Southland Conference softball tournament

Southland Conference softball tournament
Conference softball championship
SportSoftball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Number of teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Current stadiumNorth Oak Park
Current locationHammond, Louisiana
Played1983-1990;1996-Present
Last contest2024
Current championSoutheastern Louisiana
Most championshipsMcNeese (9)
TV partner(s)ESPN+
Official websiteSouthland.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

The Southland Conference softball tournament is a double-elimination tournament held each year at various SLC campus stadiums. The top seven SLC softball teams participate in the tournament (barring NCAA sanctions). Of the ten current members, only the University of New Orleans does not sponsor softball.

History

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

Year-by-year

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
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
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".
  2. ^ a b Now branded athletically as Louisiana, with no city identifier.
  3. ^ a b Now branded athletically as Louisiana–Monroe.
  4. ^ a b Now branded athletically as Sam Houston, without "State".
  5. ^ a b c d e f Now branded athletically as Texas State.
  6. ^ a b Now branded athletically as Nicholls, without "State".
  7. ^ Now branded both athletically and academically as UT Arlington.
  8. ^ 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

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
Stephen F. Austin 2 1990, 2008
UTSA
(Texas–San Antonio) 		2 2004, 2006
Central Arkansas 1 2015
Southeastern Louisiana 1 2024
UT Arlington
(Texas–Arlington) 		1 2003

See also

Southland Conference baseball tournament

References

  1. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2023.