2017 Southland Conference softball tournament
The 2017 Southland Conference tournament was held at Farris Field on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas from May 10 through 12, 2017. The tournament winner, the McNeese State Cowgirls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2][3][4] The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.[5]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | McNeese State (5 title) |
| Winning coach | Joanna Hardin (2 title) |
| Television | ESPN3 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State ** ‡y | 24 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .889 | 43 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian * | 20 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .741 | 33 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 19 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .704 | 37 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 34 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 14 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .519 | 24 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 14 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .519 | 25 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .444 | 26 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .444 | 23 | – | 33 | – | 1 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 17 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 8 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .296 | 17 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word * | 6 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .222 | 13 | – | 40 | – | 0 | .245 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 4 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .167 | 10 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – SLC Tournament Champion *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition **Southland Tournament #1 seed and regular season champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of May 30, 2017[1] Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
editThe top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Abilene Christian finished the regular season in second place. Since Abilene Christian was ineligible for tournament play, the third through sixth-place finishers moved up in seeding. In addition, the Northwestern State Lady Demons, finishing the regular season in seventh place, qualified for the tournament.
Tournament
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 4 | 3 | Lamar | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Northwestern State | 2 | 5 | Central Arkansas | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Northwestern State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northwestern State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 4 | Sam Houston State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicholls | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicholls | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicholls | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese State | 11 | 5 | Central Arkansas | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicholls | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
- New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
- All times listed are Central Daylight Time.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2017 Softball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "College softball tournaments: Southern just misses bid in SWAC final; McNeese takes Southland Conference title". The Advocate. May 13, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "2017 NCAA DIVISION I SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD SET". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. May 14, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "2017 Division I Softball conference championships, automatic qualifiers". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 14, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "2017 Southland softball tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "2017 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS WEDNESDAY". Southland Conference. May 9, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Softball". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 10, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Softball". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 11, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Softball". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 12, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.