2023 American Athletic Conference baseball season
| 2023 American Athletic Conference baseball season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | East Carolina |
| Season MVP | Brock Rodden, Wichita State |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Tulane |
| Runners-up | East Carolina |
| American Athletic Conference baseball seasons | |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 American Athletic Conference baseball season was the baseball season for the American Athletic Conference as part of the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The conference tournament took place May 23–28 at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida.[1]
Regular season
[edit ]The American Athletic Conference began their conference play on March 31. Each team played 24 conference games.[2]
Standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | CW | CL | CPCT | GB | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina (C) | 56 | 18 | 6 | .750 | — | 41 | 15 | .732 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 2 | Houston | 54 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 0.5 | 33 | 21 | .611 | Qualification for the first round |
| 3 | Wichita State | 53 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4.5 | 30 | 23 | .566 | |
| 4 | UCF | 56 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 6 | 32 | 24 | .571 | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 55 | 10 | 14 | .417[a] | 8 | 24 | 31 | .436 | |
| 6 | Memphis | 54 | 10 | 14 | .417[a] | 8 | 28 | 26 | .519 | |
| 7 | Tulane (T) | 54 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 10 | 15 | 39 | .278 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 8 | South Florida | 56 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 11 | 19 | 37 | .339 | Qualification for the first round |
(C) Champion; (T) Tournament champion
Notes:
Results
[edit ]| Home \ Away | UCF | CINN | ECU | HOU | MEM | USF | TUL | WSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||||
| Cincinnati | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| East Carolina | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Houston | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||
| Memphis | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| South Florida | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | ||||
| Tulane | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| Wichita State | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Tournament
[edit ]| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Tulane (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jay Uhlman (1st title) |
| MVP | Teo Banks (Tulane) |
The 2023 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place May 23 through May 28 at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida.[1] Tulane, the winner of the conference tournament, received the automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4] [5] Tulane won their first AAC tournament championship with a record of 19-40.[6]
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.[7]
Bracket
[edit ]NCAA Tournament
[edit ]Tulane received the conference's automatic bid, and will play in the Baton Rouge Regional, opening up against host team No. 5 LSU.[8] East Carolina received an at-large bid to the Charlottesville Regional, where their first game will be against Oklahoma.[9]
Conference leaders
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See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "2022–23 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Baseball - Composite Schedule". theamerican.org. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "The Automated ScoreBook - Standings & Leaders". static.theamerican.org. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "2022–23 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "2023 American Athletic Season Preview". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Mendoza, Jordan (May 28, 2023). "This college baseball team went 19-40. They will be playing in the NCAA tournament". USA Today . Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "AAC Baseball tournament starts on Tuesday in Florida". WITN-TV. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Smuth, Guerry (May 29, 2023). "Tulane gets LSU in Baton Rouge regional opener, hopes to continue dream run". NOLA.com . Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Brett (May 29, 2023). "ECU baseball given 2 seed in Charlottesville Regional, will play Oklahoma Friday". WCTI . Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Automated ScoreBook - Individual Statistics". static.theamerican.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.