2019 Southland Conference softball tournament explained

The 2019 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, from May 7 through 10, 2019. The tournament winner, Sam Houston State, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPNU.^[1] The remainder of the tournament aired on the Southland Digital Network.

Format

The 2019 tournament marked the second year with expanded format including the top 8 teams following Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word's eligibility for the tournament. The first two games were single elimination while the rest of the tournament was a double elimination format.

Tournament

• New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.

Awards and honors

Source: ^[2]
Tournament MVP: Lindsey McCleod, Sam Houston State

All-Tournament Teams:

• Cayla Jones, Northwestern State

• Justyce McClain, McNeese State

• Margarita Corona, Stephen F. Austin

• Kassidy Wilbur, Stephen F. Austin

• Kali Clement, Nicholls

• Kasey Frederick, Nicholls

• Caitlin Garcia, Nicholls

• Meegan Landry, Nicholls

• Tiffany Thompson, Sam Houston State

• Brooke Malia, Sam Houston State

• Bailey White, Sam Houston State

• Lindsey McCleod, Sam Houston State (MVP)

See also

2019 Southland Conference baseball tournament

Notes and References

1. News: 2019 Southland softball tournament. February 17, 2020. Southland Conference.
2. Web site: Southland Softball. Southland Conference. February 17, 2020. 31.