2014 Southland Conference softball tournament

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]

2014 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNorthwestern State (5 title)
Winning coachDonald Pickett (2 title)
MVPKaylee Guidry (Northwestern State)

Format

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The 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.

2014 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
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

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1McNeese State5
4Stephen F. Austin75Houston Baptist0
5Houston Baptist81McNeese State2
2Northwestern State3
2Northwestern State5
3Sam Houston State03Central Arkansas3
6Central Arkansas1
2Northwestern State11
1McNeese State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
3Sam Houston State6
1McNeese State9
5Houston Baptist1
3Sam Houston State64Stephen F. Austin0
4Stephen F. Austin8
4Stephen F. Austin5
6Central Arkansas0
  • All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Line Scores

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Day One

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Game 1 (Houston Baptist vs Stephen F. Austin)

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May 8, 2014 11:00 am CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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)

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May 8, 2014 2:10 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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)

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May 8, 2014 4:25 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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)

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May 8, 2014 6:45 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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

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Game 5 (Sam Houston State vs Houston Baptist)

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May 10, 2014 11:00 am CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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)

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May 10, 2014 1:15 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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)

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May 10, 2014 3:35 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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)

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May 10, 2014 6:00 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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
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Semi-final Game Two (McNeese State vs Stephen F. Austin)

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May 10, 2014 9:40 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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

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Championship Game (Northwestern State vs McNeese State)

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May 11, 2014 8:00 am CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
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

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Source: [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

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References

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  1. ^ "Southland Softball - 2014 Southland Conference softball tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Houston Baptist vs Stephen F. Austin (May 08, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Central Arkansas vs Sam Houston State (May 08, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Houston Baptist vs McNeese State (May 08, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "Central Arkansas vs Northwestern State (May 08, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston State vs Houston Baptist (May 10, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas (May 10, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "McNeese State vs Northwestern State (May 10, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  10. ^ "Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State (May 10, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  11. ^ "McNeese State vs Stephen F. Austin (May 10, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  12. ^ "Northwestern State vs McNeese State (May 11, 2014)". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  13. ^ "Northwestern State Repeats as softball tournament Champions". Southland Conference. May 11, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2016.