2017 Southland Conference softball tournament

2017 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMcNeese State (5 title)
Winning coachJoanna Hardin (2 title)
TelevisionESPN3
2017 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State **  ‍‍‡‍y 24 – 3 – 0   .889 43 – 18 – 0   .705
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 20 – 7 – 0   .741 33 – 22 – 0   .600
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8 – 0   .704 37 – 20 – 0   .649
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 34 – 31 – 0   .523
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 24 – 27 – 0   .471
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 25 – 34 – 0   .424
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 26 – 29 – 0   .473
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 23 – 33 – 1   .412
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 17 – 33 – 0   .340
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19 – 0   .296 17 – 26 – 0   .395
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 13 – 40 – 0   .245
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20 – 0   .167 10 – 36 – 0   .217
† – Conference champion
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Southland Tournament #1 seed and regular season champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 30, 2017[1]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches


The 2017 Southland Conference tournament was held at Farris Field on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas from May 10 through 12, 2017. The tournament winner, the McNeese State Cowgirls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3][4] The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.[5]

Format

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 second place. Since Abilene Christian was ineligible for tournament play, the third through sixth-place finishers moved up in seeding. In addition, the Northwestern State Lady Demons, finishing the regular season in seventh place, qualified for the tournament.

Tournament

Sources:[6][7][8][9]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
5Central Arkansas2
3Lamar43Lamar1
6Northwestern State25Central Arkansas7
6Northwestern State4
6Northwestern State4
4Sam Houston State34Sam Houston State2
5Central Arkansas2
1McNeese State8
2Nicholls0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
2Nicholls2
2Nicholls4
3Lamar1
1McNeese State115Central Arkansas2
2Nicholls2
1McNeese State9
4Sam Houston State1
  • New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
  • All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

See also

2017 Southland Conference baseball tournament

References

  1. ^ "2017 Softball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "College softball tournaments: Southern just misses bid in SWAC final; McNeese takes Southland Conference title". The Advocate. May 13, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "2017 NCAA DIVISION I SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD SET". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. May 14, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "2017 Division I Softball conference championships, automatic qualifiers". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 14, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "2017 Southland softball tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "2017 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS WEDNESDAY". Southland Conference. May 9, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I Softball". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 10, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "NCAA Division I Softball". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 11, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "NCAA Division I Softball". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 12, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.