Baseball

BSB: Bracket Announced for 2023 C-USA Baseball Championship

DALLAS – The field is set for the 2023 Conference USA Baseball Championship. No. 17 DBU will be the top seed in their first season as a member after ending the regular season with a 42-13 overall record and a 25-5 mark in C-USA action.
 
The Championship features the top eight teams in the regular season league play. The format is two double elimination brackets, with four teams each, with the winners of each bracket meeting in a single
elimination championship contest.
 
Championship Central
 
2023 Championship Bracket
 
The tournament is set to begin at 9 a.m. CT on Wednesday, May 24, as No. 3 seed Charlotte takes on No. 6 seed and defending tournament champion Louisiana Tech. The Niners finished the season on a five-game win streak and took two-of-three from the Bulldogs in the first week of C-USA play.
 
Wednesday’s second matchup features No. 2 seed UTSA and No. 7 seed Middle Tennessee at 12:30 p.m. CT. The Roadrunners swept the Blue Raiders in San Antonio back in the middle of April.
 
The top seed of the tournament, DBU, will take on host and No. 8-seeded Rice at 4 p.m. CT on Wednesday. The Patriots completed a sweep of the Owls in Houston just three weeks ago.
 
Day one of the action will conclude with No. 4 seed WKU and No. 5 seed Florida Atlantic. Both squads finished with a 16-14 mark in league play as the Hilltoppers swept the Owls in Bowling Green.
 
The 2023 C-USA Championship will be played at a member home site for the third consecutive season, and the 19th time in league history. The Championship Game on Sunday, May 28, at 1 p.m. CT, will be nationally televised by CBS Sports Network, while all other games will be aired on ESPN+.
 
Game Schedule
Wednesday, May 24 (ESPN+)
Game 1               (3) Charlotte vs. (6) Louisiana Tech          9:00 a.m.
Game 2               (2) UTSA vs. (7) Middle Tennessee          12:30 p.m.
Game 3               (1) DBU vs. (8) Rice                                    4:00 p.m.
Game 4               (4) WKU vs. (5) Florida Atlantic                 7:30 p.m.
 
Thursday, May 25 (ESPN+)
Game 5               Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2               9:00 a.m.
Game 6               Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2         12:30 p.m.
Game 7               Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4               4:00 p.m.
Game 8               Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4           7:30 p.m.
 
Friday. May 26 (ESPN+)
Game 9               Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6             2:00 p.m.
Game 10             Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8             5:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 27 (ESPN+)
Game 11             Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9         9:00 a.m.
Game 12             Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10       12:30 p.m.
Game 13             Same Teams as Game 11 (If necessary)  4:00 p.m.
Game 14             Same Teams as Game 12 (If necessary)  7:30 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 28 (CBS Sports Network)
Championship Game                                                            1:00 p.m.
 
All Times Central