The 2014 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, from May 8 through 11, 2014. The tournament winner, Northwestern State earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Due to weather delays, the championship broadcast on ESPN3 was canceled, leaving the entire tournament to air on the Southland Digital Network. Southland Conference assistant commissioner Chris Mycoskie and former Southeastern Louisiana pitcher Kati Morse called the action.[1]
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Northwestern State (5 title) |
Winning coach | Donald Pickett (2 title) |
MVP | Kaylee Guidry (Northwestern State) |
Format
editThe top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were currently ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Had either of the two teams been in the top 6 spots, the seventh and if necessary eighth teams would have qualified for the tournament and would have taken their respective spots.
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State ** | 20 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .769 | 40 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State ‡ | 15 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .600 | 30 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston | 15 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .577 | 27 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 14 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .560 | 26 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 14 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .519 | 22 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 13 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .500 | 25 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian* | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .500 | 21 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 12 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .462 | 20 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 11 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .423 | 16 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .370 | 19 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 9 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .360 | 19 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .358 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word* | 7 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .333 | 21 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition **Southland Tournament #1 seed champion As of May 4, 2014[2] Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches |
Tournament
editUpper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | McNeese State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Stephen F. Austin | 7 | 5 | Houston Baptist | 0 | |||||||||||||
5 | Houston Baptist | 8 | 1 | McNeese State | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 | Northwestern State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Northwestern State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston State | 0 | 3 | Central Arkansas | 3 | |||||||||||||
6 | Central Arkansas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Northwestern State | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | McNeese State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | McNeese State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Houston Baptist | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 | Stephen F. Austin | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Stephen F. Austin | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Central Arkansas | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
- All times listed are Central Daylight Time.
Line Scores
editDay One
editGame 1 (Houston Baptist vs Stephen F. Austin)
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Houston Baptist | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Stiefel, K. (6–10) LP: Thomas, C. (16–10) Sv: None [3] |
Game 2 (Central Arkansas vs Sam Houston State)
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Studioso, K. (17–11) LP: Lancaster, S. (10–10) Sv: None [4] |
Game 3 (Houston Baptist vs McNeese State)
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Houston Baptist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Allred (26–7) LP: O'Conner, S. (8–7) Sv: None [5] |
Game 4 (Central Arkansas vs Northwestern State)
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Gray, B. (7–5) LP: Studioso, K. (17–12) Sv: None Attendance: 550 [6] |
Day Two
editGame 5 (Sam Houston State vs Houston Baptist)
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Houston State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Lancaster, S. (11–10) LP: O'Conner, S. (8–8) Sv: None [7] |
Game 6 (Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas)
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Thomas, C. (17–14) LP: Studioso, K. (17–13) Sv: None [8] |
Game 7 (McNeese State vs Northwestern State)
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Guidry, K. (11–3) LP: Smith (8–5) Sv: None [9] |
Semi-final Game One (Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State)
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen F. Austin | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Thomas, C. (17–14) LP: Lancaster, S. (11–11) Sv: Nonve Attendance: 539 [10] |
Semi-final Game Two (McNeese State vs Stephen F. Austin)
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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McNeese State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Allred (27–7) LP: Lewis, B. (7–10) Sv: None Attendance: 539 [11] |
Day Three
editChampionship Game (Northwestern State vs McNeese State)
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Northwestern State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Guidry, K. (12–3) LP: Allred (27–8) Sv: None Attendance: 318 [12] |
Awards and honors
editSource: [13]
Tournament MVP: Kaylee Guidry – Northwestern State
All-Tournament Teams:
- Tiffany Castillo – Sam Houston State
- Shalie Day – Stephen F. Austin
- Carlie Thomas – Stephen F. Austin
- Alanna DiVittorio – McNeese State
- Marissa Taunton – McNeese State
- Ashley Modzelewski – McNeese State
- Lauren Wagner – McNeese State
- Jamie Allred – McNeese State
- Shenequia Abby – Northwestern State
- Cali Burke – Northwestern State
- Tara McKenney – Northwestern State
- Kaylee Guidry – Northwestern State
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Southland Softball - 2014 Southland Conference softball tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Houston Baptist vs Stephen F. Austin (May 08, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Central Arkansas vs Sam Houston State (May 08, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Houston Baptist vs McNeese State (May 08, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Central Arkansas vs Northwestern State (May 08, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Sam Houston State vs Houston Baptist (May 10, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas (May 10, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "McNeese State vs Northwestern State (May 10, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State (May 10, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "McNeese State vs Stephen F. Austin (May 10, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Northwestern State vs McNeese State (May 11, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Northwestern State Repeats as softball tournament Champions". Southland Conference. May 11, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2016.