USF Garners Five Seed in American Championship

[swamprat]

USF Garners Five Seed in American Championship

Providence, R.I., May 17, 2014 â€“ USF earned the five seed in the upcoming American Athletic Conference Championship that gets underway Wednesday, May 21 at Bright House Field in Clearwater.

USF will open up the tournament with fourth-seeded Rutgers on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.  The second game for the Bulls will be on Friday with first pitch set for 3:00 p.m. with top-seeded and No. 5 Louisville.  USF closes out pool play with eighth-seeded Memphis Saturday night at 7:00 p.m.

In the other pool, UCF, Houston, Temple and UConn will play a round-robin format as well.  The winners of each pool will square off in a single game championship contest on Sunday, May 25 at 12:00 p.m. which will be broadcasted on ESPNU.  All pool play games will be carried live on the American Digital Network for free.

The winner of the American Athletic Conference Championship will receive the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Baseball Tournament.

Tickets to the American Baseball Championship are available through the Clearwater Threshers online through link here.
 

2014 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Bright House Field • Clearwater, Fla.

Pool A
No. 1 Louisville (43-13, 19-5 American)
No. 4 Rutgers (29-23, 14-9 American)
No. 5 USF (26-29, 10-14 American)
No. 8 Memphis (28-28, 8-16 American)

 

Pool B
No. 2 UCF (34-22, 17-7 American)
No. 3 Houston (41-14, 14-9 American)
No. 6 Temple (14-30, 9-14 American)
No. 7 UConn (26-29, 9-14 American)

 

Wednesday, May 21 – Pool Play (American Digital Network)
11 a.m.                  No. 7 UConn vs. No. 2 UCF
3 p.m.                     No. 6 Temple vs. No. 3 Houston
7 p.m.                     No. 5 USF vs. No. 4 Rutgers

 

Thursday, May 22 – Pool Play (American Digital Network)
11 a.m.                  No. 3 Houston vs. No. 7 UConn
3 p.m.                     No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 1 Louisville
7 p.m.                     No. 2 UCF vs. No. 6 Temple

 

Friday, May 23 – Pool Play (American Digital Network)
11 a.m.                  No. 4 Rutgers vs. No. 8 Memphis
3 p.m.                     No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 5 USF
7 p.m.                     No. 3 Houston vs. No. 2 UCF

 

Saturday, May 24 – Pool Play (American Digital Network)
11 a.m.                  No. 7 UConn vs. No. 6 Temple
3 p.m.                     No. 4 Rutgers vs. No. 1 Louisville
7 p.m.                     No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 5 USF

 

Sunday, May 25 – Final (ESPNU)
Noon                      Pool A winner vs. Pool B winner

 

All times Eastern

 

Tuesday, May 21 (American Digital Network) – Opening Ceremonies
5 p.m.                     Gates open
6:45 p.m.               Parade of Teams
7 p.m.                     Awards Presentation
8 p.m.                     Home Run Derby
8:50 p.m.               Fireworks display

 

Home Run Derby Participants
UCF – Tommy Williams (.265, 11 HR, 44 RBI)
UConn – Blake Davey (.319, 10 HR, 31 RBI)
Houston – Jake Lueneburg (.265, 0 HR, 11 RBI)
Louisville – Jeff Gardner (.340, 8 HR, 61 RBI)
Memphis – To be named
Rutgers – Lou Clemente (.264, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
USF – Austin Lueck (.278, 0 HR, 11 RBI)
Temple – To be named

Edited May 18, 2014 by swamprat

[swamprat]

At least Louisville can't lose it's first 2 games and be home to rest up for the NCAAs by Thursday night. They have to hang around until Saturday.

[KB]

So our home run derby participant has zero home runs this year?

[JTrue]

USF is so USF when it comes to everything.

[charsibb]

WTF is American Digital Network?

[charsibb]

Higher seed (lower numeral) is always home team, no?

[NewEnglandBull]

WTF is American Digital Network?

It is the "network" that can be viewed on line at the conference's web page.

[Skingraft]

Is it analog?

[flsportsfan83]

I'm gonna guess we will not be winning the HR Derby.

[smazza]

so embarrassing

 

everything about the aac is a joke and it will only get worse in the ensuing years

 

the non p5  conferences really need to breakaway and form their own league with progressive rules