No. 3 South Florida edged No. 2 Charlotte, 7-6, and No. 1 Texas-San Antonio prevailed over No. 4 Florida Atlantic, 6-3, in a pair of elimination games on Friday at the 2025 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions in Clearwater, FL. Both teams advance to Saturday’s semifinals.

The Bulls (31-24) will have to win two games against East Carolina to advance to Sunday’s final. Their first game is scheduled for approximately 12:30 p.m. ECU defeated the Bulls 9-4 in Tuesday’s opening round of the tournament.

The Roadrunners (44-12) will have to win two games against Tulane to reach the title game. Their first game is scheduled for 9 a.m. Eastern on ESPN+.

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

Tuesday, May 20
Game 1: No. 5 Tulane 6, No. 4 Florida Atlantic 3
Game 2: No. 1 UTSA 4, No. 8 Rice 2 | Box Score
Game 3: No. 2 Charlotte 7, No. 7 Wichita State 1
Game 4: No. 6 East Carolina 9, No. 3 South Florida 4

Wednesday, May 21
Game 5: No. 4 Florida Atlantic 8, No. 8 Rice 6
Game 6: No. 3 South Florida 4, No. 7 Wichita State 3

Thursday, May 22
Game 7: No. 5 Tulane 10, No. 1 UTSA 6
Game 8: No. 6 East Carolina 6, No. 2 Charlotte 5

Friday, May 23
Game 9: No. 1 UTSA 6, No. 4 Florida Atlantic 3
Game 10: No. 3 South Florida 7, No. 2 Charlotte 6

Saturday, May 24
Game 11: No. 2 Tulane vs. No. 1 UTSA | 9 a.m. | ESPN+
Game 12: No. 6 East Carolina vs. No. 3 South Florida | 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.

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