Southland Conference Softball Tournament
| Southland Conference Softball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Softball Championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Cowgirl Diamond |
| Current location | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Played | 1983-1990;1996-Present |
| Last contest | 2015 - Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Current champion | McNeese State |
| Most championships |
Texas State (6) Northwestern State (5) |
| 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
The Southland Conference Softball tournament is a double-elimination tournament held each year at various Southland Conference campus stadiums. Six of the 13 teams in the SLC make the tournament each year (University of New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team). Abilene Christian University and University of the Incarnate Word are ineligible for post season play until the 2017-18 season due to their transition from D2 to D1.[1] If either of the two teams complete the regular season in one of the top 6 spots, the seventh and if necessary eighth teams will qualify for the tournament.
History
With the exception of the period from 1991 to 1995, the tournament has been held since 1983, when the SLC began sponsoring softball.
Champions
Year-by-year
| Year | School | Venue | City | MVP ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | McNeese State | Beaumont Athletic Complex | Beaumont, Texas | No MVP |
| 1984 | *Louisiana-Lafayette | Unknown | Lafayette, Louisiana | No MVP |
| 1985 | *Louisiana-Monroe | ULM Softball Complex | Monroe, Louisiana | No MVP |
| 1986 | *Louisiana-Monroe | Allan Saxe Field | Arlington, Texas | No MVP |
| 1987 | *Louisiana-Lafayette | Unknown | Denton, Texas | No MVP |
| 1988 | Sam Houston State | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Joanne Graham |
| 1989 | *Texas State | 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 | Colonels Softball Complex | Thibodaux, Louisiana | Leslie Efferson |
| 1997 | Nicholls State | ULM Softball Complex | Monroe, Louisiana | Courtney Blades |
| 1998 | Northwestern State | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Becca Allen |
| 1999 | *Texas State | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Amber Mosher |
| 2000 | Northwestern State | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Erin Mancuso |
| 2001 | *Texas State | Bobcat Softball Stadium | San Marcos, Texas | Jessica Chase |
| 2002 | Northwestern State | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Amanda Ortego |
| 2003 | *Texas-Arlington | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Katy Cox |
| 2004 | *Texas-San Antonio | Bobcat Softball Stadium | San Marcos, Texas | Ursula Mares |
| 2005 | McNeese State | North Oak Park | Hammond, Louisiana | Jessica Denham |
| 2006 | *Texas-San Antonio | Lady Demon Diamond | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Jessica Els |
| 2007 | Sam Houston State | Bearkat Softball Complex | Huntsville, Texas | Brandi Crnkovic |
| 2008 | Stephen F. Austin | Bobcat Softball Stadium | San Marcos, Texas | Monika Covington |
| 2009 | *Texas State | Cowgirl Diamond | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Chandler Hall |
| 2010 | McNeese State | Bobcat Softball Complex | San Marcos, Texas | Meagan Bond |
| 2011 | *Texas State | Bearkat Softball Complex | Huntsville, Texas | Chandler Hall |
| 2012 | *Texas State | 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 | Cowgirl Diamond | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Erika Piancastelli |
-*Former Southland member
** MVP from tournament champion team unless otherwise noted.
By school
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| *Texas State | 6 | 1989, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2012 |
| Northwestern State | 5 | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014 |
| McNeese State | 4 | 1983, 2005, 2010, 2016 |
| Nicholls State | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Sam Houston State | 2 | 1988, 2007 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 1990, 2008 |
| *Texas-San Antonio | 2 | 2004, 2006 |
| *Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 1985, 1986 |
| *Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 1984, 1987 |
| Central Arkansas | 1 | 2015 |
| *Texas-Arlington | 1 | 2003 |
-*Former Southland member
See also
Southland Conference Baseball Tournament
References
- ↑ "Timeline for the Move to DI Status". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved April 8, 2016.