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 </figure><div>WICHITA, Kan. -&nbsp;Wichita State will be the No. 4 seed in this week&apos;s 2024 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship, hosted by the Shockers at Wilkins Stadium, May 8-11. The Shockers open tournament action on Wednesday, May 8 vs. No. 9 seed UTSA at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Wichita State finished the regular season at 16-11 in AAC play, one game behind No. 3 seed North Texas. Florida Atlantic and Charlotte shared the regular season title, but the Owls will be the top seed in the tournament with Charlotte at No. 2. The winner of Wichita State/UTSA will meet the winner of South Florida/Tulsa on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+. <a contenteditable="false" name="_Hlk102941165" title="" style="text-align: start;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size: 16px;">2024 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship</a> May 8-11, 2024 Wilkins Stadium Wichita, Kansas &nbsp; Wednesday, May 8 - First Round Game 1: No.&nbsp;7 East Carolina vs No. 6 UAB&nbsp;- 10 a.m. (ESPN+) Game 2: No.&nbsp;10 Memphis vs No. 3 North Texas&nbsp;- 1 p.m. (ESPN+) Game 3: No.&nbsp;8 South Florida vs No. 5 Tulsa&nbsp;- 4 p.m. (ESPN+) Game 4: No.&nbsp;9 UTSA vs No. 4 Wichita State&nbsp;- 7 p.m. (ESPN+) Thursday, May 9 - Second Round Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2 - 12 p.m. (ESPN+) Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4 - 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Friday, May 10 - Semifinals Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs No.&nbsp;2 Charlotte&nbsp;- 12 p.m. (ESPN+) Game 8: Winner Game 6 vs No.&nbsp;1&nbsp;Florida Atlantic&nbsp;- 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, May 11 - Championship Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8 - 11 a.m. (ESPN2) &nbsp;</div>

🥎 Shockers enter AAC Championship as No. 4 seed