| Year: | 2016 |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Bright House Field |
| City: | Clearwater, FL |
| Champions: | Connecticut |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Jim Penders |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Anthony Kay |
| Mvpteam: | Connecticut |
| Television: | CBS Sports Network, ESPNews |
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.[1]
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).[2]
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | |||
| 15 | 8 | 1 | .5 | 2 | |||
| 14 | 9 | 0 | 1.5 | 3 | |||
| 13 | 10 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | |||
| 11 | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | 5 | |||
| 9 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos | Name | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Connecticut | ||
| P | 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 | Houston | ||
| C | Tulane | ||
| UTY | Joe Davis | Houston |