2017 American Athletic Conference Softball Tournament

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2017 American Athletic Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Site
ChampionsTulsa (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Bargfeldt (2nd title)
MVPEmily Watson (Tulsa)
TelevisionESPN
American Digital Network
2017 American Athletic Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Tulsa ‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 3   .833 37 – 15   .712
Houston  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 28 – 24   .538
UCF  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 29 – 22   .569
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 9 – 8   .529 32 – 23   .582
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 28 – 26   .519
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 25 – 29   .463
UConn  ‍‍‍ 3 – 14   .176 17 – 30   .362
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 23, 2017[1]; Rankings from Today/NFCA Coaches

The 2017 American Athletic Conference Softball tournament was held at the on the campus of the East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina from May 10 through May 13, 2017.[2] The event determined the champion for the American Athletic Conference for the 2017 NCAA Division I softball season. Top-seeded Tulsa won the Tournament for the second year in a row and earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[3][4]

Entering the Tournament, Tulsa was defending champion, while UCF had won in 2015. Former member Louisville won the first Tournament in 2014.

Format and seeding[]

The American's seven teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage from the round-robin regular season. They then played a single-elimination tournament with the top seed receiving a single bye.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Tulsa 15 3 .833 — 1
Houston 12 6 .667 3 2
UCF 11 7 .611 4 3
South Florida 9 8 .529 5.5 4
Memphis 7 11 .389 8 5
East Carolina 5 13 .278 10 6
UConn 3 14 .176 11.5 7

Results[]

Tournament[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                           
  4 South Florida 0    
  5 Memphis 7    
        1 Tulsa 6  
            5 Memphis 0    
               
      1 Tulsa 1
  3 UCF 2               2 Houston 0
  6 East Carolina 4              
        6 East Carolina 0    
        2 Houston 6  
  2 Houston 7    
  7 UConn 0  

Game results[]

Date Game Winner Score Loser
May 11 Game 1 (6) East Carolina 4–2 (3) UCF
Game 2 (2) Houston 7–0 (7) UConn
May 12 Game 3 (5) Memphis 7–0 (4) South Florida
Game 4 (2) Houston 6–0 (6) East Carolina
May 12 Game 5 (1) Tulsa 6–0 (5) Memphis
May 13 Game 6 (1) Tulsa 1–0 (2) Houston

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School
Kacie Oshiro East Carolina
Meredith Burroughs East Carolina
Lindsey Stickrod Memphis
Molly Smith Memphis
Savannah Heebner Houston
Sarah Barker Houston
Maya Thomas Houston
Kaylin Crumpton Houston
Maggie Withee Tulsa
Tori Stafford Tulsa
Morgan Neal Tulsa
Emily Watson Tulsa

Most Outstanding Player[]

Emily Watson was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Watson was a pitcher for Tulsa.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Standings & Leaders". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship Bracket Announced". The American. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Softball Championship Central". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Tulsa Defeats Houston, 1-0, Wins American 2017 Softball Championship". American Athletic Conference. May 13, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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