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2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2016 American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Tournament Logo
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsConnecticut (1st title)
Winning coachJim Penders (1st title)
MVPAnthony Kay (Connecticut)
TelevisionCBS Sports Network, ESPNews
2016 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 25 Tulane  ‍‍‍y 15 7 0   .682 39 19 0   .672
No. 15 East Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15 8 1   .646 34 21 1   .616
Connecticut  ‍‍y 14 9 0   .609 37 23 0   .617
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 13 10 1   .563 26 30 1   .465
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 12 0   .478 36 23 0   .610
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 22 39 0   .361
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 24 33 0   .421
UCF  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 26 33 0   .441
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 24 through 29. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2016 season. The University of Connecticut won and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

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. South Florida claimed the seventh seed over UCF by virtue of owning the third tie-breaker (season series tied 3-3; both teams 0–3 versus Tulane; USF 2–1 versus East Carolina, UCF 0–3 versus East Carolina).[3]

Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Tulane 15 7 0 .682 1
East Carolina 15 8 1 .646 .5 2
Connecticut 14 9 0 .609 1.5 3
Cincinnati 13 10 1 .563 2.5 4
Houston 11 12 0 .478 4.5 5
Memphis 9 15 0 .375 7 6
South Florida 8 16 0 .333 8 7
UCF 8 16 0 .333 8 8

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Tulane4
8UCF3
1Tulane3
5Houston5
5Houston9
4Cincinnati1
5Houston6
1Tulane2
8UCF7
4Cincinnati68UCF0
1Tulane5
5Houston2
2East Carolina2
3Connecticut7
7South Florida4
7South Florida1
3Connecticut9
6Memphis2
3Connecticut6
3Connecticut55
6Memphis90
2East Carolina4
6Memphis56Memphis7
7South Florida5

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos Name School
P Anthony Kay Connecticut
P Nick Hernandez Houston
IF Bryan Daniello Connecticut
IF Aaron Hill Connecticut
IF Bobby Melley Connecticut
IF Brandon Grudzielanek Memphis
OF John Toppa Connecticut
OF Zac Taylor Houston
OF Connor Wong Houston
C Jake Rogers Tulane
UTY Joe Davis Houston

References

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  1. ^ "American Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015–16 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Patrick Quinn (May 22, 2016). "ECU Earns No. 2 Seed At The American Championships". WNCT-TV. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "UConn Wins American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship". American Athletic Conference. May 29, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.