Southland Conference softball tournament

{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament

| name = Southland Conference softball tournament

| optional_subheader = Conference softball championship

| defunct =

| image = Southland Conference primary logo.svg

| image_size = 300px

| caption =

| sport = Softball

| conference = Southland Conference

| number_of_teams = 8

| format = Double-elimination tournament

| current_stadium =

| current_location =

| years = 1983-1990;1996-Present

| most_recent = 2025

| current_champion = Southeastern Louisiana

| most_championships = McNeese (9)

| television = ESPN+

| website = [https://southland.org/index.aspx?path=softball& Southland.org Softball]

| sponsors =

| all_stadiums =

| all_locations =

}}

The Southland Conference softball tournament is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Southland Conference (SLC). It is a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Tournament

The Southland Conference softball tournament is a double-elimination tournament held each year at various SLC campus stadiums. The number of tournament teams has varied over the years. After three years with a 7 team format, the 2025 tournament is moving back to an 8 team format. Of the twelve current conference members, University of New Orleans and UT Rio Grande Valley do not sponsor softball.

History

The tournament was first held in 1983 when the conference began sponsoring softball. The tournament was not held from 1991 to 1995 and was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Champions

=Year-by-year=

source:{{cite web |title=Southland Softball |url=https://www.southland.org/documents/2022/8/11/Softball_2023.pdf |publisher=Southland Conference |access-date=May 8, 2023}}

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Year ! School ! Venue ! City ! MVP **
1983 \| {{csb link\|year=1983\|team=McNeese State Cowgirls\|title=McNeese State}}{{efn\|group=a\|name=McNeese\|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}} \| Beaumont Athletic Complex \| Beaumont, Texas \| No MVP
1984 \| {{csb link\|year=1984\|team=Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns\|title=Southwestern Louisiana}}{{efn\|group=b\|name=ULL\|Now branded athletically as Louisiana, with no city identifier.}} \| Unknown \| Lafayette, Louisiana \| No MVP
1985 \| {{csb link\|year=1985\|team=Northeast Louisiana Indians\|title=Northeast Louisiana}}{{efn\|group=u\|name=ULM\|Now branded athletically as Louisiana–Monroe.}} \| ULM Softball Complex \| Monroe, Louisiana \| No MVP
1986 \| {{csb link\|year=1986\|team=Northeast Louisiana Indians\|title=Northeast Louisiana}}{{efn\|group=u\|name=ULM\|Now branded athletically as Louisiana–Monroe.}} \| Allan Saxe Field \| Arlington, Texas \| No MVP
1987 \| {{csb link\|year=1987\|team=Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns\|title=Southwestern Louisiana}}{{efn\|group=b\|name=ULL}} \| Unknown \| Denton, Texas \| No MVP
1988 \| {{csb link\|year=1988\|team=Sam Houston State Bearkats\|title=Sam Houston State}}{{efn\|group=c\|name=SH\|Now branded athletically as Sam Houston, without "State".}} \| Lady Demon Diamond \| Natchitoches, Louisiana \| Joanne Graham
1989 \| {{csb link\|year=1994\|team=Southwest Texas State Bobcats\|title=Southwest Texas State}}{{efn\|group=a\|name=Southwest Texas State\|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}} \| Bearkat Softball Field \| Huntsville, Texas \| Debra Jones
1990 \| {{csb link\|year=1990\|team=Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks\|title=Stephen F. Austin}} \| Bobcat Softball Stadium \| San Marcos, Texas \| Sandi Green
1991-1995 \| colspan=4\| {{center\|No conference tournament}}
1996 \| {{csb link\|year=1996\|team=Nicholls State Colonels\|title=Nicholls State}}{{efn\|group=c\|name=Nicholls\|Now branded athletically as Nicholls, without "State".}} \| Colonels Softball Complex \| Thibodaux, Louisiana \| Leslie Efferson
1997 \| {{csb link\|year=1997\|team=Nicholls State Colonels\|title=Nicholls State}}{{efn\|group=c\|name=Nicholls}} \| ULM Softball Complex \| Monroe, Louisiana \| Courtney Blades
1998 \| {{csb link\|year=1998\|team=Northwestern State Lady Demons\|title=Northwestern State}} \| Lady Demon Diamond \| Natchitoches, Louisiana \| Becca Allen
1999 \| {{csb link\|year=1999\|team=Southwest Texas State Bobcats\|title=Southwest Texas State}}{{efn\|group=a\|name=Southwest Texas State\|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}} \| Lady Demon Diamond \| Natchitoches, Louisiana \| Amber Mosher
2000 \| {{csb link\|year=2000\|team=Northwestern State Lady Demons\|title=Northwestern State}} \| Lady Demon Diamond \| Natchitoches, Louisiana \| Erin Mancuso
2001 \| {{csb link\|year=2001\|team=Southwest Texas State Bobcats\|title=Southwest Texas State}}{{efn\|group=a\|name=Southwest Texas State\|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}} \| Bobcat Softball Stadium \| San Marcos, Texas \| Jessica Chase
2002 \| {{csb link\|year=2002\|team=Northwestern State Lady Demons\|title=Northwestern State}} \| Lady Demon Diamond \| Natchitoches, Louisiana \| Amanda Ortego
2003 \| {{csb link\|year=2003\|team=UT Arlington Mavericks\|title=Texas–Arlington}}{{efn\|group=c\|name=UTA\|Now branded both athletically and academically as UT Arlington.}} \| Lady Demon Diamond \| Natchitoches, Louisiana \| Katy Cox
2004 \| Texas-San Antonio{{efn\|group=c\|name=UTSA\|Now branded both athletically and academically as UTSA.}} \| Bobcat Softball Stadium \| San Marcos, Texas \| Ursula Mares
2005 \| McNeese State{{efn\|group=a\|name=McNeese\|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}} \| North Oak Park \| Hammond, Louisiana \| Jessica Denham
2006 \| Texas-San Antonio{{efn\|group=c\|name=UTSA}} \| Lady Demon Diamond \| Natchitoches, Louisiana \| Jessica Els
2007 \| Sam Houston State{{efn\|group=c\|name=SH}} \| Bearkat Softball Complex \| Huntsville, Texas \| Brandi Crnkovic
2008 \| Stephen F. Austin \| Bobcat Softball Stadium \| San Marcos, Texas \| Monika Covington
2009 \| Southwest Texas State{{efn\|group=a\|name=Southwest Texas State\|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}} \| Cowgirl Diamond \| Lake Charles, Louisiana \| Chandler Hall
2010 \| McNeese State{{efn\|group=a\|name=McNeese\|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}} \| Bobcat Softball Complex \| San Marcos, Texas \| Meagan Bond
2011 \| Southwest Texas State{{efn\|group=a\|name=Southwest Texas State\|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}} \| Bearkat Softball Complex \| Huntsville, Texas \| Chandler Hall
2012 \| Southwest Texas State{{efn\|group=a\|name=Southwest Texas State\|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}} \| Roadrunner Field \| San Antonio, Texas \| Chandler Hall
2013 \| Northwestern State \| Lady Demon Diamond \| Natchitoches, Louisiana \| Kylie Roos
2014 \| Northwestern State \| North Oak Park \| Hammond, Louisiana \| Kaylee Guidry
2015 \| Central Arkansas \| Lady Demon Diamond \| Natchitoches, Louisiana \| Kylee Studioso
2016 \| McNeese State{{efn\|group=a\|name=McNeese\|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}} \| Cowgirl Diamond \| Lake Charles, Louisiana \| Erika Piancastelli
2017 \| McNeese State{{efn\|group=a\|name=McNeese\|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}} \| Farris Field \| Conway, Arkansas \| Erika Piancastelli
2018 \| McNeese State{{efn\|group=a\|name=McNeese\|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}} \| Joe Miller Field \| Lake Charles, Louisiana \| Morgan Catron
2019 \| Sam Houston \| Lady Demon Diamond \| Natchitoches, Louisiana \| Lindsey McLeod
2020 \| colspan=3 align=center\|Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 \| McNeese \| North Oak Park \| Hammond, Louisiana \| Whitney Tate, McNeese
2022 \| McNeese \| North Oak Park \| Hammond, Louisiana \| Crislyne Moreno, McNeese
2023 \| McNeese \| Joe Miller Field \| Lake Charles, Louisiana \| Reese Reyna, McNeese
2024 \| Southeastern Louisiana \| North Oak Park \| Hammond, Louisiana \| Lexi Johnson, Southeastern Louisiana
2025 \| Southeastern Louisiana \| Joe Miller Field \| Lake Charles, Louisiana \|

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Year

! School

! Venue

! City

! MVP **

1983

| {{csb link|year=1983|team=McNeese State Cowgirls|title=McNeese State}}{{efn|group=a|name=McNeese|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}}

| Beaumont Athletic Complex

| Beaumont, Texas

| No MVP

1984

| {{csb link|year=1984|team=Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns|title=Southwestern Louisiana}}{{efn|group=b|name=ULL|Now branded athletically as Louisiana, with no city identifier.}}

| Unknown

| Lafayette, Louisiana

| No MVP

1985

| {{csb link|year=1985|team=Northeast Louisiana Indians|title=Northeast Louisiana}}{{efn|group=u|name=ULM|Now branded athletically as Louisiana–Monroe.}}

| ULM Softball Complex

| Monroe, Louisiana

| No MVP

1986

| {{csb link|year=1986|team=Northeast Louisiana Indians|title=Northeast Louisiana}}{{efn|group=u|name=ULM|Now branded athletically as Louisiana–Monroe.}}

| Allan Saxe Field

| Arlington, Texas

| No MVP

1987

| {{csb link|year=1987|team=Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns|title=Southwestern Louisiana}}{{efn|group=b|name=ULL}}

| Unknown

| Denton, Texas

| No MVP

1988

| {{csb link|year=1988|team=Sam Houston State Bearkats|title=Sam Houston State}}{{efn|group=c|name=SH|Now branded athletically as Sam Houston, without "State".}}

| Lady Demon Diamond

| Natchitoches, Louisiana

| Joanne Graham

1989

| {{csb link|year=1994|team=Southwest Texas State Bobcats|title=Southwest Texas State}}{{efn|group=a|name=Southwest Texas State|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}}

| Bearkat Softball Field

| Huntsville, Texas

| Debra Jones

1990

| {{csb link|year=1990|team=Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}

| Bobcat Softball Stadium

| San Marcos, Texas

| Sandi Green

1991-1995

| colspan=4| {{center|No conference tournament}}

1996

| {{csb link|year=1996|team=Nicholls State Colonels|title=Nicholls State}}{{efn|group=c|name=Nicholls|Now branded athletically as Nicholls, without "State".}}

| Colonels Softball Complex

| Thibodaux, Louisiana

| Leslie Efferson

1997

| {{csb link|year=1997|team=Nicholls State Colonels|title=Nicholls State}}{{efn|group=c|name=Nicholls}}

| ULM Softball Complex

| Monroe, Louisiana

| Courtney Blades

1998

| {{csb link|year=1998|team=Northwestern State Lady Demons|title=Northwestern State}}

| Lady Demon Diamond

| Natchitoches, Louisiana

| Becca Allen

1999

| {{csb link|year=1999|team=Southwest Texas State Bobcats|title=Southwest Texas State}}{{efn|group=a|name=Southwest Texas State|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}}

| Lady Demon Diamond

| Natchitoches, Louisiana

| Amber Mosher

2000

| {{csb link|year=2000|team=Northwestern State Lady Demons|title=Northwestern State}}

| Lady Demon Diamond

| Natchitoches, Louisiana

| Erin Mancuso

2001

| {{csb link|year=2001|team=Southwest Texas State Bobcats|title=Southwest Texas State}}{{efn|group=a|name=Southwest Texas State|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}}

| Bobcat Softball Stadium

| San Marcos, Texas

| Jessica Chase

2002

| {{csb link|year=2002|team=Northwestern State Lady Demons|title=Northwestern State}}

| Lady Demon Diamond

| Natchitoches, Louisiana

| Amanda Ortego

2003

| {{csb link|year=2003|team=UT Arlington Mavericks|title=Texas–Arlington}}{{efn|group=c|name=UTA|Now branded both athletically and academically as UT Arlington.}}

| Lady Demon Diamond

| Natchitoches, Louisiana

| Katy Cox

2004

| Texas-San Antonio{{efn|group=c|name=UTSA|Now branded both athletically and academically as UTSA.}}

| Bobcat Softball Stadium

| San Marcos, Texas

| Ursula Mares

2005

| McNeese State{{efn|group=a|name=McNeese|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}}

| North Oak Park

| Hammond, Louisiana

| Jessica Denham

2006

| Texas-San Antonio{{efn|group=c|name=UTSA}}

| Lady Demon Diamond

| Natchitoches, Louisiana

| Jessica Els

2007

| Sam Houston State{{efn|group=c|name=SH}}

| Bearkat Softball Complex

| Huntsville, Texas

| Brandi Crnkovic

2008

| Stephen F. Austin

| Bobcat Softball Stadium

| San Marcos, Texas

| Monika Covington

2009

| Southwest Texas State{{efn|group=a|name=Southwest Texas State|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}}

| Cowgirl Diamond

| Lake Charles, Louisiana

| Chandler Hall

2010

| McNeese State{{efn|group=a|name=McNeese|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}}

| Bobcat Softball Complex

| San Marcos, Texas

| Meagan Bond

2011

| Southwest Texas State{{efn|group=a|name=Southwest Texas State|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}}

| Bearkat Softball Complex

| Huntsville, Texas

| Chandler Hall

2012

| Southwest Texas State{{efn|group=a|name=Southwest Texas State|Now branded athletically as Texas State.}}

| Roadrunner Field

| San Antonio, Texas

| Chandler Hall

2013

| Northwestern State

| Lady Demon Diamond

| Natchitoches, Louisiana

| Kylie Roos

2014

| Northwestern State

| North Oak Park

| Hammond, Louisiana

| Kaylee Guidry

2015

| Central Arkansas

| Lady Demon Diamond

| Natchitoches, Louisiana

| Kylee Studioso

2016

| McNeese State{{efn|group=a|name=McNeese|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}}

| Cowgirl Diamond

| Lake Charles, Louisiana

| Erika Piancastelli

2017

| McNeese State{{efn|group=a|name=McNeese|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}}

| Farris Field

| Conway, Arkansas

| Erika Piancastelli

2018

| McNeese State{{efn|group=a|name=McNeese|Now branded athletically as McNeese, without "State".}}

| Joe Miller Field

| Lake Charles, Louisiana

| Morgan Catron

2019

| Sam Houston

| Lady Demon Diamond

| Natchitoches, Louisiana

| Lindsey McLeod

2020

| colspan=3 align=center|Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2021

| McNeese

| North Oak Park

| Hammond, Louisiana

| Whitney Tate, McNeese

2022

| McNeese

| North Oak Park

| Hammond, Louisiana

| Crislyne Moreno, McNeese

2023

| McNeese

| Joe Miller Field

| Lake Charles, Louisiana

| Reese Reyna, McNeese

2024

| Southeastern Louisiana

| North Oak Park

| Hammond, Louisiana

| Lexi Johnson, Southeastern Louisiana

2025

| Southeastern Louisiana

| Joe Miller Field

| Lake Charles, Louisiana

;Notes

Former Southland members in italics.
MVP from tournament champion team unless otherwise noted.

=By school=

Current Southland members, as of the next NCAA softball season in 2025, in bold.

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School ! Championships ! Years
McNeese {{small\|(McNeese State)}} \| 9 \| 1983, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Texas State {{small\|(Southwest Texas State)}} \| 6 \| 1989, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2012
Northwestern State \| 5 \| 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014
Sam Houston {{small\|(Sam Houston State)}} \| 3 \| 1988, 2007, 2019
Louisiana–Monroe {{small\|(Northeast Louisiana)}} \| 2 \| 1985, 1986
Louisiana {{small\|(Southwestern Louisiana)}} \| 2 \| 1984, 1987
Nicholls {{small\|(Nicholls State)}} \| 2 \| 1996, 1997
Southeastern Louisiana \| 2 \| 2024, 2025
Stephen F. Austin \| 2 \| 1990, 2008
UTSA {{small\|(Texas–San Antonio)}} \| 2 \| 2004, 2006
Central Arkansas \| 1 \| 2015
UT Arlington {{small\|(Texas–Arlington)}} \| 1 \| 2003

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School

! Championships

! Years

McNeese
{{small|(McNeese State)}}

| 9

| 1983, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023

Texas State
{{small|(Southwest Texas State)}}

| 6

| 1989, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2012

Northwestern State

| 5

| 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014

Sam Houston
{{small|(Sam Houston State)}}

| 3

| 1988, 2007, 2019

Louisiana–Monroe
{{small|(Northeast Louisiana)}}

| 2

| 1985, 1986

Louisiana
{{small|(Southwestern Louisiana)}}

| 2

| 1984, 1987

Nicholls
{{small|(Nicholls State)}}

| 2

| 1996, 1997

Southeastern Louisiana

| 2

| 2024, 2025

Stephen F. Austin

| 2

| 1990, 2008

UTSA
{{small|(Texas–San Antonio)}}

| 2

| 2004, 2006

Central Arkansas

| 1

| 2015

UT Arlington
{{small|(Texas–Arlington)}}

| 1

| 2003

References

External links

[http://southland.org/index.aspx?path=softball& Southland.org]
[http://southland.org/documents/2014/7/29/Softball_2015.pdf Southland Conference 2015 Softball]

Southland Conference softball tournament

Tournament

History

Champions

=Year-by-year=

=By school=

See also

References

External links