2022 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

Last updated
2022 American Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions East Carolina  (3rd title)
Winning coach Cliff Godwin  (3rd title)
MVPJacob Jenkins-Cowart (East Carolina)
2022 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 10 East Carolina  y2040 .83342180 .700
UCF  14100 .58335250 .583
Houston  13110 .54237240 .607
Cincinnati  12120 .50024310 .436
Tulane  11130 .45833261 .558
Wichita State  9150 .37521360 .368
Memphis  9150 .37526290 .473
South Florida  8160 .33328290 .491
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 12, 2022 [1] ; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament will be held at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida from May 24 through May 29. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determines the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2022 season. The winner of the double-elimination tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

Contents

The Tournament has been held since 2014, the first year of the rebranding as the American Athletic Conference. Since then, Houston and East Carolina have each won the event twice, while among current members Cincinnati and South Florida have each won once.

Format and seeding

The top eight baseball teams in The American will be seeded based on their records in conference play. The tournament will use 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
             
1 East Carolina7
8 South Florida 4
1 East Carolina157
4 Cincinnati 5
4 Cincinnati8
5 Tulane 1
1 East Carolina8
5 Tulane 5
8 South Florida 6
5 Tulane9
4 Cincinnati 5
5 Tulane13
1 East Carolina6
3 Houston 1
2 UCF 6
7 Memphis7
7 Memphis 7
3 Houston8
3 Houston10
6 Wichita State 7
3 Houston8 9
2 UCF 9106
2 UCF12
6 Wichita State 4
7 Memphis 2
2 UCF157

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Tuesday, May 24
19:00amNo. 4 Cincinnati vs No. 5 Tulane8–1ESPN+
212:30pmNo. 1 East Carolina vs No. 8 South Florida7–6
34:00pmNo. 2 UCF vs No. 7 Memphis6–7
47:30pmNo. 3 Houston vs No. 6 Wichita State10–7
Wednesday, May 25
53:00pmNo. 5 Tulane vs No. 8 South Florida9–6ESPN+
67:30pmNo. 2 UCF vs No. 6 Wichita State12–4
Thursday, May 26
71:00pmNo. 1 East Carolina vs No. 4 Cincinnati15–57ESPN+
84:30pmNo. 3 Houston vs No. 7 Memphis8–7
Friday, May 27
91:00pmNo. 5 Tulane vs No. 4 Cincinnati13–4ESPN+
104:30pmNo. 2 UCF vs No. 7 Memphis15–2
Semifinals – Saturday, May 28
119:00amNo. 1 East Carolina vs No. 5 Tulane8–5ESPN+
1212:30pmNo. 2 UCF vs No. 3 Houston9–810
134:00pmNo. 2 UCF vs No. 3 Houston9–6
Championship – Sunday, May 29
1412:00pmNo. 1 East Carolina vs No. 3 Houston6–1ESPNEWS
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

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References

  1. "Baseball Standings". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  2. "2021–22 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved February 4, 2022.