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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The bracket is set for the 2017 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship, which will take place at the East Carolina University Softball Stadium May 11-13 in Greenville, North Carolina.
Tulsa (37-15, 15-3 American) clinched the No. 1 seed last weekend, as it claimed the conference regular-season title with a win over East Carolina. The Golden Hurricane will have a quarterfinal bye, and play in Friday's semifinals against the winner of the No. 5-seeded Memphis and No. 4-seeded USF.
Houston (28-24, 12-6 American) is the No. 2 seed in the tournament, and will face No. 7 seed UConn (17-30, 3-14 American) on Thursday in the quarterfinals. The game will be played at 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT. During their regular season series, Houston produced three wins over UConn at the Cougar Softball Stadium.
Host East Carolina (25-29, 5-13 American) earned the No. 6 seed, and will open play against No. 3-seeded UCF (29-22, 11-7 American) in the quarterfinals at 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT on Thursday. The Knights took the three-game series against the Pirates, 2-1, in April.
The single-elimination tournament begins at Noon ET/11 a.m. CT on Thursday, as No. 4-seeded USF (32-23, 9-8 American) will play No. 5-seeded Memphis (28-26, 7-11 American). The Bulls swept the Tigers, 3-0, in their regular season series is April.
The quarterfinals and semifinals will be broadcast live on The American Digital Network at
www.youtube.com/americanathleticconf.
The championship game is set for Noon ET/11 a.m. CT on Saturday and will be televised on ESPN.
2017 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship
East Carolina University Softball Stadium, Greenville, N.C.
Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 11
(All games on The American Digital Network)
Game 1 – No. 5 Memphis vs. No. 4 USF, 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT
Game 2 – No. 7 UConn vs. No. 2 Houston 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT
Game 3 – No. 3 UCF vs. No. 6 East Carolina, 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT
Semifinals - Friday, May 12
(All games on The American Digital Network)
Game 4 – Game 1 winner vs. No. 1 Tulsa, 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT
Game 5 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT
Championship - Saturday, May 13
(Televised live on ESPN)
Game 6 – Semifinal winners, Noon ET/11 a.m. CT