2024 Southland Conference softball tournament
College softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
The 2024 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana from May 7 through 10, 2024.[ 3] The tournament winner, Southeastern Louisiana earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament . All games were be broadcast on ESPN+ .
The tournament was a modified 7 team double elimination format. The first game was single elimination game. The first and second seeded teams received byes to the second round.
Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top seven teams in the conference play qualified for the tournament.[ 4]
Seed
School
Conference
Tie-breaker #1
Tie-breaker #2
1
McNeese
22–2
Not needed
2
Southeastern Louisiana
17–7
Not needed
3
Nicholls
16–8
Not needed
4
Incarnate Word
14–8
Not needed
5
Lamar
12–12
Not needed
6
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
9–15
2–1 vs Houston Christian
7
Houston Christian
9–15
1–2 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Tournament
Source:[ 5] [ 6]
Round
Game
Time*
Matchup
Score
Attendance
Notes
Television
First day – Tuesday, May 7, 2024
1
1
1:00 pm
No. 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 7 Houston Christian
2–7
205
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi eliminated[ 7]
ESPN+
2
4:10 pm
No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Lamar
5 –48
322
3
7:49 pm
No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 7 Houston Christian
5 –4
322
Second day – Wednesday, May 8, 2024
2
4
11:00 am
No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word
2–3
332
ESPN+
5
1:49 pm
No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Nicholls
4 –1
456
6
4:19 pm
No. 5 Lamar vs. No. 3 Nicholls
4–5 8
322
Lamar eliminated
7
7:34 pm
No. 7 Houston Christian vs. No. 1 McNeese
6–8
322
Houston Christian eliminated
Third day– Thursday, May 9, 2024
3
8
1:00 pm
No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana
1–6
467
ESPN+
9
3:30 pm
No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 1 McNeese
3–4 8
520
Nicholls eliminated
10
6:00 pm
No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 1 McNeese
8 –7
322
McNeese eliminated
Championship – Friday, May 10, 2024
4
11
12:00 pm
No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word
8 –7
457
Southeastern Louisiana is tournament champion
ESPN+
12
TBD
Game 11 winner vs. Game 10 loser
–
Not necessary
*Game times in CDT . #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket and results
Single elimination round
Tuesday, May 7
Team
R
No. 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2
No. 7 Houston Christian
7
Notes: Texas A&M–Corpus Christi eliminated.
Main bracket
Championship playoff (not needed)
Friday, May 10
Team
R
Game 11 winner
Game 11 loser
Awards and honors
Tournament MVP : Lexi Johnson, Southeastern Louisiana
All-Tournament Teams:
Source:[ 8]
Lexi Johnson,1B, Southeastern Louisiana - MVP
Bailey Krolczyk, C, Southeastern
Cera Blanchard, RHP, Southeastern
Maddie Watson, 2B, Southeastern
Ka'Lyn Watson, OF, Southeastern
Maddison Guillen, 3B, UIW
Avalon Sanchez, DP, UIW
Victoria Altamirano, 1B, UIW
Samantha Portillo, RHP, UIW
Alexis Dibbley, OF, McNeese
Shaelyn Sanders, RHP, McNeese
Claire Sisco, 2B, Nicholls
See also
2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament
References
^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference" . Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2024 .
^ "Southland Standings" . D1Softball.com . Retrieved May 19, 2024 .
^ "2024 college softball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, auto-bids" . TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024 .
^ "Baseball Tie-Breaking Procedures" . Southland Conference. Retrieved April 25, 2024 .
^ "No title" . D1SOFTBALL. Retrieved April 22, 2024 .
^ "2024 Southland Softball Tournament" . Southland Conference. Retrieved April 22, 2024 .
^ "Houston Christian 7 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2" . Turner Sports Interactive, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ Anthony Goss (May 10, 2024). "Johnson miraculous swing sends No. 2 to first ever NCAA Tournament, Lions stun No. 4 UIW on walk-off home run in SLC Softball Championship game" . Southland Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2024 .