College softball tournament Collegiate softball tournament
| Teams | 7 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | McNeese (8th title) |
| Winning coach | James Landreneau (4th title) |
| MVP | Crislyne Moreno (McNeese) |
| Attendance | 3,451 |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State †‡ | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 40 | – | 21 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 40 | – | 16 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 27 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 29 | – | 22 | .569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 36 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 19 | – | 29 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 38 | .240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana, from May 10 through 13, 2022. The tournament winner, McNeese, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 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 | McNeese | 15–3 |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 14–4 |
| 3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 11–7 |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 10–8 |
| 5 | Incarnate Word | 5–13 |
| 6 | Houston Baptist | 4–13 |
| 7 | Nicholls | 4–14 |
- New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
Source:
Tournament
Source:
| Round | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Notes | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day – Tuesday, May 10, 2022|- | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 5 Incarnate Word | 4–3 | 191 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 2:45 pm | No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist | 4–5 | 225 | |||
| 3 | 6:05 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls | 10–2 | 336 | |||
| Second day – Wednesday, May 11, 2022 | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 11:00 am | No. 1 McNeese vs No. 4 Northwestern State | 6–5 | 267 | ESPN+ | |
| 5 | 2:27 pm | No. 6 Houston Baptist vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 5–8 | 367 | |||
| 6 | 11:00 am | No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 7 Nicholls | 8–2 | 372 | Elimination game (Nicholls) | ||
| 7 | 8:15 pm | No. 5 Incarnate Word vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist | 4–8 | 250 | Elimination game (Incarnate Word) | ||
| Third day – Thursday, May 12, 2022 | |||||||
| 3 | 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 3–4 | 242 | Elimination game (Northwestern State) | ESPN+ |
| 9 | 2:02 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 7–6 | 381 | |||
| 10 | 5:27 pm | No. 6 Houston Baptist vs. No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 5–3 | 231 | Elimination Game (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) | ||
| 11 | 8:05 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist | 11–7 | 258 | Elimination Game (Houston Baptist) | ||
| Championship – Friday, May 13, 2022 | |||||||
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| 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 1 McNeese | 2–10 | 331 | McNeese tournament champion | ESPN+ | |
| 13 | Rematch (if necessary) | – | Not necessary | ||||
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Awards and honors
Tournament MVP: Crislyne Moreno, McNeese
All-Tournament Teams: Source:
- Crislyne Moreno, McNeese - MVP
- Kaylee Lopez, McNeese
- Jil Poullard, McNeese
- Whitney Tate, McNeese
- Madisen Blackford, Southeastern
- Aeriyl Mass, Southeastern
- Heather Zumo, Southeastern
- Caitlin Brockway, Houston Baptist
- Madison Cotton, Houston Baptist
- Sarah Venker, Houston Baptist
- Laney Roos, Northwestern State
- Pal Egan, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
See also
2022 Southland Conference baseball tournament
References
- "2022 Softball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Southland Softball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Pam LaFosse (May 13, 2022). "McNeese vanquishes Southeastern to claim Southland Softball Tournament Championship". 2024 Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- "2022 Southland Softball Tournament Bracket Announced Bookmark and Share". Southland Conference. May 7, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
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