The 2023 American Athletic Conference baseball season was the baseball season for the American Athletic Conference as part of the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The conference tournament took place May 23–28 at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida.[1]
| 2023 American Athletic Conference baseball season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | East Carolina |
| Season MVP | Brock Rodden, Wichita State |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Tulane |
| Runners-up | East Carolina |
Regular season
editThe American Athletic Conference began their conference play on March 31. Each team played 24 conference games.[2]
Standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | CW | CL | CPCT | GB | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina (C) | 56 | 18 | 6 | .750 | — | 41 | 15 | .732 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 2 | Houston | 54 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 0.5 | 33 | 21 | .611 | Qualification for the first round |
| 3 | Wichita State | 53 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4.5 | 30 | 23 | .566 | |
| 4 | UCF | 56 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 6 | 32 | 24 | .571 | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 55 | 10 | 14 | .417[a] | 8 | 24 | 31 | .436 | |
| 6 | Memphis | 54 | 10 | 14 | .417[a] | 8 | 28 | 26 | .519 | |
| 7 | Tulane (T) | 54 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 10 | 15 | 39 | .278 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 8 | South Florida | 56 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 11 | 19 | 37 | .339 | Qualification for the first round |
(C) Champion; (T) Tournament champion
Notes:
Results
editTournament
edit| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Tulane (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jay Uhlman (1st title) |
| MVP | Teo Banks (Tulane) |
The 2023 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place May 23 through May 28 at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida.[1] Tulane, the winner of the conference tournament, received the automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4][5] Tulane won their first AAC tournament championship with a record of 19-40.[6]
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.[7]
Bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | South Florida | 1211 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | South Florida | 158 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UCF | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UCF | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cincinnati | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | South Florida | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 713 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UCF | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tulane | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tulane | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tulane | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wichita State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tulane | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wichita State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
NCAA Tournament
editTulane received the conference's automatic bid, and will play in the Baton Rouge Regional, opening up against host team No. 5 LSU.[8] East Carolina received an at-large bid to the Charlottesville Regional, where their first game will be against Oklahoma.[9]
Conference leaders
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "2022–23 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Baseball - Composite Schedule". theamerican.org. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "The Automated ScoreBook - Standings & Leaders". static.theamerican.org. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "2022–23 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "2023 American Athletic Season Preview". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Mendoza, Jordan (May 28, 2023). "This college baseball team went 19-40. They will be playing in the NCAA tournament". USA Today. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "AAC Baseball tournament starts on Tuesday in Florida". WITN-TV. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Smuth, Guerry (May 29, 2023). "Tulane gets LSU in Baton Rouge regional opener, hopes to continue dream run". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Brett (May 29, 2023). "ECU baseball given 2 seed in Charlottesville Regional, will play Oklahoma Friday". WCTI. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Automated ScoreBook - Individual Statistics". static.theamerican.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.