CLEARWATER, Fla. — UTSA has earned the No. 2 seed in its first American Athletic Conference Championship appearance and will face No. 7 seed Charlotte at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 21, at BayCare Ballpark in Boca Raton, Fla.
UTSA finished second in the AAC standings and earned the second seed with a 17-10 conference record. No. 13 East Carolina earned the top seed, after claiming the regular season title with a 19-8 mark.
The Roadrunners boast a 32-22 overall record and they will open the double-elimination tournament against the 49ers, who finished the regular season 23-32 overall and 12-15 in league play. The winner will advance to face the winner of No. 3 Tulane and No. 6 Florida Atlantic on Thursday.
The tournament will be played in a double-elimination format through the semifinal round. The championship final is a winner-take-all matchup Sunday, May 26, which will determine The American’s automatic entrant to the NCAA Championship.
Live coverage of the first five days of the championship will be available on ESPN+, while the final will take place on May 26 at noon ET/11 a.m. CT on ESPNEWS. The most up-to-date information on The American Championship, including schedules, results and links to live scoring and the ESPN+ telecasts, can be found on Championship Central at www.TheAmerican.org/Baseball.
The Roadrunners are seeking their fourth all-time conference tournament crown and their first since winning the Western Athletic Conference Tournament in 2013. UTSA also won the Southland Conference Tournaments in 1994 and 2005.
2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions
BayCare Ballpark | Clearwater, Fla.
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1: No. 5 UAB vs. No. 4 Wichita State | 9 a.m. | ESPN+
Game 2: No. 8 Rice vs. No. 1 East Carolina | 47 minutes after Game 1 | ESPN+
Game 3: No. 7 Charlotte vs. No. 2 UTSA | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 4: No. 6 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 3 Tulane | 47 minutes after Game 3 | ESPN+
Wednesday, May 22
Game 5: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 6: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 | 47 minutes after Game 5 | ESPN+
Thursday, May 23
Game 7: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 47 minutes after Game 7 | ESPN+
Friday, May 24
Game 9: Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 10: Loser of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 6 | 47 minutes after Game 9 | ESPN+
Saturday, May 25
Game 11: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9 | 9 a.m. | ESPN+
Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10 | 47 minutes after Game 11 | ESPN+
Game 13: Loser of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 11 | TBD (if necessary) | ESPN+
Game 14: Loser of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 12 | TBD (if necessary) | ESPN+
Sunday, May 26
Game 15: Semifinal Winners | Noon | ESPNEWS
All times listed are Eastern.
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