American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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.

American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Number of teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Current stadiumSpectrum Field
Current locationClearwater, Florida
Played2014–present
Last contest2018
Current championEast Carolina
Most championshipsHouston, East Carolina (2)
Host stadiums
Spectrum Field (2014–present)
Host locations
Clearwater, FL (2014–present)

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

YearChampionSiteMVP
2014HoustonBright House FieldClearwater, FLJosh Vidales, Houston
2015East CarolinaBright House Field • Clearwater, FLHunter Allen, East Carolina
2016UConnBright House Field • Clearwater, FLAnthony Kay, UConn
2017HoustonBright House Field • Clearwater, FLJake Scheiner, Houston
2018East CarolinaSpectrum Field • Clearwater, FLSpencer Brickhouse, East Carolina
2019CincinnatiSpectrum Field • Clearwater, FLAJ Bumpass, Cincinnati
2020Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

By school

This table of championship statistics is updated after each event. It is current as of the end of the 2020 Tournament.[2]

SchoolAppearancesWLPct.No. of TitlesYears
Cincinnati548.33312019
Connecticut61510.60012016
East Carolina5117.61122015, 2018
Houston6147.66722014, 2017
Louisville122.5000
Memphis589.4710
Rutgers112.3330
South Florida5710.4120
Temple112.3330
Tulane5510.3330
UCF6711.3890
Wichita State234.4290

Italics indicate school no longer sponsors baseball in the American.

References

  1. "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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