2018 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2018 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was scheduled to be held at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida from May 22 through May 26. Anticipated weather forced a truncated schedule causing the event to be condensed, and the title game was played on May 25. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determines the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2018 season. East Carolina won the double-elimination tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2018 American Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Tournament Logo
Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Spectrum Field Clearwater, FL
Champions	East Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coach	Cliff Godwin (2nd title)
MVP	Spencer Brickhouse, East Carolina
Television	YouTube & Facebook

2018 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Houston ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			33	–	21	–	0		.611
South Florida  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	9	–	1		.604			32	–	18	–	1		.637
Connecticut ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			37	–	22	–	1		.625
East Carolina ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			39	–	15	–	0		.722
UCF ‍‍‍	13	–	10	–	0		.565			35	–	19	–	0		.648
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			28	–	26	–	0		.519
Wichita State ‍‍‍	9	–	14	–	1		.396			34	–	19	–	1		.639
Tulane ‍‍‍	9	–	14	–	0		.391			24	–	31	–	0		.436
Memphis ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			20	–	36	–	0		.357
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 20, 2018[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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, which led to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket.

Team	W	L	T	Pct.	Seed	Tiebreaker
Houston	16	8		.667	1
South Florida	14	9	1	.609	2
Connecticut	14	10		.583	3	2-1 vs ECU
East Carolina	14	10		.583	4
UCF	13	10		.565	5	2-1 vs Cincinnati
Cincinnati	12	12		.500	6
Wichita State	9	14	1	.391	7	2-1 vs Tulane
Tulane	9	14		.391	8
Memphis	5	19		.208

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Houston	6
	8	Tulane	11
						8	Tulane	5
						4	East Carolina	6
	4	East Carolina	8
	5	UCF	4
											4	East Carolina	3	12^7
										1	Houston	5	1
	5	UCF	2
	1	Houston	6
						8	Tulane	7
						1	Houston	18
																4	East Carolina	4
																3	Connecticut	3
	2	South Florida	2
	7	Wichita State	4
						7	Wichita State	5
						3	Connecticut	7
	3	Connecticut	6
	6	Cincinnati	2
											3	Connecticut	0	3
										2	South Florida	13	2
	6	Cincinnati	4
	2	South Florida	9
						2	South Florida	7
						7	Wichita State	2

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos	Name	School
P	Jacob Wallace	Connecticut
P	Colin Sullivan	South Florida
P	Jake Kuchmaner	East Carolina
C	Tyler Dietrich	South Florida
IF	Spencer Brickhouse	East Carolina
IF	Turner Brown	East Carolina
IF	Anthony Prato	Connecticut
IF	Coco Montes	South Florida
OF	Troy Stefanski	Connecticut
OF	Drew Henrickson	East Carolina
OF	Grant Witherspoon	Tulane
UTY	Joe Davis	Houston

Most Outstanding Player

Spencer Brickhouse, East Carolina[3]

References

1. "Conference Standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
2. "2017–18 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
3. "ECU Holds Off UConn 4-3 to win Second American Title". American Athletic Conference. May 26, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.