American Athletic Conference softball tournament

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American Athletic Conference softball tournament

Conference softball championship

American Athletic Conference logo

Sport| Softball
Conference| The American
Number of teams| 10
Format| Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium| USF Softball Stadium
Current location| Tampa, FL
Played| 2014–present
Last contest| 2025
Current champion| South Florida
Most championships| Tulsa Golden Hurricane and UCF Knights (3 each)
Official website| American Softball
Host stadiums
USF Softball Stadium (2025)
Wilkins Stadium (2024)
USF Softball Stadium (2023)
Max R. Joyner Family Stadium (2022)
Collins Family Softball Complex (2021)
UCF Softball Stadium (2020, canceled)
Cougar Softball Stadium (2019)
USF Softball Stadium (2018)
ECU Softball Stadium (2017)
Collins Family Softball Complex (2016)
UCF Softball Complex (2015)
Cougar Softball Stadium (2014)
Host locations
Tampa, FL (2025)
Wichita, KS (2024)
Tampa, FL (2023)
Greenville, NC (2022)
Tulsa, OK (2021)
Orlando, FL (2020, canceled)
Houston, TX (2019)
Tampa, FL (2018)
Greenville, NC (2017)
Tulsa, OK (2016)
Orlando, FL (2015)
Houston, TX (2014)

The American Athletic Conference softball tournament is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the American Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament, with seeding based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Softball Championship each season. The conference regular-season champion, as determined by win-loss record, receives the #1 seed in the conference tournament.

The American is one of two successors to the original Big East Conference, which split after the 2013 season. The first year of the tournament was held at Cougar Softball Stadium in Houston, Texas.[1]

## Tournament

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The American softball tournament is a single-elimination tournament held each year at various American-conference campus stadiums. Ten of the thirteen current all-sport members of the conference sponsor softball. Rice, Temple, and Tulane do not sponsor softball teams.

## Champions

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### Year-by-year

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Year | Champion | Site | MOP

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2014 | Louisville | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | Katie Keller (2B), Louisville
2015 | UCF | UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL | Samantha McCloskey (C), UCF
2016 | Tulsa | Collins Family Softball Complex • Tulsa, OK | Maddie Withee (C), Tulsa
2017 | Tulsa | East Carolina Softball Complex • Greenville, NC | Emily Watson (P), Tulsa
2018 | Tulsa | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | Emily Watson (P), Tulsa
2019 | No champion[a] | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX |
2020  | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 | Wichita State | Collins Family Softball Complex • Tulsa, OK | Addison Barnard (OF), Wichita State
2022 | UCF | Max R. Joyner Family Stadium • Greenville, NC | Jada Cody (C/3B), UCF
2023 | UCF | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | Sarah Willis (P), UCF
2024 | Charlotte | Wilkins Stadium • Wichita, KS | Addison Barnard (OF), Wichita State
2025 | South Florida | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL |

1. ^ Tournament cancelled during opening round due to inclement weather.

### By school

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School  | Championships  | Years

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Tulsa | 3  | 2016, 2017, 2018
UCF | 3  | 2015, 2022, 2023
Charlotte | 1  | 2024
Louisville | 1  | 2014
South Florida | 1  | 2025
Wichita State | 1  | 2021
East Carolina | 0  |
Florida Atlantic | 0  |
Memphis | 0  |
UTSA | 0  |
North Texas | 0  |
UAB | 0  |

Italics indicate school no longer sponsors softball in The American.

## References

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1. ^ "UH to host American Athletic Conference softball tournament". Houston Chronicle. June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.

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American Athletic Conference softball tournament

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* ~~2020~~
* 2021
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American Athletic Conference softball

Teams|

* Charlotte 49ers
* East Carolina Pirates
* Florida Atlantic Owls
* Memphis Tigers
* North Texas Mean Green
* South Florida Bulls
* Tulsa Golden Hurricane
* UAB Blazers
* UTSA Roadrunners
* Wichita State Shockers

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* Tournament
* Pitcher of the Year

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American Athletic Conference championships

* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Football
* Men's soccer
* Women's soccer
* Softball
* List of champions

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NCAA Division I softball conference tournaments

* ACC
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* American
* ASUN
* Atlantic 10
* Big Ten
* Big 12
* Big East
* Big Sky
* Big South
* CAA
* CUSA
* Horizon
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* MAAC
* Mid-American
* MEAC
* Missouri Valley
* Northeast
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* Southern
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* WAC

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