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1984 Southland Conference softball tournament

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1984 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSouthwestern Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coachYvette Girouard (1 title)
1984 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Zone
Texas–Arlington  x‍‍‍ 3 1 0   .750 26 25 0   .510
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 40 25 0   .615
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 0 4 0   .000 3 14 0   .176
South Zone
Southwestern Louisiana  x‍‍ 6 2 0   .750 28 9 0   .757
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 24 27 0   .471
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 1 7 0   .125 13 43 0   .232


x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1984[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1984 Southland Conference tournament was held in Lafayette, Louisiana[2]Southwestern Louisiana won the six team tournament. Their season ended with the tournament championship as the Lady Cajuns were not selected to the compete in the 1984 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Format

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The tournament was a 6 team double elimination format. All teams which competed in conference play were members of the tournament field. North and South Zone division winners, Texas-Arlington and Southwestern Louisiana respectively, received byes in first round competition.

Tournament

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Source:[2][3][4][5]

Round Game Matchup Score Notes
First round
1 1 McNeese State vs. Arkansas State 2–1 McNeese State wins
2 Northeast Louisiana vs. Lamar 1–0[4] Northeast Louisiana wins
Winner's Bracket
2 3 McNeese State vs. Texas-Arlington 2–1 McNeese State wins
4 Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana 2–1[3][4] Southwestern Louisiana wins
Consolation Bracket
3 5 Texas-Arlington vs. Lamar 18–4 Lamar eliminated
6 Northeast Louisiana vs. Arkansas State 11–3[4] Arkansas State eliminated
7 Northeast Louisiana vs. Texas-Arlington 1–0[4] Texas-Arlington eliminated
Semifinals
4 8 Southwestern Louisiana vs. McNeese State 1–0 [3] Southwestern Louisiana wins
9 Northeast Louisiana vs. McNeese State 2–0[4] McNeese State eliminated
Championship
5 10 Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana 2–0[3][4] Southwestern Louisiana wins championship

References

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  1. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report - University of Southwestern Louisiana (1984 Softball Results)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Northeast Louisiana University (1984 Softball Results)". NCAA.org. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Softball–2024 LOUISIANA SOFTBALL (LOUISIANA SOFTBALL HISTORY AND RECORDS BOOK)" (PDF). University of Louisiana at Lafayette. p. 18. Retrieved February 22, 2024.