GREENVILLE, N.C. – Top-seeded Tulsa won the 2017 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship with a 1-0 win over Houston Saturday afternoon at the East Carolina Softball Complex.
The Golden Hurricane had four players named to the all-tournament team, including second baseman Morgan Neal, first baseman Tori Stafford, and third baseman Maggie Withee. Tulsa pitcher Emily Watson was named Most Outstanding Player after going a perfect 2-0 over the weekend with a 0.00 earned run average and 22 strikeouts in 14 innings of action.
Watson picked up the win for Tulsa (39-15) and improved to 28-4 on the year.