2018 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

2018 American Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
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
2018 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Houston y 1680 .667  33210 .611
South Florida  y 1491 .604  32181 .637
Connecticut y 14100 .583  37221 .625
East Carolina y 14100 .583  39150 .722
UCF  13100 .565  35190 .648
Cincinnati  12120 .500  28260 .519
Wichita State  9141 .396  34191 .639
Tulane  9140 .391  24310 .436
Memphis  5190 .208  20360 .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.

TeamWLTPct.SeedTiebreaker
Houston168.6671
USF1491.6092
UConn1410.58332-1 vs ECU
East Carolina1410.5834
UCF1310.56552-1 vs Cincinnati
Cincinnati1212.5006
Wichita State9141.39172-1 vs Tulane
Tulane914.3918
Memphis519.208

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 12 7  
  1 Houston 5 1  
5 UCF 2  
1 Houston 6  
  8 Tulane 7
  1 Houston 18  
  4 East Carolina 4
  3 Connecticut 3
2 USF 2  
7 Wichita State 4  
  7 Wichita State 5
  3 Connecticut 7  
3 Connecticut 6
6 Cincinnati 2  
  3 Connecticut 0 3
  2 USF 13 2  
6 Cincinnati 4  
2 USF 9  
  2 USF 7
  7 Wichita State 2  

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameSchool
PJacob WallaceUConn
PColin SullivanUSF
PJake KuchmanerECU
CTyler DietrichUSF
IFSpencer BrickhouseECU
IFTurner BrownECU
IFAnthony PratoUConn
IFCoco MontesUSF
OFTroy StefanskiUConn
OFDrew HenricksonECU
OFGrant WitherspoonTulane
UTYJoe DavisHouston

Most Outstanding Player

Spencer Brickhouse, ECU[3]

References

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