2022 American Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2022 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held May 24-29 at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, FL. #1 East Carolina University defeated #3 University of Houston for the title. Jacob Jenkins-Cowart of East Carolina was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 East Carolina University 20-4 Cliff Godwin
2 University of Central Florida 14-10 Greg Lovelady
3 University of Houston 13-11 Todd Whitting
4 University of Cincinnati 12-12 Scott Googins
5 Tulane University 11-13 Jay Uhlman
6 Wichita State University 9-15 Eric Wedge
7 University of Memphis 9-15 Daron Schoenrock
8 University of South Florida 8-16 Billy Mohl

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
1  East Carolina 7  
8  South Florida 4  
  1  East Carolina 15  
  4  Cincinnati 7  
4  Cincinnati 8
5  Tulane 1  
  1  East Carolina 8 x  
 
  5  Tulane 5 x  
8  South Florida 6  
5  Tulane 9  
  4  Cincinnati 13
  5  Tulane 5  
  1  East Carolina 6 x x
  3  Houston 1 x x
2  Central Florida 6  
7  Memphis 7  
  7  Memphis 7
  3  Houston 8  
3  Houston 10
6  Wichita State 7  
  3  Houston 8 9
 
  2  Central Florida 9 6  
2  Central Florida 12  
6  Wichita State 4  
  7  Memphis 2
  2  Central Florida 15  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 24
Game 1 University of Cincinnati 8-1 Tulane University
Game 2 East Carolina University 7-4 University of South Florida
Game 3 University of Memphis 7-6 University of Central Florida
Game 4 University of Houston 10-7 Wichita State University
May 25
Game 5 Tulane University 9-6 University of South Florida South Florida eliminated
Game 6 University of Central Florida 12-4 Wichita State University Wichita State eliminated
May 26
Game 7 East Carolina University 15-7 (7) University of Cincinnati
Game 8 University of Houston 8-7 University of Memphis
May 27
Game 9 Tulane University 13-5 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati eliminated
Game 10 University of Central Florida 15-2 (7) University of Memphis Memphis eliminated
May 28
Game 11 East Carolina University 8-5 Tulane University Tulane eliminated
Game 12 University of Central Florida 9-8 (10) University of Houston
Game 13 University of Houston 9-6 University of Central Florida Central Florida eliminated
May 29
Game 14 East Carolina University 6-1 University of Houston East Carolina advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Ben McCabe, Central Florida
  • Zach Agnos, East Carolina
  • Jacob Jenkins-Cowart, East Carolina
  • Alec Makarewicz, East Carolina
  • C.J. Mayhue, East Carolina
  • Bryson Worrell, East Carolina
  • Santiago Garcia, Houston
  • Ryan Hernandez, Houston
  • Jose Torrealba, Houston
  • Anthony Tulimero, Houston
  • Teo Banks, Tulane