2018 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2018 American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Tournament Logo
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coachCliff Godwin (2nd title)
MVPSpencer Brickhouse (East Carolina)
TelevisionYouTube & Facebook
2018 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Houston ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 33 – 21 – 0   .611
South Florida  ‍‍‍y 14 – 9 – 1   .604 32 – 18 – 1   .637
Connecticut ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 37 – 22 – 1   .625
East Carolina ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 39 – 15 – 0   .722
UCF ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 35 – 19 – 0   .648
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 28 – 26 – 0   .519
Wichita State ‍‍‍ 9 – 14 – 1   .396 34 – 19 – 1   .639
Tulane ‍‍‍ 9 – 14 – 0   .391 24 – 31 – 0   .436
Memphis ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 20 – 36 – 0   .357
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2018[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2018 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was scheduled to be held at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 22 through 26. Anticipated weather forced a truncated schedule causing the event to be condensed, and the title game was played on May 25. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determines the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2018 season. East Carolina won the double-elimination tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

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, which led to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket.

Team W L T Pct. Seed Tiebreaker
Houston 16 8 .667 1
South Florida 14 9 1 .609 2
Connecticut 14 10 .583 3 2–1 vs ECU
East Carolina 14 10 .583 4
UCF 13 10 .565 5 2–1 vs Cincinnati
Cincinnati 12 12 .500 6
Wichita State 9 14 1 .391 7 2–1 vs Tulane
Tulane 9 14 .391 8
Memphis 5 19 .208

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Houston 6
8 Tulane 11
8 Tulane 5
4 East Carolina 6
4 East Carolina 8
5 UCF 4
4 East Carolina 3 127
1 Houston 5 1
5 UCF 2
1 Houston 6
8 Tulane 7
1 Houston 18
4 East Carolina 4
3 Connecticut 3
2 South Florida 2
7 Wichita State 4
7 Wichita State 5
3 Connecticut 7
3 Connecticut 6
6 Cincinnati 2
3 Connecticut 0 3
2 South Florida 13 2
6 Cincinnati 4
2 South Florida 9
2 South Florida 7
7 Wichita State 2

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos Name School
P Jacob Wallace Connecticut
P Colin Sullivan South Florida
P Jake Kuchmaner East Carolina
C Tyler Dietrich South Florida
IF Spencer Brickhouse East Carolina
IF Turner Brown East Carolina
IF Anthony Prato Connecticut
IF Coco Montes South Florida
OF Troy Stefanski Connecticut
OF Drew Henrickson East Carolina
OF Grant Witherspoon Tulane
UTY Joe Davis Houston

Most Outstanding Player

Spencer Brickhouse, East Carolina[3]

References

  1. ^ "Conference Standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017–18 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "ECU Holds Off UConn 4–3 to win Second American Title". American Athletic Conference. May 26, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.