American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship
American Athletic Conference logo.svg
SportBaseball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Number of teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Current stadiumBayCare Ballpark
Current locationClearwater, Florida
Played2014–present
Last contest2021
Current championSouth Florida
Most championshipsHouston, East Carolina (2)
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[]

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[]

Year Champion Site MVP
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 AJ Bumpass, Cincinnati
2020 Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2021 South Florida BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL Daniel Cantu, South Florida
2022 BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL

By school[]

This table of championship statistics is updated after each event. It is current as of the end of the 2021 Tournament.[2]

School Appearances W L Pct. No. of Titles Years
Cincinnati 6 4 10 .286 1 2019
Connecticut 6 15 10 .600 1 2016
East Carolina 6 14 9 .609 2 2015, 2018
Houston 7 14 9 .609 2 2014, 2017
Louisville 1 2 2 .500 0
Memphis 6 9 11 .450 0
Rutgers 1 1 2 .333 0
South Florida 6 11 11 .500 1 2021
Temple 1 1 2 .333 0
Tulane 6 8 12 .400 0
UCF 7 10 13 .435 0
Wichita State 3 4 6 .400 0

Italics indicate school no longer sponsors baseball in the American.

References[]

  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.
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