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
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

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.