The 2025 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions will be conducted Tuesday through next Sunday at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, FL. Seeding was finalized on Saturday as teams around the league wrapped up the regular season.

The tournament features a double-elimination format through the semifinals, culminating in a single championship game on May 25 to determine the AAC’s automatic NCAA Championship qualifier.

Games through Saturday will stream on ESPN+ with the Sunday title game airing at noon ET on ESPNEWS and ESPN+.

Play begins May 20 with No. 5 Tulane (30-26, 13-14 American) vs. No. 4 Florida Atlantic (36-19, 15-12) at 9 a.m. ET, followed by No. 8 Rice (17-38, 10-17) vs. No. 1 Texas-San Antonio (42-11, 23-4) 47 minutes later.

No. 7 Wichita State (20-34, 11-16) faces No. 2 Charlotte (35-20, 18-9) at 4 p.m. ET, followed by No. 6 East Carolina (29-25, 13-14) vs. No. 3 South Florida (29-23, 16-11).

UTSA claimed its first American regular-season title.

Tulane won the 2024 championship, defeating Wichita State for its second consecutive title.

2025 American Baseball Championship Schedule

BayCare Ballpark | Clearwater, FL | All times Eastern.

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 min. 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 min. after Game 3 | ESPN+

Wednesday, May 21
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 | ~47 min. after Game 5 | ESPN+

Thursday, May 22
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 | ~47 min. after Game 7 | ESPN+

Friday, May 23
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5 | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6 | ~47 min. after Game 9 | ESPN+

Saturday, May 24
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 | 9 a.m. | ESPN+
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10 | ~47 min. after Game 11 | ESPN+
Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11 | TBD (if necessary) | ESPN+
Game 14: Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12 | TBD (if necessary) | ESPN+

Sunday, May 25
Game 15: Semifinal Winners | Noon | ESPNEWS/ESPN+

An American Athletic Conference news release and Grok artificial intelligence contributed to this report.