Championship Central
 
CLEARWATER, Florida – Houston defeated Memphis, 6-5, in an elimination game at the 2023 American Baseball Championship presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater Friday, May 26 at BayCare Ballpark.
 
With the win, Houston (35-22) advances to play Tulane in the semifinals on Saturday, May 27 at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN+. Houston would have to defeat the Green Wave twice on Saturday to move on to the Championship final on Sunday, May 28.
 
After the Tigers (29-28) opened the scoring in the first, the Cougars struck for four in the second inning. Anthony Tulimero hit a solo home run in the third to push the lead to four, but the Tigers responded with four in the top of the fourth.
 
Brandon Uhse hit a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth inning that ended up being the winning run.
 
Owen Woodward (4-0) pitched 4.2 innings of scoreless relief and seven strikeouts to earn the win for Houston. Justin Murray came in from first base to pitch the final three outs for his 10th save of the season.
 
Caden Robinson (0-2) took the loss for the Tigers before closer Dalton Kendrick threw the last 4.1 innings with four strikeouts and no runs allowed.
 

2023 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater
BayCare Ballpark | Clearwater, Fla.
All Times Eastern
 
Tuesday, May 23
Game 1: No. 4 UCF 4, No. 5 Cincinnati 3
Game 2: No. 8 South Florida 12, No. 1 East Carolina 11 (11 innings)
Game 3: No. 7 Tulane 10, No. 2 Houston 8
Game 4: No. 6 Memphis 10, No. 3 Wichita State 6
 
Wednesday, May 24
Game 5: No. 1 East Carolina 9, No. 5 Cincinnati 6
 
Thursday, May 25
Game 6: No. 2 Houston 4, No. 3 Wichita State 3
Game 7: No. 8 South Florida 15, No. 4 UCF 4 (8 innings)
Game 8: No. 7 Tulane 12, No. 6 Memphis 2 (8 innings)
 
Friday, May 26
Game 9: No. 1 East Carolina 7, No. 4 UCF (13 innings)
Game 10: No. 2 Houston 6, No. 6 Memphis 5
 
Saturday, May 27
Game 11: No. 8 South Florida vs. No. 1 East Carolina | 9 a.m. | ESPN+
Game 12: No. 7 Tulane vs. No. 2 Houston | 47 minutes after Game 11 | ESPN+
Game 13: No. 8 South Florida vs. No. 1 East Carolina (If Necessary) | TBD | ESPN+
Game 14: No. 7 Tulane vs. No. 2 Houston (If Necessary) | TBD | ESPN+
 
Sunday, May 28
Game 15: Semifinal Winners | Noon | ESPNEWS and ESPN+