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]
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]
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |||
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Tuesday, May 21 | |||||||
1 | 9:00am | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 5 UAB | 8–2 | ESPN+ | |||
2 | 12:30pm | No. 1 East Carolina vs No. 8 Rice | 12–4 | ESPN+ | |||
3 | 4:00pm | No. 2 UTSA vs No. 7 Charlotte | 5–9(12) | ESPN+ | |||
4 | 7:30pm | No. 3 Tulane vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic | 14–2(7) | ESPN+ | |||
Wednesday, May 22 | |||||||
5 | 1:00pm | No. 5 UAB vs No. 8 Rice | 0–9 | ESPN+ | |||
6 | 4:30pm | No. 2 UTSA vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic | 5–12 | ESPN+ | |||
Thursday, May 23 | |||||||
7 | 1:00pm | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 1 East Carolina | 14–4 | ESPN+ | |||
8 | 4:30pm | No. 7 Charlotte vs No. 3 Tulane | 5–7 | ESPN+ | |||
Friday, May 24 | |||||||
9 | 1:00pm | No. 8 Rice vs No. 1 East Carolina | 7–8 | ESPN+ | |||
10 | 4:30pm | No. 6 Florida Atlantic vs No. 7 Charlotte | 10–8 | ESPN+ | |||
Semifinals – Saturday, May 25 | |||||||
11 | 9:00am | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 1 East Carolina | 4–5 | ESPN+ | |||
12 | 12:30pm | No. 3 Tulane vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic | 13–1(7) | ESPN+ | |||
13 | 4:00pm | No. 1 East Carolina vs No. 4 Wichita State | 2–12(7) | ESPN+ | |||
Championship – Sunday, May 26 | |||||||
15 | 12:00pm | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 3 Tulane | 10–11 | ESPNEWS | |||
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