2022 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:BayCare Ballpark
City:Clearwater, FL
Champions:East Carolina
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Cliff Godwin
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Jacob Jenkins-Cowart
Mvpteam:East Carolina

The 2022 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at BayCare Ballpark 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 2022 season. The winner of the double-elimination tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

The Tournament has been held since 2014, the first year of the rebranding as the American Athletic Conference. Since then, Houston and East Carolina have each won the event twice, while among current members Cincinnati and South Florida have each won once.

Format and seeding

All eight baseball teams in The American will be seeded based on their records in conference play. The tournament will use a two bracket double-elimination format, leading to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket.

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Tuesday, May 24
19:00amNo. 4 Cincinnati vs No. 5 Tulane8–1ESPN+
212:30pmNo. 1 East Carolina vs No. 8 South Florida7–6
34:00pmNo. 2 UCF vs No. 7 Memphis6–7
47:30pmNo. 3 Houston vs No. 6 Wichita State10–7
Wednesday, May 25
53:00pmNo. 5 Tulane vs No. 8 South Florida9–6ESPN+
67:30pmNo. 2 UCF vs No. 6 Wichita State 12–4
Thursday, May 26
71:00pmNo. 1 East Carolina vs No. 4 Cincinnati 15–57ESPN+
84:30pmNo. 3 Houston vs No. 7 Memphis 8–7
Friday, May 27
91:00pmNo. 5 Tulane vs No. 4 Cincinnati13–4ESPN+
104:30pmNo. 2 UCF vs No. 7 Memphis15–2
Semifinals – Saturday, May 28
119:00amNo. 1 East Carolina vs No. 5 Tulane8–5ESPN+
1212:30pmNo. 2 UCF vs No. 3 Houston9–810
134:00pmNo. 2 UCF vs No. 3 Houston9–6
Championship – Sunday, May 29
1412:00pmNo. 1 East Carolina vs No. 3 Houston6–1ESPNEWS
  • Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021–22 Championship Schedule. The American. February 4, 2022.