American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
American Athletic Conference logo.svg
Sport Baseball
Conference American Athletic Conference
Number of teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Current stadium BayCare Ballpark
Current location Clearwater, Florida
Played2014–present
Last contest 2024
Current champion Tulane
Most championships East Carolina (3)
Official website theamerican.org/baseball
Host stadiums
BayCare Ballpark (2014–present)
Host locations
Clearwater, FL (2014–present)

The American Athletic Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in college baseball for the American Athletic Conference. It is a round-robin tournament, with seeding based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship each season. The Tournament champion is separate from the conference champion. The conference championship is determined solely by regular season record.

Contents

The American is one of two successors to the original Big East Conference, which split after the 2013 season. The tournament was held in the same location as the previous six Big East Conference baseball tournaments in 2014, at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida. [1]

Format

Unlike the previous Big East Tournament, the American adopted a round-robin tournament format in 2014. The top eight teams were divided into two groups of four, with each team facing the others in the group. The winners of each group then faced off in a single championship game. This format was similar to the format used by several new members from the Conference USA baseball tournament from 2010 to 2013. [1]

In 2015, the event reverted to the traditional two-bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.

Champions

By year

YearChampionVenueMVP
2014 Houston BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL Josh Vidales, Houston
2015 East Carolina BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FLHunter Allen, East Carolina
2016 UConn BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL Anthony Kay, UConn
2017 Houston BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FLJake Scheiner, Houston
2018 East Carolina BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FLSpencer Brickhouse, East Carolina
2019 Cincinnati BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FLA.J. Bumpass, Cincinnati
2020 Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2021 South Florida BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FLDaniel Cantu, South Florida
2022 East Carolina BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FLJacob Jenkins-Cowart, East Carolina
2023 Tulane BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FLTeo Banks, Tulane
2024 Tulane BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FLJackson Linn, Tulane

By school

This table of championship statistics is updated after each event. It is current as of the end of the 2023 tournament. [2]

SchoolApp.WLPct.TitlesWinning ears
Cincinnati 8514.2631 2019
East Carolina 92513.6583 2015, 2018, 2022
Houston 92013.6062 2014, 2017
UTSA 102.0000
Louisville 122.5000
Memphis 81115.4230
Rutgers 112.3330
South Florida 91315.4641 2021
Temple 112.3330
Tulane 91815.5452 2023, 2024
UAB 102.0000
Florida Atlantic 122.5000
Charlotte 112.3330
Rice 112.3330
UCF 91417.4520
UConn 61510.6001 2016
Wichita State 6712.3680

Italics indicate school no longer sponsors baseball in The American.

References

  1. 1 2 "First American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship To Be Held At Bright House Field". The American. July 1, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2021 American Baseball Record Book" (PDF). theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. 22 Apr 2020. Retrieved 7 Jul 2020.
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