2021 Southland Conference softball tournament


The 2021 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana, from May 11 through 14, 2021.[2] The tournament winner, McNeese, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were broadcast on ESPN+.[3][4]

2021 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMcNeese (7th title)
Winning coachJames Landreneau (3rd title)
MVPWhitney Tate (McNeese)
TelevisionESPN+
2021 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 25 2   .926 35 12   .745
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 21 6   .778 37 19   .661
McNeese State  ‍‍y 18 9   .667 35 26   .574
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 24 22   .522
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 28 23   .549
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 22 17   .564
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 19 31   .380
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 14 33   .298
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 16 27   .372
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 18 30   .375
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 5 22   .185 12 28   .300
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 4 23   .148 8 43   .157
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 22, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA

Format

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The tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. The top seeded team, McNeese, received a bye in first round competition.

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. All seven teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Tie–breaker procedures were not required.

Seed School Conference
1 Stephen F. Austin 25–2
2 Central Arkansas 21–6
3 McNeese 18–9
4 Northwestern State 16–11
5 Southeastern Louisiana 14–10
6 Houston Baptist 15–12
7 Sam Houston 14–13
8 Abilene Christian 10–17

Source:[5]

Tournament

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Source:[2]

Round Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Notes Television
First day – Tuesday, May 12, 2021
1 1 5:00 pm No. 6 Houston Baptist vs. No. 7 Sam Houston State 3–4 172 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 Abilene Christian 4–3 222
Second day – Thursday, May 13, 2021
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3 11:00 am No. 3 McNeese State vs. No. 7 Sam Houston State 3–1 277 ESPN+
4 1:30 pm No. 4 Northwestern State vs No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana 7–4 343
5 4:00 pm No. 2 Central Arkansas vs. No. 3 McNeese State 5–6 335
6 7:20 pm No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 4 Northwestern State 4–1 335
Third day – Friday, May 14, 2021
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7 11:00 am No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 2 Central Arkansas 1–2 275 Elimination game (Southeastern Louisiana) ESPN+
8 1:30 pm No. 7 Sam Houston State vs. No. 4 Northwestern State 0–85 242 Elimination game (Sam Houston State)
9 4:00 pm No. 3 McNeese vs. No. 1 Stephen F. Austin 4–1 304
10 6:30 pm No. 2 Central Arkansas vs. No. 4 Northwestern State 5–2 339 Elimination Game (Northwestern State)
Championship – Saturday, May 15, 2021
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11 11:00 pm No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 2 Central Arkansas 4–5 307 Elimination Game (Stephen F. Austin) ESPN+
12 1:50 pm No. 2 Central Arkansas vs. No. 1 McNeese 0–1 345 McNeese tournament champion
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Awards and honors

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Tournament MVP: Whitney Tate, McNeese

All-Tournament Teams: Source:[3]

Whitney Tate, McNeese - MVP
Haylee Brinlee, McNeese
Jenna Edwards, McNeese
Kaylee Lopez, McNeese
Cori McCrary, McNeese
Toni Perrin, McNeese
Kayla Beaver, Central Arkansas
Mary Kate Brown, Central Arkansas
Cylla Hill, Central Arkansas
Kaylyn Shepherd, Central Arkansas
Kristen Whitehouse, Central Arkansas
Mackenzie Bennett, Stephen F. Austin

See also

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2021 Southland Conference baseball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Southland Softball Standings". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2021 Southland Softball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Pam LaFosse (May 15, 2021). "McNeese vanquishes Southeastern to claim Southland Softball Tournament Championship". 2024 Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Erik Hall (May 11, 2021). "2021 Southland Conference Softball Tournament bracket, schedule, game times". 2024 www.shreveporttimes.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "2021 Southland Softball Tournament Field Finalized". Southland Conference. May 8, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2024.