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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State  y 225 .8153523 .603
Nicholls   216 .7783422 .607
McNeese State   198 .7043332 .508
Stephen F. Austin   189 .6673623 .610
Southeastern Louisiana   1710 .6303423 .596
Northwestern State   1512 .5563027 .526
Lamar   1413 .5192334 .404
Central Arkansas   1215 .4442628 .481
Houston Baptist   1017 .3702323 .500
Abilene Christian   621 .2221331 .295
Incarnate Word   422 .154840 .167
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi   323 .115843 .157


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

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.

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
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

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 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.
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