| Year: | 2015 |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Shortconference: | American |
| Division: | I |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | UCF Softball Complex |
| City: | Orlando, Florida |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Renee Luers-Gillispie |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Samantha McCloskey |
| Mvpteam: | 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.[1] The event determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. Top-seeded won the tournament and earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2] [3] All games were televised; the quarterfinals and semifinals were shown on the American Digital Network while the championship was broadcast on ESPN2.[4]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2 | .889 | — | 1 | ||
| 12 | 6 | .667 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 7 | .588 | 5.5 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 11 | .389 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 10 | .375 | 9.5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 12 | .333 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 13 | .235 | 11.5 | 7 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7 | Game 1 | (3) | 1–0 | (6) | |
| Game 2 | (2) | 1–0 | (7) | ||
| Game 3 | (5) | 5–0 | (4) | ||
| May 8 | Game 4 | (2) | 5–2 | (3) | |
| Game 5 | (1) | 3–1 | (5) | ||
| May 9 | Game 6 | (1) | 1–0 | (2) |
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.