College softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
2018 Southland Conference tournament was held at Joe Miller Field on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana , from May 8 through 11, 2018. The tournament winner earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament . The Championship game was broadcast on ESPNU .[ 2]
With Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word both being eligible for the tournament, the Southland Conference expanded from 6 teams to the top 8 teams. The first two games were single elimination while the rest of the tournament was a double elimination format.
Tournament
Elimination Game
5
Central Arkansas
1
8
Sam Houston State
9
Elimination Game
6
Abilene Christian
3
7
Northwestern State
4
Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final 1 Nicholls 7 4 Southeastern Louisiana 7 4 Southeastern Louisiana 4 8 Sam Houston State 0 1 Nicholls 2 3 McNeese 3 (8) 2 Stephen F. Austin 2 3 McNeese 12 3 McNeese 8 7 Northwestern State 5 3 McNeese 4 1 Nicholls 1 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower final 4 Southeastern Louisiana 6 1 Nicholls 4 7 Northwestern State 0 4 Southeastern Louisiana 7 4 Southeastern Louisiana 1 8 Sam Houston State 6 (9) 2 Stephen F. Austin 0 8 Sam Houston State 6
New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
Line Scores
All times listed are Central Daylight Time.
Day One
No. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State
May 8, 2018 11:00 am CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R H E
No. 8 Sam Houston State
0
1
0
1
1
1
5
9
11
0
No. 5 Central Arkansas
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
2
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Notes: 774Boxscore
No. 6 Abilene Christian vs. No. 7 Northwestern State
May 8, 2018 1:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R H E
No. 7 Northwestern State
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
4
5
2
No. 6 Abilene Christian
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
4
1
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 774Boxscore
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State
May 8, 2018 4:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R H E
No. 8 Sam Houston State
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana
0
0
0
5
1
1
X
7
10
0
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 774Boxscore
No. 3 McNeese vs. No. 7 Northwestern State
May 8, 2018 6:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R H E
No. 7 Northwestern State
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
7
1
No. 3 McNeese
4
2
0
5
0
1
X
12
12
1
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 774Boxscore
Day Two
No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana
May 9, 2018 11:00 am CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R H E
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
4
9
1
No. 1 Nicholls State
0
2
1
1
2
1
X
7
11
1
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 638Boxscore
No. 2 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 3 McNeese
May 9, 2018 1:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R H E
No. 3 McNeese
0
1
2
1
0
0
4
8
8
1
No. 2 Stephen F. Austin
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
1
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 638Boxscore
No. 7 Northwestern State vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana
May 8, 2018 4:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R H E
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
6
8
0
No. 7 Northwestern State
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 638Boxscore
No. 8 Sam Houston State vs. No. 2 Stephen F. Austin
May 8, 2018 6:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R H E
No. 2 Stephen F. Austin
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
No. 8 Sam Houston State
0
0
1
0
3
2
X
6
9
1
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 638Boxscore
Day Three
No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 3 McNeese
May 10, 2018 11:00 am CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
R H E
No. 1 Nicholls State
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
6
1
No. 3 McNeese
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
3
8
1
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 374Boxscore
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State
May 10, 2018 1:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
No. 8 Sam Houston State
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
6
9
1
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
7
9
2
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 374Boxscore
No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana
May 10, 2018 4:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R H E
No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
No. 1 Nicholls
4
0
0
0
0
0
X
5
7
1
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 374Boxscore
Day Four
Championship Game: No. 3 McNeese vs. No. 1 Nicholls
May 11, 2018 12:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R H E
No. 3 McNeese
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
0
No. 1 Nicholls
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
6
1
WP :LP :Sv :Home runs :Attendance: 498Boxscore
Awards and honors
Source:
Tournament MVP : Morgan Catron, McNeese
All-Tournament Teams:
Morgan Catron, McNeese
Moriah Strother, Nicholls
Kasey Frederick, Nicholls
Mahalia Gibson. Southeastern Louisiana
Codi Carpenter, Sam Houston State
Erika Piancastelli, McNeese
Alexandria Saldivar, McNeese
Maddie Edmonston, Southeastern Louisiana
Amanda Gianelloni, Nicholls
Megan Landry, Nicholls
Lindsey McLeod, Sam Houston State
Alexandria Flores, McNeese
See also
2018 Southland Conference baseball tournament
References
