2018 Southland Conference Softball Tournament

2018 Southland Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of May 19, 2018; Rankings from NFCA

2018 Southland Conference Softball Tournament
2018 Southland Conference Softball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Format	Single-elimination tournament (Gm 1-2), Double-elimination tournament (Gm 3-13)
Site	Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, Louisiana;
Champions	McNeese (6 title)
Winning coach	James Landreneau (2nd title)
MVP	Morgan Catron (McNeese)
Television	ESPNU
	← 2017; Southland Softball Tournament; 2019 →;

The 2018 Southland Conference tournament was held at Joe Miller Field on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana from May 8 through May 11, 2018. The tournament winner earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPNU.^[2] The remainder of the tournament aired on the Southland Digital Network.

Format[]

With Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word both being eligible for the tournament, the Southland Conference expanded from 6 teams to the top 8 teams. The first two games were single elimination while the rest of the tournament was a double elimination format.

Tournament[]

Elimination Game

5	Central Arkansas	1

8	Sam Houston State	9

Elimination Game

6	Abilene Christian	3

7	Northwestern State	4

First Round			Second Round			Semifinals			Finals

			1	Nicholls	7
4	Southeastern Louisiana	7	4	Southeastern Louisiana	4
8	Sam Houston State	0				1	Nicholls	2
						3	McNeese	3 ₍₈₎
			2	Stephen F. Austin	2
3	McNeese	12	3	McNeese	8
7	Northwestern State	5							3	McNeese	4	–
									1	Nicholls	1	–

4	Southeastern Louisiana	6
7	Northwestern State	0				1	Nicholls	4
			4	Southeastern Louisiana	7	4	Southeastern Louisiana	1
			8	Sam Houston State	6 ₍₉₎
2	Stephen F. Austin	0
8	Sam Houston State	6

New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.

Line Scores[]

All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Day One[]

No. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State[]

May 8, 2018 11:00 am CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Bruce Merchant (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 8 Sam Houston State	0	1	0	1	1	1	5	9	11	0
No. 5 Central Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2
WP: Lindsey McLeod (14–12) LP: Rachel Haberman (10–4) Sv: None Home runs: SHSU: None UCA: Codi Carpenter (5) Notes: 774 Boxscore

No. 6 Abilene Christian vs. No. 7 Northwestern State[]

May 8, 2018 1:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Bruce Merchant (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 7 Northwestern State	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	5	2
No. 6 Abilene Christian	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	4	1
WP: Mic Bouvier (14–10) LP: Hannah Null (18–14) Sv: Mikay Brown (2) Home runs: NSU: Ha Barbazon (2) ACU: Kayla Keeling (3) Attendance: 774 Boxscore

No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State[]

May 8, 2018 4:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 8 Sam Houston State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana	0	0	0	5	1	1	X	7	10	0
WP: Rachel Hayes (16–8) LP: Kaitlynnn Dawson (2–5) Sv: None Home runs: SHSU: None SELA: None Attendance: 774 Boxscore

No. 3 McNeese vs. No. 7 Northwestern State[]

May 8, 2018 6:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 7 Northwestern State	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	7	1
No. 3 McNeese	4	2	0	5	0	1	X	12	12	1
WP: Alexandra Flores (17–9) LP: Mikay Brown (10–9) Sv: None Home runs: NSU: Cayla Kones (2), Julie Rawls (10) MCN: Morgan Xateon (13) Attendance: 774 Boxscore

Day Two[]

No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana[]

May 9, 2018 11:00 am CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Richard Dow (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	9	1
No. 1 Nicholls State	0	2	1	1	2	1	X	7	11	1
WP: Megan Landry (22–7) LP: Rachel Hayes (16–9) Sv: None Home runs: SELA: None NICH: Moriah Strother (8) Attendance: 638 Boxscore

No. 2 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 3 McNeese[]

May 9, 2018 1:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Richard Dow (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 3 McNeese	0	1	2	1	0	0	4	8	8	1
No. 2 Stephen F. Austin	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	1
WP: Caroline Settle (9–6) LP: Makayla Sikes (18–9) Sv: None Home runs: MCN: Morgan Catron (14), Aubree Turbeville (2) SFA: Margarita Corona (9) Attendance: 638 Boxscore

No. 7 Northwestern State vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana[]

May 8, 2018 4:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	6	8	0
No. 7 Northwestern State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
WP: Lacey Hill (12–6) LP: Mic Bouvier (14–11) Sv: None Home runs: SELA: Ella Manzer (1) NSU: None Attendance: 638 Boxscore

No. 8 Sam Houston State vs. No. 2 Stephen F. Austin[]

May 8, 2018 6:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 2 Stephen F. Austin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
No. 8 Sam Houston State	0	0	1	0	3	2	X	6	9	1
WP: Lindsey McLeod (15–12) LP: Makayla Sikes (18–10) Sv: None Home runs: SFA: None SHSU: Brooke Malia (5) Attendance: 638 Boxscore

Day Three[]

No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 3 McNeese[]

May 10, 2018 11:00 am CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
No. 1 Nicholls State	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
No. 3 McNeese	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	8	1
WP: Alexsandra Flores (18–9) LP: Alexis LaBure (13–5) Sv: None Home runs: NSU: Kasey Frederick (7) MCN: Morgan Catron (15) Attendance: 374 Boxscore

No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State[]

May 10, 2018 1:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Bruce Merchant (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
No. 8 Sam Houston State	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	6	9	1
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	7	9	2
WP: Tanner Wright (5–1) LP: Darby Fitzpatrick (0–9) Sv: None Home runs: SHSU: Tiffany Thompson (8), Mahalia Gibson (12), Ella Manzer (2) SELA: None Attendance: 374 Boxscore

No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana[]

May 10, 2018 4:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore, Lincoln Rose (Southland DN)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
No. 1 Nicholls	4	0	0	0	0	0	X	5	7	1
WP: Alexis LaBure (14–5) LP: Lacey Hill (12–7) Sv: Amanda Holliday (4) Home runs: SELA: None NSU: Moriah Strother (9), Kali Clement (7) Attendance: 374 Boxscore

Day Four[]

Championship Game: No. 3 McNeese vs. No. 1 Nicholls[]

May 11, 2018 12:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Broadcaster: Lincoln Rose, Kati Norse (ESPNU)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
No. 3 McNeese	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	0
No. 1 Nicholls	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	6	1
WP: Caroline Settle (10–6) LP: Alexis LaBure (14–6) Sv: Alexsandra Flores (2) Home runs: MCN: Justyce McClain (22) NSU: Kali Clement (8), Samantha Dares (2) Attendance: 498 Boxscore

Awards and honors[]

Source:
Tournament MVP: Morgan Catron, McNeese

All-Tournament Teams:

Morgan Catron, McNeese
Moriah Strother, Nicholls
Kasey Frederick, Nicholls
Mahalia Gibson. Southeastern Louisiana
Codi Carpenter, Sam Houston State
Erika Piancastelli, McNeese
Alexandria Saldivar, McNeese
Maddie Edmonston, Southeastern Louisiana
Amanda Gianelloni, Nicholls
Megan Landry, Nicholls
Lindsey McLeod, Sam Houston State
Alexandria Flores, McNeese

References[]

^ "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^ "SouthlandSports Twitter".

[1] "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

[2] "SouthlandSports Twitter".

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2018 Southland Conference Softball Tournament

Contents

Format[]

Tournament[]

Line Scores[]

Day One[]

No. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State[]

No. 6 Abilene Christian vs. No. 7 Northwestern State[]

No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State[]

No. 3 McNeese vs. No. 7 Northwestern State[]

Day Two[]

No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana[]

No. 2 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 3 McNeese[]

No. 7 Northwestern State vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana[]

No. 8 Sam Houston State vs. No. 2 Stephen F. Austin[]

Day Three[]

No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 3 McNeese[]

No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State[]

No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana[]

Day Four[]

Championship Game: No. 3 McNeese vs. No. 1 Nicholls[]

Awards and honors[]

See also[]

References[]

2018 Southland Conference softball standings
v t	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		PCT		W	L		PCT
Nicholls ‍†‍‍	21	–	6	–	0	.778		40	–	15	–	0	.727
McNeese State** ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	9	–	0	.667		41	–	21	–	0	.661
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	18	–	9	–	0	.667		38	–	21	–	0	.644
Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍	18	–	9	–	0	.667		31	–	24	–	0	.564
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	16	–	11	–	0	.593		29	–	27	–	0	.518
Abilene Christian ‍‍‍	15	–	12	–	0	.556		23	–	26	–	0	.469
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	14	–	13	–	0	.519		28	–	25	–	0	.528
Sam Houston State ‍‍‍	13	–	14	–	0	.481		24	–	33	–	0	.421
Lamar ‍‍‍	11	–	16	–	0	.407		27	–	28	–	0	.491
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍	7	–	20	–	0	.259		15	–	34	–	0	.306
Houston Baptist ‍‍‍	6	–	21	–	0	.222		9	–	34	–	0	.209
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	5	–	22	–	0	.185		14	–	37	–	1	.279

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 19, 2018^[1]; Rankings from NFCA

v t Southland Conference softball
Teams	Houston Baptist Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals McNeese State Cowgirls Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Lady Demons Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders
Championship	Southland Conference Softball Tournament