2015 Southland Conference softball tournament
The 2015 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, from May 6 through May 8, 2015. The tournament winner, Central Arkansas earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.[1]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Central Arkansas (1 title) |
| Winning coach | David Kuhn (1 title) |
| MVP | Kylee Studioso (Central Arkansas) |
| Attendance | 5,432 |
| Television | ESPN3 |
Format
The top 6 teams qualify for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word are currently ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Had either of the two teams been in the top 6 spots, the seventh and if necessary eighth teams would have qualified for the tournament and would have taken their respective spots.
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State ** x | 22 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .880 | 36 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 21 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .808 | 36 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas ‡ | 16 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .667 | 35 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 15 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .600 | 22 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 26 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 12 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .462 | 26 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi x | 15 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .577 | 20 | – | 28 | – | 1 | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 11 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .423 | 19 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 10 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .400 | 19 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian * | 8 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .296 | 14 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .298 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 5 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .200 | 13 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .289 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word * | 4 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .148 | 12 | – | 39 | – | 0 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – SLC Tournament Champion *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition **Southland Tournament #1 seed x Division Champions champion As of May 22, 2015[2] Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tournament
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 5 | Lamar | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Lamar | 3 | 5 | Lamar | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Central Arkansas | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Central Arkansas | 1 | 3 | Central Arkansas | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M-CC | 0(13) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Central Arkansas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lamar | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M-CC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 9 | 1 | Northwestern State | 16(9) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
- All times listed are Central Daylight Time.
Line Scores
Game 1 (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Central Arkansas)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| WP: Studioso, K. (25–12) LP: Carter, L. (14–17) Sv: None Attendance: 375 Notes: Longest game in Southland Conference softball tournament history [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2 (Lamar vs Southeastern Louisiana)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Napoli, L. (18–16) LP: Bishop, T. (14–8) Sv: None Attendance: 403 [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3 (Central Arkansas vs McNeese State)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Arkansas | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Studioso, K. (25–12) LP: Smith, R. (12–6) Sv: None Attendance: 641 [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 4 (Lamar vs Northwestern State)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Napoli, L. (18–16) LP: Brown, M. (11–3) Sv: None Attendance: 819 [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5 (Northwestern State vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Brown, M. (12–3) LP: Carter, L. (14–18) Sv: Bouvier, M. (1) Attendance: 412 [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 6 (Southeastern Louisiana vs McNeese State)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Adkinson, S. (4–5) LP: Vincent, E. (14–6) Sv: None Attendance: 383 [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 7 (Central Arkansas vs Lamar)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Studioso, K. (27–12) LP: Napoli, L. (19–17) Sv: None Attendance: 397 [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Semi-final Game One (Southeastern Louisiana vs Northwestern State)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Bouvier, M. (14–5) LP: Bishop, T. (14–9) Sv: None Attendance: 661 [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Semi-final Game Two (Northwestern State vs Lamar)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Brown, M. (13–3) LP: Dannelley, L (8–8) Sv: None Attendance: 639 Notes: Northwestern State and Lamar combine for a total of 32 hits a tournament record [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship Game (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Gomness, K. (4–1) LP: Brown, M. (13–4) Sv: None Attendance: 702 Notes: Central Arkansas wins first Southland Conference softball tournament championship [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and honors
Source: [13]
Tournament MVP: Kylee Studioso – Central Arkansas
All-Tournament Teams:
- Sarah Bigej – Central Arkansas
- Sam Forrest – Central Arkansas
- Jessie Taylor – Central Arkansas
- Brianna Whisenhunt – Central Arkansas
- Micayla Sorosiak – Northwestern State
- Kellye Kincannon – Northwestern State
- Sarah Ragsdale – Lamar
- Laura Napoli – Lamar
- Katie Lacour – Southeastern Louisiana
- Spencer Adkinson – Southeastern Louisiana
References
- "Southland Softball - 2015 Southland Conference softball tournament" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "2015 Softball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "A&M-Corpus Christi vs Central Arkansas (May 6, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Lamar vs Southeastern La, (May 6, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Central Arkansas vs McNeese State (May 6, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Lamar vs Northwestern State (May 6, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Northwestern State vs A&M-Corpus Christi (May 7, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Southeastern La. vs McNeese State (May 7, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Central Arkansas vs Lamar (May 7, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Southeastern La. vs Northwestern State (May 7, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Northwestern State vs Lamar (May 9, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas (May 9, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "Central Arkansas Wins First Southland Softball Title". Southland Conference. May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
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