2016 American Athletic Conference softball tournament
American college softball tournament
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The 2016 American Athletic Conference softball tournament was held at the Collins Family Softball Complex on the campus of the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma from May 12 through May 14, 2016.[2] The event determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season. Third-seeded Tulsa won the Tournament for the first time and earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[3][4] All games were televised; the quarterfinals and semifinals were shown on the American Digital Network while the championship was broadcast on ESPN.[5]
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 South Florida †y | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 45 | – | 16 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF y | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 38 | – | 22 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa ‡y | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 35 | – | 21 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 27 | – | 29 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 26 | – | 31 | .456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 23 | – | 31 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 19 | – | 33 | .365 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 23, 2016[1] Rankings from Today/NFCA Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous winners of the Tournament were UCF in 2015 and former member Louisville in 2014.
Format and seeding
The conference's seven teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage from the round-robin regular season. The teams then played a single-elimination tournament with the top seed earning a single bye.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | 1 |
| UCF | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Tulsa | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6 | 3 |
| Houston | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6 | 4 |
| Memphis | 7 | 11 | .389 | 8 | 5 |
| East Carolina | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10 | 6 |
| UConn | 4 | 12 | .250 | 10 | 7 |
Results
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Memphis | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Florida | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulsa | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulsa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | East Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulsa | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UCF | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UCF | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UConn | 2 | ||||||||||||
Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 | Game 1 | (4) Houston | 5–4 | (5) Memphis |
| Game 2 | (2) UCF | 3–2 | (7) UConn | |
| Game 3 | (3) Tulsa | 2–0 | (6) East Carolina | |
| May 13 | Game 4 | (1) South Florida | 4–1 | (4) Houston |
| Game 5 | (3) Tulsa | 4–0 | (2) UCF | |
| May 14 | Game 6 | (3) Tulsa | 4–0 | (1) South Florida |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.<recap />
| Name | Pos. | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha McCloskey | C | UCF |
| Shelby Turnier | P | UCF |
| Savannah Heebner | P | Houston |
| Courtney Klingler | 1B | Houston |
| Erica Nunn | P | South Florida |
| Lee Ann Spivey | C | South Florida |
| Lauren Evans | 1B | South Florida |
| Astin Donovan | LF | South Florida |
| Morgan Neal | 2B | Tulsa |
| Emily Watson | P | Tulsa |
| Jocelyn Sheffield | DP | Tulsa |
| Caitlin Sill | P | Tulsa |
Most Outstanding Player
Caitlin Sill was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Sill was a pitcher for Tulsa who earned two wins in the tournament without allowing a run.[4]