2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 2016 American Athletic Conference 2016 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Logo.svg 250px Tournament Logo 8 Double-elimination tournament Bright House Field Clearwater, FL Connecticut 1st Jim Penders 1st Anthony Kay Connecticut CBS Sports Network, ESPNews 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.http://www.theamerican.org/sports/2015/6/1/champschedule2015.aspx? The American 2015–16 Championship Schedule November 17, 2015 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. 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).http://wnct.com/2016/05/22/ecu-earns-no-2-seed-at-the-american-championships/ WNCT-TV ECU Earns No. 2 Seed At The American Championships Patrick Quinn May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016 May 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160523110645/http://wnct.com/2016/05/22/ecu-earns-no-2-seed-at-the-american-championships/ dead Team W L T Pct GB Seed 2016 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 15 7 0 15 7 — 1 2016 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 15 8 1 15 8 1 .5 2 Connecticut 14 9 0 14 9 1.5 3 Cincinnati 13 10 1 13 10 1 2.5 4 2016 Houston Cougars Houston 11 12 0 11 12 4.5 5 2016 Memphis Tigers Memphis 9 15 0 9 15 7 6 2016 South Florida Bulls South Florida 8 16 0 8 16 8 7 2016 UCF Knights UCF 8 16 0 8 16 8 8 Bracket y 2 1 2016 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 4 8 2016 UCF Knights UCF 3 5 2016 Houston Cougars Houston 9 4 Cincinnati 1 8 UCF 7 4 Cincinnati 6 2 2016 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 2 7 2016 South Florida Bulls South Florida 4 6 2016 Memphis Tigers Memphis 2 3 Connecticut 6 2 East Carolina 4 6 Memphis 5 1 Tulane 3 5 Houston 5 8 UCF 0 1 Tulane 5 7 South Florida 1 3 Connecticut 9 6 Memphis 7 7 South Florida 5 5 Houston 6 — 1 Tulane 2 — 3 Connecticut 5 5 6 Memphis 9 0 5 Houston 2 3 Connecticut 7 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.http://theamerican.org/news/2016/5/29/BASE_0529164444.aspx?path=baseball American Athletic Conference July 4, 2018 May 29, 2018 UConn Wins American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship 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 Tournament Category:American Conference baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Clearwater, Florida American Athletic Conference baseball tournament American Athletic Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in Florida