2024 Southland Conference softball tournament
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| Teams | 7 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southeastern Louisiana (1 title) |
| Winning coach | Rick Fremin (1 title) |
| MVP | Lexi Johnson (Southeastern Louisiana) |
| Attendance | 3,725 |
| Television | ESPN+ |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese † | 22 | – | 2 | .917 | 40 | – | 20 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana ‡y | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 47 | – | 15 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 31 | – | 26 | .544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 34 | – | 17 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 26 | – | 25 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 21 | – | 22 | .488 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 23 | – | 27 | .460 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | 19 | – | 31 | .380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce* | 2 | – | 22 | .083 | 9 | – | 45 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 19, 2024[2] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana from May 7 through 10, 2024.[3] The tournament winner, Southeastern Louisiana earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were be broadcast on ESPN+.
Format
[edit]The tournament was a modified 7 team double elimination format. The first game was single elimination game. The first and second seeded teams received byes to the second round.
Seeds
[edit]Teams were seeded by record within the conference with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top seven teams in the conference play qualified for the tournament.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tie-breaker #1 | Tie-breaker #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McNeese | 22–2 | Not needed | |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 17–7 | Not needed | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 16–8 | Not needed | |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 14–8 | Not needed | |
| 5 | Lamar | 12–12 | Not needed | |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 9–15 | 2–1 vs Houston Christian | |
| 7 | Houston Christian | 9–15 | 1–2 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
- Northwestern State and Texas A&M–Commerce did not qualify for the tournament. New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
Tournament
[edit]| Round | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Notes | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day – Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1:00 pm | No. 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 7 Houston Christian | 2–7 | 205 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi eliminated[7] | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 4:10 pm | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Lamar | 5–48 | 322 | |||
| 3 | 7:49 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 7 Houston Christian | 5–4 | 322 | |||
| Second day – Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 11:00 am | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word | 2–3 | 332 | ESPN+ | |
| 5 | 1:49 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 4–1 | 456 | |||
| 6 | 4:19 pm | No. 5 Lamar vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 4–58 | 322 | Lamar eliminated | ||
| 7 | 7:34 pm | No. 7 Houston Christian vs. No. 1 McNeese | 6–8 | 322 | Houston Christian eliminated | ||
| Third day– Thursday, May 9, 2024 | |||||||
| 3 | 8 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 1–6 | 467 | ESPN+ | |
| 9 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 1 McNeese | 3–48 | 520 | Nicholls eliminated | ||
| 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 1 McNeese | 8–7 | 322 | McNeese eliminated | ||
| Championship – Friday, May 10, 2024 | |||||||
| 4 | 11 | 12:00 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word | 8–7 | 457 | Southeastern Louisiana is tournament champion | ESPN+ |
| 12 | TBD | Game 11 winner vs. Game 10 loser | – | Not necessary | |||
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Bracket and results
[edit]Single elimination round
[edit]| Team | R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Houston Christian | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: Texas A&M–Corpus Christi eliminated. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Main bracket
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 58 | 1 | McNeese | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Lamar | 4 | 4 | Incarnate Word | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicholls | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicholls | 5 | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Houston Christian | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lamar | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicholls | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicholls | 38 | 1 | McNeese | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Houston Christian | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Championship playoff (not needed)
[edit]| Team | R |
|---|---|
| Game 11 winner | |
| Game 11 loser |
Awards and honors
[edit]
Tournament MVP: Lexi Johnson, Southeastern Louisiana
All-Tournament Teams: Source:[8]
- Lexi Johnson,1B, Southeastern Louisiana - MVP
- Bailey Krolczyk, C, Southeastern
- Cera Blanchard, RHP, Southeastern
- Maddie Watson, 2B, Southeastern
- Ka'Lyn Watson, OF, Southeastern
- Maddison Guillen, 3B, UIW
- Avalon Sanchez, DP, UIW
- Victoria Altamirano, 1B, UIW
- Samantha Portillo, RHP, UIW
- Alexis Dibbley, OF, McNeese
- Shaelyn Sanders, RHP, McNeese
- Claire Sisco, 2B, Nicholls
See also
[edit]2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "Southland Standings". D1Softball.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024 college softball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, auto-bids". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Baseball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "No title". D1SOFTBALL. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Southland Softball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Houston Christian 7 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2". Turner Sports Interactive, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Anthony Goss (May 10, 2024). "Johnson miraculous swing sends No. 2 to first ever NCAA Tournament, Lions stun No. 4 UIW on walk-off home run in SLC Softball Championship game". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2024.