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  ‍‍‍y204 .8334718 .723
Cincinnati  ‍‍y1311 .5423131 .500
Tulane  ‍‍‍1211 .5223226 .552
UConn  ‍‍‍y1212 .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 roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
             
1East Carolina2
8Wichita State6
8Wichita State7
4UConn9
4UConn4
5Houston3
4UConn8
8Wichita State3
1East Carolina13
5Houston2
1East Carolina5
8Wichita State12
4UConn5
2Cincinnati22
2Cincinnati11
7Memphis6
2Cincinnati8
3Tulane4
3Tulane5
6UCF2
2Cincinnati10
6UCF6
7Memphis7
6UCF810
6UCF6
3Tulane2

Conference championship

American Athletic Conference Championship
(2) Cincinnati Bearcatsvs.(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