2024 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament
{{Short description|College baseball conference tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NCAA Baseball Conference Tournament |
| Year=2024
| Conference=American Athletic Conference
| ShortConference=
| Division=
| Image=
| ImageSize=
| Caption=
| Teams=8
| Format=Double-elimination tournament
| Ballpark=BayCare Ballpark
| City=Clearwater, FL
| Champions=Tulane
| TitleCount=2nd
| Coach=Jay Uhlman
| CoachCount=2nd
| MVP=
| MVPTeam=
| Attendance=
| Television=
}}
{{2024 American Athletic Conference baseball standings}}
The 2024 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida from May 21 through May 26. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2022 season. The Tulane Green Wave won the double-elimination tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.{{cite web|url=https://theamerican.org/sports/2023/6/28/CHAMP_0628232033.aspx|publisher=The American|title=2023–24 Championship Schedule|accessdate=May 18, 2024}}{{cite news |title=Tulane wins AAC championship on Jackson Linn's walk-off HR - ESPN Video |url=https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/40224001 |work=ESPN.com |date=26 May 2024 |language=en}}
Format and seeding
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.{{cite web |title=2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions - |url=https://theamerican.org/tournaments/?id=1303 |website=theamerican.org |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Seeding Set for 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions |url=https://theamerican.org/news/2024/5/18/seeding-set-for-2024-american-baseball-championship-presented-by-regions.aspx |website=theamerican.org |language=en |date=18 May 2024}}
= Bracket =
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D
| sets=1/1/2/1|boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=East Carolina
| RD1-score01=12
| RD1-seed02=8
| RD1-team02=Rice
| RD1-score02=4
| RD1-seed03=4
| RD1-team03=Wichita State
| RD1-score03=8
| RD1-seed04=5
| RD1-team04=UAB
| RD1-score04=2
| RD1-seed05=8
| RD1-team05=Rice
| RD1-score05=9
| RD1-seed06=5
| RD1-team06=UAB
| RD1-score06=0
| RD1-seed07=2
| RD1-team07=UTSA
| RD1-score07=5
| RD1-seed08=7
| RD1-team08=Charlotte
| RD1-score08=9*
| RD1-seed09=3
| RD1-team09=Tulane
| RD1-score09=14^
| RD1-seed10=6
| RD1-team10=Florida Atlantic
| RD1-score10=2
| RD1-seed11=2
| RD1-team11=UTSA
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-seed12=6
| RD1-team12=Florida Atlantic
| RD1-score12=12
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=East Carolina
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-seed02=4
| RD2-team02=Wichita State
| RD2-score02=14
| RD2-seed03=8
| RD2-team03=Rice
| RD2-score03=7
| RD2-seed04=1
| RD2-team04=East Carolina
| RD2-score04=8
| RD2-seed05=7
| RD2-team05=Charlotte
| RD2-score05=5
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06=Tulane
| RD2-score06=7
| RD2-seed07=6
| RD2-team07=Florida Atlantic
| RD2-score07=10
| RD2-seed08=7
| RD2-team08=Charlotte
| RD2-score08=8
| RD3-seed01=4
| RD3-team01=Wichita State
| RD3-score01-1=4
| RD3-score01-2=12^
| RD3-seed02=1
| RD3-team02=East Carolina
| RD3-score02-1=5
| RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03=Tulane
| RD3-score03-1=13^
| RD3-score03-2=–
| RD3-seed04=6
| RD3-team04=Florida Atlantic
| RD3-score04-1=1
| RD3-score04-2=–
| RD4-seed01=4
| RD4-team01=Wichita State
| RD4-score01=10
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=Tulane
| RD4-score02=11
}}
* Game went to extra innings- ^ Game ended after 7 innings because of mercy rule
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |
| align="center"
!Game !Time* !Matchup# !Score !Television |
| colspan=7| Tuesday, May 21 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 9:00am | style="text-align:center;" | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 5 UAB | style="text-align:center;" | 8–2 | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 12:30pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 1 East Carolina vs No. 8 Rice | style="text-align:center;" | 12–4 | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 4:00pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 2 UTSA vs No. 7 Charlotte | style="text-align:center;" | 5–9(12) | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 7:30pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 3 Tulane vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic | style="text-align:center;" | 14–2(7) | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| colspan=7| Wednesday, May 22 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:00pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 5 UAB vs No. 8 Rice | style="text-align:center;" | 0–9 | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 4:30pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 2 UTSA vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic | style="text-align:center;" | 5–12 | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| colspan=7| Thursday, May 23 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:00pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 1 East Carolina | style="text-align:center;" | 14–4 | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 4:30pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 7 Charlotte vs No. 3 Tulane | style="text-align:center;" | 5–7 | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| colspan=7| Friday, May 24 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 1:00pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 8 Rice vs No. 1 East Carolina | style="text-align:center;" | 7–8 | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | 4:30pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 6 Florida Atlantic vs No. 7 Charlotte | style="text-align:center;" | 10–8 | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| colspan=7| Semifinals – Saturday, May 25 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 9:00am | style="text-align:center;" | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 1 East Carolina | style="text-align:center;" | 4–5 | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 12:30pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 3 Tulane vs No. 6 Florida Atlantic | style="text-align:center;" | 13–1(7) | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 4:00pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 1 East Carolina vs No. 4 Wichita State | style="text-align:center;" | 2–12(7) | style="text-align:center;" | ESPN+ |
| colspan=7| Championship – Sunday, May 26 |
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:center;" | 12:00pm | style="text-align:center;" | No. 4 Wichita State vs No. 3 Tulane | style="text-align:center;" | 10–11 | style="text-align:center;" | ESPNEWS |
| colspan=7| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |
References
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