May 23, 2004

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HOUSTON - After playing more than 50 regular-season games, some of the best college baseball teams in the nation will invade Houston this weekend to compete in the 2004 Conference USA Tournament presented by Sterling Bank at Cougar Field.

The five-day tournament begins at 9 a.m., Tuesday and wraps up with the championship game at 1 p.m., Sunday in a game televised by the C-USA Television Network.

Hosting a postseason conference tournament for the first time in school history, the No. 5 Cougars will meet No. 4 TCU at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, in the final game of the day. Both the Cougars and the Horned Frogs tied at 19-11 in the final C-USA standings, but TCU earned the higher series by winning the regular-season series against UH on March 26-28 at Cougar Field.

All Cougar postseason games can be heard live on 88.3 FM KAXF or over the Internet at www.UHCougars.com with Nick Torina and Pat Cauley calling the action.

Fans also can follow live stats from all games at the C-USA Tournament at www.UHCougars.com by clicking on the appropriate link on the C-USA Tournament Central site.

No. 3 Southern Miss meets No. 6 Memphis at 9 a.m., Wednesday, in the tournament opener and will be followed at 12:30 p.m. with a game featuring No. 2 Tulane against No. 7 UAB. No. 1 East Carolina will square off against No. 8 Louisville at 4 p.m.

Tickets are still available for the C-USA Tournament, but fans should call the UH Ticket Office soon to hold their seats. All-session booklets are available for $50 for reserved seating and $40 for general admission.

Single-day tickets will not be available until Wednesday morning. Reserved single-day tickets can be purchased for $15 with general admission seating available for $10. Youth general admission seating (good for students 18 years and under or students from participating C-USA schools with valid IDs) is available for $5.

More information about tickets is available by calling the UH Ticket Office at 713-743-9444.

2004 Conference USA Baseball Tournament presented by Sterling Bank

Wednesday, May 26 - Sunday, May 30, 2004
Cougar Field ** Houston, Texas

Wednesday, May 26
Game One -- (6) Memphis vs. (3) Southern Miss, 9 a.m.
Game Two -- (7) UAB vs. (2) Tulane, 12:30 p.m.
Game Three -- (8) Louisville vs. (1) East Carolina, 4 p.m.
Game Four -- (5) Houston vs. (4) TCU, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 27
Game Five -- Loser Game One vs. Loser Game Two, 9 a.m.
Game Six -- Loser Game Three vs. Loser Game Four, 12:30 p.m.
Game Seven -- Winner Game One vs. Winner Game Two, 4 p.m.
Game Eight -- Winner Game Three vs. Winner Game Four, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 28
Game Nine -- Loser Game Seven vs. Winner Game Five, 3 p.m.
Game 10 -- Loser Game Eight vs. Winner Game Six, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 29
Game 11 -- Winner Game Seven vs. Winner Game Nine, 9 a.m.
Game 12 -- Winner Game Eight vs. Winner Game 10, 12:30 p.m.
Game 13 -- * Winner Game Nine vs. Winner Game Seven, 4 p.m.
Game 14 -- ** Winner Game Eight vs. Winner Game 10, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday May 30
Championship -- Bracket One Winner vs. Bracket Two Winner, 1 p.m.

* Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game Nine also wins Game 11.
** Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game Nine also wins Game 12.

Note: If Game 13 is not necessary, Game 14 will remain at the originally scheduled time.

All times are Central.