Southland Conference softball tournament
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| Southland Conference softball tournament | |
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| Conference softball championship | |
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| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1983-1990;1996-Present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 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 number of tournament teams has varied over the years. After three years with a 7 team format, the 2025 tournament is moving back to an 8 team format. Of the twelve current conference members, University of New Orleans and UT Rio Grande Valley do 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
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| 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 | Southeastern Louisiana | North Oak Park | Hammond, Louisiana | Lexi Johnson, Southeastern Louisiana |
| 2025 | Southeastern Louisiana | Joe Miller Field | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Chloe Magee, Southeastern 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, as of the next NCAA softball season in 2025, 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 |
| Louisiana–Monroe (Northeast Louisiana) |
2 | 1985, 1986 |
| Louisiana (Southwestern Louisiana) |
2 | 1984, 1987 |
| Nicholls (Nicholls State) |
2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 1990, 2008 |
| UTSA (Texas–San Antonio) |
2 | 2004, 2006 |
| 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.