2015 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament


The 2015 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida from May 19 through May 24. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2015 season. East Carolina claimed their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Format and seeding

All 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.
TeamWLPct.GBSeedTiebreaker
Houston168–1
East Carolina15912
Tulane1311332–1 vs. South Florida
South Florida1311341–2 vs. Tulane
Memphis121245
Connecticut111356
UCF101467
Cincinnati618108

Bracket

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
PosNameSchool
PJoe IngleEast Carolina
PAndrew LantripHouston
IFVinny SienaConnecticut
IFHunter AllenEast Carolina
IFConnor WongHouston
IFBrandon MontgomeryMemphis
OFLuke LoweryEast Carolina
OFCorey JulksHouston
OFDarien TubbsMemphis
CIan RiceHouston
UTYReid LoveEast Carolina
DHJoe DeRoche-DuffinConnecticut

Most Outstanding Player

Hunter Allen was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Allen, a shortstop for East Carolina, was 9 for 18 over the course of the event, scoring 6 runs. He was 3 for 5 and scored 2 runs in the final game.