2013 Southland Conference softball tournament

2013 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Lady Demon Diamond; Natchitoches, Louisiana;
Champions	Northwestern State (4 title)
Winning coach	Donald Pickett (1 title)
MVP	Kylie Roos (Northwestern State)
Television	ESPN3
	← 2012; Southland Softball Tournament; 2014 →;

The 2013 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, from May 9 through 11, 2013. The tournament winner, Northwestern State earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Early rounds of the tournament were broadcast on the Southland Conference Digital Network. Both games of the championship round were carried on ESPN3, with Chris Mycoskie and Tony Taglavore on the call.^[1]

Format

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. The tournament was played using a double elimination format and included the maximum number of games in the format since a second game on championship day was required.

2013 Southland Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		PCT		W	L		PCT
McNeese State ** ‍‍‍	19	–	5	–	0	.792		38	–	15	–	0	.717
Northwestern State ‡ ‍‍‍	18	–	7	–	0	.720		40	–	15	–	0	.727
Sam Houston ‍‍‍	17	–	10	–	0	.630		37	–	24	–	0	.607
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	15	–	10	–	0	.600		38	–	20	–	0	.655
Lamar ‍‍‍	14	–	13	–	0	.519		24	–	35	–	0	.407
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	13	–	13	–	0	.500		32	–	22	–	0	.593
Nicholls ‍‍‍	12	–	13	–	0	.480		22	–	26	–	0	.458
Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍	9	–	17	–	0	.346		16	–	32	–	0	.333
Houston Baptist ‍‍‍	6	–	20	–	0	.231		15	–	27	–	0	.357
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	6	–	21	–	0	.222		11	–	39	–	0	.220

‡ – SLC Tournament Champion **Southland Tournament #1 seed champion As of May 18, 2013^[2]^[3] Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Tournament


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final			Final



			1	McNeese State	1

4	Central Arkansas	3	6	Southeastern Louisiana	3

5	Lamar	0				3	Sam Houston State	5

						6	Southeastern Louisiana	1

			3	Sam Houston State	8

3	Sam Houston State	6	5	Lamar	4

6	Southeastern Louisiana	9
									2	Northwestern State	0

									3	Sam Houston State	5

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower final



1	McNeese State	0
						3	Sam Houston State	12
4	Central Arkansas	1
			2	Northwestern State	5	4	Central Arkansas	4

			4	Central Arkansas	2
2	Northwestern State	1

3	Sam Houston State	0

All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Line Scores

Day One

Game 1 (Central Arkansas vs Lamar)

May 9, 2013 11:00 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lamar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Central Arkansas	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1
WP: Armstrong, K. (29–12) LP: Millman, S. (17–14) Sv: None ^[4]

Game 2 (Southeastern Louisiana vs Sam Houston State)

May 9, 2013 1:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Southeastern Louisiana	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	6	2
Sam Houston State	2	1	0	5	0	1	0	9	11	1
WP: Lancaster, S. (13–7) LP: Bishop, T. (7–9) Sv: Quinn, M. (2) ^[5]

Game 3 (Central Arkansas vs McNeese State)

May 9, 2013 3:59 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Central Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0
McNeese State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
WP: Armstong, K. (30–13) LP: Bond, M. (18–6) Sv: None ^[6]

Game 4 (Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State)

May 9, 2013 6:15 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Northwestern State	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
WP: Roos, K. (15–3) LP: Quinn, M. (11–8) Sv: None ^[7]

Day Two

Game 5 (McNeese State vs Southeastern Louisiana)

May 10, 2013 11:52 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
McNeese State	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Southeastern Louisiana	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	0
WP: Bishop, T. (8–9) LP: Allred, J. (18–6) Sv: None ^[8]

Game 6 (Sam Houston State vs Lamar)

May 10, 2013 2:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	8	9	4
Lamar	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	6	2
WP: Lancaster, S. (14–7) LP: Millman, S. (17–16) Sv: None ^[9]

Game 7 (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas)

May 10, 2013 5:15 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Northwestern State	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	5	9	1
Central Arkansas	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	11	2
WP: Roos, K. (16–3) LP: Armstrong, K. (30–13) Sv: None ^[10]

Semi-final Game One (Southeastern Louisiana vs Sam Houston State)

May 10, 2013 2:00 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Southeastern Louisiana	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	0
Sam Houston State	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	6	2
WP: Baros, H. (10–8) LP: Browne, J. (1–2) Sv: None ^[11]

Semi-final Game Two (Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas)

May 10, 2013 10:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	0	0	1	0	4	3	4	12	18	3
Central Arkansas	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	4	6	2
WP: Lancaster, S. (15–7) LP: Armstrong, K. (30–14) Sv: None ^[12]

Day Three

Championship Game One (Sam Houston State vs Northwestern State)

May 11, 2013 2:05 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	5	12	1
Northwestern State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
WP: Baros, H (11–8) LP: Roos, K. (16–4) Sv: None ^[13]

Championship Game Two (Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State)

May 11, 2013 4:40 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Northwestern State	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	5	8	0
Sam Houston State	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	9	0
WP: Roos, K. (17–4) LP: Lancaster, S. (15–8) Sv: None Attendance: 713 ^[14]

Awards and honors

Source: ^[15]
Tournament MVP: Kylie Roos - Northwestern State

All-Tournament Teams:

Kim Damian - Sam Houston State
Alyssa Coggins - Sam Houston State
Shelbi Tucker - Sam Houston State
Tara McKenney - Northwestern State
Ashley Isbell - Sam Houston State
Cassandra Barefield - Northwestern State
Kelsey Nichols - Southeastern Louisiana
Tori Benavidez - Sam Houston State
Sam Forrest - Central Arkansas
Kelsie Armstrong - Central Arkansas
Shelby Lancaster - Sam Houston State

References

^ "Southland Conference softball tournament Starts Thursday". Southland Conference. May 8, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
^ "Lamar vs Central Arkansas (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Southeastern La. vs Sam Houston State (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Central Arkansas vs McNeese State (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Sam Houston State vs Northwestern State (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "McNeese State vs Southeastern La. (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Sam Houston State vs Lamar (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Southeastern La. vs Sam Houston State (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Sam Houston State vs Northwestern State (May 11, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State (May 11, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Southland Conference". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[1] "Southland Conference softball tournament Starts Thursday". Southland Conference. May 8, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[2] "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[3] "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.

[4] "Lamar vs Central Arkansas (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[5] "Southeastern La. vs Sam Houston State (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[6] "Central Arkansas vs McNeese State (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[7] "Sam Houston State vs Northwestern State (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[8] "McNeese State vs Southeastern La. (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[9] "Sam Houston State vs Lamar (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[10] "Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[11] "Southeastern La. vs Sam Houston State (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[12] "Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[13] "Sam Houston State vs Northwestern State (May 11, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[14] "Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State (May 11, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[15] "Southland Conference". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

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