2015 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2015 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida from May 19 through May 24. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2015 season. East Carolina claimed their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2015 American Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Tournament Logo
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachCliff Godwin (1st title)
MVPHunter Allen, East Carolina
TelevisionCBS Sports Network (Opening Round)
ESPNU (Championship game)
2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Houston  y 1680 .667  43200 .683
East Carolinay   1590 .625  40220 .645
Tulane  y 13110 .542  35250 .583
South Floriday   13110 .542  34261 .566
Memphis   12120 .500  37210 .638
Connecticut   11130 .458  35250 .583
UCF   10140 .417  31270 .534
Cincinnati   6180 .250  15410 .268
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

TeamWLPct.GBSeedTiebreaker
Houston168.6671
East Carolina159.62512
Tulane1311.542332–1 vs. South Florida
South Florida1311.542341–2 vs. Tulane
Memphis1212.50045
Connecticut1113.45856
UCF1014.41767
Cincinnati618.250108

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Houston 8  
8 Cincinnati 4  
  1 Houston 7  
  4 South Florida 3  
4 South Florida 10
5 Memphis 6  
  1 Houston 17  
  5 Memphis 3  
5 Memphis 14  
8 Cincinnati 9  
  5 Memphis 4
  4 South Florida 1  
  1 Houston 1
  2 East Carolina 9
2 East Carolina 4  
7 UCF 3  
  2 East Carolina 3
  3 Tulane 1  
3 Tulane 3
6 Connecticut 1  
  2 East Carolina 4
  6 Connecticut 2  
7 UCF 3  
6 Connecticut 411  
  6 Connecticut 7
  3 Tulane 6  

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameSchool
PJoe IngleEast Carolina
PAndrew LantripHouston
IFVinny SienaConnecticut
IFHunter AllenEast Carolina
IFConnor WongHouston
IFBrandon MontgomeryMemphis
OFLuke LoweryEast Carolina
OFCorey JulksHouston
OFDarien TubbsMemphis
CIan RiceHouston
UTYReid LoveEast Carolina
DHJoe DeRoche-DuffinConnecticut

Most Outstanding Player

Hunter Allen was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Allen, a shortstop for East Carolina, was 9 for 18 over the course of the event, scoring 6 runs. He was 3 for 5 and scored 2 runs in the final game.[3]

References

  1. "2015 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. "2014-15 Championships". The American. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. "East Carolina Wins American Baseball Championship". The American. May 24, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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