2024 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament
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| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Tulane (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Jay Uhlman (2nd title) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 East Carolina †y | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | 43 | – | 15 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 32 | – | 24 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane ‡y | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 35 | – | 24 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 32 | – | 29 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 28 | – | 29 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 24 | – | 34 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 23 | – | 36 | .390 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | 23 | – | 32 | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 26, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida from May 21 through May 26. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2022 season. The Tulane Green Wave won the double-elimination tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2] [3]
Format and seeding
[edit ]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.[4] [5]
Bracket
[edit ] First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
1
East Carolina
12
8
Rice
4
1
East Carolina
4
4
Wichita State
14
4
Wichita State
8
5
UAB
2
4
Wichita State
4
12^
1
East Carolina
5
2
8
Rice
9
5
UAB
0
8
Rice
7
1
East Carolina
8
4
Wichita State
10
3
Tulane
11
2
UTSA
5
7
Charlotte
9*
7
Charlotte
5
3
Tulane
7
3
Tulane
14^
6
Florida Atlantic
2
3
Tulane
13^
–
6
Florida Atlantic
1
–
2
UTSA
5
6
Florida Atlantic
12
6
Florida Atlantic
10
7
Charlotte
8
- * Game went to extra innings
- ^ Game ended after 7 innings because of mercy rule
Schedule
[edit ]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 21 | ||||||
| 1 | 9:00am | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 5 UAB | 8–2 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 12:30pm | No. 1 East Carolina vs No. 8 Rice | 12–4 | ESPN+ | ||
| 3 | 4:00pm | No. 2 UTSA vs No. 7 Charlotte | 5–9(12) | ESPN+ | ||
| 4 | 7:30pm | No. 3 Tulane vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic | 14–2(7) | ESPN+ | ||
| Wednesday, May 22 | ||||||
| 5 | 1:00pm | No. 5 UAB vs No. 8 Rice | 0–9 | ESPN+ | ||
| 6 | 4:30pm | No. 2 UTSA vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic | 5–12 | ESPN+ | ||
| Thursday, May 23 | ||||||
| 7 | 1:00pm | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 1 East Carolina | 14–4 | ESPN+ | ||
| 8 | 4:30pm | No. 7 Charlotte vs No. 3 Tulane | 5–7 | ESPN+ | ||
| Friday, May 24 | ||||||
| 9 | 1:00pm | No. 8 Rice vs No. 1 East Carolina | 7–8 | ESPN+ | ||
| 10 | 4:30pm | No. 6 Florida Atlantic vs No. 7 Charlotte | 10–8 | ESPN+ | ||
| Semifinals – Saturday, May 25 | ||||||
| 11 | 9:00am | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 1 East Carolina | 4–5 | ESPN+ | ||
| 12 | 12:30pm | No. 3 Tulane vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic | 13–1(7) | ESPN+ | ||
| 13 | 4:00pm | No. 1 East Carolina vs No. 4 Wichita State | 2–12(7) | ESPN+ | ||
| Championship – Sunday, May 26 | ||||||
| 15 | 12:00pm | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 3 Tulane | 10–11 | ESPNEWS | ||
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Baseball Standings". theamerican.com. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "2023–24 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Tulane wins AAC championship on Jackson Linn's walk-off HR - ESPN Video". ESPN.com. May 26, 2024.
- ^ "2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions -". theamerican.org.
- ^ "Seeding Set for 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions". theamerican.org. May 18, 2024.