2015 Southland Conference softball tournament
College softball tournament
Collegiate 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]
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.
Tournament
All times listed are Central Daylight Time.
Line Scores
Day One
Game 1 (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Central Arkansas)
May 6, 2015 11:00 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
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 : NoneAttendance: 375Notes: Longest game in Southland Conference softball tournament history[ 3]
Game 2 (Lamar vs Southeastern Louisiana)
May 6, 2015 3:00 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
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 : NoneAttendance: 403[ 4]
Game 3 (Central Arkansas vs McNeese State)
May 6, 2015 5:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
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 : NoneAttendance: 641[ 5]
Game 4 (Lamar vs Northwestern State)
May 6, 2015 8:15 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
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 : NoneAttendance: 819[ 6]
Day Two
Game 5 (Northwestern State vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
May 7, 2015 11:00 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
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)
May 7, 2015 1:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
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 : NoneAttendance: 383[ 8]
Game 7 (Central Arkansas vs Lamar)
May 7, 2015 5:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
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 : NoneAttendance: 397[ 9]
Semi-final Game One (Southeastern Louisiana vs Northwestern State)
May 7, 2015 7:45 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
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 : NoneAttendance: 661[ 10]
Day Three
Semi-final Game Two (Northwestern State vs Lamar)
May 9, 2015 10:30 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
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 : NoneAttendance: 639Notes: Northwestern State and Lamar combine for a total of 32 hits a tournament record[ 11]
Championship Game (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas)
May 9, 2015 2:20 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
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 : NoneAttendance: 702Notes: 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
See also
2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament
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 .