No. 5 –The softball title is Wichita State's fifth conference crown as an American Athletic Conference member (after joining in 2017-18) and the first by the softball team. It joins volleyball (2017), women's cross country (2018), women's outdoor track and field (2019) and men's basketball (2021) with American trophies.
The Shockers are 37-11-1 entering the American Championships in Tulsa. They are the top seed and play at 3 p.m. Friday. Wichita State's 18-5-1 record earned the top spot, with help from UCF's two wins on Saturday over USF. The Shockers needed UCF to win at least two of the four games to keep USF from winning the title.