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2015 American Athletic Conference softball tournament
| Teams |
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| Single-elimination tournament |
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| UCF (1st title) |
| Renee Luers-Gillispie (1st title) |
| Samantha McCloskey (UCF) |
The 2015 American Athletic Conference softball tournament was held at the UCF Softball Complex on the campus of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, from May 7 through May 9, 2015. The event determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. Top-seeded UCF won the tournament and earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were televised; the quarterfinals and semifinals were shown on the American Digital Network while the championship was broadcast on ESPN2.
Former member Louisville won the only previous event, in 2014, and then departed for the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The American's 7 teams were seeded based on their conference winning percentage from the round-robin regular season. They then played a single elimination tournament, with the top seed receiving a single bye.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 16 | 2 | .889 | — | 1 |
| Tulsa | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4 | 2 |
| Houston | 10 | 7 | .588 | 5.5 | 3 |
| East Carolina | 7 | 11 | .389 | 9 | 4 |
| South Florida | 6 | 10 | .375 | 9.5 | 5 |
| Memphis | 6 | 12 | .333 | 10 | 6 |
| UConn | 4 | 13 | .235 | 11.5 | 7 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7 | Game 1 | (3) Houston | 1–0 | (6) Memphis |
| Game 2 | (2) Tulsa | 1–0 | (7) UConn | |
| Game 3 | (5) South Florida | 5–0 | (4) East Carolina | |
| May 8 | Game 4 | (2) Tulsa | 5–2 | (3) Houston |
| Game 5 | (1) UCF | 3–1 | (5) South Florida | |
| May 9 | Game 6 | (1) UCF | 1–0 | (2) Tulsa |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Name | Pos. | School |
|---|---|---|
| D’Anna Devine | OF | USF |
| Shelby Miller | P | Houston |
| Julana Shrum | DP/P | Houston |
| Jodi Edmiston | RF | Tulsa |
| Caitlin Sill | P | Tulsa |
| Jocelyn Sheffield | DP | Tulsa |
| Maddie Withee | CF | Tulsa |
| Mackenzie Audas | P | UCF |
| Kahley Novak | 2B | UCF |
| Shelby Turnier | P | UCF |
| Jessica Ujvari | DP | UCF |
| Samantha McCloskey | C | UCF |
Samantha McCloskey was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. McCloskey was a catcher for UCF.
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