2016 Southland Conference softball tournament

{{Short description|Sports tournament}}

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{{Infobox NCAA Softball Conference Tournament |

| Year= 2016

| Conference= Southland Conference

| ShortConference= Southland

| Division= I

| Image=

| ImageSize=

| Caption=

| Teams= 6

| Format= Double-elimination tournament

| Ballpark= Cowgirl Diamond

| City= Lake Charles, Louisiana

| Champions= McNeese State

| TitleCount= 4

| Coach= Joanna Hardin

| CoachCount= 1

| MVP= Erika Piancastelli

| MVPTeam= McNeese State

| Attendance=

| Television= ESPN3

}}

{{2016 Southland Conference softball standings}}

The 2016 Southland Conference tournament was held at Cowgirl Diamond on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 11 through 13, 2016. The tournament winner, the McNeese State Cowgirls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.{{cite web|title=Southland Softball - 2016 Southland Softball Season Begins Thursday|url=http://www.southland.org/news/2016/2/9/SOFT_0209165717.aspx|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=April 5, 2016}}

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 third place. Since Abilene Christian was ineligible for tournament play, the fourth through seventh place finishers moved up in seeding. In addition, the Sam Houston Bearkats, finishing the regular season in seventh place, qualified for the tournament.

Tournament

Sources:{{cite web|title=2016 Southland softball tournament Field Set|url=http://southland.org/news/2016/5/7/SOFT_0507161258.aspx|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 8, 2016|date=May 7, 2016}}

{{6Team2ElimBracket

| RD1-seed1=3

| RD1-team1=Lamar

| RD1-score1=6

| RD1-seed2=6

| RD1-team2=Sam Houston State

| RD1-score2=2

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Central Arkansas

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=Stephen F. Austin

| RD1-score4=4

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Nicholls

| RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6=3

| RD1-team6=Lamar

| RD1-score6=7

| RD1-seed7=1

| RD1-team7=McNeese State

| RD1-score7=8

| RD1-seed8=4

| RD1-team8=Stephen F. Austin

| RD1-score8=2

| RD2-seed1=5

| RD2-team1=Stephen F. Austin

| RD2-score1=14

| RD2-seed2=6

| RD2-team2=Sam Houston State

| RD2-score2=11

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Nicholls

| RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4= 4

| RD2-team4=Central Arkansas

| RD2-score4=1

| RD2-seed5= 1

| RD2-team5= McNeese State

| RD2-score5=8

| RD2-seed6= 3

| RD2-team6= Lamar

| RD2-score6=4

| RD3-seed1=2

| RD3-team1=Nicholls

| RD3-score1=0

| RD3-seed2=5

| RD3-team2=Stephen F. Austin

| RD3-score2=1

| RD3-seed3=3

| RD3-team3=Lamar

| RD3-score3=5

| RD3-seed4=5

| RD3-team4=Stephen F. Austin

| RD3-score4=3

| RD4-seed1=1

| RD4-team1=McNeese State

| RD4-score1-1=5

| RD4-score1-2=–

| RD4-seed2=3

| RD4-team2=Lamar

| RD4-score2-1=2

| RD4-score2-2=–

}}

  • New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
  • All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Line Scores

=''Day One''=

==Game 1 (Sam Houston State vs Lamar)==

{{linescore

| Date = May 11, 2016

| Time = 11:00 am CDT

| Location = Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA

| Other =

| Road = Sam Houston State | RoadAbr =SHSU

| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 2 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | RR = 2 | RH = 4 | RE = 2

| Home = Lamar | HomeAbr = LU

| H1 = 0 | H2 = 2 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 1 | H5 = 1 | H6 = 2 | H7 = 0 | HR = 6 | HH = 11 | HE = 2

| WP = Luna, C. (16–7) | LP = McLeod, L. (10–11) | SV = None

| HomeHR = | RoadHR =

| Attendance =

| Notes =

| BoxURL = {{cite web|title=No. 3 Lamar Defeats No. 6 Sam Houston State In Game One Of Southland Conference Tournament|url=http://southland.org/news/2016/5/11/SOFT_0511165923.aspx|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 11, 2016|date=May 11, 2016}}

}}

==Game 2 (Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas)==

{{linescore

| Date = May 11, 2016

| Time = 1:50 pm CDT

| Location = Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA

| Other =

| Road = Stephen F. Austin | RoadAbr = SFA

| R1 = 2 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 2 | RR = 4 | RH = 5 | RE = 0

| Home = Central Arkansas | HomeAbr = UCA

| H1 = 0 | H2 = 1 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 2 | HR = 3 | HH = 7 | HE = 2

| WP = Guffey, C. (11–5) | LP = Landeros, S. (21–13) | SV = None

| HomeHR = | RoadHR =

| Attendance =

| Notes =

| BoxURL = {{cite web|title=No. 4 Ladyjacks Survive Late Rally To Defeat No. 5 Central Arkansas|url=http://www.southland.org/news/2016/5/11/SOFT_0511161411.aspx?path=softball|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 11, 2016|date=May 11, 2016}}

}}

==Game 3 (Lamar vs Nicholls)==

{{linescore

| Date = May 11, 2016

| Time = 4 pm CDT

| Location = Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA

| Other =

| Road = Lamar | RoadAbr = LU

| R1 = 5 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 2 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | RR = 7 | RH = 6 | RE = 1

| Home = Nicholls | HomeAbr = NichST

| H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 2 | H7 = 0 | HR = 2 | HH = 10 | HE = 3

| WP = Napoli, L. (9–7) | LP = Haydel, H (22–8) | SV = None

| HomeHR = | RoadHR =

| Attendance =

| Notes =

| BoxURL = {{cite web|title=No. 3 Lamar Earns 7–2 Victory over No. 2 Nicholls|url=http://southland.org/news/2016/5/11/SOFT_0511162315.aspx|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 12, 2016|date=May 11, 2016}}

}}

==Game 4 (Stephen F. Austin vs McNeese State)==

{{linescore

| Date = May 11, 2016

| Time = 6:30 pm CDT

| Location = Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA

| Other =

| Road = Stephen F. Austin | RoadAbr = SFA

| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 2 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | RR = 2 | RH = 4 | RE = 4

| Home = McNeese State | HomeAbr = McN

| H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 3 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 5 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | HR = 8 | HH = 5 | HE = 3

| WP = Vincent, E. (15–3) | LP = Sikes, M. (7–12) | SV = None

| HomeHR = | RoadHR =

| Attendance = 1,023

| Notes =

| BoxURL = {{cite web|title=Top-Seeded McNeese Downs Fifth Ranked Stephen F. Austin|url=http://www.southland.org/news/2016/5/11/SOFT_0511164041.aspx?path=softball|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 12, 2016|date=May 11, 2016}}

}}

=''Day Two''=

==Game 5 (Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State)==

{{linescore

| Date = May 12, 2016

| Time = 11:00 am CDT

| Location = Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA

| Other =

| Road = Stephen F. Austin | RoadAbr = SFA

| R1 = 0 | R2 = 1 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 2 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 11 | RR = 14 | RH = 11 | RE = 4

| Home = Sam Houston State | HomeAbr = SHSU

| H1 = 2 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 4 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 4 | H7 = 1 | HR = 11 | HH = 10 | HE = 0

| WP = Sikes, M. (8–12) | LP = McLeod, L. (11–11) | SV = None

| HomeHR = | RoadHR =

| Attendance =

| Notes =

| BoxURL = {{cite web|title=No. 5 Ladyjacks Rally Past No. 6 Bearkats|url=http://southland.org/news/2016/5/12/SOFT_0512162356.aspx|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 13, 2016|date=May 12, 2016}}

}}

==Game 6 (Central Arkansas vs Nicholls State)==

{{linescore

| Date = May 12, 2016

| Time = 1:30 pm CDT

| Location = Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA

| Other =

| Road = Central Arkansas | RoadAbr = UCA

| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 1 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | RR = 1 | RH = 2 | RE = 0

| Home = Nicholls | HomeAbr = Nich

| H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 1 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 2 | H7 = 0 | HR = 3 | HH = 5 | HE = 1

| WP = Haydel, H. (23–8) | LP = Landeros, S. (21–15) | SV = None

| HomeHR = | RoadHR =

| Attendance =

| Notes =

| BoxURL = {{cite web|title=Second-seeded Colonels Eliminate Fourth-seeded Bears|url=http://southland.org/news/2016/5/12/SOFT_0512164425.aspx|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 13, 2016|date=May 12, 2016}}

}}

==Game 7 (Lamar vs McNeese State)==

{{linescore

| Date = May 12, 2016

| Time = 4:00 pm CDT

| Location = Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA

| Other =

| Road = Lamar | RoadAbr = LU

| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 3 | R4 = 1 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 1 | R7 = 0 | RR = 4 | RH = 7 | RE = 1

| Home = McNeese State| HomeAbr = McN

| H1 = 4 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 3 | H5 = 1 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | HR = 8 | HH = 9 | HE = 3

| WP = Allred, J. (17–3) | LP = Luna, C. (16–8) | SV = None

| HomeHR = | RoadHR =

| Attendance =

| Notes =

| BoxURL = {{cite web|title=No. 1 McNeese Defeats No. 3 Lamar To Reach Southland Championship|url=http://southland.org/news/2016/5/12/SOFT_0512165605.aspx|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 13, 2016|date=May 12, 2016}}

}}

==Semi-final Game One (Nicholls vs Stephen F. Austin)==

{{linescore

| Date = May 12, 2016

| Time = 6:30 CDT

| Location = Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA

| Other =

| Road = Nicholls | RoadAbr = Nich

| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | RR = 0 | RH = 5 | RE = 0

| Home = Stephen F. Austin | HomeAbr = SFA

| H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 1 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | HR = 1 | HH = 2 | HE = 0

| WP = Guffey, C. (13–5) | LP = Landry, M. (15–8) | SV = None

| HomeHR = | RoadHR =

| Attendance = 892

| Notes =

| BoxURL = {{cite web|title=Fifth-seeded Ladyjacks Outlast Second-seeded Colonels|url=http://southland.org/news/2016/5/13/SOFT_0513160239.aspx|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 13, 2016|date=May 12, 2016}}

}}

=''Day Three''=

==Semi-final Game Two (Lamar vs Stephen F. Austin)==

{{linescore

| Date = May 13, 2016

| Time = 10:30 am CDT

| Location = Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA

| Other =

| Road = Stephen F. Austin | RoadAbr = SFA

| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 1 | R7 = 2 | RR = 3 | RH = 5 | RE = 1

| Home = Lamar | HomeAbr = LU

| H1 = 2 | H2 = 2 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 1 | H7 = 0 | HR = 5 | HH = 6 | HE = 4

| WP = Luna, C. (17–7) | LP = Sikes, M. (8–13) | SV = None

| HomeHR = | RoadHR =

| Attendance =

| Notes =

| BoxURL = {{cite web|title=No. 3 Lamar Advances To Southland Tournament Championship|url=http://southland.org/news/2016/5/13/SOFT_0513160138.aspx|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 13, 2016|date=May 13, 2016}}

}}

==Championship Game (Lamar vs McNeese State)==

{{linescore

| Date = May 13, 2016

| Time = 2:00 pm CDT

| Location = Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA

| Other =

| Road = McNeese State | RoadAbr = McN

| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 3 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 1 | R6 = 1 | R7 = 0 | RR = 5 | RH = 8 | RE = 3

| Home = Lamar | HomeAbr = LU

| H1 = 1 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 1 | H7 = 0 | HR = 2 | HH = 2 | HE = 4

| WP = Vincent, E. (16–3) | LP = Napoli, L. (9–8) | SV = None

| HomeHR = | RoadHR =

| Attendance = 965

| Notes =

| BoxURL = {{cite web|title=McNeese (42–12) -VS- Lamar (35–22)|url=http://mcneesesports.com/boxscore.aspx?path=softball&id=4199|publisher=McNeese State University|accessdate=May 13, 2016|date=May 13, 2016}}

}}

Awards and honors

Source: {{cite web|title=Cowgirls Celebrate 2016 Southland Tournament Title|url=http://www.southland.org/news/2016/5/13/SOFT_0513163659.aspx?path=softball|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=May 13, 2016|date=May 13, 2016}}


Tournament MVP: Erika Piancastelli, McNeese State

All-Tournament Teams:

:* Morgan Catron, McNeese State

:* Tori Yanator, McNeese State

:* Emily Vincent, McNeese State

:* Brittany Rodriguez, Lamar

:* Jenna Holland, Lamar

:* Ciara Luna, Lamar

:* Kelly Meeuwsen, Lamar

:* Stephanie Meeuwsen, Lamar

:* Taylor Fraccastoro, Stephen F. Austin

:* Annie Mehringer, Stephen F. Austin

:* Callee Guffey, Stephen F. Austin

See also

References

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