2014 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2014 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida from May 21 through May 25. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2014 season. Houston won the round-robin tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

2014 American Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Tournament Logo
Teams8
FormatRound-robin tournament
Finals site
  • Bright House Field
  • Clearwater, FL
ChampionsHouston (1st title)
Winning coachTodd Whitting (1st title)
MVPJosh Vidales, Houston
TelevisionESPNU (Championship game)
2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Louisville  ‍†‍‍y 19–5 .792  48–15 .762
UCF  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .708  36–23 .610
No. 16 Houston  ‍‍‡‍y 14–9 .609  48–16 .750
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 14–9 .609  30–25 .545
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  27–31 .466
Temple  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  15–32 .319
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  27–31 .466
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  30–29 .508
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .250  22–31 .415
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 6, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight. The tournament used a round-robin format, with the field divided into two groups. The winners of each group, Louisville and Houston, faced off in a single championship game. With nine teams in the league, the last-place regular season finisher, Cincinnati, was not in the field.[5][6]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Louisville195.792
–
1
UCF177.708
2
2
Houston149.609
4.5
3
Rutgers149.609
4.5
4
South Florida1014.417
9
5
Temple914.391
9.5
6
Connecticut914.391
9.5
7
Memphis816.333
11
8
Cincinnati618.250
13
–

Bracket
Division A UL RU USF MemOverall
1 Louisville W 9–3 L 1–2 W 13–32–1
4 Rutgers L 3–9 W 10–0 L 1–51–2
5 South Florida W 2–1 L 0–10 L 1–21–2
8 Memphis L 3–13 W 5–1 W 2–1 2–1
Division B UCF Hou Tem UConnOverall
2 UCF L 8–13 W 6–2 W 7–12–1
3 Houston W 13–8 W 3–0 L 2–72–1
6 Temple L 2–6 L 0–3 W 9–41–2
7 Connecticut L 1–7 W 7–2 L 4–9 1–2
Finals
   
A Louisville 4
B Houston 10

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

PosNameSchool
PAndrew LantripHouston
PJimmy HergetUSF
CKyle GibsonLouisville
CKeaton AldridgeMemphis
IFJames VasquezUCF
IFCasey GraysonHouston
IFJosh VidalesHouston
IFKyle TeafUSF
OFJeff GardnerLouisville
OFKyle SurvanceHouston
OFVinny ZarrilloRutgers
DHNick SolakLouisville

Most Outstanding Player

Josh Vidales was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Vidales was a second baseman for Houston.[4]

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References
  1. "2014 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  2. "2013-14 Championships". The American. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  3. "Clearwater, Fla. to host first American Athletic Conference championship". NCAA. July 1, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  4. "Houston Claims American Baseball Championship". The American. May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  5. "First American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship To Be Held At Bright House Field". The American. July 1, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  6. "Louisville Earns Top Seed For American Baseball Championship". The American. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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