Southland Conference softball tournament
| Southland Conference softball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference softball championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Joe Miller Field |
| Current location | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Played | 1983-1990;1996-Present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | McNeese |
| Most championships | McNeese (9) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| Official website | Southland.org Softball |
The Southland Conference softball tournament is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Southland Conference (SLC). It is a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Tournament[edit]
The Southland Conference softball tournament is a double-elimination tournament held each year at various SLC campus stadiums. The top seven SLC softball teams participate in the tournament (barring NCAA sanctions). Of the ten current members, only the University of New Orleans does not sponsor softball.
History[edit]
The tournament was first held in 1983 when the conference began sponsoring softball. The tournament was not held from 1991 to 1995 and was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Champions[edit]
Year-by-year[edit]
source:[1]
| Year | School | Venue | City | MVP ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | McNeese State[a] | Beaumont Athletic Complex | Beaumont, Texas | No MVP |
| 1984 | Southwestern Louisiana[b] | Unknown | Lafayette, Louisiana | No MVP |
| 1985 | Northeast Louisiana[c] | ULM Softball Complex | Monroe, Louisiana | No MVP |
| 1986 | Northeast Louisiana[c] | Allan Saxe Field | Arlington, Texas | No MVP |
| 1987 | Southwestern Louisiana[b] | Unknown | Denton, Texas | No MVP |
| 1988 | Sam Houston State[d] | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Joanne Graham |
| 1989 | Southwest Texas State[e] | Bearkat Softball Field | Huntsville, Texas | Debra Jones |
| 1990 | Stephen F. Austin | Bobcat Softball Stadium | San Marcos, Texas | Sandi Green |
| 1991-1995 | No conference tournament
| |||
| 1996 | Nicholls State[f] | Colonels Softball Complex | Thibodaux, Louisiana | Leslie Efferson |
| 1997 | Nicholls State[f] | ULM Softball Complex | Monroe, Louisiana | Courtney Blades |
| 1998 | Northwestern State | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Becca Allen |
| 1999 | Southwest Texas State[e] | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Amber Mosher |
| 2000 | Northwestern State | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Erin Mancuso |
| 2001 | Southwest Texas State[e] | Bobcat Softball Stadium | San Marcos, Texas | Jessica Chase |
| 2002 | Northwestern State | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Amanda Ortego |
| 2003 | Texas-Arlington[g] | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Katy Cox |
| 2004 | Texas-San Antonio[h] | Bobcat Softball Stadium | San Marcos, Texas | Ursula Mares |
| 2005 | McNeese State[a] | North Oak Park | Hammond, Louisiana | Jessica Denham |
| 2006 | Texas-San Antonio[h] | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Jessica Els |
| 2007 | Sam Houston State[d] | Bearkat Softball Complex | Huntsville, Texas | Brandi Crnkovic |
| 2008 | Stephen F. Austin | Bobcat Softball Stadium | San Marcos, Texas | Monika Covington |
| 2009 | Southwest Texas State[e] | Cowgirl Diamond | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Chandler Hall |
| 2010 | McNeese State[a] | Bobcat Softball Complex | San Marcos, Texas | Meagan Bond |
| 2011 | Southwest Texas State[e] | Bearkat Softball Complex | Huntsville, Texas | Chandler Hall |
| 2012 | Southwest Texas State[e] | Roadrunner Field | San Antonio, Texas | Chandler Hall |
| 2013 | Northwestern State | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Kylie Roos |
| 2014 | Northwestern State | North Oak Park | Hammond, Louisiana | Kaylee Guidry |
| 2015 | Central Arkansas | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Kylee Studioso |
| 2016 | McNeese State[a] | Cowgirl Diamond | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Erika Piancastelli |
| 2017 | McNeese State[a] | Farris Field | Conway, Arkansas | Erika Piancastelli |
| 2018 | McNeese State[a] | Joe Miller Field | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Morgan Catron |
| 2019 | Sam Houston | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Lindsey McLeod |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | McNeese | North Oak Park | Hammond, Louisiana | Whitney Tate, McNeese |
| 2022 | McNeese | North Oak Park | Hammond, Louisiana | Crislyne Moreno, McNeese |
| 2023 | McNeese | Joe Miller Field | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Reese Reyna, McNeese |
| 2024 | North Oak Park | Hammond, Louisiana | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".
- ^ a b Now branded athletically as Louisiana, with no city identifier.
- ^ a b Now branded athletically as Louisiana–Monroe.
- ^ a b Now branded athletically as Sam Houston, without "State".
- ^ a b c d e f Now branded athletically as Texas State.
- ^ a b Now branded athletically as Nicholls, without "State".
- ^ Now branded both athletically and academically as UT Arlington.
- ^ a b Now branded both athletically and academically as UTSA.
- Former Southland members in italics.
- MVP from tournament champion team unless otherwise noted.
By school[edit]
Current Southland members in bold.
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| McNeese (McNeese State) |
9 | 1983, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Texas State (Southwest Texas State) |
6 | 1989, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2012 |
| Northwestern State | 5 | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014 |
| Sam Houston (Sam Houston State) |
3 | 1988, 2007, 2019 |
| Nicholls (Nicholls State) |
2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 1990, 2008 |
| UTSA (Texas–San Antonio) |
2 | 2004, 2006 |
| Louisiana–Monroe (Northeast Louisiana) |
2 | 1985, 1986 |
| Louisiana (Southwestern Louisiana) |
2 | 1984, 1987 |
| Central Arkansas | 1 | 2015 |
| UT Arlington (Texas–Arlington) |
1 | 2003 |
See also[edit]
Southland Conference baseball tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2023.