ET) open the first round of the tournament on May. Outside of Willis being named pitcher of the year, the Shockers won the majority of the conference’s individual awards. For the second time in tournament history, the American Athletic Conference Softball Championship returns to the USF Softball Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Perhaps the toughest team standing in their way is Wichita State.
It also marked the third consecutive season UCF claimed 15 or more wins within league play.Īll of that, however, is now behind the Knights as they aim to defend their AAC tournament championship from a year ago. 6 ECU, who play later in the afternoon.Īlthough UCF’s regular season got off to a bumpy start - the Knights began conference action sitting at 18-16 overall - Cindy Ball-Malone’s squad was able to earn a top-two seed in the conference tournament for the second straight year. but was moved up due to inclement weather, UCF said. The game was originally scheduled for 2 p.m. 2023 Softball Standings School School Conf Conf Overall CPct. 7 Memphis in the quarterfinals on Thursday (12:30 p.m., ESPN+) after dropping just one game in their last 18. The Knights (36-19, 15-3 AAC) enter the tournament as the No. This year’s conference tournament will be held at the USF Softball Stadium in Tampa for just the second time and first since 2018. Riding a season-long 10-game win streak, UCF softball heads into the American Athletic Conference tournament with the top pitcher in the league.Īfter posting a 0.79 ERA in conference play, right-hander Sarah Willis was named AAC pitcher of the year on Wednesday and became the first Knight to earn the annual award since Shelby Turnier in 2015.Īlong with Jada Cody, Shannon Doherty, Micaela Macario and Kennedy Searcy, Willis earned first-team All-AAC honors while Chloe Evans, Jasmine Williams and Aubrey Evans received second-team all-conference recognition.Īubrey Evans also earned a spot on the league’s all-freshman squad. Wichita is 3-1 all-time in the American Athletic Conference Championship. On NAIA National Awards Day on September 15, 2023, Heart of America Athletic Conference Commissioner Lori Thomas was selected to the NAIA Hall of Fame, Class of 2023.
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