After winning their fourth regular season Conference USA championship, top-ranked Tulane will be the No. 1 seed at the 2005 Conference USA Tournament presented by POWERade, which begins Wednesday in Hattiesburg, Miss. The Green Wave finished with a 24-6 record in C-USA play, marking the second-highest victory total ever in league games. At 47-9 overall, Tulane owns the best record in division I baseball. The last time won the Conference USA regular season title was 2001, when the Green Wave went on to win the C-USA Tournament and eventually advance to the College World Series.

HITTER OF THE WEEK
BRAD WILLCUTT, SOUTHERN MISS
Senior, C, Columbus, Miss.
Willcutt batted .474 (9-for-19) in four road games last week with a 1.053 slugging percentage. He tied school and conference records with four doubles in Saturday's win at Houston and finished the week with five doubles, two home runs and eight RBI. Willcutt had at least one hit and one RBI in each game last week and also scored a total of eight runs.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
LANCE BROADWAY, TCU
Junior, RHP, Waxahachie, Texas
Broadway posted a complete-game shutout at No.1 Tulane on Friday night, holding the top-hitting team in Conference USA to just four hits. He posted his fourth consecutive double-digit strikeout game, fanning 10 Green Wave batters, while walking just one. It was the seventh time this season that Broadway has fanned 10 or more batters in a game and it marked his fourth complete game of the year.


C-USA NOTEBOOK

CHARLOTTE
The 49ers (31-23, 13-17) concluded their season with a four-game win streak, including a sweep of Memphis on the road. The team capped off its best campaign since winning 32 games in 2000, and also posted its highest C-USA win total since that year. Several 49ers put their names into the school and C-USA record books, including closer Erik Walker. He led C-USA in saves, became both the single-season (12) and career (16) saves leader at Charlotte, and ranks fourth on the C-USA all-time single-season list, and tied for sixth on the C-USA career saves chart. Senior Adam Willard went out in style, finishing the regular season as the only player among the C-USA top 12 in batting average, hits, RBI, doubles, triples, and stolen bases. Sophomore 2B Cory Lane tied the C-USA record with 11 triples, and broke the record for triples in league games (7). As a team, Charlotte broke the league mark with 29 triples, as 10 different players recorded at least one.

CINCINNATI
The Bearcats turned their first triple play since 1964 in Friday night's game at USF. With runners on first and second, shortstop Mark Haske caught a line drive, stepped on second base for the second out, then tagged the runner going to second to complete the unassisted triple play. The last time UC turned a triple play was in 1964 vs. Louisville, prior to the birth of any of the Bearcat players or coaches. Senior RHP Josh Kay recorded a save vs. Eastern Kentucky on May 17 to give him nine for the year, tying him for second on UC's single season list. Kay ranks fifth in school history in career saves. Junior 1B Logan Parker had at least one RBI in eight of the Bearcats' final 10 games. The Bearcats stole a season-high six bases vs. Eastern Kentucky on May 17, just four off of the school record. The total was UC's highest since grabbing six on Feb. 23, 2003 at Vanderbilt. Senior C Jim Olds hit safely in his final 13 collegiate games. During the streak, Olds batted .444 (20-for-45) with three doubles, four RBI and seven runs scored.

EAST CAROLINA
The Pirates took two-of-three from Saint Louis this past weekend, their seventh consecutive series win. After starting league play at 0-5, East Carolina posted an 18-7 record in conference games to finish fourth in the regular season standings. Junior OF Brian Cavanaugh heads into the Conference USA Tournament leading the league in batting at .375. He also has 12 doubles and a team-high 13 stolen bases. Righthander T.J. Hose leads all Conference USA freshmen in victories with seven. He is 7-3 with a 3.91 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 19 appearances (eight starts). ECU has three freshmen starting in the field that are batting over .300 - Dale Mollenhauer (.332), Ryan Peisel (.320) and Harrison Eldridge (.311). Injuries have forced head coach Randy Mazey to use 39 different starting lineups this season.

HOUSTON
The Cougars were 2-2 against ranked teams last week, posting a 3-2 win over No. 12 Rice on Tuesday, before dropping two-of-three to No. 30 Southern Miss on the weekend. Junior OF Travis Tully, who has made 140 consecutive starts entering the conference tournament, led the league with a .430 batting average in conference games, 30 points higher than any other player. His 52 hits in C-USA play tied for the second-most in conference history. With three strikeouts in Friday's 11-7 win over Southern Miss, sophomore RHP/1B Brad Lincoln boosted his season strikeout total to 100, becoming just the ninth player in UH history to record 100 strikeouts in a season. At the plate, Lincoln is hitting .344 with 14 doubles and 48 RBI. Junior P/IF Kevin Roberts is also a two-way performer for the Cougars. He is 6-3 with a 3.59 ERA and 77 strikeouts on the mound, while batting .356 with 15 doubles, nine homers and 56 RBI at the plate.

LOUISVILLE
The Cardinals took two-of-three from UAB over the weekend to finish 15-14 in C-USA play, their best league finish since the 2002 squad went 21-9 en route to the school's first NCAA appearance. Senior IF J.T. LaFountain has moved into eighth place in school history with 226 career hits. He ranks in the top 10 of seven different career categories at U of L. Junior OF Boomer Whiting stole two more bases last week to give him 26 on the season, the sixth-highest single-season total in school history. He needs four more to tie the single-season record. Senior RHP Brian Halford earned his eighth save of the season and 15th of his career on Saturday, placing him fifth and third respectively in the U of L record books. It was his 70th career outing, placing him sixth all-time. Louisville has played a league-high 17 one-run games this season, posting an 8-9 record in those games.

MEMPHIS
The Tigers failed to qualify for the Conference USA Tournament for just the third time in 10 seasons in the league. Freshman CF K.K. Chalmers, who hit safely in ten of his last 12 conference games, had eight multi-hit, six multi-RBI and four multi-stolen base performances in league play. He hit .311 in C-USA play, while stealing 11 bases in 13 attempts. Sophomore 1B Adam Amar was one of two Tigers to play in all 55 games, batting .301 with seven homers and 53 RBI. Junior RHP Drew Jaudon had a team-low ERA of 3.27 and was 3-3 with two saves in 19 appearances on the year.

SAINT LOUIS
The Billikens closed out their 10-year tenure in Conference USA with a 6-0 shutout victory at East Carolina on May 21. Sophomore RHP Ryan Bird allowed just three hits in tossing his only shutout of the year. Bird, who finished 5-5 overall, was 4-4 in league play with a 2.16 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings pitched. Senior IF Drew Eder closed out his career with two hits and two RBI in the win. Junior OF Johnny Sweeney led the team in batting this season at .340, hitting a team-best 15 doubles and driving in 30 runs. Senior IF Scott Peden's 12 home runs this season were the most by a Billiken since Brett Bredensteiner hit 12 in 1998, which tied for eighth on the school's single-season list. Peden also set a school record this season by hitting safely in 30 consecutive games.

SOUTHERN MISS
The Golden Eagles took two-of-three games at Houston to post 20 wins in league play for the third straight year. At 39-17 overall, Southern Miss needs just one more win to post its third consecutive 40-win season. Senior C Brad Willcutt tied school and Conference USA records with four doubles in Saturday's 11-7 win. He leads C-USA in home runs (16) and RBI (80), while ranking fourth in doubles (21) and second in slugging percentage (.642). Willcutt became the school's career leader in runs with 202 and also owns the school record for doubles (72) and RBI (234). With 287 career hits, he needs six more to pass Jeff Cook for the all-time leader in that category. At .352, second baseman Trey Sutton has the top batting average among all C-USA freshmen, a figure that ranks seventh overall. Sophomore RHP Patrick Ezell picked up his team-leading seventh win of the year at Houston, while junior RHP Tyler Perrett improved to 5-0. Junior RHP Daniel Best is 3-0 with 11 saves (second-most in school history and two shy of Tony Phillips' record set in 1991), while posting a 0.53 ERA and 33 strikeouts with six walks.

TCU
The Horned Frogs dropped two-of-three at No.1 Tulane over the weekend, ending a string of 10 consecutive C-USA series victories, dating back to last season. In four years as a member of Conference USA, TCU won 31 of its 40 league series. TCU won 13 of its 15 series' on the year, losing only at then-No. 5 Rice and Tulane. At 37-18, the Frogs need just two more wins to match last year's school record for victories at 39. Junior RHP Lance Broadway has set new school single-season records for victories (13) and strikeouts (135). The 13 wins tie the Conference USA record for victories in a season, held by four pitchers. Sophomore IF Chad Huffman has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 outings and hit his 10th and 11th homers of the year at Tulane. In Conference USA games, he batted .393 with seven homers and 25 RBI.

TULANE
The Green Wave earned its fourth Conference USA regular season championship and will be the No. 1 seed at this week's C-USA Tournament. Tulane also won regular season crowns in 2001, 1998 and 1997. Tulane had a pair of pitchers join the 100 K club over the weekend as junior utility athletes Brian Bogusevic and Micah Owings posted 10 and nine strikeouts in their respective starts. For the year, both now have 108 strikeouts, and became the first Tulane pitchers since Nick Bourgeois (115) in 2002 to hit the century mark. In addition, they become the first Green Wave duo to post 100 strikeouts in the same season since 1996 when Jack Cressend and Jason Navarro posted 123 and 110 strikeouts, respectively. Senior SS Tommy Manzella leads the team in batting (.368) stolen bases (19) and RBI (55), is tied for the lead in doubles (22) and has eight home runs. Tulane's 47 regular season wins matches the school record, set by the 2001 team that advanced to the College World Series.

UAB
The Blazers dropped two-of-three games at Louisville this past weekend. UAB enters the C-USA Tournament with its highest win total in conference play since 1998 and the Blazers have posted 30 wins for the second straight season, the first time UAB has accomplished that feat in back-to-back years since 1996-97. Senior RHP Eric Roberts has moved into a tie for third place all-time in saves (13), while ranking sixth in appearances (7 and 10th in strikeouts (132). Senior IF Seth Rollin hit his eighth home run of the season in the series finale at Louisville, tying him with Cole Helms and Nathan McCorkle for the team lead. Freshman CF Clint Toomey leads UAB in batting (.337).

USF
The Bulls qualified for the Conference USA Tournament for the ninth time in 10 years by sweeping Cincinnati this past weekend. At 32-29, the Bulls have won 30 or more games for the 16th time in head coach Eddie Cardieri's 20 seasons at USF. Senior 3B Jeff Baisley closed out the regular season leading the league in hits (87), while smacking a league-leading and USF single-season record 26 doubles. He also became just the fourth player in school history to record more than 200 career RBI (206). Sophomore RHP Casey Hudspeth carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Thursday's clinching win over UC, eventually throwing a three-hitter over eight innings for his eighth win of the season. He is tied with freshman RHP Daniel Thomas for the team lead in victories.

NOTING C-USA IN 2005
* Tulane (47-9) owns the best record in college baseball. This marks the second year in a row that Conference USA has produced the team with the best regular season record in Division I (East Carolina last year).
* Eight Conference USA teams have won at least one game against a nationally-ranked, non-conference opponent.
* C-USA teams have posted a total of 26 wins over nationally-ranked, non-conference opponents during the regular season.
* In games played against the five conferences (SEC, ACC, Big 12, Pac-10, Big West) ranked ahead of Conference USA in the pseudo-conference RPI rankings, C-USA teams have a combined record of 32-40.
* Among the teams that C-USA has defeated this season are: Cal State Fullerton (Tulane), Florida (USF), LSU (Tulane, Houston, UAB), Baylor (TCU, Houston), Long Beach State (Houston), Rice (Houston), Alabama (Southern Miss, UAB), Arizona State (Tulane), Georgia (East Carolina and Louisville) and College of Charleston (East Carolina).
* Of the 24 teams other than Tulane ranked in this week's Baseball Weekly Coaches Poll, C-USA teams have faced 14 of them, winning at least once against 10 of them.
* Eight C-USA teams have won at least 32 games.
* Conference USA has seven players that have earned National Player of the Week honors this season.


TWO C-USA PLAYERS NAMED TO HOWSER SEMIFINALIST LIST
Two Conference USA standouts have been named to among the 16 semifinalists for the 2005 Xanthus-Dick Howser Trophy, given to the nation's top collegiate baseball player. Tulane utility player Brian Bogusevic and TCU pitcher Lance Broadway are C-USA's players that are receiving National Player of the Year consideration.

C-USA HAS TWO OF 10 SEMIFINALISTS FOR ROGER CLEMENS AWARD
Two Conference USA hurlers have been named to among the 10 semifinalists for this year's Roger Clemens Award, given to the nation's top collegiate baseball player. Tulane lefthander Brian Bogusevic and TCU righthander Lance Broadway are C-USA's players that are receiving National Pitcher of the Year consideration.

2005 C-USA TOURNAMENT
The 2005 Conference USA Baseball Tournament presented by POWERade will be held May 25-29 in Hattiesburg, Miss. The University of Southern Mississippi will serve as the host for the event, which will be played at Pete Taylor Park on USM's campus. The championship game on Sunday, May 29 will be televised by affiliates of the Conference USA Television Network, including CSTV: College Sports Television. Tom Hart will provide the play-by-play, while Jerry Kindall provides expert analysis for the fifth straight year. This will be the second time that Southern Miss has hosted the C-USA Tournament, as USM held the league's inaugural tournament in 1996. Pete Taylor Park also hosted an NCAA Regional in 2003. TCU is the defending tournament champion.

Schedule of Events
Wednesday, May 25
Game One - (5) Houston vs. (4) East Carolina 9:00a
Game Two - (8) UAB vs. (1) Tulane 12:30p
Game Three - (7) Louisville vs. (2) TCU 4:00p
Game Four - (6) USF vs. (3) Southern Miss 7:30p

Thursday, May 26
Game Five 9:00a
Game Six 12:30p
Game Seven 4:00p
Game Eight 7:30p

Friday, May 26
Game Nine 3:00p
Game Ten 6:30p

Saturday, May 28
Game Eleven 9:00a
Game Twelve 12:30p
Game Thirteen (if necessary) 4:00p
Game Fourteen (if necessary) 7:30p

Sunday, May 29
Championship Game 1:00p
(All times Central)

PEAK PERFORMERS
Throughout the 2005 season, we'll track some of the top individual performances around Conference USA:

MULTIPLE HOME RUNS IN A GAME
3 Austin Adams, TCU at Charlotte 4-23
2 Jeremy Brand, USF vs. Cincinnati 5-21
2 Kyle Dahlberg, TCU vs. Louisville 5-15
2 Isaiah Howes, LOU at TCU 5-14
2 Logan Parker, CIN vs. Memphis 5-14
2 Drew Carson, USM vs. USF 5-14
2 Drew Costanzo, ECU at UAB 5-13
2 Logan Parker, CIN vs. Memphis 5-13
2 Kevin Roberts, HOU at Texas A&M 5-10
2 Levi Patmon, UAB at Southern Miss 5-8
2 Spencer Steedley, CHA vs. Louisville 5-8
2 Scott Peden, SLU at Houston 5-6
2 Micah Owings, TUL at USF 4-30
2 Chris Joseph, HOU at TCU 4-30
2 Matt McGuirk, TCU at Charlotte 4-24
2 Bryan Hierlmeier, USF at UCF 4-12
2 Brad Wilcutt, USM at East Carolina 4-8
2 Brad Emaus, TUL at Charlotte 4-8
2 Dustin Kingsbury, HOU at Cincinnati 4-3
2 Brad Willcutt, USM at Memphis 4-1
2 Nathan McCorkle, UAB vs. Tennessee Tech 3-13
2 Bryan Hierlmeier, USF vs. Quinnipiac 3-12
2 Marc Maddox, USM vs. Arkansas State 3-12
2 Chad Huffman, TCU vs. Manhattan 3-6
2 Micah Owings, TUL vs. Marist 3-6
2 Andrew Walker, TCU at Florida Atlantic 2-18
2 Mark Hamilton, TUL vs. Southeast Missouri 2-11

COMPLETE-GAMES
Ryan Bird, SLU (6) at East Carolina (0) 5-21
Adam Mills, CHA (13) at Memphis (2) 5-21
Lance Broadway, TCU (6) at Tulane (0) 5-20
Brian Bogusevic, TUL (5) vs. TCU (2) 5-20
Lance Broadway, TCU (4) vs. Louisville (1) 5-13
T.J. Hose, ECU (6) at USF (2) 5-6
Eric Rohr, SLU (11) at Memphis (0) 5-1
Jeff Brown, UAB (7) vs. Charlotte (2) 4-30
Lance Broadway, TCU (7) vs. Houston (2) 4-29
Neil Schenk, MEM (2) vs. Saint Louis (3) 4-30
Brad Owen, USM (10) vs. Tulane (0) 4-24
Ricky Brooks, ECU (3) vs. Memphis (0) 4-24
Ricky Brooks, ECU (4) at Louisville (1) 4-15
Tony Maynard, CIN (3) vs. Charlotte (1) 4-15
Adam Mills, CHA (1) at Cincinnati (3) 4-15
J.R. Crowel, TUL (6) at New Orleans (0) 4-5
Mike Cashion, USM (7) at Memphis (1) 4-1
Ryan Bird, SLU (4) vs. Eastern Illinois (2) 3-30
Brad Lincoln, HOU (8) vs. UAB (1) 3-27
Ricky Brooks, ECU (6) vs. Charlotte (0) 3-27
Matt Farrington, HOU (6) at Memphis (0) 3-18
Brad Furnish, TCU (1) at Rice (2) 3-13
Brad Lincoln, HOU (1) at Long Beach State (2) 3-13
Lance Broadway, TCU (2) at Rice (1) 3-11
Mike Cashion, USM (2) vs. McNeese State (3) 2-26
Brian Bogusevic, TUL (3) at Pepperdine (0) 2-25

10 OR MORE STRIKEOUTS
15 Brad Lincoln, HOU (2) vs. Saint Louis (1) 5-7
14 Ricky Brooks, ECU (3) vs. Memphis (0) 4-24
13 Brad Lincoln, HOU (8) vs. USF (2) 4-23
13 Mike Cashion, USM (2) vs. McNeese State (3) 2-26
13 Brian Bogusevic, TUL (8) vs. Southeast Missouri (0) 2-11
12 Sean Munningdorf, CIN (10) vs. Memphis (2) 5-14
12 Lance Broadway, TCU (4) vs. Louisville (1) 5-13
12 Lance Broadway, TCU (7) vs. Houston (2) 4-29
12 Micah Owings, TUL (13) at Charlotte (0) 4-8
12 Lance Broadway, TCU (8) vs. East Carolina (5) 4-1
11 Kevin Roberts, HOU (8) vs. Saint Louis (2) 5-8
11 Lance Broadway, TCU (11) at Cincinnati 5-6
11 Micah Owings, TUL (11) vs. UAB (3) 4-1
11 Sam Demel, TCU (7) vs. Southern Miss (14) 3-20
11 Casey Hudspeth, USF (4) vs. Eastern Michigan (9) 2-18
11 Brandon Gomes, TUL (3) vs. McNeese State (0) 2-15
10 Lance Broadway, TCU (6) at Tulane (0) 5-20
10 Brian Bogusevic, TUL (5) vs. TCU (2) 5-20
10 J.R. Crowel, TUL (12) vs. Memphis (9) 5-8
10 J.R. Crowel, TUL (6) at New Orleans (0) 4-5
10 Mike Cashion, USM (7) at Memphis (1) 4-1
10 Adam Mills, CHA (21) at Saint Louis (9) 4-1
10 Brian Bogusevic, TUL (7) at Louisville (1) 3-27
10 Micah Owings, TUL (6) vs. East Carolina (5) 3-18
10 Lance Broadway, TCU (6) vs. Manhattan (5) 3-4


LAST WEEK'S STARS
Other than the players of the week, here's a look at some of the top performances in Conference USA during the games of May 16-21:

HITTING
CHA - CHRIS LANE - hit safely in all four Charlotte wins last week, batting .688 (11-16) with a 1.125 slugging percentage and a .722 on-base percentage. Also had two sacrifice bunts, scored a team high seven runs, hit two homers, a double, and drove in six runs.
CIN - JIM OLDS - concluded his career with hits in all four games last week to finish with a career-best 13 game-hitting streak. For the week, he hit .500 (6-for-12) with a pair of doubles.
ECU - DREW COSTANZO - went 4-for-10 (.400) with a triple, a home run and six RBI vs. Saint Louis. Had five RBI in the 8-7 win on Thursday night.
HOU - BRAD LINCOLN - batted .400 (6-for-15) with two home runs and six RBI last week. Hit safely and scored at least one run in each game. Had a two-run opposite field home run in the win against Rice and hit a three-run shot vs. Southern Miss.
SLU - SCOTT PEDEN - batted .500 (6-for-12) in three games at East Carolina, with a team-high three RBI. Hit safely in each game, including three hits in the series opener.
TCU - CHAD HUFFMAN - was 4-for-10 (.400) with four runs scored at Tulane. Hit two home runs and drove in three.
USF - BRIAN BAISLEY - hit .412 (7-for-17) last week with a team-best six runs scored. Had at least one RBI in each outing, knocking in five total. Had multiple hits in three of four outings and hit a home run.

PITCHING
CHA - ERIK WALKER -earned two saves in a pair of perfect appearances this weekend at Memphis. He pitched 2.1 innings on Thursday night, slamming the door with six of the seven outs coming via strikeout to match his career high. Did not allow a baserunner all weekend while earning his school-record and C-USA-leading 12th save of the season.
ECU - P.J. CONNELLY- won his third game in nine days in an 8-7 win over Saint Louis on Friday. The senior left-hander appeared in two games versus Saint Louis over the weekend, logging 3 2/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out four.
HOU - GENE FLORES - earned the win out of the bullpen against Southern Miss on Friday, striking out a season-high five and allowing just one hit over 4 1/3 innings. Also threw 2/3 of an inning in the win over Rice, striking out one batter.
LOU - BRIAN HALFORD - earned saves in both of Louisville's wins over UAB last weekend, throwing.four shutout innings with three strikeouts and just one walk.
SLU - RYAN BIRD - closed out his season with a three-hit, complete-game shutout at East Carolina. Struck out three and walked three in the win.
TUL - BRIAN BOGUSEVIC- struck out nine and did not walk a batter over eight shutout innings at Saint Louis on Saturday. After giving up three hits in the first four innings, he faced the minimum over his final four frames.
USF - CASEY HUDSPETH -carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning vs.Cincinnati, eventually tossing a three-hitter over eight innings. Allowed just one run and struck out three, while walking three.

WINNING WAYS
At 47-9, Tulane is putting up one of the highest victory totals in Conference USA history. Here's a look at the winningest teams in the league's first nine seasons.

56-13 Tulane 2001
51-13 East Carolina 2004
48-15 Tulane 1998
48-17 Houston 2002
48-17 Tulane 1999
48-18 Houston 2000
47-9 Tulane 2005
47-16 Southern Miss 2003
47-19 USF 1996
45-19 Southern Miss 2004

TITLE HOLDERS
Tulane has captured its fourth C-USA regular season championship. Here's a look at C-USA's regular season and tournament champions:

Year Regular Season Tournament
2005 Tulane
2004 East Carolina TCU
2003 Southern Miss Southern Miss
2002 Houston East Carolina
2001 Tulane Tulane
2000 Houston Houston
1999 Houston Tulane
1998 Tulane Tulane
1997 Tulane Houston
1996 USF Tulane

LEADING THE WAY
Last season, East Carolina set a new league record for conference victories in a season with 25. Tulane nearly matched that feat this year, winning 24 league games, the second-highest total in league history.

25 East Carolina 2004
24 Tulane 2005
23 Southern Miss 2003
22 TCU 2003
22 Houston 2002
22 Tulane 1998

HAIL TO THE VICTORS
TCU junior RHP Lance Broadway has set a new TCU single-season record for victories with 13 and has tied the C-USA record held by four other pitchers. Here's a look at the top win totals in the league's first ten seasons:

13 Lance Broadway, TCU 2005
13 Brad Sullivan, HOU 2002
13 Kyle Crowell, HOU 2000
13 Jared Berkowitz, TUL 1999
13 Josh Bobbitt, TUL 1998
12 John Maine, CHA 2001
12 Jared Berkowitz, TUL 2000
12 Scott Glaser, USF 1999
12 Scott Glaser, USF 199612 Jason Navarro, TUL 1997
11 Brian Bogusevic, TUL 2005

10TH ANNIVERSARY AWARDS
Conference USA celebrates its 10th anniversary during the 2004-05 season. C-USA will commemorate this milestone throughout the year with a multimedia campaign celebrating the past, present and future of the league. Several activities have been planned for the upcoming season that capture the history of C-USA and promote the student-athlete' achievements in all 19-conference-sponsored sports.

One of the highlights of the anniversary campaign is the naming of All-Decade teams, as well as a Player and Coach of the Decade for each of the league's sports. Each school will submit nominations through its Sports Information department for the official ballot. The baseball awards will be selected by the league's current head coaches and the winners will be announced on Monday, May 23, just prior to the 2005 Tournament in Hattiesburg, Miss., May 25-29.