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 May 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
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament (Gm 1-2), Double-elimination tournament (Gm 3-13)
Site
ChampionsSam Houston State (3 title)
MVPLindsey McCleod (Sam Houston State)
TelevisionESPNU
2019 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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
Elimination Game
   
8 Central Arkansas 6
5 Southeastern Louisiana 7
Elimination Game
   
7 Lamar 0
7 Northwestern State 4
  First Round     Second Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
      1 Sam Houston State 7  
  4 Stephen F. Austin 0     5 Southeastern Louisiana 0    
  5 Southeastern Louisiana 2         3 McNeese State 1  
      5 Southeastern Louisiana 0    
    1 Nicholls 9          
  3 McNeese State 3     6 Northwestern State 0        
  6 Northwestern State 4         1 Sam Houston State 2 –
      2 Nicholls 1 –
         
  4 Stephen F. Austin 6        
  6 Northwestern State 1         3 McNeese State 4    
      3 McNeese State 3     2 Nicholls 10  
      4 Stephen F. Austin 0  
  1 Sam Houston State 2    
  2 Nicholls 0  
  • New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.

Awards and honors

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

2019 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

References
  1. "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved Jun 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.
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