2016 American Athletic Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTulsa (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Bargfeldt (1st title)
MVPMaddie Withee (Tulsa)
TelevisionESPN3
ESPNU
2016 American Athletic Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 South Florida  y 153 .8334516 .738
UCF  y 124 .7503822 .633
Tulsa  y 99 .5003521 .625
Houston   99 .5002729 .482
Memphis   711 .3892631 .456
East Carolina   513 .2782331 .426
UConn   412 .2501933 .365
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 23, 2016[1]
Rankings from Today/NFCA Coaches

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 2015 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]

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.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
South Florida153.8331
UCF124.7501.52
Tulsa99.50063
Houston99.50064
Memphis711.38985
East Carolina513.278106
UConn412.250107

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

DateGameWinnerScoreLoser
May 12Game 1(4) Houston5–4(5) Memphis
Game 2(2) UCF3–2(7) UConn
Game 3(3) Tulsa2–0(6) East Carolina
May 13Game 4(1) South Florida4–1(4) Houston
Game 5(3) Tulsa4–0(2) UCF
May 14Game 6(3) Tulsa4–0(1) South Florida

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.<recap />

NamePos.Team
Samantha McCloskeyCUCF
Shelby TurnierPUCF
Savannah HeebnerPHouston
Courtney Klingler1BHouston
Erica NunnPSouth Florida
Lee Ann SpiveyCSouth Florida
Lauren Evans1BSouth Florida
Astin DonovanLFSouth Florida
Morgan Neal2BTulsa
Emily WatsonPTulsa
Jocelyn SheffieldDPTulsa
Caitlin SillPTulsa

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]

References

  1. "Standings & Leaders". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. "2016 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship Bracket Announced". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  3. "2016 Softball Championship Central". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Tulsa Defeats USF, 4-0, Wins 2016 American Softball Championship". American Athletic Conference. May 14, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  5. Derek Volner (May 9, 2016). "College Softball Conference Tournaments: More than 55 Games, 12 Championships in Five Days". ESPN. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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