2019 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 East Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 47 – 18   .723
Cincinnati  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 11   .542 31 – 31   .500
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 32 – 26   .552
UConn  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 39 – 25   .609
Houston  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 32 – 24   .571
UCF  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 36 – 22   .621
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 27 – 28   .491
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 28 – 31   .475
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 26 – 27   .491
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 16, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


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]

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.

Team W L Pct. Seed Tiebreaker
East Carolina 20 4 .833 1
Cincinnati 13 11 .542 2
Tulane 12 11 .522 3
UConn 12 12 .500 4 2–1 vs Houston
Houston 12 12 .500 5 1–2 vs UConn
UCF 11 13 .458 6
Memphis 10 13 .435 7
Wichita State 9 15 .375 8
South Florida 8 16 .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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Cincinnati 0 1 5 3 0 1 9 0 3 22 24 0
(4) UConn 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 9 1
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.