2023 Southland Conference softball tournament


The 2023 Southland Conference tournament was held at Joe Miller Field on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 9 through 13, 2023.[3] The tournament winner, McNeese, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were broadcast on ESPN+.[4]

2023 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMcNeese (9th title)
Winning coachJames Landreneau (5th title)
MVPReese Reyna (McNeese)
TelevisionESPN+
2023 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
McNeese  ‍y 21 3 0   .875 47 16 0   .746
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 19 5 0   .792 47 14 0   .770
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 29 24 0   .547
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 22 34 0   .393
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 24 24 0   .500
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 25 27 0   .481
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 20 33 0   .377
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 16 30 1   .351
Texas A&M–Commerce*  ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 9 39 0   .188
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II[1]
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 21, 2023[2]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

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. The top seven teams in the conference qualify for the tournament. Tiebreakers were not needed in 2023.

Seed School Conference
1 McNeese 21–3
2 Southeastern Louisiana 19–5
3 Nicholls 13–11
4 Lamar 12–12
5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 11–13
6 Northwestern State 10–14
7 Houston Christian 9–15

Tournament

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Source:[5][6]

Round Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Notes Television
First day – Tuesday, May 9, 2023
1 1 1:30 pm No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 2–3 Not recorded ESPN+
2 4:25 pm No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Houston Christian 7–1 Not recorded Rain delay; Game resumed at 7:35 pm
3 8:40 pm No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 6 Northwestern State 2–8 457 Start delayed due to rain
Second day – Wednesday, May 10, 2023
2 4 1:30 pm No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 1 McNeese 1–2 Not recorded Delayed; rain ESPN+
5 5:32 pm No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 6 Northwestern State 13–1(5) 394 Game started 30 minutes after game 4 conclusion
Third day– Thursday, May 11, 2023
2 6 11:00 am No. 7 Houston Christian vs. No. 3 Nicholls 1–2 Not recorded Elimination game ESPN+
7 1:30 pm No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 6 Northwestern State 5–4 Not recorded Elimination game
8 4:00 pm No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Nicholls 0–1 Not recorded Elimination game
9 6:30 pm No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana 6–2 528
Fourth day – Friday, May 12, 2023
3 10 11:00 pm No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Lamar 4–5 Not recorded Elimination Game ESPN+
11 1:30 pm No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Lamar 8–0(5) 363 Elimination Game
Championship – Saturday, May 13, 2023
4 12 12:00 pm No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana 1– 0(8) 607 ESPN+
13 2:30 pm Rematch (if necessary) Not necessary
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Awards and honors

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Tournament MVP: Reese Reyna, McNeese

All-Tournament Teams: Source:[7]

Reese Reyna, McNeese - MVP
Mariana Torres, McNeese
Alayis Seneca, McNeese
Whitney Tate, McNeese
Ashley Vallejo, McNeese
Madison Rayner, Southeastern
Lexi Johnson, Southeastern
Audrey Greely, Southeastern
Ka’Lyn Watson, Southeastern
KK Ladner, Southeastern
Cameron Niedenthal, Lamar
Alexa Poche’, Nicholls

See also

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2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. Southland Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 college softball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, auto-bids". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "McNeese takes top seed in Southland Softball Championship; Cowgirls host tournament May 9–12". Southland Conference. May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "No title". D1SOFTBALL. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Southland Softball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "MVP Reyna's walkoff homer in extras gives (1) McNeese third straight Southland Softball Championship title with 1-0 win over (2) Southeastern". Southland Conference. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.