Wichita State softball looks to capitalize on home-field advantage in AAC tournament

The American Athletic Conference softball tournament figures to be the most competitive it’s ever been with seven teams ranked in the top-85 of the RPI. With so many contenders for the automatic berth to an NCAA regional, Wichita State holds a key edge in the postseason: home-field advantage. Wilkins Stadium will host the single-elimination conference tournament, which begins Wednesday and crowns the AAC champion Sunday. The Shockers (25-21) are the No. 4 seed and open play against No. 9 seed UTSA (15-41) at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The winner faces the...