CLEARWATER, Fla. – Jackson Linn’s walk-off home run gave No. 3 seed Tulane an 11-10 victory over No. 4 Wichita State in the final of the 2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions. The Green Wave become the first team to win the American Baseball Championship in back-to-back years.
 
With the win, the Green Wave (35-24) earns The American’s automatic spot in the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament. NCAA Regional host sites will be announced Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. Eastern, while the field 64-team field, seedings and pairings will be announced on Monday, May 27 at noon Eastern on ESPN2.
 
The Shockers conclude the season at 32-29 after advancing to its first American Baseball Championship final.
 
The game was only the third contest in Championship history to have both teams score double-digit runs. It was also the first Championship final to be decided by a walk-off hit.
 
After Wichita State took a 7-3 lead with five runs in the top of the fifth, Tulane came back with three runs in the bottom of the fifth and took the lead with four in the sixth. The Shockers tied the game in the seventh on home runs by Josh Livingston and Seth Stroh before Linn stepped up with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
 
Linn, the Championship’s Most Outstanding Player, hit two home runs in the final and finished the tournament with four home runs, tying the Championship record with Livingston, who had three entering the final, and Josh Crouch from UCF in 2021.
 
Brady Marget was 3-for-5 with four RBI while Gavin Schulz added three runs driven in.
 
Livingston finished with three RBI, while Lane Haworth was 3-for-5 with two RBI.
 
Luc Fladda (4-3) earned the win for Tulane with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief, while Hunter Holmes (1-4) took the loss for the Shockers, allowing the one hit in two innings.
 
2024 American Baseball Championship presented by Regions
BayCare Ballpark | Clearwater, Fla.
Championship Central
 
Most Outstanding Player
Jackson Linn, Tulane
 
All-Championship Team
Teo Banks, OF, Tulane
Jackson Linn, OF, Tulane
Brady Marget, IF, Tulane
Billy Price, P, Tulane
Gavin Schulz, IF, Tulane
Colin Tuft, C, Tulane
Kam Durnin, IF, Wichita State
Caden Favors, P, Wichita State
Lane Haworth, OF, Wichita State
Josh Livingston, IF, Wichita State
Seth Stroh, OF, Wichita State
 
Schedule
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1: No. 4 Wichita State 8, No. 5 UAB 2 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 2: No. 1 East Carolina 12, No. 8 Rice 4 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 3: No. 7 Charlotte 9, No. 2 UTSA 5 (12 innings) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 4: No. 3 Tulane 14, No. 6 Florida Atlantic (7 innings) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Wednesday, May 22
Game 5: Rice 9, UAB 0 (UAB Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 6: Florida Atlantic 12, UTSA 5 (UTSA eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Thursday, May 23
Game 7: Wichita State 14, East Carolina 4 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 8: Tulane 7, Charlotte 5 | Box Score | Highlights
 
Friday, May 24
Game 9: East Carolina 8, Rice 7 (Rice Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 10: Florida Atlantic 10, Charlotte 8 (Charlotte Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Saturday, May 25
Game 11: East Carolina 5, Wichita State 4 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 12: Tulane 13, Florida Atlantic 1 (7 innings) (Florida Atlantic Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 13: Wichita State 12, East Carolina 2 (7 innings) (East Carolina Eliminated) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Sunday, May 26
Game 15: Tulane 11, Wichita State 10 | Box Score | Highlights
 
All times listed are Eastern.