2018 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2018 American Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
2018 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Logo.png
Tournament Logo
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions East Carolina  (2nd title)
Winning coach Cliff Godwin  (2nd title)
MVPSpencer Brickhouse, East Carolina
Television YouTube & Facebook
2018 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Houston  ‍‍‍y16–8–0 .667  33–21–0 .611
South Florida  ‍‍‍y14–9–1 .604  32–18–1 .637
Connecticut  ‍‍‍y14–10–0 .583  37–22–1 .625
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y14–10–0 .583  39–15–0 .722
UCF  ‍‍‍13–10–0 .565  35–19–0 .648
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍12–12–0 .500  28–26–0 .519
Wichita State  ‍‍‍9–14–1 .396  34–19–1 .639
Tulane  ‍‍‍9–14–0 .391  24–31–0 .436
Memphis  ‍‍‍5–19–0 .208  20–36–0 .357
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 20, 2018 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was scheduled to be held at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida from May 22 through May 26. Anticipated weather forced a truncated schedule causing the event to be condensed, and the title game was played on May 25. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determines the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2018 season. East Carolina won the double-elimination tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

The top eight baseball teams in The American were seeded based on their records in conference play. The tournament used a two-bracket double-elimination format, which led to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket.

TeamWLTPct.SeedTiebreaker
Houston 168.6671
South Florida 1491.6092
Connecticut 1410.58332-1 vs ECU
East Carolina 1410.5834
UCF 1310.56552-1 vs Cincinnati
Cincinnati 1212.5006
Wichita State 9141.39172-1 vs Tulane
Tulane 914.3918
Memphis 519.208

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Houston 6
8 Tulane 11
8 Tulane 5
4 East Carolina6
4 East Carolina 8
5 UCF 4
4 East Carolina3 127
1 Houston 51
5 UCF 2
1 Houston6
8 Tulane 7
1 Houston18
4 East Carolina4
3 Connecticut 3
2 South Florida 2
7 Wichita State 4
7 Wichita State 5
3 Connecticut7
3 Connecticut 6
6 Cincinnati 2
3 Connecticut0 3
2 South Florida 132
6 Cincinnati 4
2 South Florida9
2 South Florida7
7 Wichita State 2

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [3]

PosNameSchool
PJacob WallaceConnecticut
PColin SullivanSouth Florida
PJake KuchmanerEast Carolina
CTyler DietrichSouth Florida
IFSpencer BrickhouseEast Carolina
IFTurner BrownEast Carolina
IFAnthony PratoConnecticut
IFCoco MontesSouth Florida
OFTroy StefanskiConnecticut
OFDrew HenricksonEast Carolina
OFGrant WitherspoonTulane
UTYJoe DavisHouston

Most Outstanding Player

Spencer Brickhouse, East Carolina [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Conference Standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2017–18 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved October 9, 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. 1 2 "ECU Holds Off UConn 4-3 to win Second American Title". American Athletic Conference. May 26, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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