2009 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2009 Southland Conference tournament was held at Cowgirl Diamond on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 7 through May 9, 2009. The tournament winner, Texas State, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

2009 Southland Conference
softball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Cowgirl Diamond Lake Charles, Louisiana
Champions	Texas State (3 title)
Winning coach	Ricci Woodard (2 title)
MVP	Chandler Hall (Texas State)

Format

The top 6 teams will qualify for the Southland softball tournament. The tournament used a true double-elimination format with a maximum of eleven games.

2009 Southland Conference softball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas State **‡  ‍‍‍	23	–	6	–	0		.793			40	–	18	–	0		.690
McNeese State  ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0		.667			31	–	28	–	0		.525
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍	18	–	11	–	0		.621			29	–	29	–	0		.500
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	17	–	12	–	0		.586			29	–	27	–	0		.518
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			23	–	24	–	0		.489
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍	15	–	14	–	0		.517			28	–	26	–	0		.519
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍	14	–	15	–	0		.483			24	–	31	–	0		.436
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			30	–	25	–	0		.545
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	12	–	16	–	0		.429			23	–	31	–	0		.426
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			20	–	33	–	0		.377
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	3	–	26	–	0		.103			5	–	45	–	0		.100
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion **Southland Tournament #1 seed champion As of May 22, 2009 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Tournament

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Final
						4	Stephen F. Austin	1
	4	Stephen F. Austin	7			6	Sam Houston State	2
	5	Texas-Arlington	0								3	UTSA	1
											6	Sam Houston State	4
						3	UTSA	12
	3	UTSA	5			5	Texas-Arlington	3
	6	Sam Houston State	4
																1	Texas State	2
																2	McNeese State	1
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower final
	1	Texas State	3
											2	McNeese State	3
	4	Stephen F. Austin	1
						1	Texas State	1			6	Sam Houston State	2
						2	McNeese State	0
	2	McNeese State	4
	3	UTSA	3

• All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Chandler Hall - Texas State

All-Tournament Teams:

• Amber Anderson - UTSA
• Morgan Mikulin - Sam Houston State
• Hailey Wiginton - Sam Houston State
• Bethany Stefinsky - McNeese State
• Lindsey Langner - McNeese State
• Liz Morvant - McNeese State
• Leah Boatwright - Texas State
• Ryan Kos - Texas State
• Taylor Hall - Texas State
• Allyce Rother - Texas State
• Chandler Hall - Texas State (MVP)

See also

2009 Southland Conference baseball tournament