2019 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2019 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Spectrum Field 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 2019 season. The winner of the double-elimination tournament, Cincinnati, will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2019 American Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Spectrum Field Clearwater, FL
Champions	Cincinnati (1st title)
Winning coach	Scott Googins
MVP	,
Television	American Digital Network (Tues-Sat) ESPNews (Championship)

2019 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 East Carolina  ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	4		.833			47	–	18		.723
Cincinnati  ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	11		.542			31	–	31		.500
Tulane  ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			32	–	26		.552
UConn  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12		.500			39	–	25		.609
Houston  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			32	–	24		.571
UCF  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			36	–	22		.621
Memphis  ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			27	–	28		.491
Wichita State  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			28	–	31		.475
South Florida  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			26	–	27		.491
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of July 16, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

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.

Team	W	L	Pct.	Seed	Tiebreaker
East Carolina	20	4	.833	1
Cincinnati	13	11	.542	2
Tulane	12	11	.522	3
UConn	12	12	.500	4	2–1 vs Houston
Houston	12	12	.500	5	1–2 vs UConn
UCF	11	13	.458	6
Memphis	10	13	.435	7
Wichita State	9	15	.375	8
South Florida	8	16	.333

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	East Carolina	2
	8	Wichita State	6
						8	Wichita State	7
						4	UConn	9
	4	UConn	4
	5	Houston	3
											4	UConn	8	—
										8	Wichita State	3	—
	1	East Carolina	13
	5	Houston	2
						1	East Carolina	5
						8	Wichita State	12
																4	UConn	5
																2	Cincinnati	22
	2	Cincinnati	11
	7	Memphis	6
						2	Cincinnati	8
						3	Tulane	4
	3	Tulane	5
	6	UCF	2
											2	Cincinnati	10	–
										6	UCF	6	–
	7	Memphis	7
	6	UCF	8^10
						6	UCF	6
						3	Tulane	2

Conference championship

American Athletic Conference Championship
(2) Cincinnati Bearcats	vs.	(4) UConn Huskies

May 26, 2019, 12:00 p.m. (EDT) at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(2) Cincinnati	0	1	5	3	0	1	9	0	3	22	24	0
(4) UConn	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	9	1
WP: Garrett Schoenle (4–1)   LP: Jeff Kersten (5–4) Home runs: CINCY: Mitch Holding; Joey Bellini; Jace Mercer; A. J. Bumpass CONN: None Attendance: 822

References

1. "American Athletic Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
2. "2018–19 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved November 25, 2018.