2016 Southland Conference softball tournament

Sports tournament August 2023 2016 Southland Conference Southland I 6 Double-elimination tournament Cowgirl Diamond Lake Charles, Louisiana McNeese State 4 Joanna Hardin 1 Erika Piancastelli McNeese State ESPN3 The 2016 Southland Conference tournament was held at Cowgirl Diamond on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 11 through 13, 2016. The tournament winner, the McNeese State Cowgirls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.Southland Softball - 2016 Southland Softball Season Begins Thursday http://www.southland.org/news/2016/2/9/SOFT_0209165717.aspx Southland Conference April 5, 2016 Format The 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 third place. Since Abilene Christian was ineligible for tournament play, the fourth through seventh place finishers moved up in seeding. In addition, the Sam Houston Bearkats, finishing the regular season in seventh place, qualified for the tournament. Tournament Sources:2016 Southland softball tournament Field Set http://southland.org/news/2016/5/7/SOFT_0507161258.aspx Southland Conference May 8, 2016 May 7, 2016 3 Lamar 6 6 Sam Houston State 2 4 Central Arkansas 3 5 Stephen F. Austin 4 2 Nicholls 2 3 Lamar 7 1 McNeese State 8 4 Stephen F. Austin 2 5 Stephen F. Austin 14 6 Sam Houston State 11 2 Nicholls 3 4 Central Arkansas 1 1 McNeese State 8 3 Lamar 4 2 Nicholls 0 5 Stephen F. Austin 1 3 Lamar 5 5 Stephen F. Austin 3 1 McNeese State 5 – 3 Lamar 2 – New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team. All times listed are Central Daylight Time. Line Scores Day One Game 1 (Sam Houston State vs Lamar) May 11, 2016 11:00 am CDT Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA Sam Houston State SHSU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 Lamar LU 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 6 11 2 Luna, C. (16–7) McLeod, L. (10–11) None No. 3 Lamar Defeats No. 6 Sam Houston State In Game One Of Southland Conference Tournament http://southland.org/news/2016/5/11/SOFT_0511165923.aspx Southland Conference May 11, 2016 May 11, 2016 Game 2 (Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas) May 11, 2016 1:50 pm CDT Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA Stephen F. Austin SFA 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 Central Arkansas UCA 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 Guffey, C. (11–5) Landeros, S. (21–13) None No. 4 Ladyjacks Survive Late Rally To Defeat No. 5 Central Arkansas http://www.southland.org/news/2016/5/11/SOFT_0511161411.aspx?path=softball Southland Conference May 11, 2016 May 11, 2016 Game 3 (Lamar vs Nicholls) May 11, 2016 4 pm CDT Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA Lamar LU 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 6 1 Nicholls NichST 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 3 Napoli, L. (9–7) Haydel, H (22–8) None No. 3 Lamar Earns 7–2 Victory over No. 2 Nicholls http://southland.org/news/2016/5/11/SOFT_0511162315.aspx Southland Conference May 12, 2016 May 11, 2016 Game 4 (Stephen F. Austin vs McNeese State) May 11, 2016 6:30 pm CDT Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA Stephen F. Austin SFA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 4 McNeese State McN 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 8 5 3 Vincent, E. (15–3) Sikes, M. (7–12) None 1,023 Top-Seeded McNeese Downs Fifth Ranked Stephen F. Austin http://www.southland.org/news/2016/5/11/SOFT_0511164041.aspx?path=softball Southland Conference May 12, 2016 May 11, 2016 Day Two Game 5 (Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State) May 12, 2016 11:00 am CDT Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA Stephen F. Austin SFA 0 1 0 0 2 0 11 14 11 4 Sam Houston State SHSU 2 0 4 0 0 4 1 11 10 0 Sikes, M. (8–12) McLeod, L. (11–11) None No. 5 Ladyjacks Rally Past No. 6 Bearkats http://southland.org/news/2016/5/12/SOFT_0512162356.aspx Southland Conference May 13, 2016 May 12, 2016 Game 6 (Central Arkansas vs Nicholls State) May 12, 2016 1:30 pm CDT Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA Central Arkansas UCA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Nicholls Nich 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 5 1 Haydel, H. (23–8) Landeros, S. (21–15) None Second-seeded Colonels Eliminate Fourth-seeded Bears http://southland.org/news/2016/5/12/SOFT_0512164425.aspx Southland Conference May 13, 2016 May 12, 2016 Game 7 (Lamar vs McNeese State) May 12, 2016 4:00 pm CDT Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA Lamar LU 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 7 1 McNeese State McN 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 8 9 3 Allred, J. (17–3) Luna, C. (16–8) None No. 1 McNeese Defeats No. 3 Lamar To Reach Southland Championship http://southland.org/news/2016/5/12/SOFT_0512165605.aspx Southland Conference May 13, 2016 May 12, 2016 Semi-final Game One (Nicholls vs Stephen F. Austin) May 12, 2016 6:30 CDT Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA Nicholls Nich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Stephen F. Austin SFA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 Guffey, C. (13–5) Landry, M. (15–8) None 892 Fifth-seeded Ladyjacks Outlast Second-seeded Colonels http://southland.org/news/2016/5/13/SOFT_0513160239.aspx Southland Conference May 13, 2016 May 12, 2016 Day Three Semi-final Game Two (Lamar vs Stephen F. Austin) May 13, 2016 10:30 am CDT Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA Stephen F. Austin SFA 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 Lamar LU 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 4 Luna, C. (17–7) Sikes, M. (8–13) None No. 3 Lamar Advances To Southland Tournament Championship http://southland.org/news/2016/5/13/SOFT_0513160138.aspx Southland Conference May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 Championship Game (Lamar vs McNeese State) May 13, 2016 2:00 pm CDT Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA McNeese State McN 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 5 8 3 Lamar LU 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 Vincent, E. (16–3) Napoli, L. (9–8) None 965 McNeese (42–12) -VS- Lamar (35–22) http://mcneesesports.com/boxscore.aspx?path=softball&id=4199 McNeese State University May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 Awards and honors Source: Cowgirls Celebrate 2016 Southland Tournament Title http://www.southland.org/news/2016/5/13/SOFT_0513163659.aspx?path=softball Southland Conference May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 Tournament MVP: Erika Piancastelli, McNeese State All-Tournament Teams: Morgan Catron, McNeese State Tori Yanator, McNeese State Emily Vincent, McNeese State Brittany Rodriguez, Lamar Jenna Holland, Lamar Ciara Luna, Lamar Kelly Meeuwsen, Lamar Stephanie Meeuwsen, Lamar Taylor Fraccastoro, Stephen F. Austin Annie Mehringer, Stephen F. Austin Callee Guffey, Stephen F. Austin See also 2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament References Category:Southland Conference softball tournament Tournament Southland Conference softball tournament Southland Conference softball tournament