2019 Southland Conference softball tournament


The 2019 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, from May 7 through 10, 2019. The tournament winner, Sam Houston State, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPNU.[2] The remainder of the tournament aired on the Southland Digital Network.

2019 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament (Gm 1-2), Double-elimination tournament (Gm 3-13)
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (3 title)
MVPLindsey McCleod (Sam Houston State)
TelevisionESPNU
2019 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍y 22 5   .815 35 23   .603
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 21 6   .778 34 22   .607
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 33 32   .508
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 18 9   .667 36 23   .610
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 34 23   .596
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 30 27   .526
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 23 34   .404
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 26 28   .481
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 23 23   .500
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 13 31   .295
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 4 22   .154 8 40   .167
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 3 23   .115 8 43   .157


† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 19, 2019[1]
Rankings from NFCA

Format

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The 2019 tournament marked the second year with expanded format including the top 8 teams following Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word's eligibility for the tournament. The first two games were single elimination while the rest of the tournament was a double elimination format.

Tournament

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Elimination Game
   
8 Central Arkansas 6
5 Southeastern Louisiana 7
Elimination Game
   
7 Lamar 0
7 Northwestern State 4
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Sam Houston State7
4Stephen F. Austin05Southeastern Louisiana0
5Southeastern Louisiana23McNeese State1
5Southeastern Louisiana0
1Nicholls9
3McNeese State36Northwestern State0
6Northwestern State4
1Sam Houston State2
2Nicholls1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
4Stephen F. Austin6
3McNeese State4
6Northwestern State1
3McNeese State32Nicholls10
4Stephen F. Austin0
1Sam Houston State2
2Nicholls0
  • New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.

Awards and honors

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Source: [3]
Tournament MVP: Lindsey McCleod, Sam Houston State

All-Tournament Teams:

  • Cayla Jones, Northwestern State
  • Justyce McClain, McNeese State
  • Margarita Corona, Stephen F. Austin
  • Kassidy Wilbur, Stephen F. Austin
  • Kali Clement, Nicholls
  • Kasey Frederick, Nicholls
  • Caitlin Garcia, Nicholls
  • Meegan Landry, Nicholls
  • Tiffany Thompson, Sam Houston State
  • Brooke Malia, Sam Houston State
  • Bailey White, Sam Houston State
  • Lindsey McCleod, Sam Houston State (MVP)

See also

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2019 Southland Conference baseball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Southland softball tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 31. Retrieved February 17, 2020.