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 | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
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| Champions | Louisville (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Sandy Pearsall (1st title) |
| MVP | Katie Keller (Louisville) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | 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
Katie Keller was named Most Outstanding Player. Keller was 5 for 5 with three home runs, including a grand slam, in the tournament.[4]
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References
- "Standings & Leaders". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "2014 Softball Championship Central". The American. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Softball Tournament Bracket Set; UCF Earns Top Seed". The American. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Louisville Wins 2014 American Softball Championship". The American. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Louisville upsets Central Florida in AAC softball final". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
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