2016 American Athletic Conference Tournament

The 2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. #3 University of Connecticut defeated #5 University of Houston for the title. Pitcher Anthony Kay of Connecticut was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Tulane University	15-7	David Pierce
2	East Carolina University	15-8-1	Cliff Godwin
3	University of Connecticut	14-9	Jim Penders
4	University of Cincinnati	13-10-1	Ty Neal
5	University of Houston	11-12	Todd Whitting
6	University of Memphis	9-15	Daron Schoenrock
7	University of South Florida	8-16	Mark Kingston
8	University of Central Florida	8-16	Terry Rooney

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Tulane	4
	8	Central Florida	3
						1	Tulane	3
						5	Houston	9
	4	Cincinnati	6
	5	Houston	7
											5	Houston	6	x
										1	Tulane	2	x
	8	Central Florida	7
	4	Cincinnati	6
						1	Tulane	5
						8	Central Florida	0
																5	Houston	2	x	x
																3	Connecticut	7	x	x
	2	East Carolina	2
	7	South Florida	4
						7	South Florida	1
						3	Connecticut	9
	3	Connecticut	6
	6	Memphis	2
											3	Connecticut	5	5
										6	Memphis	9	0
	2	East Carolina	4
	6	Memphis	5
						7	South Florida	5
						6	Memphis	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	University of Houston	9-1	University of Cincinnati
Game 2	Tulane University	4-3	University of Central Florida
May 25
Game 3	University of South Florida	4-2	East Carolina University
Game 4	University of Connecticut	6-2	University of Memphis
Game 5	University of Central Florida	7-6 (10)	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati eliminated
May 26
Game 6	University of Memphis	5-4	East Carolina University	East Carolina eliminated
Game 7	University of Houston	9-3	Tulane University
Game 8	University of Connecticut	9-1	University of South Florida
May 27
Game 9	Tulane University	5-0	University of Central Florida	Central Florida eliminated
Game 10	University of Memphis	7-5	University of South Florida	South Florida eliminated
May 28
Game 11	University of Houston	6-2	Tulane University	Tulane eliminated
Game 12	University of Memphis	9-5	University of Connecticut
Game 13	University of Connecticut	5-0	University of Memphis	Memphis eliminated
May 29
Game 14	University of Connecticut	7-2	University of Houston	Connecticut advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• P Anthony Kay, UConn
• P Nick Hernandez, Houston
• C Jake Rogers, Tulane
• IF Bryan Daniello, UConn
• IF Aaron Hill, UConn
• IF Bobby Melley, UConn
• IF Brandon Grudzielanek, Memphis
• OF John Toppa, UConn
• OF Zac Taylor, Houston
• OF Connor Wong, Houston
• UT Joe Davis, Houston