2019 Southland Conference Softball Tournament

The 2019 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana from May 7 through May 10, 2019. The tournament winner, Sam Houston State, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPNU.[2] The remainder of the tournament aired on the Southland Digital Network.

2019 Southland Conference Softball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Format	Single-elimination tournament (Gm 1-2), Double-elimination tournament (Gm 3-13)
Site	Lady Demon Diamond Natchitoches, Louisiana
Champions	Sam Houston State (3 title)
MVP	Lindsey McCleod (Sam Houston State)
Television	ESPNU

2019 Southland Conference softball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	5		.815			35	–	23		.603
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	21	–	6		.778			34	–	22		.607
McNeese State  ‍‍‍	19	–	8		.704			33	–	32		.508
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	18	–	9		.667			36	–	23		.610
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			34	–	23		.596
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			30	–	27		.526
Lamar  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			23	–	34		.404
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			26	–	28		.481
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			23	–	23		.500
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍	6	–	21		.222			13	–	31		.295
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	4	–	22		.154			8	–	40		.167
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	3	–	23		.115			8	–	43		.157
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 19, 2019[1]; Rankings from NFCA

Format

The 2019 tournament marked the second year with expanded format including the top 8 teams following Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word's eligibility for the tournament. The first two games were single elimination while the rest of the tournament was a double elimination format.

Tournament

	Elimination Game
	8	Central Arkansas	6
	5	Southeastern Louisiana	7

	Elimination Game
	7	Lamar	0
	7	Northwestern State	4

	First Round					Second Round					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Sam Houston State	7
	4	Stephen F. Austin	0			5	Southeastern Louisiana	0
	5	Southeastern Louisiana	2								3	McNeese State	1
											5	Southeastern Louisiana	0
						1	Nicholls	9
	3	McNeese State	3			6	Northwestern State	0
	6	Northwestern State	4													1	Sam Houston State	2	–
																2	Nicholls	1	–
	4	Stephen F. Austin	6
	6	Northwestern State	1								3	McNeese State	4
						3	McNeese State	3			2	Nicholls	10
						4	Stephen F. Austin	0
	1	Sam Houston State	2
	2	Nicholls	0

• New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.

Awards and honors

Source: [3]
Tournament MVP: Lindsey McCleod, Sam Houston State

All-Tournament Teams:

• Cayla Jones, Northwestern State
• Justyce McClain, McNeese State
• Margarita Corona, Stephen F. Austin
• Kassidy Wilbur, Stephen F. Austin
• Kali Clement, Nicholls
• Kasey Frederick, Nicholls
• Caitlin Garcia, Nicholls
• Meegan Landry, Nicholls
• Tiffany Thompson, Sam Houston State
• Brooke Malia, Sam Houston State
• Bailey White, Sam Houston State
• Lindsey McCleod, Sam Houston State (MVP)

See also

2019 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

References

1. "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved Jun 13, 2019.
2. "2019 Southland Softball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
3. "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 31. Retrieved February 17, 2020.