2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Clearwater, FL | |
Champions | Houston (1st title) |
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Winning coach | Todd Whitting (1st title) |
MVP | Josh Vidales (Houston) |
Television | ESPNU (Championship game) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Louisville †y | 19 | – | 5 | .792 | 48 | – | 15 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 36 | – | 23 | .610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Houston ‡y | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 48 | – | 16 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 30 | – | 25 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 27 | – | 31 | .466 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 15 | – | 32 | .319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut
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9 | – | 14 | .391 | 27 | – | 31 | .466 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 30 | – | 29 | .508 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 22 | – | 31 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 6, 2014[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2014
Format and seeding
The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight. The tournament used a round-robin format, with the field divided into two groups. The winners of each group, Louisville and Houston, faced off in a single championship game. With nine teams in the league, the last-place regular season finisher, Cincinnati, was not in the field.[5][6]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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Louisville | 19 | 5 | .792 | – | 1 |
UCF | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2 | 2 |
Houston | 14 | 9 | .609 | 4.5 | 3 |
Rutgers | 14 | 9 | .609 | 4.5 | 4 |
South Florida | 10 | 14 | .417 | 9 | 5 |
Temple | 9 | 14 | .391 | 9.5 | 6 |
Connecticut |
9 | 14 | .391 | 9.5 | 7 |
Memphis | 8 | 16 | .333 | 11 | 8 |
Cincinnati | 6 | 18 | .250 | 13 | – |
Bracket
Division A | UL | RU | USF | Mem | Overall | |
1 | Louisville | W 9–3 | L 1–2 | W 13–3 | 2–1 | |
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4 | Rutgers | L 3–9 | W 10–0 | L 1–5 | 1–2 | |
5 | South Florida | W 2–1 | L 0–10 | L 1–2 | 1–2 | |
8 | Memphis | L 3–13 | W 5–1 | W 2–1 | 2–1 |
Division B | UCF | Hou | Tem | UConn | Overall | |
2 | UCF | L 8–13 | W 6–2 | W 7–1 | 2–1 | |
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3 | Houston | W 13–8 | W 3–0 | L 2–7 | 2–1 | |
6 | Temple | L 2–6 | L 0–3 | W 9–4 | 1–2 | |
7 | Connecticut
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L 1–7 | W 7–2 | L 4–9 | 1–2 |
Finals | ||||
A | Louisville | 4 | ||
B | Houston | 10 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
Pos | Name | School |
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P | Andrew Lantrip | Houston |
P | Jimmy Herget | USF |
C | Kyle Gibson | 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 |
Most Outstanding Player
Josh Vidales was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Vidales was a second baseman for Houston.[4]
References
- ^ "2014 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "2013-14 Championships". The American. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "Clearwater, Fla. to host first American Athletic Conference championship". NCAA. July 1, 2013. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Houston Claims American Baseball Championship". The American. May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ "First American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship To Be Held At Bright House Field". The American. July 1, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "Louisville Earns Top Seed For American Baseball Championship". The American. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.