2015 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2015 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 19 through 24. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2015 season. East Carolina claimed their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2015 American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Tournament Logo
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsEast Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachCliff Godwin (1st title)
MVPHunter Allen (East Carolina)
TelevisionCBS Sports Network (Opening Round)
ESPNU (Championship game)
2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Houston  ‍‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 43 20 0   .683
East Carolinay  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 40 22 0   .645
Tulane  ‍‍‍y 13 11 0   .542 35 25 0   .583
South Floriday  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 34 26 1   .566
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 37 21 0   .638
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 35 25 0   .583
UCF  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 31 27 0   .534
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 15 41 0   .268
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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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.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed Tiebreaker
Houston 16 8 .667 1
East Carolina 15 9 .625 1 2
Tulane 13 11 .542 3 3 2–1 vs. South Florida
South Florida 13 11 .542 3 4 1–2 vs. Tulane
Memphis 12 12 .500 4 5
Connecticut 11 13 .458 5 6
UCF 10 14 .417 6 7
Cincinnati 6 18 .250 10 8

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Houston8
8Cincinnati4
1Houston7
4South Florida3
4South Florida10
5Memphis6
1Houston17
5Memphis3
5Memphis14
8Cincinnati95Memphis4
4South Florida1
1Houston1
2East Carolina4
2East Carolina 9
7UCF3
2East Carolina3
3Tulane1
3Tulane3
6Connecticut1
2East Carolina4
6Connecticut2
7UCF3
6Connecticut4116Connecticut7
3Tulane6

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos Name School
P Joe Ingle East Carolina
P Andrew Lantrip Houston
IF Vinny Siena Connecticut
IF Hunter Allen East Carolina
IF Connor Wong Houston
IF Brandon Montgomery Memphis
OF Luke Lowery East Carolina
OF Corey Julks Houston
OF Darien Tubbs Memphis
C Ian Rice Houston
UTY Reid Love East Carolina
DH Joe DeRoche-Duffin Connecticut

Most Outstanding Player

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Hunter Allen was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Allen, a shortstop for East Carolina, was 9 for 18 over the course of the event, scoring 6 runs. He was 3 for 5 and scored 2 runs in the final game.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014-15 Championships". The American. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "East Carolina Wins American Baseball Championship". The American. May 24, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.