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2014 American Athletic Conference softball tournament

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2014 American Athletic Conference
softball tournament
Teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachSandy Pearsall (1st title)
MVPKatie Keller (Louisville)
2014 American Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCF  ‍‍‍y 15 3   .833 43 18   .705
South Florida  ‍‍‍y 13 5   .722 43 17   .717
Louisville  ‍‍y 14 7   .667 36 22   .621
Houston  ‍‍‍y 13 8   .619 33 23   .589
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 28 19   .596
Temple  ‍‍‍ 5 13   .278 15 30   .333
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 5 15   .250 23 33   .411
UConn  ‍‍‍ 3 17   .150 13 38   .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 18, 2014[1]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches


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]

Format and seeding

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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.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
UCF 15 3 .833 1
South Florida 13 5 .722 2 2
Louisville 14 7 .667 2.5 3
Houston 13 8 .619 3.5 4
Rutgers 9 9 .500 6 5
Temple 5 13 .278 10 6
Memphis 5 15 .250 11 7
UConn 3 17 .150 13 8

Results

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Bracket

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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

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Date Game Winner Score Loser
May 8 Game 1 (3) Louisville 5–3 (6) Temple
Game 2 (2) South Florida 5–3 (7) Memphis
Game 3 (1) UCF 6–0 (8) UConn
Game 4 (5) Rutgers 8–5 (4) Houston
May 9 Game 5 (3) Louisville 8–0 (6) (2) South Florida
May 10 Game 6 (1) UCF 8–5 (5) Rutgers
May 11 Game 7 (3) Louisville 3–2 (1) UCF

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos. Name School
CF Juli Weber USF
1B Alexis Durando Rutgers
P Alyssa Landrith Rutgers
1B Samantha McCloskey UCF
CF Mariah Garcia UCF
P Mackenzie Audas UCF
3B Farrah Sullivan UCF
CF Kayla Soles Louisville
DH Brittany Duncan Louisville
C Taner Fowler Louisville
P Rachel LeCoq Louisville
2B Katie Keller Louisville

Most Outstanding Player

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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

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