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
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Site	Cougar Softball Stadium Houston, Texas
Champions	Louisville (1st title)
Winning coach	Sandy Pearsall (1st title)
MVP	Katie 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
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	8^6
	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]

References

1. "Standings & Leaders". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
2. "2014 Softball Championship Central". The American. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
3. "Softball Tournament Bracket Set; UCF Earns Top Seed". The American. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
4. "Louisville Wins 2014 American Softball Championship". The American. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
5. "Louisville upsets Central Florida in AAC softball final". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-12.