2012 Southland Conference softball tournament

2012 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Roadrunner Field; San Antonio, Texas;
Champions	Texas State (6 title)
Winning coach	Ricci Woodard (4 title)
MVP	Chandler Hall (Texas State)
Television	ESPN3
	← 2011; Southland Softball Tournament; 2013 →;

The 2012 Southland Conference tournament was held at Roadrunner Field on the campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, from May 11 through 13, 2012 after heavy rainfall in the San Antonio area forced a postponement of the tournament start. The tournament winner, Texas State Bobcats, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament streaming on SLC NOW. The championship game was called by Lincoln Rose and Chris Mycoskie.^[1]

Format

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. The tournament was played in a double-elimination format with a maximum of eleven games.

2012 Southland Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		PCT		W	L		PCT
Texas State **‡ ‍‍‍	18	–	2	–	0	.900		39	–	17	–	0	.696
Sam Houston ‍‍‍	14	–	6	–	0	.700		29	–	21	–	0	.580
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	12	–	8	–	0	.600		36	–	22	–	0	.621
McNeese State ‍‍‍	12	–	8	–	0	.600		34	–	21	–	0	.618
Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍	12	–	8	–	0	.600		24	–	28	–	0	.462
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	11	–	9	–	0	.550		18	–	23	–	0	.439
Nicholls ‍‍‍	8	–	12	–	0	.400		14	–	31	–	0	.311
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	7	–	13	–	0	.350		19	–	31	–	0	.380
Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍	6	–	14	–	0	.300		16	–	33	–	0	.327
Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍	5	–	15	–	0	.250		15	–	27	–	0	.357
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	5	–	15	–	0	.250		15	–	34	–	0	.306

‡ – SLC Tournament Champion **Southland Tournament #1 seed champion As of May 20, 2012^[2]^[3] Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Tournament


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final			Final



			4	UTSA	1

4	UTSA	4	6	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	2

5	Central Arkansas	3				2	Sam Houston State	2

						6	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	0

			2	Sam Houston State	1

3	McNeese State	11	5	Central Arkansas	0

6	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	3
									1	Texas State	3

									2	Sam Houston State	0

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower final



1	Texas State	2
						2	Sam Houston State	3
4	UTSA	1
			1	Texas State	5	3	McNeese State	2

			3	McNeese State	2
2	Sam Houston State	1

3	McNeese State	6

All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Line Scores

Day One

Game 1 (Central Arkansas vs UTSA)

May 11, 2012 11:03 am CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Central Arkansas	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	6	0
UTSA	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	10	1
WP: Staton (15–7) LP: Armstrong, K. (22–14) Sv: None ^[4]

Game 2 (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs McNeese State)

May 11, 2012 1:30 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	7	4
McNeese State	2	2	2	2	0	3	11	14	3
WP: Denham, T. (14–10) LP: Cecchetti, G. (10–7) Sv: None Notes: Game #2 of 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Game called in bottom of sixth due to Southland Conference run rule ^[5]

Game 3 (UTSA vs Texas State)

May 11, 2012 4:03 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
UTSA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
Texas State	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5	0
WP: Hall, C. (21–6) LP: Staton (15–8) Sv: None Attendance: 362 ^[6]

Game 4 (McNeese State vs Sam Houston State)

May 11, 2012 6:26 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
McNeese State	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	6	7	0
Sam Houston State	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0
WP: Lilly, B. (4–1) LP: Garrison, T. (10–9) Sv: None Attendance: 409 Notes: Game #4 of 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Game was delayed due to lightning at 7:10 pm, which was followed by rain and it was suspended at 9:03 pm due to unplayable field conditions Game resumed at 9:54 am on Saturday ^[7]

Day Two

Game 5 (UTSA vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)

May 12, 2012 11:29 am CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
UTSA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	0
WP: Cecchetti, G. (11–7) LP: Vordenbaum (4–11) Sv: None Notes: Game #5 of 2012 Southland Conference Tournament UTSA eliminated from tournament Pesina, V. faced 1 batter in the 6th. ^[8]

Game 6 (Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas)

May 12, 2012 2:14 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	0
Central Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
WP: Lancaster, S. (12–7) LP: Armstrong, K. (22–15) Sv: None Notes: Game #6 of 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Central Arkansas eliminated from tournament ^[9]

Game 7 (Texas State vs McNeese State)

May 12, 2012 4:29 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Texas State	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	5	12	0
McNeese State	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	0
WP: Taylor, A. (16–8) LP: Denham, T. (14–11) Sv: None Attendance: 430 Notes: Game #7 of the 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Texas State advances to Sunday's championship game ^[10]

Semi-final Game One (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State)

May 12, 2012 7:00 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Sam Houston State	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5	0
WP: Garrison, T. (11–9) LP: Cecchetti, G. (11–8) Sv: None Attendance: 430 ^[11]

Semi-final Game Two (Sam Houston State vs McNeese State)

May 12, 2012 9:23 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	12	0
McNeese State	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	9	0
WP: Garrison, T. (12–9) LP: Denham, T. (14–12) Sv: None Attendance: 430 Notes: Game #9 of the 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Sam Houston State advances to Sunday's championship Lilly, B. faced 2 batters in the 4th. ^[12]

Day Three

Championship Game (Sam Houston State vs Texas State)

May 13, 2012 11:06 am CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Texas State	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	7	1
WP: Hall, C. (22–6) LP: Lancaster, S. (12–8) Sv: None Attendance: 256 Notes: Texas State wins its sixth all-time Southland Tournament Championship Texas State RHP Chandler Hall throws third career no-hitter. Lancaster, S faced 1 batter in the 5th. ^[13]

Awards and honors

Source: ^[14]
Tournament MVP: Chander Hall - Texas State

All-Tournament Teams:

Caitlyn Ivy - UTSA
Anna Hernandez - Texas State
Shelby Carnline - Texas State
Katie Roux - McNeese State
Ashley Isbell - Sam Houston State
Kim Damian - Sam Houston State
Coralee Ramirez - Texas State
Brooke Baker - Texas State
Claire Terracina - McNeese State
Tomi Garrison - Sam Houston State
Chandler Hall - Texas State

References

^ "Southland Softball - 2012 Southland Conference Softball Field Set". Southland Conference. May 5, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
^ "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
^ "Central Arkansas vs UTSA (May 11, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "A&M-Corpus Christi vs McNeese State (May 11, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "UTSA vs Texas State (May 11, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "McNeese State vs Sam Houston State (May 11, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "UTSA vs A&M-Corpus Christi (May 12, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas (May 12, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Texas State vs McNeese State (May 12, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "A&M-Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State (May 12, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Sam Houston State vs McNeese State (May 12, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Sam Houston State vs Texas State (May 13, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ "Chandler Hall Tosses No-Hitter in Texas State Championship Win". Southland Conference. May 13, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[1] "Southland Softball - 2012 Southland Conference Softball Field Set". Southland Conference. May 5, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2016.

[2] "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[3] "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2016.

[4] "Central Arkansas vs UTSA (May 11, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[5] "A&M-Corpus Christi vs McNeese State (May 11, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[6] "UTSA vs Texas State (May 11, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[7] "McNeese State vs Sam Houston State (May 11, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[8] "UTSA vs A&M-Corpus Christi (May 12, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[9] "Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas (May 12, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[10] "Texas State vs McNeese State (May 12, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[11] "A&M-Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State (May 12, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[12] "Sam Houston State vs McNeese State (May 12, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[13] "Sam Houston State vs Texas State (May 13, 2012)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[14] "Chandler Hall Tosses No-Hitter in Texas State Championship Win". Southland Conference. May 13, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

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