2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 24 through 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]

2016 American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Tournament Logo
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsConnecticut (1st title)
Winning coachJim Penders (1st title)
MVPAnthony Kay (Connecticut)
TelevisionCBS Sports Network, ESPNews
2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 25 Tulane  y 1570 .68239190 .672
No. 15 East Carolina  y 1581 .64634211 .616
Connecticut  y 1490 .60937230 .617
Cincinnati   13101 .56326301 .465
Houston   11120 .47836230 .610
Memphis   9150 .37522390 .361
South Florida   8160 .33324330 .421
UCF   8160 .33326330 .441
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
Tulane1570.6821
East Carolina1581.646.52
Connecticut1490.6091.53
Cincinnati13101.5632.54
Houston11120.4784.55
Memphis9150.37576
South Florida8160.33387
UCF8160.33388

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Tulane4
8UCF3
1Tulane3
5Houston5
5Houston9
4Cincinnati1
5Houston6
1Tulane2
8UCF7
4Cincinnati68UCF0
1Tulane5
5Houston2
2East Carolina2
3Connecticut7
7South Florida4
7South Florida1
3Connecticut9
6Memphis2
3Connecticut6
3Connecticut55
6Memphis90
2East Carolina4
6Memphis56Memphis7
7South Florida5

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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