2014 American Athletic Conference Softball Tournament

The 2014 American Athletic Conference Softball tournament was held at the Cougar Softball Stadium on the campus of the University of Houston in Houston, Texas from May 8 through May 11, 2015.[2][3] Louisville won the tournament and earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[4][5]

2014 American Athletic Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Site
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachSandy Pearsall (1st title)
MVPKatie Keller (Louisville)
2014 American Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCF  y 153 .833  4318 .705
South Florida  y 135 .722  4317 .717
Louisville  y 147 .667  3622 .621
Houston  y 138 .619  3323 .589
Rutgers   99 .500  2819 .596
Temple   513 .278  1530 .333
Memphis   515 .250  2333 .411
Connecticut   317 .150  1338 .255
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 18, 2014[1]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Tournament

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 UCF 6
8 Connecticut 0
1 UCF 8
5 Rutgers 5
4 Houston 1
5 Rutgers 5
1 UCF 2
3 Louisville 3
3 Louisville 5
6 Temple 3
2 South Florida 0
3 Louisville 86
2 South Florida 5
7 Memphis 3

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
CFJuli WeberUSF
1BAlexis DurandoRutgers
PAlyssa LandrithRutgers
1BSamantha McCloskeyUCF
CFMariah GarciaUCF
PMackenzie AudasUCF
3BFarrah SullivanUCF
CFKayla SolesLouisville
DHBrittany DuncanLouisville
CTaner FowlerLouisville
PRachel LeCoqLouisville
2BKatie KellerLouisville

Most Outstanding Player

Katie Keller was named Most Outstanding Player. Keller was 5 for 5 with three home runs, including a grand slam, in the tournament.[4]

References

  1. "Standings & Leaders". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "2014 Softball Championship Central". The American. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. "Softball Tournament Bracket Set; UCF Earns Top Seed". The American. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. "Louisville Wins 2014 American Softball Championship". The American. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  5. "Louisville upsets Central Florida in AAC softball final". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
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