2013 Southland Conference Softball Tournament

The 2013 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana from May 9 through May 11, 2013. The tournament winner, Northwestern State earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Early rounds of the tournament were broadcast on the Southland Conference Digital Network. Both games of the championship round were carried on ESPN3, with Chris Mycoskie and Tony Taglavore on the call.[1]

2013 Southland Conference Softball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Site	Lady Demon Diamond Natchitoches, Louisiana
Champions	Northwestern State (4 title)
Winning coach	Donald Pickett (1 title)
MVP	Kylie Roos (Northwestern State)
Television	ESPN3

Format

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland Softball Tournament. The tournament was played using a double elimination format and included the maximum number of games in the format since a second game on championship day was required.

2013 Southland Conference softball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
McNeese State **  ‍‍‍	19	–	5	–	0		.792			38	–	15	–	0		.717
Northwestern State ‡  ‍‍‍	18	–	7	–	0		.720			40	–	15	–	0		.727
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍	17	–	10	–	0		.630			37	–	24	–	0		.607
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍	15	–	10	–	0		.600			38	–	20	–	0		.655
Lamar  ‍‍‍	14	–	13	–	0		.519			24	–	35	–	0		.407
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	13	–	13	–	0		.500			32	–	22	–	0		.593
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	12	–	13	–	0		.480			22	–	26	–	0		.458
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	9	–	17	–	0		.346			16	–	32	–	0		.333
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍	6	–	20	–	0		.231			15	–	27	–	0		.357
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	6	–	21	–	0		.222			11	–	39	–	0		.220
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion **Southland Tournament #1 seed champion As of May 18, 2013[2][3]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Tournament

	First Round					Second Round					Semifinals					Finals
						1	McNeese State	1
	4	Central Arkansas	3			6	Southeastern Louisiana	3
	5	Lamar	0								3	Sam Houston State	5
											6	Southeastern Louisiana	1
						3	Sam Houston State	8
	3	Sam Houston State	6			5	Lamar	4
	6	Southeastern Louisiana	9													2	Northwestern State	0	5
																3	Sam Houston State	5	4
	1	McNeese State	0
	4	Central Arkansas	1								3	Sam Houston State	12
						2	Northwestern State	5			4	Central Arkansas	4
						4	Central Arkansas	2
	2	Northwestern State	1
	3	Sam Houston State	0

• All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Line Scores

Game 1 (Central Arkansas vs Lamar)

May 9, 2013 11:00 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lamar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Central Arkansas	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1
WP: Armstrong, K. (29-12)   LP: Millman, S. (17-14)   Sv: None [[4] Boxscore]

Game 2 (Southeastern Louisiana vs Sam Houston State)

May 9, 2013 1:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Southeastern Louisiana	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	6	2
Sam Houston State	2	1	0	5	0	1	0	9	11	1
WP: Lancaster, S. (13-7)   LP: Bishop, T. (7-9)   Sv: Quinn, M. (2) [[5] Boxscore]

Game 3 (Central Arkansas vs McNeese State)

May 9, 2013 3:59 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Central Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0
McNeese State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
WP: Armstong, K. (30-13)   LP: Bond, M. (18-6)   Sv: None [[6] Boxscore]

Game 4 (Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State)

May 9, 2013 6:15 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Northwestern State	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
WP: Roos, K. (15-3)   LP: Quinn, M. (11-8)   Sv: None [[7] Boxscore]

Game 5 (McNeese State vs Southeastern Louisiana)

May 10, 2013 11:52 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
McNeese State	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Southeastern Louisiana	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	0
WP: Bishop, T. (8-9)   LP: Allred, J. (18-6)   Sv: None [[8] Boxscore]

Game 6 (Sam Houston State vs Lamar)

May 10, 2013 2:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	8	9	4
Lamar	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	6	2
WP: Lancaster, S. (14-7)   LP: Millman, S. (17-16)   Sv: None [[9] Boxscore]

Game 7 (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas)

May 10, 2013 5:15 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Northwestern State	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	5	9	1
Central Arkansas	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	11	2
WP: Roos, K. (16-3)   LP: Armstrong, K. (30-13)   Sv: None [[10] Boxscore]

Semi-Final Game One (Southeastern Louisiana vs Sam Houston State)

May 10, 2013 2:00 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Southeastern Louisiana	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	0
Sam Houston State	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	6	2
WP: Baros, H. (10-8)   LP: Browne, J. (1-2)   Sv: None [[11] Boxscore]

Semi-Final Game Two (Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas)

May 10, 2013 10:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	0	0	1	0	4	3	4	12	18	3
Central Arkansas	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	4	6	2
WP: Lancaster, S. (15-7)   LP: Armstrong, K. (30-14)   Sv: None [[12] Boxscore]

Championship Game One (Sam Houston State vs Northwestern State)

May 11, 2013 2:05 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sam Houston State	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	5	12	1
Northwestern State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
WP: Baros, H (11-8)   LP: Roos, K. (16-4)   Sv: None [[13] Boxscore]

Championship Game Two (Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State)

May 11, 2013 4:40 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Northwestern State	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	5	8	0
Sam Houston State	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	9	0
WP: Roos, K. (17-4)   LP: Lancaster, S. (15-8)   Sv: None Attendance: 713 [[14] Boxscore]

Awards and honors

Source: [15]
Tournament MVP: Kylie Roos - Northwestern State

All-Tournament Teams:

• Kim Damian - Sam Houston State
• Alyssa Coggins - Sam Houston State
• Shelbi Tucker - Sam Houston State
• Tara McKenney - Northwestern State
• Ashley Isbell - Sam Houston State
• Cassandra Barefield - Northwestern State
• Kelsey Nichols - Southeastern Louisiana
• Tori Benavidez - Sam Houston State
• Sam Forrest - Central Arkansas
• Kelsie Armstrong - Central Arkansas
• Shelby Lancaster - Sam Houston State

See also

2013 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

References

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