Pirates No. 6 seed in AAC baseball tournament, face USF again

by | May 17, 2025

The East Carolina baseball team will be the No. 6 seed and will face a familiar foe in No. 3 South Florida on Tuesday in the AAC Tournament.

The Pirates wrapped up a three game series this weekend with the Bulls, losing two of three. Their game will be the last one played on Tuesday.

Below is more information from the AAC.

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By TheAmerican.org

IRVING, Texas Seeding is set for the 2025 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions, to be held at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla., May 20-25.

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 25, 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 25 at noon ET/11 a.m. CT on ESPNEWS and ESPN+. 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 here.

The action begins Tuesday, May 20 when No. 5 Tulane (30-26, 13-14 American) takes on No. 4 Florida Atlantic (36-19, 15-12 at 9 a.m. Eastern, followed by No. 8 Rice (17-38, 10-17) against No. 1 UTSA (42-11, 23-4) 47 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. No. 7 Wichita State (20-34, 11-16) takes on No. 2 Charlotte (35-20, 18-9) at 4 p.m. Eastern, followed by No. 6 East Carolina (29-25, 13-14) against No. 3 South Florida (29-23, 16-11).

UTSA won its first American regular-season title. Tulane defeated Wichita State in the 2024 American Baseball Championship final to win the title for a second season in a row.

2025 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions
BayCare Ballpark | Clearwater, Fla.

Tuesday, May 20
Game 1: No. 5 Tulane vs. No. 4 Florida Atlantic | 9 a.m. | ESPN+
Game 2: No. 8 Rice vs. No. 1 UTSA | 47 minutes after Game 1 | ESPN+
Game 3: No. 7 Wichita State vs. No. 2 Charlotte | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 4: No. 6 East Carolina vs. No. 3 South Florida | 47 minutes after Game 3 | ESPN+

Wednesday, May 21
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 22
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 23
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 24
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 25
Game 15: Semifinal Winners | Noon | ESPNEWS

All times listed are Eastern.

 

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