2013 Southland Conference softball tournament

2013 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNorthwestern State (4 title)
Winning coachDonald Pickett (1 title)
MVPKylie Roos (Northwestern State)
TelevisionESPN3

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 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]

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

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1McNeese State1
4Central Arkansas36Southeastern Louisiana3
5Lamar03Sam Houston State5
6Southeastern Louisiana1
3Sam Houston State8
3Sam Houston State65Lamar4
6Southeastern Louisiana9
2Northwestern State0
3Sam Houston State5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
1McNeese State0
3Sam Houston State12
4Central Arkansas1
2Northwestern State54Central Arkansas4
4Central Arkansas2
2Northwestern State1
3Sam Houston State0
  • All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Line Scores

Day One

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]

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]

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]

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]

Day Two

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Day Three

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]

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]

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

  1. ^ "Southland Conference softball tournament Starts Thursday". Southland Conference. May 8, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lamar vs Central Arkansas (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Southeastern La. vs Sam Houston State (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Central Arkansas vs McNeese State (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston State vs Northwestern State (May 09, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "McNeese State vs Southeastern La. (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Sam Houston State vs Lamar (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  11. ^ "Southeastern La. vs Sam Houston State (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas (May 10, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  13. ^ "Sam Houston State vs Northwestern State (May 11, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  14. ^ "Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State (May 11, 2013)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  15. ^ "Southland Conference". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.