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Houston, Louisville and Texas Christian are all within grasp of the regular season title, or a share of it, as Conference USA's jam-packed, neck-and-neck chase nears its conclusion.

The Cougars (20-7) and Horned Frogs (19-9) have a doubleheader on the agenda today after yesterday's game between the teams was rained out. Houston can wrap up the crown with a win in either game.

U of L (20-9), which was overcome by a seventh-inning East Carolina rally in a Friday loss to the Pirates, will need a double dose of good fortune — a win tonight over ECU and a TCU sweep of Houston — to tie Kermit's cousins for the top spot.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati and Saint Louis — also sidelined Friday by rain — will play a do-or-die doubleheader today that will decide which one earns the eighth and final bid to the C-USA Tournament at Kinston's Grainger Stadium.

Conference USA Baseball Standings
(Heading into today, the final day, of the 2002 regular season)

From Staff and C-USA reports

Through 05/17:     Conference     Overall
                   ----------     ----------
Team                W   L   T      W   L   T
Houston*           20   7   0     39  14   0
Louisville*        20   9   0     38  14   0
Texas Christian*   19   9   0     29  25   0
Southern Miss*     18  10   0     35  19   0
East Carolina*     16  12   1     37  17   1
South Florida*     16  13   0     31  24   0
Tulane*            16  13   0     32  23   0
Saint Louis#       10  16   0     21  27   0
Cincinnati#        10  17   1     25  28   1
Charlotte           9  20   0     19  34   0
Memphis             9  20   0     19  31   0
UAB                 6  23   0     15  40   0

Note: * denotes team which is one of the seven that have clinched berths in the eight-team C-USA Tournament, May 21-26, in Kinston.

Note: # denotes team which, heading into today's schedule, is in contention for the eight and final berth in the C-USA Tournament.

Today's Schedule (final day of regular season):

Texas Christian at Houston (2) 1:00 PM
Southern Miss at Tulane 2:00 PM
Louisville at East Carolina 8:00 PM
South Florida at UAB 1:00 PM
Saint Louis at Cincinnati (2) 12:00 PM
Charlotte at Memphis 1:00 PM

Friday's Scores:

Texas Christian at Houston - Rain - Doubleheader on Saturday
Saint Louis at Cincinnati - Rain - Doubleheader on Saturday
Tulane 8, Southern Miss 2
East Carolina 7, Louisville 5
South Florida 16, UAB 2
Memphis 7, Charlotte 4

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02/23/2007 01:20 PM

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