2019 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2019 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 21 through 26. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2019 season. The winner of the double-elimination tournament, Cincinnati, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2019 American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCincinnati (1st title)
Winning coachScott Googins (1st title)
MVPA.J. Bumpass (Cincinnati)
TelevisionAmerican Digital Network (Tues-Sat)
ESPNews (Championship)
2019 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 East Carolina  y 204 .8334718 .723
Cincinnati  y 1311 .5423131 .500
Tulane   1211 .5223226 .552
UConn  y 1212 .5003925 .609
Houston   1212 .5003224 .571
UCF   1113 .4583622 .621
Memphis   1013 .4352728 .491
Wichita State   915 .3752831 .475
South Florida   816 .3332627 .491
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 16, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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, leading to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket.

TeamWLPct.SeedTiebreaker
East Carolina204.8331
Cincinnati1311.5422
Tulane1211.5223
UConn1212.50042–1 vs Houston
Houston1212.50051–2 vs UConn
UCF1113.4586
Memphis1013.4357
Wichita State915.3758
South Florida816.333

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 East Carolina 2
8 Wichita State 6
8 Wichita State 7
4 UConn 9
4 UConn 4
5 Houston 3
4 UConn 8
8 Wichita State 3
1 East Carolina 13
5 Houston 2
1 East Carolina 5
8 Wichita State 12
4 UConn 5
2 Cincinnati 22
2 Cincinnati 11
7 Memphis 6
2 Cincinnati 8
3 Tulane 4
3 Tulane 5
6 UCF 2
2 Cincinnati 10
6 UCF 6
7 Memphis 7
6 UCF 810
6 UCF 6
3 Tulane 2

Conference championship

American Athletic Conference Championship
(2) Cincinnati Bearcats vs. (4) UConn Huskies
May 26, 2019, 12:00 p.m. (EDT) at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida
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(2) Cincinnati01530190322240
(4) UConn012010001591
WP: Garrett Schoenle (4–1)   LP: Jeff Kersten (5–4)
Home runs:
CINCY: Mitch Holding; Joey Bellini; Jace Mercer; A. J. Bumpass
CONN: None
Attendance: 822

References

  1. "American Athletic Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  2. "2018–19 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
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