2022 Southland Conference softball tournament
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | McNeese (8th title) |
| Winning coach | James Landreneau (4th title) |
| MVP | Crislyne Moreno (McNeese) |
| Attendance | 3,451 |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State †‡y | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 40 | – | 21 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 40 | – | 16 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 27 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 29 | – | 22 | .569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 36 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 19 | – | 29 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 38 | .240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana, from May 10 through 13, 2022.[2] The tournament winner, McNeese, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were broadcast on ESPN+.[3]
Format[edit]
The tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. The top seeded team, McNeese, received a bye in first round competition.
Seeds[edit]
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. All seven teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Tie–breaker procedures were not required.
| Seed | School | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McNeese | 15–3 |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 14–4 |
| 3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 11–7 |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 10–8 |
| 5 | Incarnate Word | 5–13 |
| 6 | Houston Baptist | 4–13 |
| 7 | Nicholls | 4–14 |
- New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
Source:[4]
Tournament[edit]
Source:[2]
| Round | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Notes | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day – Tuesday, May 10, 2022|- | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 5 Incarnate Word | 4–3 | 191 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 2:45 pm | No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist | 4–5 | 225 | |||
| 3 | 6:05 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls | 10–2 | 336 | |||
| Second day – Wednesday, May 11, 2022 | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 11:00 am | No. 1 McNeese vs No. 4 Northwestern State | 6–5 | 267 | ESPN+ | |
| 5 | 2:27 pm | No. 6 Houston Baptist vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 5–8 | 367 | |||
| 6 | 11:00 am | No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 7 Nicholls | 8–2 | 372 | Elimination game (Nicholls) | ||
| 7 | 8:15 pm | No. 5 Incarnate Word vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist | 4–8 | 250 | Elimination game (Incarnate Word) | ||
| Third day – Thursday, May 12, 2022 | |||||||
| 3 | 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 3–4 | 242 | Elimination game (Northwestern State) | ESPN+ |
| 9 | 2:02 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 7–6 | 381 | |||
| 10 | 5:27 pm | No. 6 Houston Baptist vs. No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 5–3 | 231 | Elimination Game (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) | ||
| 11 | 8:05 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist | 11–7 | 258 | Elimination Game (Houston Baptist) | ||
| Championship – Friday, May 13, 2022 | |||||||
| 4 | |||||||
| 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 1 McNeese | 2–10 | 331 | McNeese tournament champion | ESPN+ | |
| 13 | Rematch (if necessary) | – | Not necessary | ||||
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Awards and honors[edit]
Tournament MVP: Crislyne Moreno, McNeese
All-Tournament Teams: Source:[3]
- Crislyne Moreno, McNeese - MVP
- Kaylee Lopez, McNeese
- Jil Poullard, McNeese
- Whitney Tate, McNeese
- Madisen Blackford, Southeastern
- Aeriyl Mass, Southeastern
- Heather Zumo, Southeastern
- Caitlin Brockway, Houston Baptist
- Madison Cotton, Houston Baptist
- Sarah Venker, Houston Baptist
- Laney Roos, Northwestern State
- Pal Egan, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
See also[edit]
2022 Southland Conference baseball tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "2022 Softball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "2022 Southland Softball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Pam LaFosse (May 13, 2022). "McNeese vanquishes Southeastern to claim Southland Softball Tournament Championship". 2024 Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Southland Softball Tournament Bracket Announced Bookmark and Share". Southland Conference. May 7, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2024.