2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:	2014
Conference:	American Athletic Conference
Teams:	8
Format:	Round-robin tournament
Ballpark:	Bright House Field
City:	Clearwater, FL
Champions:	Houston
Titlecount:	1st
Coach:	Todd Whitting
Coachcount:	1st
Mvp:	Josh Vidales
Mvpteam:	Houston
Television:	ESPNU (Championship game)
Different Previous:	2013

The 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 21 through 25. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2014 season. Houston won the round-robin tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Format and seeding

The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight. The tournament used a round-robin format, with the field divided into two groups. The winners of each group, Louisville and Houston, faced off in a single championship game. With nine teams in the league, the last-place regular season finisher, Cincinnati, was not in the field.^{[4] [5]}

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
	19	5		–	1
	17	7		2	2
	14	9		4.5	3
	14	9		4.5	4
	10	14		9	5
	9	14		9.5	6
	9	14		9.5	7
	8	16		11	8
	6	18		13	–

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos	Name	School
P	Andrew Lantrip	Houston
P		USF
C	Kyle Gibson	Louisville
C	Keaton Aldridge	Memphis
IF	James Vasquez	UCF
IF	Casey Grayson	Houston
IF	Josh Vidales	Houston
IF	Kyle Teaf	USF
OF	Jeff Gardner	Louisville
OF	Kyle Survance	Houston
OF	Vinny Zarrillo	Rutgers
DH		Louisville

Most Outstanding Player

Josh Vidales was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Vidales was a second baseman for Houston.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013-14 Championships. The American. January 10, 2014.
2. Web site: Clearwater, Fla. to host first American Athletic Conference championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20130909060409/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2013-07-01/clearwater-fla-host-first-american-athletic-conference-championship. dead. September 9, 2013. NCAA. July 1, 2013. January 10, 2014.
3. Web site: Houston Claims American Baseball Championship. The American. May 25, 2014. May 26, 2014.
4. Web site: First American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship To Be Held At Bright House Field. The American. July 1, 2013. January 10, 2014.
5. Web site: Louisville Earns Top Seed For American Baseball Championship. The American. May 17, 2014. May 18, 2014.