2014 Southland Conference softball tournament

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2014 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Northwestern State  (5 title)
Winning coachDonald Pickett (2 title)
MVP Kaylee Guidry (Northwestern State)

The 2014 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, from May 8 through 11, 2014. The tournament winner, Northwestern State earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Due to weather delays, the championship broadcast on ESPN3 was canceled, leaving the entire tournament to air on the Southland Digital Network. Southland Conference assistant commissioner Chris Mycoskie and former Southeastern Louisiana pitcher Kati Morse called the action. [1]

Contents

Format

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were currently ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Had either of the two teams been in the top 6 spots, the seventh and if necessary eighth teams would have qualified for the tournament and would have taken their respective spots.

2014 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
McNeese State **  ‍‍‍20–6–0 .76940–17–0 .702
Northwestern State ‡  ‍‍‍15–10–0 .60030–22–0 .577
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍15–11–0 .57727–27–0 .500
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍14–11–0 .56026–27–0 .491
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍14–13–0 .51922–28–0 .440
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍13–13–0 .50025–34–0 .424
Abilene Christian*  ‍‍‍10–10–0 .50021–28–0 .429
Lamar  ‍‍‍12–14–0 .46220–30–0 .400
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍11–15–0 .42316–36–0 .308
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍10–17–0 .37019–29–0 .396
Nicholls  ‍‍‍9–16–0 .36019–34–0 .358
Incarnate Word*  ‍‍‍7–14–0 .33321–31–0 .404
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Southland Tournament #1 seed champion
As of May 4, 2014 [2]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 McNeese State 5
4 Stephen F. Austin 75Houston Baptist0
5 Houston Baptist 81McNeese State2
2Northwestern State3
2 Northwestern State 5
3 Sam Houston State 03Central Arkansas3
6 Central Arkansas 1
2Northwestern State11
1McNeese State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
3Sam Houston State6
1McNeese State9
5Houston Baptist1
3Sam Houston State64Stephen F. Austin0
4Stephen F. Austin8
4Stephen F. Austin5
6Central Arkansas0

Line Scores

Day One

Game 1 (Houston Baptist vs Stephen F. Austin)

May 8, 2014 11:00 am CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team1234567 R H E
Houston Baptist00305008103
Stephen F. Austin2200102793
WP: Stiefel, K. (6–10)   LP: Thomas, C. (16–10)   Sv: None
[3]

Game 2 (Central Arkansas vs Sam Houston State)

May 8, 2014 2:10 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team1234567 R H E
Central Arkansas0000100160
Sam Houston State1000000041
WP: Studioso, K. (17–11)   LP: Lancaster, S. (10–10)   Sv: None
[4]

Game 3 (Houston Baptist vs McNeese State)

May 8, 2014 4:25 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team1234567 R H E
Houston Baptist0000000052
McNeese State0100310580
WP: Allred (26–7)   LP: O'Conner, S. (8–7)   Sv: None
[5]

Game 4 (Central Arkansas vs Northwestern State)

May 8, 2014 6:45 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team1234567 R H E
Central Arkansas1000020351
Northwestern State0002120561
WP: Gray, B. (7–5)   LP: Studioso, K. (17–12)   Sv: None
Attendance: 550
[6]

Day Two

Game 5 (Sam Houston State vs Houston Baptist)

May 10, 2014 11:00 am CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team1234567 R H E
Sam Houston State30011106111
Houston Baptist1000000141
WP: Lancaster, S. (11–10)   LP: O'Conner, S. (8–8)   Sv: None
[7]

Game 6 (Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas)

May 10, 2014 1:15 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team1234567 R H E
Stephen F. Austin00210025101
Central Arkansas0000000023
WP: Thomas, C. (17–14)   LP: Studioso, K. (17–13)   Sv: None
[8]

Game 7 (McNeese State vs Northwestern State)

May 10, 2014 3:35 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team1234567 R H E
McNeese State0002000233
Northwestern State0020001351
WP: Guidry, K. (11–3)   LP: Smith (8–5)   Sv: None
[9]

Semi-final Game One (Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State)

May 10, 2014 6:00 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team1234567 R H E
Stephen F. Austin10300138103
Sam Houston State0021201682
WP: Thomas, C. (17–14)   LP: Lancaster, S. (11–11)   Sv: Nonve
Attendance: 539
[10]

Semi-final Game Two (McNeese State vs Stephen F. Austin)

May 10, 2014 9:40 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team1234567 R H E
McNeese State1404000990
Stephen F. Austin0000000023
WP: Allred (27–7)   LP: Lewis, B. (7–10)   Sv: None
Attendance: 539
[11]

Day Three

Championship Game (Northwestern State vs McNeese State)

May 11, 2014 8:00 am CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA
Team12345 R H E
Northwestern State2150311140
McNeese State00000021
WP: Guidry, K. (12–3)   LP: Allred (27–8)   Sv: None
Attendance: 318
[12]

Awards and honors

Source: [13]
Tournament MVP: Kaylee Guidry – Northwestern State All-Tournament Teams:

  • Tiffany Castillo – Sam Houston State
  • Shalie Day – Stephen F. Austin
  • Carlie Thomas – Stephen F. Austin
  • Alanna DiVittorio – McNeese State
  • Marissa Taunton – McNeese State
  • Ashley Modzelewski – McNeese State
  • Lauren Wagner – McNeese State
  • Jamie Allred – McNeese State
  • Shenequia Abby – Northwestern State
  • Cali Burke – Northwestern State
  • Tara McKenney – Northwestern State
  • Kaylee Guidry – Northwestern State

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