2018 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament
 Tournament Logo | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | East Carolina (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Cliff Godwin (2nd title) |
| MVP | Spencer Brickhouse (East Carolina) |
| Television | YouTube & Facebook |
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| 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 May 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
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
- ^ "Conference Standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "2017–18 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "ECU Holds Off UConn 4-3 to win Second American Title". American Athletic Conference. May 26, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.