeded Southern Miss, 8-0. Second baseman Chad Huffman led the Frogs' offense with four hits and five RBI, including his 12th home run of the season. Broadway, who earned his national-leading 14th win of the season, had nine strikeouts and allowed just three hits as he extended his scoreless innings streak to 21.

Tulane exploded for 13 runs in the first three innings against East Carolina and went on to post a 16-3 win in game three on Thursday. C-USA Player of the Year Micah Owings was 3-for-4, including a three-run homer, while Greg Dini and Mark Hamilton each had three hits and four RBI for the Green Wave, who advance to Saturday's games. Adam Witter was 4-for-4 for ECU. In the final game of the day, C-USA Pitcher of the Year Lance Broadway is on the mound for TCU against Southern Miss. The Horned Frogs have increased their lead to 8-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning.

USF scored its highest run total in the Conference USA Tournament since 1996 as the Bulls eliminated Louisville, 11-1, in seven innings in game two on Thursday. The Baisley brothers proved too much to handle as Brian was 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and two RBI, while Jeff had a three-run triple. USF advances to Friday's action, while Louisville is eliminated from the tournament., In the 4 p.m. game, top-seeded Tulane scored five in the first, five in the second and three in the third to take a 13-2 lead. The Green Wave have just closed out a 16-3 victory.

Fifth-seeded Houston scored five runs in the fourth and added an insurance run in the seventh, to defeat eighth-seeded UAB 7-5, in game five and day two action of the 2005 Conference USA Tournament sponsored by POWERade today at Pete Taylor Park. With the win, Houston advances to Friday's action and will face either Tulane or East Carolina. UAB becomes the first team to be eliminated from the league tournament. In the second game of the day, USF exploded for seven runs in the top of the sixth inning to take an 11-1 lead over Louisville as they head to the seventh inning.


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 7, UAB 5
Game Six
USF 11, Louisville 1
Game Seven
Tulane 16, East Carolina 3
Game Eight
TCU 8, Southern Miss 0

Fri., May 27
Houston vs. East Carolina 3:00p
USF vs. Southern Miss 6:30p

Sat., May 28
Game Eleven
Tulane vs. Winner Game Nine 3:00p
Game Twelve
TCU 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