2016_Southland_Conference_softball_tournament
2016 Southland Conference softball tournament
Sports tournament
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]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | McNeese State (4 title) |
| Winning coach | Joanna Hardin (1 title) |
| MVP | Erika Piancastelli (McNeese State) |
| Television | ESPN3 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 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.
Sources:[3]
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Stephen F. Austin | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 6 | 6 | Sam Houston State | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 2 | Nicholls | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Stephen F. Austin | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicholls | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Central Arkansas | 3 | 4 | Central Arkansas | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Stephen F. Austin | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicholls | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese State | 8 | 5 | Stephen F. Austin | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
- New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
- All times listed are Central Daylight Time.
Day One
Game 1 (Sam Houston State vs Lamar)
Game 2 (Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas)
Game 3 (Lamar vs Nicholls)
Game 4 (Stephen F. Austin vs McNeese State)
Day Two
Game 5 (Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State)
Game 6 (Central Arkansas vs Nicholls State)
Game 7 (Lamar vs McNeese State)
Semi-final Game One (Nicholls vs Stephen F. Austin)
Day Three
Semi-final Game Two (Lamar vs Stephen F. Austin)
Championship Game (Lamar vs McNeese State)
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
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- "McNeese (42–12) -VS- Lamar (35–22)". McNeese State University. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
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