2015_American_Athletic_Conference_baseball_tournament

2015 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2015 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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]

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Format and seeding

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.

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Bracket

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

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

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Most Outstanding Player

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

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