2021 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2021 American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
2021 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Logo.svg
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions South Florida  (1st title)
Winning coach Billy Mohl  (1st title)
MVP Daniel Cantu (South Florida)
Television ESPN+
2021 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 East Carolina  y208 .7144417 .721
Tulane  1710 .6303124 .564
Wichita State  1813 .5813123 .574
Cincinnati  1814 .5632926 .527
UCF  1814 .5633130 .508
South Florida  y1414 .5003130 .508
Houston  721 .2501934 .358
Memphis  725 .2191839 .316
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida, from May 25 through 30. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2021 season. The winner of the double-elimination tournament, South Florida, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 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, leading to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
5 UCF 14
4 Cincinnati 10
5 UCF177
8 Memphis 1
8 Memphis 117
1 East Carolina 1
5 UCF2 2
1 East Carolina 51
4 Cincinnati 9
1 East Carolina10
8 Memphis 0
1 East Carolina127
5 UCF 7
6 South Florida8
7 Houston 1
2 Tulane 4
2 Tulane 0
6 South Florida5
6 South Florida 7
3 Wichita State 2
6 South Florida6 7
2 Tulane 161
7 Houston 3
3 Wichita State5
2 Tulane127
3 Wichita State 2

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References

  1. "2021 Baseball Standings". theamerican.com. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "American Athletic Conference". theamerican.org.