2025 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2025 American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions East Carolina  (4th title)
Winning coach Cliff Godwin  (4th title)
MVP Braden Burress (East Carolina)
2025 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UTSA  y234 .8524413 .772
Charlotte  189 .6673622 .621
South Florida  1611 .5933125 .554
Florida Atlantic  1512 .5563721 .638
Tulane  1314 .4813325 .569
East Carolina  y1314 .4813325 .569
Wichita State  1116 .4072036 .357
Rice  1017 .3701740 .298
UAB  819 .2962430 .444
Memphis  819 .2962233 .400
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida from May 20 through May 25. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2025 season. The East Carolina Pirates won the double-elimination tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 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. [3] [4]

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 UTSA 4
8 Rice 2
1 UTSA 6
5 Tulane 10
4 Florida Atlantic 3
5 Tulane 6
5 Tulane 6
1 UTSA 3
4 Florida Atlantic 8
8 Rice 6
1 UTSA 6
4 Florida Atlantic 3
5 Tulane 2
6 East Carolina 8
2 Charlotte 7
7 Wichita State 1
2 Charlotte 5
6 East Carolina 6
3 South Florida 4
6 East Carolina 9
6 East Carolina 9
3 South Florida 7
3 South Florida 4
7 Wichita State 3
2 Charlotte 6
3 South Florida 7

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Tuesday, May 20
19:00 a.m.No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs No. 5 Tulane3−6 ESPN+
212:53 p.mNo. 1 UTSA vs No. 8 Rice4−2
34:00 p.m.No. 2 Charlotte vs No. 7 Wichita State7−1
47:57 p.m.No. 3 South Florida vs No. 6 East Carolina4−9
Wednesday, May 21
51:00 p.m.No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs No. 8 Rice8−6ESPN+
64:55 p.m.No. 7 Wichita State vs No. 3 South Florida3−4
Thursday, May 22
71:00 p.m.No. 5 Tulane vs No. 1 UTSA10−6ESPN+
85:10 p.m.No. 2 Charlotte vs No. 6 East Carolina5−6
Friday, May 23
91:00 p.m.No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs No. 1 UTSA3−6ESPN+
104:35 p.m.No. 3 South Florida vs No. 2 Charlotte7−6
Semifinals – Saturday, May 24
119:00 a.m.No. 5 Tulane vs No. 1 UTSA6−3ESPN+
1212:50 p.mNo. 6 East Carolina vs No. 3 South Florida9−7
Championship – Sunday, May 25
1312:00 p.m.No. 5 Tulane vs No. 6 East Carolina2−8 ESPNEWS
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

References

  1. "Baseball Standings". theamerican.com. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  2. "East Carolina Defeats Tulane, 8-2, to Win 2025 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions". theamerican.org. 24 May 2025.
  3. "2025 Baseball Championship presented by Regions". The American. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  4. "2025 Baseball Championship Bracket (PDF)" (PDF). theamerican.org.