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, 2014.[2][3] The tournament determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. 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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCF  ‍†‍‍y 15–3 .83343–18 .705
South Florida  ‍‍‍y 13–5 .72243–17 .717
Louisville  ‍‍‡‍y 14–7 .66736–22 .621
Houston  ‍‍‍y 13–8 .61933–23 .589
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50028–19 .596
Temple  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27815–30 .333
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 5–15 .25023–33 .411
UConn  ‍‍‍ 3–17 .15013–38 .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 18, 2014[1]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Format and seeding

The conference's 8 teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage based on the round-robin regular season. They then played a single elimination tournament.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
UCF153.833—1
South Florida135.72222
Louisville147.6672.53
Houston138.6193.54
Rutgers99.50065
Temple513.278106
Memphis515.250117
UConn317.150138

Results

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 UCF 6
8 UConn 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

Game Results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoser
May 8Game 1(3) Louisville5–3(6) Temple
Game 2(2) South Florida5–3(7) Memphis
Game 3(1) UCF6–0(8) UConn
Game 4(5) Rutgers8–5(4) Houston
May 9Game 5(3) Louisville8–0 (6)(2) South Florida
May 10Game 6(1) UCF8–5(5) Rutgers
May 11Game 7(3) Louisville3–2(1) UCF

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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