2015 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2015 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, from May 6 through May 8, 2015. The tournament winner, Central Arkansas earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.[1]

2015 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Arkansas (1 title)
Winning coachDavid Kuhn (1 title)
MVPKylee Studioso (Central Arkansas)
Attendance5,432
TelevisionESPN3

Format

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The top 6 teams qualify for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word are 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.

2015 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Northwestern State ** x  ‍‍‍ 22 3 0   .880 36 18 0   .667
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 21 5 0   .808 36 20 0   .643
Central Arkansas ‡  ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 35 21 0   .625
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 15 10 0   .600 22 30 0   .423
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 26 28 0   .481
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 12 14 0   .462 26 22 0   .542
West Division
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi x  ‍‍‍ 15 11 0   .577 20 28 1   .418
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 11 15 0   .423 19 32 0   .373
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 10 15 0   .400 19 28 0   .404
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 8 19 0   .296 14 33 0   .298
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 5 20 0   .200 13 32 0   .289
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 4 23 0   .148 12 39 0   .235
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Southland Tournament #1 seed
x Division Champions champion
As of May 22, 2015[2]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches


Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Northwestern State1
4Southeastern Louisiana15Lamar6
5Lamar35Lamar0
3Central Arkansas7
2McNeese State2
3Central Arkansas13Central Arkansas6
6Texas A&M-CC0(13)
3Central Arkansas4
1Northwestern State2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
1Northwestern State3
5Lamar10
6Texas A&M-CC1
1Northwestern State91Northwestern State16(9)
4Southeastern Louisiana2
2McNeese State1
4Southeastern Louisiana5
  • All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Line Scores

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Day One

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Game 1 (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Central Arkansas)

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May 6, 2015 11:00 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Central Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12 0
WP: Studioso, K. (25–12)   LP: Carter, L. (14–17)   Sv: None
Attendance: 375
Notes: Longest game in Southland Conference softball tournament history
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Game 2 (Lamar vs Southeastern Louisiana)

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May 6, 2015 3:00 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lamar 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
WP: Napoli, L. (18–16)   LP: Bishop, T. (14–8)   Sv: None
Attendance: 403
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Game 3 (Central Arkansas vs McNeese State)

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May 6, 2015 5:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Central Arkansas 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 5 0
McNeese State 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
WP: Studioso, K. (25–12)   LP: Smith, R. (12–6)   Sv: None
Attendance: 641
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Game 4 (Lamar vs Northwestern State)

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May 6, 2015 8:15 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lamar 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 10 1
Northwestern State 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
WP: Napoli, L. (18–16)   LP: Brown, M. (11–3)   Sv: None
Attendance: 819
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Day Two

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Game 5 (Northwestern State vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)

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May 7, 2015 11:00 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwestern State 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 5 1
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
WP: Brown, M. (12–3)   LP: Carter, L. (14–18)   Sv: Bouvier, M. (1)
Attendance: 412
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Game 6 (Southeastern Louisiana vs McNeese State)

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May 7, 2015 1:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southeastern Louisiana 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 5 6 0
McNeese State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
WP: Adkinson, S. (4–5)   LP: Vincent, E. (14–6)   Sv: None
Attendance: 383
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Game 7 (Central Arkansas vs Lamar)

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May 7, 2015 5:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Central Arkansas 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 8 0
Lamar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
WP: Studioso, K. (27–12)   LP: Napoli, L. (19–17)   Sv: None
Attendance: 397
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Semi-final Game One (Southeastern Louisiana vs Northwestern State)

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May 7, 2015 7:45 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southeastern Louisiana 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Northwestern State 1 1 4 3 0 0 X 9 14 0
WP: Bouvier, M. (14–5)   LP: Bishop, T. (14–9)   Sv: None
Attendance: 661
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Day Three

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Semi-final Game Two (Northwestern State vs Lamar)

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May 9, 2015 10:30 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwestern State 0 0 2 1 4 0 3 0 6 16 17 1
Lamar 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 10 15 1
WP: Brown, M. (13–3)   LP: Dannelley, L (8–8)   Sv: None
Attendance: 639
Notes: Northwestern State and Lamar combine for a total of 32 hits a tournament record
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Championship Game (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas)

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May 9, 2015 2:20 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwestern State 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Central Arkansas 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 6 2
WP: Gomness, K. (4–1)   LP: Brown, M. (13–4)   Sv: None
Attendance: 702
Notes: Central Arkansas wins first Southland Conference softball tournament championship
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Awards and honors

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Source: [13]
Tournament MVP: Kylee Studioso – Central Arkansas

All-Tournament Teams:

  • Sarah Bigej – Central Arkansas
  • Sam Forrest – Central Arkansas
  • Jessie Taylor – Central Arkansas
  • Brianna Whisenhunt – Central Arkansas
  • Micayla Sorosiak – Northwestern State
  • Kellye Kincannon – Northwestern State
  • Sarah Ragsdale – Lamar
  • Laura Napoli – Lamar
  • Katie Lacour – Southeastern Louisiana
  • Spencer Adkinson – Southeastern Louisiana

See also

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2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Southland Softball - 2015 Southland Conference softball tournament" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Softball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "A&M-Corpus Christi vs Central Arkansas (May 6, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Lamar vs Southeastern La, (May 6, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Central Arkansas vs McNeese State (May 6, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "Lamar vs Northwestern State (May 6, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  7. ^ "Northwestern State vs A&M-Corpus Christi (May 7, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Southeastern La. vs McNeese State (May 7, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Central Arkansas vs Lamar (May 7, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "Southeastern La. vs Northwestern State (May 7, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Northwestern State vs Lamar (May 9, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  12. ^ "Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas (May 9, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  13. ^ "Central Arkansas Wins First Southland Softball Title". Southland Conference. May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.