2014 American Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. The tournament field was broken into 2 4-team brackets that played a round robin schedule. The winner of each bracket met in a 1 game championship. #1 University of Louisville defeated #3 University of Houston for the title. 2nd Baseman Josh Vidales of Houston was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Bracket 1[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of Louisville 19-5 Dan McDonnell
4 Rutgers University 14-9 Joe Litterio
5 University of South Florida 10-14 Lelo Prado
8 University of Memphis 8-16 Daron Schoenrock

Bracket 1[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
2 University of Central Florida 17-7 Terry Rooney
3 University of Houston 14-9 Todd Whitting
6 Temple University 9-14 Ryan Wheeler
7 University of Connecticut 9-14 Jim Penders

Results[edit]

Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 21
Game 1 University of Central Florida 7-1 University of Connecticut
Game 2 University of Houston 3-0 Temple University
Game 3 Rutgers University 10-0 (7) University of South Florida
May 22
Game 4 University of Connecticut 7-2 University of Houston
Game 5 University of Louisville 13-3 (7) University of Memphis
Game 6 University of Central Florida 6-2 Temple University
May 23
Game 7 University of Memphis 5-1 Rutgers University
Game 8 University of South Florida 2-1 University of Louisville
Game 9 University of Houston 13-8 University of Central Florida Houston wins bracket with 2-1 record
May 24
Game 10 Temple University 9-4 University of Connecticut
Game 11 University of Louisville 9-3 Rutgers University Louisville wins bracket with 2-1 record
Game 12 University of Memphis 2-1 University of South Florida
May 25
Game 13 University of Louisville 10-4 University of Houston Louisville advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Andrew Lantrip, Houston
  • P Jimmy Herget, USF
  • C Kyle Gibso, Louisville
  • C Keaton Aldridge, Memphis
  • IF James Vasquez, UCF
  • IF Casey Grayson, Houston
  • IF Josh Vidales, Houston
  • IF Kyle Teaf, USF
  • OF Jeff Gardner, Louisville
  • OF Kyle Survance, Houston
  • OF Vinny Zarrillo, Rutgers
  • DH Nick Solak, Louisville