2022 Southland Conference softball tournament

2022 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMcNeese (8th title)
Winning coachJames Landreneau (4th title)
MVPCrislyne Moreno (McNeese)
Attendance3,451
TelevisionESPN+
2022 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State  ‍y 15 3   .833 40 21   .656
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 14 4   .778 40 16   .714
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 25 27   .481
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 29 22   .569
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 5 13   .278 15 36   .294
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 19 29   .396
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 12 38   .240
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2022[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2022 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana, from May 10 through 13, 2022.[2] The tournament winner, McNeese, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were broadcast on ESPN+.[3]

Format

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The tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. The top seeded team, McNeese, received a bye in first round competition.

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. All seven teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Tie–breaker procedures were not required.

Seed School Conference
1 McNeese 15–3
2 Southeastern Louisiana 14–4
3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 11–7
4 Northwestern State 10–8
5 Incarnate Word 5–13
6 Houston Baptist 4–13
7 Nicholls 4–14

Source:[4]

Tournament

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Source:[2]

Round Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Notes Television
First day – Tuesday, May 10, 2022|-
1 1 2:00 pm No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 5 Incarnate Word 4–3 191 ESPN+
2 2:45 pm No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist 4–5 225
3 6:05 pm No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls 10–2 336
Second day – Wednesday, May 11, 2022
2 4 11:00 am No. 1 McNeese vs No. 4 Northwestern State 6–5 267 ESPN+
5 2:27 pm No. 6 Houston Baptist vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana 5–8 367
6 11:00 am No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 7 Nicholls 8–2 372 Elimination game (Nicholls)
7 8:15 pm No. 5 Incarnate Word vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist 4–8 250 Elimination game (Incarnate Word)
Third day – Thursday, May 12, 2022
3 8 4:00 pm No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 3–4 242 Elimination game (Northwestern State) ESPN+
9 2:02 pm No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana 7–6 381
10 5:27 pm No. 6 Houston Baptist vs. No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 5–3 231 Elimination Game (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
11 8:05 pm No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist 11–7 258 Elimination Game (Houston Baptist)
Championship – Friday, May 13, 2022
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12 12:00 pm No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 1 McNeese 2–10 331 McNeese tournament champion ESPN+
13 Rematch (if necessary) Not necessary
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Awards and honors

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Tournament MVP: Crislyne Moreno, McNeese

All-Tournament Teams: Source:[3]

Crislyne Moreno, McNeese - MVP
Kaylee Lopez, McNeese
Jil Poullard, McNeese
Whitney Tate, McNeese
Madisen Blackford, Southeastern
Aeriyl Mass, Southeastern
Heather Zumo, Southeastern
Caitlin Brockway, Houston Baptist
Madison Cotton, Houston Baptist
Sarah Venker, Houston Baptist
Laney Roos, Northwestern State
Pal Egan, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

See also

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2022 Southland Conference baseball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Softball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2022 Southland Softball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Pam LaFosse (May 13, 2022). "McNeese vanquishes Southeastern to claim Southland Softball Tournament Championship". 2024 Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022 Southland Softball Tournament Bracket Announced Bookmark and Share". Southland Conference. May 7, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2024.