TAMPA, Fla. – Both pitchers held their own in the tournament opening game of the 2025 American Softball Championship as No. 8 Tulsa defeated No. 9 UTSA 1-0 at the USF Softball Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
Tulsa advances to the second round to play No. 5 Wichita State later today at 4 p.m. ET
The Golden Hurricane threatened in the bottom of the third inning, but UTSA’s Lindsey Davis gunned down Tulsa’s Annika Dill from left field as she tried to advance home, ending the inning and the Golden Hurricane threat.
An inning later, Tulsa loaded the bases with two outs. With a 3-2 count, Faith Russell took an inside pitch to walk and bring in the first run of the game to put the Golden Hurricane up 1-0.
The Roadrunners loaded the bases in the top of the 6th, but Brinly Maples escaped the inning after striking out the final two batters.
The teams combined for 14 hits, but both teams left 10 runners on base in the game.
Maples (6-7) earned the win, tossing the complete game shutout, striking out four batters. Ava Eldridge picked up the loss for the Roadrunners, moving to 8-10 on the season.
2025 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship
May 7-10, 2025
USF Softball Stadium | Tampa, Florida
Wednesday, May 7 | First and Second Round
Game 1: No. 8 Tulsa 1, No. 9 UTSA 0
Box Score | Highlights | Recap
Game 2: No. 10 Memphis vs No. 7 UAB | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs No. 5 Wichita State | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 4: Game 2 winner vs No. 6 East Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Thursday, May 8 | Quarterfinals
Game 5: Game 3 winner vs No. 4 North Texas | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs No. 3 Charlotte | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, May 9 | Semifinals
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs No. 1 Florida Atlantic | 1 p.m. | ESPNU
Game 8: Game 6 winner vs No. 2 South Florida | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, May 10 | Championship
Game 9: Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN2*All game times Eastern and subject to change
