2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament


The 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, from May 21 through 25. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2014 season. Houston won the round-robin tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

2014 American Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Tournament Logo
Teams8
FormatRound-robin tournament
Finals site
ChampionsHouston (1st title)
Winning coachTodd Whitting (1st title)
MVPJosh Vidales (Houston)
TelevisionESPNU (Championship game)
2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Louisville  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 50 17   .746
UCF  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 36 23   .610
No. 11 Houston  ‍‍y 14 9   .609 48 18   .727
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 30 25   .545
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 27 31   .466
Temple  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 15 32   .319
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 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 26, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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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
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

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Division A UL RU USF Mem Overall
1 Louisville W 9–3 L 1–2 W 13–3 2–1
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
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 L 1–7 W 7–2 L 4–9 1–2
Finals
   
A Louisville 4
B Houston 10

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Pos Name School
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

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Josh Vidales was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Vidales was a second baseman for Houston.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "2013-14 Championships". The American. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b c "Houston Claims American Baseball Championship". The American. May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "First American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship To Be Held At Bright House Field". The American. July 1, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "Louisville Earns Top Seed For American Baseball Championship". The American. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.