American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

Collegiate baseball tournament

American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Conference baseball championship
Sport| Baseball
Conference| American Athletic Conference
Number of teams| 8
Format| Double-elimination tournament
Current stadium| BayCare Ballpark
Current location| Clearwater, Florida
Played| 2014–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.

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

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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

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### By year

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Year  | Champion  | Venue  | MVP

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2014 | Houston | BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL | Josh Vidales, Houston
2015 | East Carolina | BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL | Hunter Allen, East Carolina
2016 | UConn | BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL | Anthony Kay, UConn
2017 | Houston | BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL | Jake Scheiner, Houston
2018 | East Carolina | BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL | Spencer Brickhouse, East Carolina
2019 | Cincinnati | BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL | A.J. Bumpass, Cincinnati
2020 | Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2021 | South Florida | BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL | Daniel Cantu, South Florida
2022 | East Carolina | BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL | Jacob Jenkins-Cowart, East Carolina
2023 | Tulane | BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL | Teo Banks, Tulane
2024 | Tulane | BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL | Jackson Linn, Tulane

### By school

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

School  | App. | W | L | Pct. | Titles  | Winning ears

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Cincinnati | 8 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 1 | 2019
East Carolina | 9 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 3 | 2015, 2018, 2022
Houston | 9 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 2 | 2014, 2017
UTSA | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
Louisville | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 |
Memphis | 8 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 |
Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 |
South Florida | 9 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 1 | 2021
Temple | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 |
Tulane | 9 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 2 | 2023, 2024
UAB | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 |
Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 |
Rice | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 |
UCF | 9 | 14 | 17 | .452 | 0 |
UConn | 6 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1 | 2016
Wichita State | 6 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 0 |

Italics indicate school no longer sponsors baseball in The American.

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Official website

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* ~~2020~~
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American Athletic Conference baseball

Teams|

* Charlotte 49ers
* East Carolina Pirates
* Florida Atlantic Owls
* Memphis Tigers
* Rice Owls
* South Florida Bulls
* Tulane Green Wave
* UAB Blazers
* UTSA Roadrunners
* Wichita State Shockers

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* Tournament
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NCAA Division I baseball conference tournaments

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