2019 Baseball Program.Pdf

The American Athletic Conference The American Athletic Conference has maintained a rich The American’s success on and off the field and court. baseball legacy through its first five years. In its short Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the history, The American’s teams have combined for 16 NCAA American Athletic Conference has an impressive list of tournament appearances, 49 All-America selections and 130 accomplishments. The American has taken its place at the MLB draft picks with Wichita State’s Alec Bohm chosen No. forefront of intercollegiate athletics, with a collection of 3 in the 2018 draft. national team and individual championships and football Houston and Louisville advanced to an NCAA Super and men’s and women’s basketball postseason victories Regional during the conference’s inaugural season in 2014 that place The American among the elite Division I FBS with the Cardinals finishing their campaign with a bid to the conferences. College World Series. ECU reached the Super Regionals in The league has produced four NCAA championship teams 2016. At least three conference teams have earned a trip – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s to the national tournament since 2014, including four teams basketball in 2014, 2015 and 2016 – in addition to three New in 2015 and 2018. In the conference’s five-year existence, Year’s Six bowl champions (UCF in 2013 and 2017; Houston three teams have served as one of the 16 NCAA regional in 2015), 11 NCAA individual championships, and a Rhodes hosts. Scholar. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams In total, current members of the American Athletic have reached the semifinal and final rounds of the NIT, Conference have made a combined 16 appearances in the qualified for the match play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf College World Series. Wichita State leads the conference Championship and registered top-10 finishes at the NCAA with seven appearances, while UConn has made five. The Cross Country and Outdoor Track and Field championships. Shockers won a national championship in 1989, while The American Athletic Conference was one of six finalists Houston was the national runner-up in 1967. The last team for the 2016 Sports Business Journal Sports League of the among The American’s current membership to reach the Year award, along with Major League Baseball, Major League CWS was Tulane, which advanced to Omaha in 2005. Soccer, NASCAR, the National Basketball Association and The nine American Athletic Conference members the PGA Tour. have made a combined 152 appearances in the NCAA The American Athletic Conference serves its membership Championship. ECU has made 29 appearances, followed by from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, Rhode Wichita State (27), Tulane (21), Houston (21), UConn (20), USF Island. The location of the conference headquarters – just (13), UCF (12), and Cincinnati and Memphis (five each). steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from The American has further established its elite baseball T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy reputation through rate percentage index. The league’s RPI access to its member schools. The conference headquarters has ranked top six among the 31 Division I conferences each also serves as the home of the American Digital Network, year, finishing No. 3 in 2015 and No. 4 in 2017 and 2018. which provides live coverage of all 21 conference The league’s baseball heritage is only a derivative of championships. The American Athletic Conference THE AMERICAN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida serves as the home of The American’s baseball championship. The championship will take place May 21-26. 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 2014 and was the site of 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 2004. The stadium’s seating capacity is 8,500. The outfield dimensions measure 329 feet down the left field line, 408 feet to center, and 330 down the right field line. The $25 million facility features a 360-degree main concourse, grass berm seating, group picnic areas, a children’s play area and a state-of-the-art video scoreboard. In addition to a major-league quality playing field, the facility also houses the Carpenter Complex – an adjacent four-diamond practice complex, which allows teams to take full-field batting practice while a game is taking place in the stadium. Eight teams will qualify for the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championship, which will utilize a double elimination format in two brackets, leading up to the May 26 final. Three teams have won The American title. Houston (2014 and 2017) and ECU (2015 and 2018) captured two championships, while UConn won the title in 2016. The American Athletic Conference 2018-19 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Women’s Basketball Softball Oct. 25, 2018 March 8-11, 2019 May 9-11, 2019 Audubon Park • New Orleans, La. Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, Conn. Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, Texas Men’s Champion: Tulsa Champion: UConn Women’s Champion: Wichita State Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Men’s Basketball May 10-12, 2019 Women’s Soccer March 14-17, 2019 Cessna Stadium • Wichita, Kan. Oct. 31-Nov. 2-4, 2018 FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn. Men’s Champion: Houston Corbett Stadium • Tampa, Fla. Champion: Cincinnati Women’s Champion: Wichita State Champion: Memphis Women’s Golf Women’s Rowing Men’s Soccer April 14-16, 2019 May 12, 2019 Nov. 6-10, 2018 Hammock Beach Golf & Spa Resort • Palm Coast, Fla. US Rowing National High Performance Center • UCF Soccer & Track Complex • Orlando, Fla. Champion: Houston Oklahoma City, Okla. Champion: SMU Women’s Tennis Baseball Football April 17-20, 2019 May 21-26, 2019 Dec. 2, 2017 USTA National Campus • Orlando, Fla. Spectrum Field • Clearwater, Fla. Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, Fla. Champion: UCF Champion: UCF Men’s Tennis Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving April 18-21, 2019 Feb. 27-March 2, 2019 USTA National Campus • Orlando, Fla. IUPUI Natatorium • Indianapolis, Ind. Champion: USF Men’s Champion: Cincinnati Women’s Champion: Houston Men’s Golf April 21-23, 2019 Men’s & Women’s Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort: Copperhead Course • Palm Indoor Track & Field Harbor, Fla. Feb. 22-23, 2019 Champion: Memphis Birmingham Crossplex • Birmingham, Ala. Men’s Champion: Houston Women’s Lacrosse Women’s Champion: Houston May 2 & 4, 2019 Sheakley Athletics Center • Cincinnati, Ohio Champion: Florida UCF Knights No. 6 seed Matthew MIKA 2019 Results 34-20, 11-13 American Home: 23-12/Away: 11-8/Neutral: 0-0 FEBRUARY No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Cl. Hometown / Previous School 15 Siena W, 3-2 1 David Litchfield RHP 6-0 175 R/R RSo. Longwood, Fla. / St. John's River State 16 Siena W, 5-1 17 Siena W, 7-1. 2 Ray Alejo OF 6-0 170 R/R RJr. Orlando, Fla. / Northwest Florida State 19 Stetson W, 10-2 3 Tyler Osik INF/OF 6-0 195 R/R RSr. Shoreham, N.Y. / Chipola 22 No. 18 Auburn L, 1-4 23 No. 18 Auburn W, 6-1 4 Jay Lyons INF 5-8 215 R/R Fr. Tampa, Fla. / King HS 24 No. 18 Auburn L, 9-13 6 Adams Torres INF 5-9 176 R/R So. Santiago, Dominican Republic / Celebration HS 27 at No. 3 Florida (SEC Network +) W, 12-9 7 Brandon Hernandez INF 5-10 180 R/R Sr. Royal Palm Beach, Fla. / Santa Fe MARCH 1 Jacksonville L, 5-8 10 Anthony George C/INF 5-10 190 R/R RJr. Oviedo, Fla. / Hagerty HS 2 Jacksonville W, 3-0 11 Griffin Bernardo INF 5-11 210 R/R So. Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley HS 3 Jacksonville W, 6-4 12 Jack Sinclair RHP 6-4 170 R/R So. Coral Springs, Fla. / J. P. Taravella HS 6 Ball State W, 9-8 (13) 8 Penn State L, 2-5 13 Jordan Spicer RHP 6-3 210 R/R Sr. Hialeah, Fla. / Polk State 9 Penn State W, 5-3 14 Matthew Mika INF 5-10 180 R/R Sr. Lake Worth, Fla. / Park Vista HS 10 Penn State L, 5-11 12 Yale W, 7-5 15 Trevor Holloway RHP 6-2 200 R/R Jr. Venice, Fla. / Chipola 13 Yale W, 8-1 16 Zack Helsel RHP 6-1 195 R/R RJr. Altoona, Pa. / Miami Dade 15 VCU W, 10-9 17 Kyle Kemp RHP 6-2 215 R/R RSr. Port Charlotte, Fla. / Lipscomb University 16 VCU L, 3-4 17 VCU W, 8-2 19 Joe Sheridan LHP 6-0 180 L/L Jr. Oviedo, Fla. / Hagerty HS 19 at No. 14 Florida State (ACCN) W, 9-7 20 Jaylyn Whitehead LHP 6-0 165 L/L RJr. Ocoee, Fla. / Northwest Florida State 22 at No. 14 ECU* (ADN) L, 8-13 21 Luis Ferrer LHP 6-0 195 L/L RSr. Cape Coral, Fla. / Polk State 23 at No. 14 ECU* L, 4-7 24 at No. 14 ECU* L, 5-6 22 Chandler Robertson OF 6-1 185 L/R Sr. Ancaster, Ontario / Murray State 27 North Florida W, 5-0 24 Garrett Westberg RHP 6-2 200 R/R Sr. Federal , Wash. / Tacoma 29 UConn* W, 2-1 30 UConn* L, 1-3 (11) 25 Chris Williams RHP 5-11 180 R/R RSr.

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