2016 Southland Conference softball tournament

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2016 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMcNeese State (4 title)
Winning coachJoanna Hardin (1 title)
MVPErika Piancastelli (McNeese State)
TelevisionESPN3
2016 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
McNeese State **  x‍‍‡‍y 23 – 4   .852 42 – 12   .778
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 21 – 5   .808 39 – 17   .696
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9   .667 35 – 22   .614
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 35 – 22   .614
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 27 – 25   .519
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 23 – 32   .418
West Division
Abilene Christian * x‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 26 – 21   .553
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 13 – 13   .500 28 – 29   .491
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 21 – 33   .389
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 7 – 19   .269 18 – 30   .375
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 7 – 19   .269 15 – 29   .341
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 18 – 34   .346
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Southland Tournament #1 seed champion
As of May 13, 2016[1]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches


The 2016 Southland Conference tournament was held at Cowgirl Diamond on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 11 through 13, 2016. The tournament winner, the McNeese State Cowgirls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.[2]

Format[edit]

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Abilene Christian finished the regular season in third place. Since Abilene Christian was ineligible for tournament play, the fourth through seventh place finishers moved up in seeding. In addition, the Sam Houston Bearkats, finishing the regular season in seventh place, qualified for the tournament.

Tournament[edit]

Sources:[3]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
5Stephen F. Austin14
3Lamar66Sam Houston State11
6Sam Houston State22Nicholls0
5Stephen F. Austin1
2Nicholls3
4Central Arkansas34Central Arkansas1
5Stephen F. Austin4
1McNeese State5
3Lamar2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
2Nicholls2
3Lamar5
3Lamar7
1McNeese State85Stephen F. Austin3
3Lamar4
1McNeese State8
4Stephen F. Austin2
  • New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
  • All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Line Scores[edit]

Day One[edit]

Game 1 (Sam Houston State vs Lamar)[edit]

May 11, 2016 11:00 am CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Sam Houston State 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2
Lamar 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 6 11 2
WP: Luna, C. (16–7)   LP: McLeod, L. (10–11)   Sv: None
[4]

Game 2 (Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas)[edit]

May 11, 2016 1:50 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Stephen F. Austin 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0
Central Arkansas 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2
WP: Guffey, C. (11–5)   LP: Landeros, S. (21–13)   Sv: None
[5]

Game 3 (Lamar vs Nicholls)[edit]

May 11, 2016 4 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lamar 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 6 1
Nicholls 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 3
WP: Napoli, L. (9–7)   LP: Haydel, H (22–8)   Sv: None
[6]

Game 4 (Stephen F. Austin vs McNeese State)[edit]

May 11, 2016 6:30 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Stephen F. Austin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 4
McNeese State 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 8 5 3
WP: Vincent, E. (15–3)   LP: Sikes, M. (7–12)   Sv: None
Attendance: 1,023
[7]

Day Two[edit]

Game 5 (Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State)[edit]

May 12, 2016 11:00 am CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Stephen F. Austin 0 1 0 0 2 0 11 14 11 4
Sam Houston State 2 0 4 0 0 4 1 11 10 0
WP: Sikes, M. (8–12)   LP: McLeod, L. (11–11)   Sv: None
[8]

Game 6 (Central Arkansas vs Nicholls State)[edit]

May 12, 2016 1:30 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Central Arkansas 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Nicholls 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 5 1
WP: Haydel, H. (23–8)   LP: Landeros, S. (21–15)   Sv: None
[9]

Game 7 (Lamar vs McNeese State)[edit]

May 12, 2016 4:00 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lamar 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 7 1
McNeese State 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 8 9 3
WP: Allred, J. (17–3)   LP: Luna, C. (16–8)   Sv: None
[10]

Semi-final Game One (Nicholls vs Stephen F. Austin)[edit]

May 12, 2016 6:30 CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Nicholls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Stephen F. Austin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
WP: Guffey, C. (13–5)   LP: Landry, M. (15–8)   Sv: None
Attendance: 892
[11]

Day Three[edit]

Semi-final Game Two (Lamar vs Stephen F. Austin)[edit]

May 13, 2016 10:30 am CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Stephen F. Austin 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1
Lamar 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 4
WP: Luna, C. (17–7)   LP: Sikes, M. (8–13)   Sv: None
[12]

Championship Game (Lamar vs McNeese State)[edit]

May 13, 2016 2:00 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
McNeese State 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 5 8 3
Lamar 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 4
WP: Vincent, E. (16–3)   LP: Napoli, L. (9–8)   Sv: None
Attendance: 965
[13]

Awards and honors[edit]

Source: [14]
Tournament MVP: Erika Piancastelli, McNeese State

All-Tournament Teams:

  • Morgan Catron, McNeese State
  • Tori Yanator, McNeese State
  • Emily Vincent, McNeese State
  • Brittany Rodriguez, Lamar
  • Jenna Holland, Lamar
  • Ciara Luna, Lamar
  • Kelly Meeuwsen, Lamar
  • Stephanie Meeuwsen, Lamar
  • Taylor Fraccastoro, Stephen F. Austin
  • Annie Mehringer, Stephen F. Austin
  • Callee Guffey, Stephen F. Austin

See also[edit]

2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Softball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Southland Softball - 2016 Southland Softball Season Begins Thursday". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Southland softball tournament Field Set". Southland Conference. May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "No. 3 Lamar Defeats No. 6 Sam Houston State In Game One Of Southland Conference Tournament". Southland Conference. May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "No. 4 Ladyjacks Survive Late Rally To Defeat No. 5 Central Arkansas". Southland Conference. May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "No. 3 Lamar Earns 7–2 Victory over No. 2 Nicholls". Southland Conference. May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "Top-Seeded McNeese Downs Fifth Ranked Stephen F. Austin". Southland Conference. May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "No. 5 Ladyjacks Rally Past No. 6 Bearkats". Southland Conference. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Second-seeded Colonels Eliminate Fourth-seeded Bears". Southland Conference. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "No. 1 McNeese Defeats No. 3 Lamar To Reach Southland Championship". Southland Conference. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  11. ^ "Fifth-seeded Ladyjacks Outlast Second-seeded Colonels". Southland Conference. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  12. ^ "No. 3 Lamar Advances To Southland Tournament Championship". Southland Conference. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  13. ^ "McNeese (42–12) -VS- Lamar (35–22)". McNeese State University. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  14. ^ "Cowgirls Celebrate 2016 Southland Tournament Title". Southland Conference. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
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