| 2023 American Athletic Conference baseball season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | East Carolina |
| Season MVP | Brock Rodden, Wichita State |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Tulane |
| Runners-up | East Carolina |
| American Athletic Conference baseball seasons | |
| ← 20222024 → | |
The 2023 American Athletic Conference baseball season was the baseball season for the American Athletic Conference as part of the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The conference tournament took place May 23–28 at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida.
Regular season
The American Athletic Conference began their conference play on March 31. Each team played 24 conference games.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | CW | CL | CPCT | GB | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina (C) | 56 | 18 | 6 | .750 | — | 41 | 15 | .732 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 2 | Houston | 54 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 0.5 | 33 | 21 | .611 | Qualification for the first round |
| 3 | Wichita State | 53 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4.5 | 30 | 23 | .566 | |
| 4 | UCF | 56 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 6 | 32 | 24 | .571 | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 55 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8 | 24 | 31 | .436 | |
| 6 | Memphis | 54 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8 | 28 | 26 | .519 | |
| 7 | Tulane (T) | 54 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 10 | 15 | 39 | .278 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 8 | South Florida | 56 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 11 | 19 | 37 | .339 | Qualification for the first round |
(C) Champion; (T) Tournament champion
Notes:
Results
| Home \ Away | UCF | CINN | ECU | HOU | MEM | USF | TUL | WSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||||
| Cincinnati | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| East Carolina | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Houston | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||
| Memphis | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| South Florida | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | ||||
| Tulane | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| Wichita State | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Tournament
Collegiate baseball tournament| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Tulane (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jay Uhlman (1st title) |
| MVP | Teo Banks (Tulane) |
The 2023 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place May 23 through May 28 at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida. Tulane, the winner of the conference tournament, received the automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Tulane won their first AAC tournament championship with a record of 19-40.
The top 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.
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | South Florida | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | South Florida | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UCF | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UCF | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cincinnati | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | South Florida | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UCF | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tulane | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tulane | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tulane | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wichita State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tulane | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wichita State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Houston | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournamentTulane received the conference's automatic bid, and will play in the Baton Rouge Regional, opening up against host team No. 5 LSU. East Carolina received an at-large bid to the Charlottesville Regional, where their first game will be against Oklahoma.
Conference leaders
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See also
References
- ^ "2022–23 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Baseball - Composite Schedule". theamerican.org. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- "The Automated ScoreBook - Standings & Leaders". static.theamerican.org. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- "2022–23 Championship Schedule". The American. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- "2023 American Athletic Season Preview". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- Mendoza, Jordan (May 28, 2023). "This college baseball team went 19-40. They will be playing in the NCAA tournament". USA Today. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- "AAC Baseball tournament starts on Tuesday in Florida". WITN-TV. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- Smuth, Guerry (May 29, 2023). "Tulane gets LSU in Baton Rouge regional opener, hopes to continue dream run". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- Kennedy, Brett (May 29, 2023). "ECU baseball given 2 seed in Charlottesville Regional, will play Oklahoma Friday". WCTI. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "The Automated ScoreBook - Individual Statistics". static.theamerican.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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