American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship
Sport Baseball
Conference American Athletic Conference
Number of teams 8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Current stadium Bright House Field
Current location Clearwater, Florida
Played 2014–present
Last contest 2016
Current champion Connecticut (1)
Most championships (tie) Connecticut, East Carolina, Houston (1 each)
Host stadiums
Bright House Field (2014–2017)
Host locations
Clearwater, FL (2014–2017)

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.

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

Year Champion Site MVP
2014 Houston Bright House FieldClearwater, FL Josh Vidales, Houston
2015 East Carolina Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL Hunter Allen, East Carolina
2016 Connecticut Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL Anthony Kay, Connecticut
2017 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL

By school

School Appearances W L Pct. No. of Titles Years
Cincinnati 2 0 4 .000 0
Connecticut 3 7 5 .583 1 2016
East Carolina 2 4 2 .667 1 2015
Houston 3 9 1 .900 1 2014
Louisville 1 2 2 .500 0
Memphis 3 7 5 .636 0
Rutgers 1 1 2 .333 0
South Florida 3 3 6 .333 0
Temple 1 1 2 .333 0
Tulane 2 3 4 .429 0
UCF 3 3 5 .375 0

Italics indicate school no longer sponsors baseball in the American.

References

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