2016 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

2016 American Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals Site
Champions Connecticut (1st title)
Winning coach Jim Penders (1st title)
MVP Anthony Kay Connecticut
Television CBS Sports Network, ESPNews
2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
#25 Tulane  y 1570 .682  39190 .672
#15 East Carolina  y 1581 .646  34211 .616
Connecticut  y 1490 .609  37230 .617
Cincinnati   13101 .563  26301 .465
Houston   11120 .478  36230 .610
Memphis   9150 .375  22390 .361
South Florida   8160 .333  24330 .421
UCF   8160 .333  26330 .441
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 2, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida from May 24 through May 29. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2016 season. The University of Connecticut won and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Format and seeding

All eight baseball teams in The American were seeded based on their records in conference play. The tournament used a two bracket double-elimination format, leading to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket. South Florida claimed the seventh seed over UCF by virtue of owning the third tie-breaker (season series tied 3-3; both teams 0-3 versus Tulane; USF 2-1 versus East Carolina, UCF 0-3 versus East Carolina).[3]

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Tulane1570.682
1
East Carolina1581.646
.5
2
Connecticut1490.609
1.5
3
Cincinnati13101.563
2.5
4
Houston11120.478
4.5
5
Memphis9150.375
7
6
South Florida8160.333
8
7
UCF8160.333
8
8

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Tulane 4  
8 UCF 3  
  1 Tulane 3  
  5 Houston 5  
5 Houston 9
4 Cincinnati 1  
  5 Houston 6  
  1 Tulane 2  
8 UCF 7  
4 Cincinnati 6  
  8 UCF 0
  1 Tulane 5  
  5 Houston 2
  3 Connecticut 7
2 East Carolina 2  
7 South Florida 4  
  7 South Florida 1
  3 Connecticut 9  
6 Memphis 2
3 Connecticut 6  
  3 Connecticut 5 5
  6 Memphis 9 0  
2 East Carolina 4  
6 Memphis 5  
  6 Memphis 7
  7 South Florida 5  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

PosNameSchool
PAnthony KayConnecticut
PNick HernandezHouston
IFBryan DanielloConnecticut
IFAaron HillConnecticut
IFBobby MelleyConnecticut
IFBrandon GrudzielanekMemphis
OFJohn ToppaConnecticut
OFZac TaylorHouston
OFConnor WongHouston
CJake RogersTulane
UTYJoe DavisHouston

References

  1. "American Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  2. "2015–16 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  3. Patrick Quinn (May 22, 2016). "ECU Earns No. 2 Seed At The American Championships". WNCT-TV. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  4. "UConn Wins American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship". American Athletic Conference. May 29, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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