The 2017 American Athletic Conference softball tournament was held at the

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, from May 10 through May 12, 2018. The event determined the champion of the

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for the

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. Sixth seeded won the Tournament for the third year in a row and claimed the American's automatic bid to the

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Format and seeding

The conference's eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage from the round-robin regular season. The teams then played a single-elimination tournament.

Results

Bracket

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 for the second consecutive year. Watson was a pitcher for Tulsa who earned the win in all three of the Golden Hurricane's wins en route to the title.

References

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