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1 American Athletic Conference Baseball Report Feb. 23, Contact: Taylor Alward, Communications Assistant Park Row West Providence, RI STANDINGS AMERICAN Tuesday, February 21 USF 4, No. 2 Florida State 2 UCF 3, North Florida 2 Southeastern Louisiana 8, Tulane 5 Houston Baptist 3, No. 25 Houston 2 Wednesday, February 22 East Carolina 10, Campbell 0 Friday, February 24 Houston vs Missouri 2 LaSalle at East Carolina Illinois State at Memphis Cincinnati at College of Charleston UConn at Texas (Longhorn Network) Tulane at UC Santa Barbara Manhattan at UCF Miami (Ohio) at USF Saturday, February 25 Houston vs FIU 2 LaSalle at East Carolina Miami (Ohio) at USF (DH) Cincinnati at College of Charleston Illinois State at Memphis UConn at Texas (Longhorn Network) Tulane at UC Santa Barbara Manhattan at UCF Sunday, February 26 Manhattan at UCF Cincinnati at College of Charleston LaSalle at East Carolina Miami (Ohio) at USF UConn at Texas (Longhorn Network) Illinois State at Memphis Houston vs Texas A&M Corpus Christi 2 Tulane at UC Santa Barbara All times Eastern and subject to change. 2 at Corpus Christi, Texas 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m 6:30 p.m. Noon 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. OVERALL SCHOOL W L T PCT H A W L T PCT H A N STREAK UCF W4 Houston L1 UConn L1 USF W2 Cincinnati L2 Memphis L1 Tulane L3 East Carolina W1 National Polls Baseball America: East Carolina, 11 Collegiate Baseball D1Baseball: East Carolina, 18; Houston, 25 NCBWA: Houston, 29; East Carolina, rv; Tulane, rv USA Today, No Poll THIS WEEK'S GAMES THE AMERICAN TODAY All eight teams from the American Athletic Conferecne begin their 2017 season this weekend with a goal of reaching the NCAA College World Series in Omaha. UCF is the last remaining undefeated team in the conference (4-0) after beating North Florida in a mid-week matchup. OF Luke Hamblin went 2-for-3 and scored two runs for the Knights. Cincinnati picked up one win in a three-game set at Northwestern State over the weekend. Senior 3B Connor McVey was the top hitter for the Bearcats, hitting.364 and posting three RBIs against the Demons. UConn started its season winning three of its first four games against UMass-Lowell. Freshman SS Anthony Prato led the way for the Huskies hitting.545, slugging.909 and posted a.706 on-base percentage in the four games. East Carolina picked up its first win of the season with a 10-0 win over Campbell. The Pirates held the Camels to two hits in the win as Chris Holba (1-0) picked up his first win of the season. Houston lost its first game of the season by one run to cross-town opponent Houston Baptist (3-2). Catcher Connor Wong went 2-for-5 for the Cougars and added an RBI. Memphis went 1-2 against in-state rival Tennessee to start its season. P Drew Crosby led the Tigers to a 4-1 win over the Volunteers with a six inning outing only giving up one run. USF scored four runs in the top of the ninth to take down No. 2 Florida State. The Bulls used five pitchers to throw a combined one-hitter against the Seminoles Tulane fell to Southeastern Louisiana despite hitting four home runs in the game. Hunter Williams went deep twice, while Hunter Hope and Jake Willsey also both had home runs. THE NUMBERS Nonconference games vs. preseason ranked opponents 1. Houston Tulane 9 3. East Carolina 8 4. UCF 7 5. UConn 3 6. Memphis 2 USF 2 8. Cincinnati 1 WEEKLY AWARDS Player of the Week Grayson Padgett Fr. OH Houston Padgett helped the Cougars to a 3-0 weekend, hitting.750 with a conferencehigh nine hits, collecting three hits in each game. The freshman went 3-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs in an opening night win over Wake Forest. Padgett also leads the conference in on-base percentage (.800) and is tied in slugging percentage (1.000). Pitcher of the Week Seth Romero So. LHP Houston Romero guided Houston to an 8-1 opening night win over Wake Forest. Romero threw 84 pitches over six innings only allowing one run on five hits. The junior struck out 12 batters while not allowing a walk to the Demon Deacons. Honor Roll Eli Putnam Sr. OF UCF Putnam hit.462 (6-for-13) in a three-game sweep over Siena with two home runs and five RBIs. Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in game three of the series/ Tim Cate So. LHP UConn Cate picked up his first win of the season with a careerhigh 13 strikeouts in a 5-3 win against UMass-Lowell on opening day going 7.1 innings only allowing two hits. Anthony Prato Fr. SS UConn Prato hit.545 (6-for-11) with one double, one home run and five RBIs as the Huskies went 3-1 against UMass- Lowell. Prato also had one walk in every game and five stolen bases over the weekend. Drew Crosby Jr. LHP Memphis Crosby led the Tigers to a 4-1 win over Tennessee going six innings and only giving up one earned run. The junior struck out six batters and issued only one walk. Luke Borders Sr. OF USF Borders hit.429 (6-for-14) with a team-high six RBIs in a series win over Iowa. Borders finished with three hits, a double and three RBIs in the series finale.

2 AMERICAN NOTEBOOK Introductions The American Athletic Conference completed its third season as a baseball-playing entity in The conference features eight members who play eight three-game conference series. Each team faces six teams once and one team twice during the course of conference play. Big Three Three American Athletic Conference teams were selected to the 2016 NCAA Championship. UConn won The American s automatic bid to the tournament, while Tulane and East Carolina were chosen as at-large selections. Lucky Seven Under its current, eight-team configuration, The American has had seven NCAA tournament teams in the last two seasons. The conference sent four teams to the 2015 NCAA regionals (East Carolina, Houston, USF, Tulane) and three to the 2016 touranment. Back In Business UConn made its first NCAA tournament appearance since the 2013 season, when the Huskies won the Big East s automatic bid. Pedigree Current members of the American Athletic Conference have made a combined nine appearances in the College World Series. UConn leads the conference with five appearances, while Houston and Tulane have made two appearances each. Houston was the national runner-up in The last team among The American s current membership to reach the CWS was Tulane, which advanced to Omaha in Houston and Louisville both advanced to the Super Regional round in the 2014 NCAA Championship, while East Carolina reached the Super Regionals in The American has one CWS appearances to its credit. Louisville advanced to Omaha in 2014, when the Cardinals competed in the conference. Team College World Series UConn 1957, 1959, 1965, 1972, 1979 Houston 1953, 1967 Tulane 2001, 2005 The Sum Of Its Parts The eight American Athletic Conference members have made a combined 108 appearances in the NCAA Championship, including the 2016 season s three bids. East Carolina has made 28 appearances, followed by Tulane (21), Houston (19), UConn (19) USF (11), and Cincinnati and Memphis (five each). When It Counts American Athletic Conference teams have combined to go in the NCAA tournament in its first three seasons. The American was 9-5 in the 2014 tournament, 3-8 in 2015 and went 7-6 in Superstars East Carolina made its fourth appearance in the NCAA Super Regionals. Year Super Regional Result 2001 Lost to Tennessee 2004 Lost to South Carolina 2009 Lost to North Carolina 2016 Lost to Texas Tech On The Other Hand East Carolina won the NAIA national championship in Back On Top Tulane won the American Athletic Conference regularseason title as the Green Wave finished percentage points ahead of second-place East Carolina. It was Tulane s first conference title since the 2005 Conference USA crown. Preseason Accolades Five players from The American were named to preseason All-American teams and one was named to a preseason award watch list. Evan Krucznski, P, East Carolina (Second Team, NCBWA; Third Team, Collegiate Baseball) Joe Ingle (Second Team, NCBWA; NCBWA Preaseason Stopper of the Year Watch List) Dwanya Williams-Sutton, OF, East Carolina (Second Team, NCBWA; Third Team, D1Baseball) Joe Davis, DH, Houston (Second Team, NCBWA; Third Team, D1Baseball, Third Team, Collegiate Baseball) Seth Romero, P, Houston (Second Team, Collegiate Baseball, Second Team, Baseball America; Third Team, D1Baseball) Youth Revolution East Carolina outfielder Dwanya Williams-Sutton became the first freshman to lead the American Athletic Conference in batting (.360) and was second in the conference in slugging (.551). Regular Occurrance UConn made its fourth NCAA regional appearance in the last seven years. Honor Board The American Athletic Conference had two players named to the 2016 Louisville Slugger All-America Teams. Name Pos School Team Anthony Kay P UConn Second Team Joe Davis 1B Houston Third Team Not A Bad Start In its brief history, the American Athletic Conference has already made its mark at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics. Teams from The American have won two CFP/BCS New Year s Six games in the league s first three years. Houston defeated Florida State in the 2015 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl and finished No. 8 in the final national polls. UCF defeated Baylor in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl to finish the year No. 10 nationally. UConn has won four NCAA basketball titles since the formation of The American. The Huskies won the 2014 men s title and captured women s championships in 2014, 2015 and The American was one of six finalists and the only college sports entity - for the 2016 Sports Business Awards League of the Year honor, along with Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, NASCAR, the National Basketball Association and the PGA Tour. The American has produced NCAA individual champions in swimming and diving and golf, as well as the 2015 U.S. Amateur champion in men s golf. The league produced the two winners of the 2016 Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete THE RECORD BOOK The American s single-game records (through 2016). At Bats 9 Chris Iriart, Houston vs. Rice, 5/31/15 Kyle Survance, Houston vs. Rice, 5/31/15 Runs Scored 5 Matthew Mika, UCF vs. Siena, 2/20/16 Hits 6 Tommy Williams, UCF vs. Bethune-Cookman, 3/17/15 Frankie Ratcliff, Houston vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 3/5/14 Runs Batted In 8 Eric Tyler, East Carolina vs. Jacksonville, 3/26/16 7 Darien Tubbs, Memphis vs. Belmont, 4/21/15 Buddy Putnam, USF vs. Cincinnati, 3/29/15 Matt Diorio, UCF vs. Jacksonville, 3/24/15 Eli Putnam, UCF vs. Cornell, 3/27/16 Doubles 3 Grant Kay, Louisville vs. Samford, 3/14/14 Justin Montemayor, Houston vs. Cincinnati, 4/25/14 Justin Montemayor, Houston vs. Cincinnati, 4/27/14 Cole Sturgeon, Louisville vs. Vanderbilt, 5/6/14 Blake Davey, UConn vs. William & Mary, 3/18/15 Tommy Williams, UCF vs. East Carolina, 4/26/15 Blake Davey, UConn vs. East Carolina, 5/1/15 Willy Yahn, UConn vs. Austin Peay, 2/27/16 Travis Watkins, East Carolina vs. Memphis, 4/16/16 Darien Tubbs, Memphis vs. Tulane, 5/15/06 Triples 2 Luke Maglich, USF vs. Rhode Island, 3/16/14 Tom Marcinczyk, Rutgers vs. Hartford, 4/13/14 Vinny Siena, UConn vs. Siena, 2/23/15 Kyle Teaf, USF vs. Florida Atlantic, 5/29/15 Dwayna Williams-Sutton, East Carolina at Virginia, 2/27/16 Treg Haberkorn, Cincinnati vs. Northwestern (2/21/16) Home Runs 3 Jeremy Montalbano, Tulane at USF, 5/7/ times, most recent Hunter Williams, Tulane at Southeastern Louisiana, 2/21/17 Total Bases 13 Logan Heiser, UCF vs. Florida State, 3/11/15 Jeremy Montalbano, Tulane at USF, 5/7/16 Walks 4 Sutton Whiting, Louisville vs. Xavier, 3/30/14 Ryan Noda, Cincinnati vs. UConn, 5/9/15 Jack Sundberg, UConn vs. Cincinnati, 4/8/16 Kevin Merrell, USF vs. Iowa, 2/19/16 Hit By Pitch 4 Tom Verdi, UConn vs. Rhode Island, 5/13/14 Stolen Bases 4 Darien Tubbs, Memphis vs. Cincinnati, 5/20/15 Jack Sundberg, UConn vs. Hartford, 5/8/15 Travis Watkins, East Carolina vs. Elon, 3/15/15 Kyle Survance, Houston vs. Memphis, 3/30/14 Innings Pitched 9.1 Kyle Dowdy, Houston vs. Rice, 5/31/15 Strikeouts 15 Carson Cross, UConn vs. Florida International, 3/6/ American Athletic Conference Baseball

3 TALKING POINTS UCF 4-0, 0-0 American UCONN 3-1, 0-0 American HOUSTON 3-1, 0-0 American USF 3-1, 0-0 American Last:...W, 3-2 vs. North Florida Next:... Feb. 24 vs. Manhattan Last Last:...L, 11-7 vs. UMass-Lowell Next:... Feb. 24 at Texas Last Last:... L, 2-3 vs. Houston Baptist Next:... Feb. 24 vs. Missouri Last Last:...W, 4-2 at No. 2 Florida State Next:...Feb. 24 vs. Miami (Ohio) Last The Knights swept their fourth consecutive season opening series with three straight win against Siena. UCF takes on Manhattan in the three-game series over the weekend. Luke Hamblin leads the Knights at the plate with a.538 (7-for-13) average. Eli Putnam leads the team in home runs (2) and is tied for the team lead in RBIs (5) with Hamblin UCF broke a school-record for most runs on an opening night when the Knights scored 17 against Siena to begin the season. The Knights are a perfect 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts with Matthew Mika leading the team with four stolen bases. UConn started its season with a series win over UMass-Lowell as the Huskies took three of the four games. Sophomore P Tim Cate had a careerhigh 13 strikeouts in his first start of the season. Cate only allowed two hits over 7.1 innings. Anthony Prato leads the Huskies with a.545 average and is tied for the team lead with five RBIs with Isaac Felstein. Five players (Felstein, Prato, Zac Susi, Conor Moriarty and Chris Winkel) all hit home runs for UConn in the first weekend of the season. The Huskies travel to Austin, Texas to take on the Texas Longhorns in a three-game series next weekend. UConn is 1-2 all-time against the Longhorns. All three meetins have come at the College World Series. (1957, 72, 79). Houston broke in to the polls earning a No. 25 ranking (D1Baseball) and a No. 29 ranking (NCBWA) after going 3-0 to start the season. The Cougars head to Corpus Chrisit, Texas to play in the Kelberg Collegiate Classic against Missouri, Illinois and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi. P Seth Romero was named Pitcher of the Week after throwing 12 strikeouts in six ininngs against Wake Forest on opening night. Sophomore Grayson Padgett leads the conference with a.563 batting average. Houston moved to 20-1 all-time during Opening Weekends under head coach Todd Whitting. The Bulls begin a four-game homestand against Miami (Ohio) on Friday (Feb. 24). The Bulls and Redhawks will play a doubleheader on Saturday (Feb. 25) USF will play its next 17 games on its home field. USF scored nine runs in the bottom of the eighth to erase a four-run deficit in game one against Iowa. Coco Montes leads the Bulls in batting average (.357), while OF Luke Borders leads USF in hits (6), and RBIs (9). P Shane McClanahan returned from injury to make his first start of the year in game three against Iowa. McClanahan went four innings and tallied nine strikeouts while only giving up one hit. CINCINNATI 1-2, 0-0 American EAST CAROLINA 1-3, 0-0 American MEMPHIS 1-2, 0-0 American TULANE 1-3, 0-0 American Last:...L, 2-6 at Northwestern State Next:...Feb. 24 at College of Charleston Last Last:...W, 10-0 at Campbell Next:...Feb. 22 at Campbell Last Last:...L, 0-10 vs. Tennessee Next:...Feb. 24 vs. llinois State Last Last:...L, 5-8 at SE Louisiana Next:... Feb. 24 at No. 24 UC Santa Barbara Last Cincinnati fell in back-to-back games to Northwestern State after winning the first game of the season in 10 innings against the Demons. The Bearcats were held to a.179 team batting average against by the Demons P Andrew Zellner was on the mound for the only win for the Bearcats in the series. The senior went 6.1 innigs only allowing one earned run and striking out six on opening day. The Bearcats travel to Charleston, S.C. to take on the College of Charleston in a three-game series set to start on Friday (Feb. 24). East Carolina was swept in a three game series against Ole Miss to start the season and fell to No. 11 in the Baseball America Poll. Junior transfer OF T.J. Riles led the Pirates with a home run and four RBIs in the win against Campbell. Three Pirates (Luke Bolka, Spencer Brickhouse and Eric Tyler) all had a team-high four hits in the series against Ole Miss. Despite picking up a loss, P Evan Kruczynski had a solid opening start going seven innings and striking out six batters while giving up three earned runs. After the road game against Campbbell, the Pirates return home for a three-game set against LaSalle over the weekend. Memphis does not have a mid-week game this week and will be back in action on Friday (Feb. 24) against Illinois State. INF Trent Turner led the Tigers with four hits over the weekned and hit Memphis's only home run against Tennessee. The Tigers set a FedEx Park attendance record for a single game (2,188 vs. Tennessee, Feb. 19) and for a three-game series (4,793). Three Tigers (Jason Santana, Colton Neel and Tyler Webb) all had three hits against the Volunteers. Tulane heads to California for a three-game series against No. 24 UC Santa Barbara. The Green Wave are led by Hunter Williams at the plate so far this season. The senior leads Tulane in average (.438), hits (7), home runs (2) and RBIs (4). P Corey Merrill earned his first win of the season throwing seven innings only giving up two earned runs and striking out four batters P J.P. France earned a no-decsision against Air Force after a strong start with seven innings pitched and seven strikouts, only giving up two earned runs American Athletic Conference Baseball

4 NATIONAL POLLS Baseball America Poll Week 1, Feb. 20 School Record Last 1. TCU Florida State Florida LSU South Carolina Louisville Cal State Fullerton Oregon State Vanderbilt Washington East Carolina North Carolina State Virginia North Carolina Clemson Louisiana-Lafayette Georgia Tech Coastal Carolina Arizona Oklahoma State Texas Tech Ole Miss 3-0 NR 23. Stanford UC Santa Barbara Wright State 2-1 NR Collegiate Baseball Poll Week 1, Feb. 20 School Record Points 1. Texas Christian (3-0) Louisiana St. (3-0) Florida (3-0) South Carolina (2-1) Oregon St. (3-0) Vanderbilt (2-1) Arizona (3-0) Miami, Fla. (2-1) Florida St. (2-1) Cal. St. Fullerton (2-1) Louisville (3-0) North Carolina (3-0) Virginia (3-0) Mississippi (3-0) Texas A&M (3-0) Louisiana-Lafayette (1-1) Washington (2-1) Sam Houston St. (2-1) Arizona St. (3-0) Texas Tech. (3-1) Long Beach St. (1-2) Clemson (1-2) Dallas Baptist (2-1) Rice (2-2) Texas (2-2) U.C. Santa Barbara (1-2) Coastal Carolina (1-2) Stanford (1-2) Oklahoma St. (1-1) N.C. State (2-1) 420 D1Baseball.com Poll Week 1, Feb. 20 School Record Last 1 TCU Florida Florida State South Carolina LSU NC State Vanderbilt Oregon State North Carolina Louisville Texas Tech Cal State Fullerton UL Lafayette Virginia Arizona Texas A&M Ole Miss 3-0 NR 18 East Carolina Coastal Carolina Stanford Miami Clemson Rice UNC Wilmington Houston 3-0 NR NCBWA Poll Week 1, Feb. 20 School Record Last 1. TCU Florida LSU Florida State Oregon State South Carolina Vanderbilt Louisville North Carolina N.C. State Cal State Fullerton Arizona Virginia Alabama 2-1 NR 15. Texas A&M Louisiana Miami Texas Tech Coastal Carolina Clemson Ole Miss Stanford UNC Wilmington Washington Georgia Tech Rice Mississippi State UCLA 2-0 NR 29. Houston Oklahoma State Receiving votes: Abilene Christian, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Dallas Baptist, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Kent State, Lamar, Louisiana Tech, Loyola Marymount, Maryland, Mercer, Michigan State, Murray State, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Saint Louis, St. John s, Sam Houston State, South Alabama, USC, Southern Miss, Texas, Tulane, UC Santa Barbara, Utah, Virginia Tech, Wichita State, and Wright State. USA Today Coaches Poll No Poll for Feb. 20 American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll School Pts 1. East Carolina (6) Houston (1) Tulane (1) UConn Cincinnati USF UCF 13 Memphis American Athletic Conference Baseball

5 THE 2017 SEASON WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Rankings are listed as Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball/DIBaseball.com/NCBWA/USA Today UCF Cincinnati UConn East Carolina Houston Memphis USF Tulane Preseason -/-/-/-/- -/-/-/-/- -/-/-/-/- 6/13/10/9/10 -/35/-/34/- -/-/-/-/- -/-/-/-/- -/34/-/33/rv Week 1 -/-/-/-/np -/-/-/-/np -/-/-/-/np 11/-/18/rv/np -/-/25/29/np -/-/-/-/np -/-/-/-/np -/-/-/4/np AGAINST THE CONFERENCES Conference Record Pct America East Atlantic Atlantic Coast Atlantic Sun Big Big East 0-0 Big South Big Ten Big West 0-0 Colonial 0-0 Conference USA 0-0 Horizon 0-0 Ivy 0-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Mid-American 0-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic 0-0 Missouri Valley 0-0 Mountain West Northeast 0-0 Ohio Valley 0-0 Pacific Patriot Southeastern Southern 0-0 Southland Southwestern Athletic 0-0 Summit 0-0 Sun Belt 0-0 West Coast 0-0 Western Athletic GAMES AGAINST TOP 25 (1-3,.250) DATE TEAM OPPONENT RANK* RESULT Feb 17. East Carolina Ole Miss 22 (Collegiate Baseball) L, 4-5 Feb 18 East Carolina Ole Miss 22 (Collegiate Baseball) L, 3-4 Feb. 19 East Carolina Ole Miss 22 (Collegiate Baseball) L, 8-6 Feb. 21 USF Florida State 2 (Baseball America) W, 4-2 Feb. 24 UConn Texas 25 (Collegiate Baseball) Feb. 24 Tulane UC Santa Barbara 24 (Baseball America) Feb. 25 UConn Texas 25 (Collegiate Baseball) Feb. 25 Tulane UC Santa Barbara 24 (Baseball America) Feb. 26 UConn Texas 25 (Collegiate Baseball) Feb. 26 Tulane UC Santa Barbara 24 (Baseball America) * Teams' highest weekly ranking listed Independents 0-0 Non-Division I 0-0 Total: Home: Away: Neutral: Postseason: American Athletic Conference Baseball

6 THE 2017 SEASON AWARD WINNERS WEEKLY HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS AMERICAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Feb. 20 Grayson Padgett, OF, Houston Feb. 27 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 AMERICAN PITCHER OF THE WEEK Feb. 20 Seth Romero, LHP, Houston Feb. 27 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 Feb. 20 Feb. 27 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 Eli Putnam, OF, UCF; Tim Cate, LHP, UConn; Anthony Prato, SS, UConn; Drew Crosby, LHP, Memphis; Luke Borders, OF, USF ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Player of the Week 2 Chris Carrier (Memphis); Hunter Hope (Tulane) 1 Kyle Marsh (UCF); Matthew Mika (UCF); Treg Haberkorn (Cincinnati); Connor McVey (Cincinnati); Tyler Gnesda (UConn); Dwanya Williams-Sutton (East Carolina); Joe Davis (Houston); Grayson Padgett (Houston); Connor Wong (Houston); Luke Borders (USF); Coco Montes (USF); Jeremy Montalbano (Tulane); Grant Witherspoon (Tulane) Pitcher of the Week 3 Seth Romero (Houston) 2 Robby Howell (UCF); Jacob Wolfe (East Carolina); Seth Romero (Houston); Phoenix Sanders (USF) 1 Andrew Zellner (Cincinnati); Trey Cumbie (Houston); John King (Houston) American Athletic Conference Baseball

7 MEDIA SERVICES BIG EAST FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES TheAmerican.org The official website of the American Athletic Conference features up-to-date information on all facets of the league. Baseball standings, results, statistics and notes are updated as games are played. Social Media Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest American Athletic Conference baseball news through social media. The American Twitter feed may be and the conference s official Facebook page is The American s Instagram handle Distribution Media members may access PDF versions of the complete press release, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on TheAmerican.org. Regular updates of the release will be distributed via from the conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an request to Chuck Sullivan at csullivan@theamerican.org. Communications phone Video Highlights The American Athletic Conference offers video highlights and clips of selected games and press conferences through the XOS Digital XChange FTP tool. Content is available in full broadcast-quality resolution. Contact Chuck Sullivan (csullivan@theamerican.org) for information on how to access the highlights. Weekly Awards The American names a Player and Pitcher of the Week each Monday during the season. Winners are chosen from nominations provided by conference sports information directors. The information will be available from the conference office via release as well as on the league website. Annual Awards The American Athletic Conference will name first and second all-conference teams as well as a Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year following the conclusion of the regular season. The awards are chosen by a vote of the league s eight head coaches and will be announced May 22. Digital Media phone American Athletic Conference Communications Contacts AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Taylor Alward Communications Assistant Office... (401) Mobile... (801) talward@theamerican.org UCF Bill Morrison Ttile Office... (407) Mobile... (321) wmorrison@athletics.ucf.edu CINCINNATI Alex Lange Assistant Director/Sports Communications Office... (513) Mobile... (859) alex.lange@uc.edu UCONN Christopher Jones Title Office... (860) Mobile...(860) christopher.jones@uconn.edu EAST CAROLINA Malcolm Gray Director of Media Relations Office...(252) Mobile... (252) graym@ecu.edu HOUSTON Allison McClain Assistant Director/Athletics Communications Office...(713) Mobile...(936) amcclai@central.uh.edu MEMPHIS Kevin Rodriguez Assistant Director/Athletic Communications Office...(901) Mobile...(817) krdrguez@memphis.edu Bernadette Cafarelli Associate Commissioner for Communications bcafarelli@theamerican.org Chevonne Mansfield Director of Communications cmansfield@theamerican.org Baseball Contact Taylor Alward Communications Assistant talward@theamerican.org Mobile: Chuck Sullivan Assistant Commissioner for Communications csullivan@theamerican.org Melissa Mapes Communications Assistant mmapes@theamerican.org Bill Potter Senior Director of Communications and Digital Media bpotter@theamerican.org Hali Oughton Assistant Director of Digital Media and Reporter houghton@theamerican.org Gary Robinson Assistant Director of Digital Communicationsl grobinson@theamerican.org USF Mike Radomski Assistant Director/Communications Office...(813) Mobile...(813) mradomski@usf.edu TULANE Eric Hollier Associate Director/Strategic Communications Office...(504) Mobile... (225) ehollier1@tulane.edu American Athletic Conference Baseball

8 SCHEDULES & RESULTS UCF 4-0, 0-0 American Home: 4-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 FEBRUARY 17 Siena W, Siena W, Siena W, North Florida W, Manhattan 6:30 p.m. 25 Manhattan 6:30 p.m. 26 Manhattan Noon 28 at Florida TBA MARCH 1 Florida 6:30 p.m. 3 Stony Brook 6:30 p.m. 4 Stony Brook 6:30 p.m. 5 Stony Brook 1 p.m. 7 Florida State 6:30 p.m. 8 Florida State 4 p.m. 10 Central Michigan 6:30 p.m. 11 Central Michigan 6:30 p.m. 12 Central Michigan 1 p.m. 14 Bradley 6:30 p.m. 17 Jacksonville 6:30 p.m. 18 at Jacksonville 7 p.m. 19 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. 21 at Bethune-Cookman TBA 24 Dartmouth 6:30 p.m. 25 Dartmouth 6:30 p.m. 26 Dartmouth Noon 28 Jacksonville 6:30 p.m. 31 Houston * 6:30 p.m. APRIL 1 Houston * 6:30 p.m. 2 Houston * 1 p.m. 5 Stetson 6:30 p.m. 7 at USF * 6:30 p.m. 8 at USF * 6:30 p.m. 9 at USF * 1 p.m. 11 Florida Atlantic 6:30 p.m. 13 at East Carolina * 6:30 p.m. 14 at East Carolina * 6:30 p.m. 15 at East Carolina * Noon 18 Bethune-Cookman 6:30 p.m. 21 UConn * 6:30 p.m. 22 UConn * 6:30 p.m. 23 UConn * 1 p.m. 28 Memphis * 6:30 p.m. 29 Memphis * 6:30 p.m. 30 Memphis * 1 p.m. MAY 2 at North Florida 6 p.m. 5 at Tulane * 7:30 p.m. 6 at Tulane * 5 p.m. 7 at Tulane * 2 p.m. 10 at Miami 7 p.m. 12 at Cincinnati * 6:30 p.m. 14 at Cincinnati * 4 p.m. 15 at Cincinnati * 1 p.m. 16 at Florida Atlantic 6:30 p.m. 19 USF * 6:30 p.m. 20 USF * (CBS Sports Network) 6:30 p.m. 21 USF * 1 p.m. All times Eastern and are subject to change * American Athletic Conference game CINCINNATI 1-2, 0-0 American Home: 0-0/Away: 1-2/Neutral: 0-0 FEBRUARY 17 at Northwestern State W, 3-2 (10) 18 at Northwestern State L, at Northwestern State L, at College of Charleston 5 p.m. 25 at College of Charleston 2:30 p.m. 26 at College of Charleston 1 p.m. MARCH 1 Indiana 6 p.m. 3 at Arkansas State 7 p.m. 4 at Arkansas State 3 p.m. 5 at Arkansas State 2 p.m. 8 Kentucky 4 p.m. 10 at Tennessee 6 p.m. 11 at Tennessee 2 p.m. 12 at Tennessee 1 p.m. 14 at Wright State 6:30 p.m. 15 Miami (Ohio) 4 p.m. 17 Northeastern 5 p.m. 18 Northeastern 1 p.m. 19 Northeastern 1 p.m. 21 Louisville 6 p.m. 22 at Indiana 6:05 p.m. 24 Northern Kentucky 5 p.m. 25 Northern Kentucky 1 p.m. 26 at Northern Kentucky Noon 28 at Kentucky 6:30 p.m. 31 Memphis * 6 p.m. APRIL 1 Memphis * 4 p.m. 2 Memphis * 1 p.m. 4 at Miami (Ohio) 6 p.m. 7 Tulane * 6 p.m. 8 Tulane * 4 p.m. 9 Tulane * 1 p.m. 11 at Ohio State 6:35 p.m. 13 at USF * 6:30 p.m. 14 at USF * 6:30 p.m. 15 at USF * 1 p.m. 18 Xavier 6:30 p.m. 19 TBD 6:30 p.m. 21 East Carolina * 6 p.m. 22 East Carolina * 4 p.m. 23 East Carolina * Noon 28 at UConn * 3 p.m. 29 at UConn * 3 p.m. 30 at UConn * 1 p.m. MAY 5 at Memphis * 7:30 p.m. 6 at Memphis * 3 p.m. 7 at Memphis * 2 p.m. 9 Xavier TBA 12 UCF * 6 p.m. 13 UCF * 4 p.m. 14 UCF * 1 p.m. 16 at Xavier 3 p.m. 18 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. 19 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. 20 at Houston * 2 p.m. All times Eastern and are subject to change * American Athletic Conference game UCONN 3-1, 0-0 American Home: 0-0/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 3-1 FEBRUARY 17 vs. UMass-Lowell 1 W, vs. UMass-Lowell 1 W, 7-3 vs. UMass-Lowell 1 W, vs. UMass-Lowell 1 L, at Texas (Longhorn Network) 5 p.m. 25 at Texas (Longhorn Network) 3 p.m. 26 at Texas (Longhorn Network) 1 p.m. MARCH 3 vs. Western Michigan 2 1 p.m. 4 at Stetson 2 1 p.m. 5 vs. Saint Joseph s 2 11 a.m. 10 at UC Davis 5 p.m. 11 at UC Davis 4 p.m. 12 at UC Davis 4 p.m. 14 at Santa Clara 6 p.m. 16 at BYU 8 p.m. 17 at BYU 8 p.m. 18 at BYU 3 p.m. 21 at Yale 3:30 p.m. 22 at Central Connecticut State 3 p.m. 24 Seton Hall 3 p.m. 25 Seton Hall 1 p.m. 26 Seton Hall 1 p.m. 28 Boston College 3 p.m. 29 at Fairfield 3 p.m. 31 at East Carolina * 6:30 p.m. APRIL 1 at East Carolina * 4 p.m. 2 at East Carolina * 1 p.m. 4 Northeastern 3 p.m. 5 Hartford 3 p.m. 7 Memphis * 3 p.m. 8 Memphis * 1 p.m. 9 Memphis * 1 p.m. 11 at Bryant 3 p.m. 13 at Tulane * 7:30 p.m. 14 at Tulane * 7:30 p.m. 15 at Tulane * 2 p.m. 18 Massachusetts 3 p.m. 21 at UCF * 6:30 p.m. 22 at UCF * 6:30 p.m. 23 at UCF * 1 p.m. 25 Holy Cross 3 p.m. 26 Rhode Island 3 p.m. 28 Cincinnati * 3 p.m. 29 Cincinnati * 1 p.m. 30 Cincinnati * 1 p.m. MAY 5 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. 6 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. 7 at Houston * 2 p.m. 9 Sacred Heart 3 p.m. 12 USF * 3 p.m. 13 USF * 1 p.m. 14 USF * 1 p.m. 16 at Rhode Island 3 TBA 18 East Carolina * 3 p.m. 19 East Carolina * 1 p.m. 20 East Carolina * 1 p.m. All times Eastern and are subject to change * American Athletic Conference game 1 at Port St. Lucie, Fla. 2 at Leland, Fla. 3 at Newport, R.I American Athletic Conference Baseball

9 SCHEDULES & RESULTS EAST CAROLINA 1-3, 0-0 American Home: 0-0/Away: 1-3/Neutral: 0-0 FEBRUARY 17 at No. 22 Ole Miss (SEC Network +) L, at No. 22 Ole Miss (SEC Network +) L, at No. 22 Ole Miss (SEC Network +) L, at Campbell W, La Salle 4 p.m. 25 La Salle 2 p.m. 26 La Salle 1 p.m. MARCH 1 Elon 4 p.m. 3 Western Carolina 4:30 p.m. 4 St. John s 4:30 p.m. 5 Appalachian State 3:30 p.m. 7 at College of Charleston 5 p.m. 8 at College of Charleston 2:30 p.m. 10 Charlotte 4 p.m. 11 Charlotte 2 p.m. 12 Charlotte 1 p.m. 15 at Duke 6 p.m. 17 Mercer 6:30 p.m. 18 Mercer 4 p.m. 19 Mercer 1 p.m. 21 at Elon 6 p.m. 22 North Carolina 6:30 p.m. 24 Towson 6:30 p.m. 25 Towson 4 p.m. 26 Towson 1 p.m. 28 Liberty 6:30 p.m. 31 UConn * 6:30 p.m. APRIL 1 UConn * 4 p.m. 2 UConn * Noon 4 at North Carolina 6 p.m. 7 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. 8 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. 9 at Houston * 2 p.m. 11 UNC-Wilmington 6:30 p.m. 13 UCF * 6:30 p.m. 14 UCF * 6:30 p.m. 15 UCF * Noon 18 at UNC-Wilmington 6 p.m. 21 at Cincinnati * 6 p.m. 22 at Cincinnati * 4 p.m. 23 at Cincinnati * Noon 26 NC State (CBS Sports Network) 6:30 p.m. 28 Tulane * 6:30 p.m. 29 Tulane * 4 p.m. 30 Tulane * (CBS Sports Network) 11:30 a.m. MAY 5 at USF * 6:30 p.m. 6 at USF * 6:30 p.m. 7 at USF * 1 p.m. 10 Duke 6:30 p.m. 12 Memphis * 6:30 p.m. 13 Memphis * 4 p.m. 14 Memphis * 1 p.m. 16 Campbell 6:30 p.m. 18 at UConn * 3 p.m. 19 at UConn * 3 p.m. 20 at UConn * 3 p.m. All times Eastern and are subject to change * American Athletic Conference game HOUSTON 3-1, 0-0 American Home: 3-1/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 FEBRUARY 17 Wake Forest W, Nicholls State W, Wake Forest W, Houston Baptist L, vs. Missouri 1 3 p.m. 25 vs. Illinois 1 Noon 26 vs. Texas A&M Corpus-Christi 1 4 p.m. 28 UT Rio Grande Valley 7:30 p.m. MARCH 3 Cal State Fullerton 7:30 p.m. 4 Cal State Fullerton 7:30 p.m. 5 Cal State Fullerton 2 p.m. 8 Prairie View A&M 7:30 p.m. 10 at Baylor 7:35 p.m. 11 at Baylor 4:05 p.m. 12 at Baylor 2:05 p.m. 14 McNeese State 7:30 p.m. 17 Alabama State 7:30 p.m. 18 Alabama State 7:30 p.m. 19 Alabama State 2 p.m. 21 at Louisiana-Lafayette 7 p.m. 22 Texas Southern 7:30 p.m. 24 UC Irvine 9:30 p.m. 25 UC Irvine 5 p.m. 26 UC Irvine 4 p.m. 28 Incarnate Word 7:30 p.m. 31 at UCF * 6:30 p.m. APRIL 1 at UCF * 6:30 p.m. 2 at UCF * 1 p.m. 4 Rice 7:30 p.m. 7 East Carolina * 7:30 p.m. 8 East Carolina * 7:30 p.m. 9 East Carolina * 2 p.m. 11 at Rice 7:30 p.m. 13 at Memphis * 7:30 p.m. 14 at Memphis * 3 p.m. 15 at Memphis * 2 p.m. 18 at Sam Houston State 2 7:30 p.m. 21 Tulane * 7:30 p.m. 22 Tulane * 7:30 p.m. 23 Tulane * 2 p.m. 25 Sam Houston State 7:30 p.m. 28 at USF * 6:30 p.m. 29 at USF * 6:30 p.m. 30 at USF * 1 p.m. MAY 2 at Sam Houston State 7:30 p.m. 5 UConn * 7:30 p.m. 6 UConn * 7:30 p.m. 7 UConn * 2 p.m. 9 vs. Rice 2 7:30 p.m. 12 at Tulane * 7:30 p.m. 13 at Tulane * 3:30 p.m. 14 at Tulane * 2 p.m. 16 at McNeese State 7 p.m. 18 Cincinnati * 7:30 p.m. 19 Cincinnati * 7:30 p.m. 20 Cincinnati * 2 p.m. All times Eastern and are subject to change * American Athletic Conference game 1 at Corpus Christi, Texas 2 at Sugar Land, Texas MEMPHIS 1-2, 0-0 American Home: 1-2/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 0-0 FEBRUARY 17 Tennessee L, Tennessee W, Tennessee L, Illinois State 5 p.m. 25 Illinois State 3 p.m. 26 Illinois State 2 p.m. 28 at Ole Miss 5 p.m. MARCH 3 Georgia Southern 7:30 p.m. 4 Georgia Southern 3 p.m. 5 Georgia Southern 2 p.m. 7 Middle Tennessee 7:30 p.m. 8 vs. Middle Tennessee 1 7:30 p.m. 10 Southern Illinois 6:30 p.m. 11 Southern Illinois 3 p.m. 12 Southern Illinois 2 p.m. 14 Mississippi Valley State 7:30 p.m. 17 at Missouri State 4 p.m. 18 at Missouri State 3 p.m. 19 at Missouri State 2 p.m. 21 Ole Miss 2 7:30 p.m. 24 Southern 7:30 p.m. 25 Southern 3 p.m. 26 Southern 2 p.m. 28 Mississippi State 2 7:30 p.m. 31 at Cincinnati * 6 p.m. APRIL 1 at Cincinnati * 4 p.m. 2 at Cincinnati * 1 p.m. 3 at Belmont 5 p.m. 5 Alcorn State 7:30 p.m. 7 at UConn * 3 p.m. 8 at UConn * 1 p.m. 9 at UConn * 1 p.m. 11 Arkansas State 7:30 p.m. 13 Houston * 7:30 p.m. 14 Houston * 7:30 p.m. 15 Houston * 2 p.m. 18 at Arkansas 7:35 p.m. 19 vs. Arkansas 3 7:35 p.m. 21 USF * 7:30 p.m. 22 USF * 3 p.m. 23 USF * 2 p.m. 25 at Arkansas State 7:30 p.m. 28 at UCF * 6:30 p.m. 29 at UCF * 6:30 p.m. 30 at UCF * 1 p.m. MAY 5 Cincinnati * 7:30 p.m. 6 Cincinnati * 3 p.m. 7 Cincinnati * 2 p.m. 9 vs UT-Martin 4 7:30 p.m. 12 at East Carolina * 6:30 p.m. 13 at East Carolina * 4 p.m. 14 at East Carolina * Noon 16 Murray State 7:30 p.m. 18 Tulane * 7:30 p.m. 19 Tulane * 7:30 p.m. 20 Tulane * 2 p.m. All times Eastern 1 at Jackson, Tenn. 2 at Autozone Park, Memphis, Tenn. 3 at North Little Rock, Ark. 4 at Millington, Tenn American Athletic Conference Baseball

10 SCHEDULES & RESULTS USF 3-1, 0-0 American Home: 2-1/Away: 1-0/Neutral: 0-0 FEBRUARY 17 Iowa W, Iowa L, Iowa W, at No. 2 Florida State W, Miami (Ohio) 6:30 p.m. 25 Miami (Ohio) (DH) 2 p.m. 26 Miami (Ohio) 1 p.m. MARCH 3 Toledo 6:30 p.m. 4 Toledo 6:30 p.m. 5 Toledo 1 p.m. 7 Jacksonville 6:30 p.m. 8 Villanova 6:30 p.m. 10 Valparaiso 6:30 p.m. 11 Valparaiso 6:30 p.m. 12 Valparaiso 1 p.m. 17 Harvard 6:30 p.m. 18 Harvard (DH) 2 p.m. 19 Harvard 1 p.m. 21 North Florida 6:30 p.m. 22 at Florida Gulf Coast 6:30 p.m. 24 Florida A&M 6:30 p.m. 25 Florida A&M 6:30 p.m. 26 Florida A&M 1 p.m. 28 Stetson 6:30 p.m. 31 at Tulane * 7:30 p.m. APRIL 1 at Tulane * 5 p.m. 2 at Tulane * 2 p.m. 7 UCF * 6:30 p.m. 8 UCF * 6:30 p.m. 9 UCF * 1 p.m. 11 at Stetson 6:30 p.m. 13 Cincinnati * 6:30 p.m. 14 Cincinnati * 6:30 p.m. 15 Cincinnati * 1 p.m. 19 at North Florida 6 p.m. 21 at Memphis * 7:30 p.m. 22 at Memphis * 3 p.m. 23 at Memphis * 2 p.m. 26 Stetson 6:30 p.m. 28 Houston * 6:30 p.m. 29 Houston * 6:30 p.m. 30 Houston * 1 p.m. MAY 3 Florida Gulf Coast 6:30 p.m. 5 East Carolina * 6:30 p.m. 6 East Carolina * 6:30 p.m. 7 East Carolina * 1 p.m. 9 at Florida TBA 12 at UConn * 3 p.m. 13 at UConn * 1 p.m. 14 at UConn * 1 p.m. 16 at Jacksonville 7 p.m. 18 at UCF * 6:30 p.m. 19 at UCF * 6:30 p.m. 20 at UCF * (CBS Sports Network) 6:30 p.m. All times Eastern and are subject to change * American Athletic Conference game TULANE 1-3, 0-0 American Home: 1-2/Away: 0-1/Neutral: 0-0 FEBRUARY 17 Army Postponed 18 Air Force W, 4-3 Air Force L, Army L, at Southeastern Louisiana L, at UC Santa Barbara 3 p.m. 25 at UC Santa Barbara 3 p.m. 26 at UC Santa Barbara 2 p.m. MARCH 1 at Southern Miss 7:30 p.m. 3 West Virginia 7:30 p.m. 4 West Virginia 5 p.m. 5 West Virginia 2 p.m. 7 Louisiana-Lafayette 7:30 p.m. 9 San Diego 7:30 p.m. 10 San Diego 7:30 p.m. 11 San Diego 5 p.m. 12 San Diego 2 p.m. 15 at Nicholls State TBA 17 Columbia 7:30 p.m. 18 Columbia 5 p.m. 19 Columbia 2 p.m. 21 McNeese State 7:30 p.m. 24 Stetson 7:30 p.m. 25 Stetson 5 p.m. 26 Stetson 2 p.m. 28 at LSU 7:30 p.m. 31 USF * 7:30 p.m. APRIL 1 USF * 5 p.m. 2 USF * 2 p.m. 4 at New Orleans 7:30 p.m. 7 at Cincinnati * 6 p.m. 8 at Cincinnati * 4 p.m. 9 at Cincinnati * 1 p.m. 11 Nicholls State 7:30 p.m. 13 UConn * 7:30 p.m. 14 UConn * 7:30 p.m. 15 UConn * 5 p.m. 18 at Louisiana-Lafayette 7 p.m. 19 Southern Miss 7:30 p.m. 21 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. 22 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. 23 at Houston * 2 p.m. 25 LSU (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 p.m. 28 at East Carolina * 6:30 p.m. 29 at East Carolina * 4 p.m. 30 at East Carolina * (CBS Sports Network) 1 p.m. MAY 2 Southeastern Louisiana 7:30 p.m. 5 UCF * 7:30 p.m. 6 UCF * 5 p.m. 7 UCF * 2 p.m. 12 Houston * 7:30 p.m. 13 Houston * 5 p.m. 14 Houston * 2 p.m. 16 New Orleans 7:30 p.m. 18 at Memphis * 7:30 p.m. 19 at Memphis * 7:30 p.m. 20 at Memphis * 2 p.m. All times Eastern and are subject to change * American Athletic Conference game The 2017 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship will be hosted at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida. The championship will take place May The final will be televised on ESPNU, while the first two games will be on CBS Sports Network. Additional coverage of the championship will be provided by The American Digital Network. Spectrum Field, which is regarded as one of the finest minor league playing and practice facilities in the nation, has hosted the American Athletic Conference Championship since the conference s formation and was home site for seven Big East Championships. Spectrum Field serves as the spring training site for the Philadelphia Phillies, and it has housed the Phillies Florida State League affiliate Clearwater Threshers since the facility opened in All eight teams will qualify for the 2017 American Athletic Conference Championship, which will utilize a double-elimination format in two brackets, leading to the May 27 final, which will be a winner-take-all matchup. UConn won the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship as the Huskies topped Houston 7-2 in the final to capture The American s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. It was UConn s first title as a member of The American and the Huskies fouth conference championship in program history. Pitcher Anthony Kay was named the tournament s Most Outstanding Player after he worked six innings and struck out five in the final in a start that was interrupted by a one-hour, three-minute lightning delay. Kay won both of his starts in the tournament American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Spectrum Field Clearwater, Fla. Tuesday, May 23 (CBS Sports Network) Game 1: No. 5 seed vs. No. 4 seed Game 2: No. 8 seed vs. No. 1 seed) 3 p.m. 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24 (American Digital Network) Game 3: No. 7 seed vs. No. 2 seed 11 a.m. Game 4: No. 6 seed vs. No. 3 seed 3 p.m. Game 5: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25 (American Digital Network) Game 6: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 11 a.m. Game 7: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 3 p.m. Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 7 p.m. Friday, May 26 (American Digital Network) Game 9: Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 5 Game 10: Loser of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 6 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Saturday, May 27 (American Digital Network) Game 11: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9 10 a.m. Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10 1 p.m. Game 13: Loser of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 11 ^ 4:30 p.m. Game 14: Loser of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 12 ^ 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 28 (ESPNU) Game 15: Semifinal Winners TBD American Athletic Conference Baseball

11 American Athletic Conference Baseball The American Overall Statistics (as of Feb 22, 2017) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att PADGETT, Grayson, HOU Prato, UCONN HAMBLIN, Luke, UCF PUTNAM, Eli, UCF SCHEINER, Jake, HOU WILLIAMS, Hunter, TLN Feldstein, UCONN LOCKHART, Lael, HOU TURNER,Trent, MEM BOLKA, Luke, ECU WONG, Connor, HOU YORGEN, Charlie, ECU BOZEMAN, Brennan, UCF MARSH, Kyle, UCF MIKA, Matthew, UCF Gnesda, UCONN McVEY, Connor, CIN MONTES, Coco, USF Susi, UCONN DeHART, Jarret, TLN BORDERS, Luke, USF Moriarty, UCONN GELLINGER, Kam, UCF SANTANA, Jason, MEM DIETRICH, Tyler, USF MONTALBANO, Jeremy, TLN WILLIAMS-SUTTON, D., ECU HOLLIS, Connor, HOU THOMPSON, R.J., CIN TYLER, ERIC, ECU MERRELL, Kevin, USF TRIOLO, Jared, HOU HEISER, Logan, UCF JULKS, Corey, HOU NEEL, Colton, MEM Winkel, UCONN RILES, T.J., ECU BRICKHOUSE, Spencer, ECU MOTTICE, Kyle, CIN WEBB, Tyler, MEM WATKINS, Travis, ECU CHATFIELD, Chris, USF PACKARD, Bryant, ECU NODA, Ryan, CIN WILLSEY, Jake, TLN VILLAR, David, USF DAVIS, Joe, HOU THOMAS, Joey, CIN GOZZO, Sal, TLN Hill, UCONN WITHERSPOON, Grant, TLN BUMPASS, A.J., CIN HOPE, Hunter, TLN GENORD, Joe, USF SCHRITENTHAL, Zach, MEM TRELA, Alec, MEM ROWLAND, Matt, TLN CARRIER, Chris, MEM CRILE, Ryan, UCF MONTGOMERY, Cameron, USF Stefanski, UCONN RODRIGUEZ, Manny, CIN

12 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att KAPLAN, Lex, TLN HABERKORN, Treg, CIN WILLIAMS, Carlos, MEM SLAUGHTER, Nick, HOU THOMAS, Rylan, UCF ZECH, Garrett, USF PETERSON, Bryce, UCF GRIMSLEY, John, HOU MONACY, Jordan, HOU BROWN, Grant, TLN GONNELLA, Anthony, USF ELLIOTT, Jacob, MEM MORGAN, Kirk, ECU BARBER, Nick, ECU HOESE, Kody, TLN O'KEEFE, Kyle, MEM Krueger, UCONN LeFevre, UCONN BOWMAN, Andy, MEM ALLDRED, Cam, CIN STUNKEL, Duke, USF FUENTES, Rey, HOU BROWN, Turner, ECU MURPHY, Cole, CIN BEAVER, Dallas, UCF HENRICKSON,A, ECU EDWARDS, Tyler, ECU PHILLIPS, Wes, ECU GRIFFIN, Austin, UCF LLOYD, Brady, ECU HENRICKSON, Drew, ECU HIGGINS, Michael, UCF VAAGE, Nick, MEM GEORGE, Anthony, UCF MOSER, Josh, UCF MOORE, Zack, ECU ETZEL, Landon, HOU KIRSCH, Michael, TLN NOZICKA, Sam, MEM BAKER, Dusty, ECU Cate, UCONN Poulin, UCONN WOOD, Max, UCF MORGAN, Brooks, UCF