The 2017 American Athletic Conference softball tournament was held at the East Carolina Softball Complex on the campus of the

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, from May 10 through May 13, 2017. The event determined the champion for the American Athletic Conference for the

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. Top-seeded won the Tournament for the second year in a row and earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the

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. Entering the Tournament, Tulsa was defending champion, while

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had won in 2015. Former member Louisville won the first Tournament in 2014.

Format and seeding

The American's seven teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage from the round-robin regular season. They then played a single-elimination tournament with the top seed receiving a single bye.

Results

Tournament

Game results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Most Outstanding Player

Emily Watson was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Watson was a pitcher for Tulsa.

References

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