AMERICAN SOFTBALL RELEASE - MAY 2

WATCH FOR THE SEEDS
Entering the final weekend of the regular season, none of the eight seeds in the 2019 Championship have been locked in, with several of this weekend’s series holding major implications. USF needs one win to clinch a second straight regular season championship as they head to Memphis. Tulsa sits two games back entering the weekend, but holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Bulls after taking two of three games in Tampa during the opening weekend of conference play. 

The full bracket and Thursday’s semifinal matchups will be announced on Sunday evening following the conclusion of the final games of the regular season.

RPI SEE YOU
Entering the final weekend of the regular season, The American has four teams (Tulsa, USF, Houston, UCF) ranked inside the top 55 in the latest NCAA Women’s Softball RPI, the sixth-most teams inside the top 55 among all conferences nationally.
    
    Conference        RPI Top 55 Teams
    1)  SEC                    13
    t2) Pac 12                 7
    t2) Big Ten                7
    t4) ACC                     5
    t4) Big 12                  5
    6) The American       4


AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE
Fans can keep up with every pitch of the 2019 American Softball Championship next week in Houston via the American Digital Network and ESPN2. The ADN will carry Thursday’s four quarterfinal games and the two semifinal matchups on Friday before Saturday’s championship game airs on ESPN2 at 12 p.m .ET/11 a.m. CT. 

Gerald Sanchez, Sydney Gerbract and Hali Oughton will call the action over the first two days on the ADN, while Courtney Lyle and Erin Miller will call Saturday’s title game.