Collegiate softball tournament
| Teams | 7 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | McNeese (7th title) |
| Winning coach | James Landreneau (3rd title) |
| MVP | Whitney Tate (McNeese) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin † | 25 | – | 2 | .926 | 35 | – | 12 | .745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | 37 | – | 19 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State ‡ | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 35 | – | 26 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 24 | – | 22 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 28 | – | 23 | .549 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 22 | – | 17 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 19 | – | 31 | .380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | 14 | – | 33 | .298 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | 16 | – | 27 | .372 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 18 | – | 30 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | 12 | – | 28 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | 8 | – | 43 | .157 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 22, 2021 Rankings from NFCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana, from May 11 through 14, 2021. The tournament winner, McNeese, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were broadcast on ESPN+.
Format
The tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. The top seeded team, McNeese, received a bye in first round competition.
Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. All seven teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Tie–breaker procedures were not required.
| Seed | School | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin | 25–2 |
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 21–6 |
| 3 | McNeese | 18–9 |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 16–11 |
| 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 14–10 |
| 6 | Houston Baptist | 15–12 |
| 7 | Sam Houston | 14–13 |
| 8 | Abilene Christian | 10–17 |
- Incarnate Word, Nicholls, Lamar, and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi failed to qualify as members in the tournament field. New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
Source:
Tournament
Source:
| Round | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Notes | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day – Tuesday, May 12, 2021 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 6 Houston Baptist vs. No. 7 Sam Houston State | 3–4 | 172 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 Abilene Christian | 4–3 | 222 | |||
| Second day – Thursday, May 13, 2021 | |||||||
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | 11:00 am | No. 3 McNeese State vs. No. 7 Sam Houston State | 3–1 | 277 | ESPN+ | ||
| 4 | 1:30 pm | No. 4 Northwestern State vs No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana | 7–4 | 343 | |||
| 5 | 4:00 pm | No. 2 Central Arkansas vs. No. 3 McNeese State | 5–6 | 335 | |||
| 6 | 7:20 pm | No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 4 Northwestern State | 4–1 | 335 | |||
| Third day – Friday, May 14, 2021 | |||||||
| 3 | |||||||
| 7 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 2 Central Arkansas | 1–2 | 275 | Elimination game (Southeastern Louisiana) | ESPN+ | |
| 8 | 1:30 pm | No. 7 Sam Houston State vs. No. 4 Northwestern State | 0–8 | 242 | Elimination game (Sam Houston State) | ||
| 9 | 4:00 pm | No. 3 McNeese vs. No. 1 Stephen F. Austin | 4–1 | 304 | |||
| 10 | 6:30 pm | No. 2 Central Arkansas vs. No. 4 Northwestern State | 5–2 | 339 | Elimination Game (Northwestern State) | ||
| Championship – Saturday, May 15, 2021 | |||||||
| 4 | |||||||
| 11 | 11:00 pm | No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 2 Central Arkansas | 4–5 | 307 | Elimination Game (Stephen F. Austin) | ESPN+ | |
| 12 | 1:50 pm | No. 2 Central Arkansas vs. No. 1 McNeese | 0–1 | 345 | McNeese tournament champion | ||
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Awards and honors
Tournament MVP: Whitney Tate, McNeese
All-Tournament Teams: Source:
- Whitney Tate, McNeese - MVP
- Haylee Brinlee, McNeese
- Jenna Edwards, McNeese
- Kaylee Lopez, McNeese
- Cori McCrary, McNeese
- Toni Perrin, McNeese
- Kayla Beaver, Central Arkansas
- Mary Kate Brown, Central Arkansas
- Cylla Hill, Central Arkansas
- Kaylyn Shepherd, Central Arkansas
- Kristen Whitehouse, Central Arkansas
- Mackenzie Bennett, Stephen F. Austin
See also
2021 Southland Conference baseball tournament
References
- "Southland Softball Standings". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Southland Softball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Pam LaFosse (May 15, 2021). "McNeese vanquishes Southeastern to claim Southland Softball Tournament Championship". 2024 Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- Erik Hall (May 11, 2021). "2021 Southland Conference Softball Tournament bracket, schedule, game times". 2024 www.shreveporttimes.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- "2021 Southland Softball Tournament Field Finalized". Southland Conference. May 8, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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