2016 American Athletic Conference softball tournament

American college softball tournament August 2023 June 2026 2016 American Athletic Conference American I 7 Single-elimination tournament Collins Family Softball Complex Tulsa, Oklahoma 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 1st John Bargfeldt 1st Maddie Withee Tulsa ESPN3ESPNU 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.http://theamerican.org/news/2016/5/9/SB_0509165502.aspx American Athletic Conference 2016 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship Bracket Announced May 10, 2016 The event determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season. Third-seeded 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 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.http://theamerican.org/sports/2016/1/22/softball2016.aspx?id=183& American Athletic Conference 2016 Softball Championship Central April 6, 2021http://theamerican.org/news/2016/5/14/SB_0514163448.aspx American Athletic Conference Tulsa Defeats USF, 4-0, Wins 2016 American Softball Championship May 14, 2016 April 6, 2021 All games were televised; the quarterfinals and semifinals were shown on the American Digital Network while the championship was broadcast on ESPN.http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/05/college-softball-conference-tournaments-more-than-55-games-12-championships-in-five-days/ ESPN College Softball Conference Tournaments: More than 55 Games, 12 Championships in Five Days Derek Volner May 9, 2016 May 10, 2016 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 2016 South Florida Bulls South Florida 15 3 .833 — 1 2016 UCF Knights UCF 12 4 .750 1.5 2 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 9 9 .500 6 3 2016 Houston Cougars Houston 9 9 .500 6 4 2016 Memphis Tigers Memphis 7 11 .389 8 5 2016 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 5 13 .278 10 6 2016 UConn Huskies UConn 4 12 .250 10 7 Results Bracket 4 2016 Houston Cougars Houston 5 5 2016 Memphis Tigers Memphis 4 3 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 2 6 2016 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 0 2 2016 UCF Knights UCF 3 7 2016 UConn Huskies UConn 2 1 2016 South Florida Bulls South Florida 4 4 Houston 1 3 Tulsa 4 2 UCF 0 1 South Florida 0 3 Tulsa 4 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser May 12 Game 1 (4) 2016 Houston Cougars Houston 5–4 (5) 2016 Memphis Tigers Memphis Game 2 (2) 2016 UCF Knights UCF 3–2 (7) 2016 UConn Huskies UConn Game 3 (3) 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 2–0 (6) 2016 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina May 13 Game 4 (1) 2016 South Florida Bulls South Florida 4–1 (4) 2016 Houston Cougars Houston Game 5 (3) 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 4–0 (2) 2016 UCF Knights UCF May 14 Game 6 (3) 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 4–0 (1) 2016 South Florida Bulls South Florida All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. 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. References Tournament Category:American Conference softball tournament AAC softball tournament AAC softball tournament