Collegiate baseball tournament
 Tournament Logo | |
| Teams | 8 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Connecticut (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Penders (1st title) |
| MVP | Anthony Kay (Connecticut) |
| Television | CBS Sports Network, ESPNews |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Tulane † | 15 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .682 | 39 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 East Carolina | 15 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .646 | 34 | – | 21 | – | 1 | .616 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut ‡ | 14 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .609 | 37 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 13 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .563 | 26 | – | 30 | – | 1 | .465 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 11 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .478 | 36 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 22 | – | 39 | – | 0 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 8 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .333 | 24 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 8 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .333 | 26 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 2, 2016 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 24 through 29. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2016 season. The University of Connecticut won and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Format and seeding
All 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. South Florida claimed the seventh seed over UCF by virtue of owning the third tie-breaker (season series tied 3-3; both teams 0–3 versus Tulane; USF 2–1 versus East Carolina, UCF 0–3 versus East Carolina).
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 15 | 7 | 0 | .682 | — | 1 |
| East Carolina | 15 | 8 | 1 | .646 | .5 | 2 |
| Connecticut | 14 | 9 | 0 | .609 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 13 | 10 | 1 | .563 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Houston | 11 | 12 | 0 | .478 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Memphis | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 7 | 6 |
| South Florida | 8 | 16 | 0 | .333 | 8 | 7 |
| UCF | 8 | 16 | 0 | .333 | 8 | 8 |
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UCF | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cincinnati | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UCF | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cincinnati | 6 | 8 | UCF | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Florida | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Florida | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | Memphis | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Florida | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Anthony Kay | Connecticut |
| P | Nick Hernandez | Houston |
| IF | Bryan Daniello | Connecticut |
| IF | Aaron Hill | Connecticut |
| IF | Bobby Melley | Connecticut |
| IF | Brandon Grudzielanek | Memphis |
| OF | John Toppa | Connecticut |
| OF | Zac Taylor | Houston |
| OF | Connor Wong | Houston |
| C | Jake Rogers | Tulane |
| UTY | Joe Davis | Houston |
References
- "American Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- "2015–16 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- Patrick Quinn (May 22, 2016). "ECU Earns No. 2 Seed At The American Championships". WNCT-TV. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- "UConn Wins American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship". American Athletic Conference. May 29, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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