# 2022 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2022 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida, from May 24 through 29. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2022 season. The winner of the double-elimination tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The Tournament has been held since 2014, the first year of the rebranding as the American Athletic Conference. Since then, Houston and East Carolina have each won the event twice, while among current members Cincinnati and South Florida have each won once.

## Format and seeding

All eight baseball teams in The American will be seeded based on their records in conference play. The tournament will use a two bracket double-elimination format, leading to a single championship game between the winners of each bracket.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | East Carolina | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Florida | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Florida | 4 | 1 | East Carolina | 15$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cincinnati | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 8 | 4 | Cincinnati | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tulane | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tulane | 1 | | | | 1 | East Carolina | 8 | – | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Tulane | 5 | – | | | | | |
| 8 | South Florida | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | Tulane | 5 | – | | | | |
| 5 | Tulane | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tulane | 9 | 4 | Cincinnati | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Tulane | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | East Carolina | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Houston | 1 |
| 2 | UCF | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Houston | 1 |
| 7 | Memphis | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Memphis | 7 | 7 | Memphis | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Houston | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Houston | 10 | 3 | Houston | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wichita State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wichita State | 7 | | | | 3 | Houston | 8 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | UCF | 9$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | UCF | 12 | | | | | | | | 2 | UCF | 9$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Wichita State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wichita State | 4 | 7 | Memphis | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | UCF | 15$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| Tuesday, May 24 |||||
| 1 | 9:00am | No. 4 Cincinnati vs No. 5 Tulane | 8–1 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 12:30pm | No. 1 East Carolina vs No. 8 South Florida | 7–6 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 4:00pm | No. 2 UCF vs No. 7 Memphis | 6–7 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 7:30pm | No. 3 Houston vs No. 6 Wichita State | 10–7 | ESPN+ |
| Wednesday, May 25 |||||
| 5 | 3:00pm | No. 5 Tulane vs No. 8 South Florida | 9–6 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 7:30pm | No. 2 UCF vs No. 6 Wichita State | 12–4 | ESPN+ |
| Thursday, May 26 |||||
| 7 | 1:00pm | No. 1 East Carolina vs No. 4 Cincinnati | 15–5$^7$ | ESPN+ |
| 8 | 4:30pm | No. 3 Houston vs No. 7 Memphis | 8–7 | ESPN+ |
| Friday, May 27 |||||
| 9 | 1:00pm | No. 5 Tulane vs No. 4 Cincinnati | 13–4 | ESPN+ |
| 10 | 4:30pm | No. 2 UCF vs No. 7 Memphis | 15–2 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Saturday, May 28 |||||
| 11 | 9:00am | No. 1 East Carolina vs No. 5 Tulane | 8–5 | ESPN+ |
| 12 | 12:30pm | No. 2 UCF vs No. 3 Houston | 9–8$^{10}$ | ESPN+ |
| 13 | 4:00pm | No. 2 UCF vs No. 3 Houston | 9–6 | ESPN+ |
| ESPN+ |||||
| 14 | 12:00pm | No. 1 East Carolina vs No. 3 Houston | 6–1 | ESPNEWS |
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||