2024 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2024
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:BayCare Ballpark
City:Clearwater, FL
Champions:Tulane
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Jay Uhlman
Coachcount:2nd

The 2024 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida from May 21 through May 26. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2022 season. The Tulane Green Wave won the double-elimination tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]

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, leading to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket.[3] [4]

Bracket

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
Tuesday, May 21
19:00amNo. 4 Wichita State vs No. 5 UAB8–2ESPN+
212:30pmNo. 1 East Carolina vs No. 8 Rice12–4ESPN+
34:00pmNo. 2 UTSA vs No. 7 Charlotte5–9(12)ESPN+
47:30pmNo. 3 Tulane vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic14–2(7)ESPN+
Wednesday, May 22
51:00pmNo. 5 UAB vs No. 8 Rice0–9ESPN+
64:30pmNo. 2 UTSA vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic5–12ESPN+
Thursday, May 23
71:00pmNo. 4 Wichita State vs No. 1 East Carolina 14–4ESPN+
84:30pmNo. 7 Charlotte vs No. 3 Tulane5–7ESPN+
Friday, May 24
91:00pmNo. 8 Rice vs No. 1 East Carolina7–8ESPN+
104:30pmNo. 6 Florida Atlantic vs No. 7 Charlotte10–8ESPN+
Semifinals – Saturday, May 25
119:00amNo. 4 Wichita State vs No. 1 East Carolina4–5ESPN+
1212:30pmNo. 3 Tulane vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic13–1(7)ESPN+
134:00pmNo. 1 East Carolina vs No. 4 Wichita State2–12(7)ESPN+
Championship – Sunday, May 26
1512:00pmNo. 4 Wichita State vs No. 3 Tulane10–11ESPNEWS
  • Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023–24 Championship Schedule. The American. May 18, 2024.
  2. News: Tulane wins AAC championship on Jackson Linn's walk-off HR - ESPN Video . ESPN.com . 26 May 2024 . en.
  3. Web site: 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions - . theamerican.org . en.
  4. Web site: Seeding Set for 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions . theamerican.org . en . 18 May 2024.