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2024 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSoutheastern Louisiana (1 title)
Winning coachRick Fremin (1 title)
MVPLexi Johnson (Southeastern Louisiana)
Attendance3,725
TelevisionESPN+
2024 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese ‍†‍‍ 22 – 2   .917 40 – 20   .667
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‡‍ 17 – 7   .708 47 – 15   .758
Nicholls ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 31 – 26   .544
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 34 – 17   .667
Lamar ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 26 – 25   .510
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 22   .488
Houston Christian ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 23 – 27   .460
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 19 – 31   .380
Texas A&M–Commerce* ‍‍‍ 2 – 22   .083 9 – 45   .167
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 19, 2024
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2024 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana from May 7 through 10, 2024. The tournament winner, Southeastern Louisiana earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were be broadcast on ESPN+.

Format

The tournament was a modified 7 team double elimination format. The first game was single elimination game. The first and second seeded teams received byes to the second round.

Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top seven teams in the conference play qualified for the tournament.

Seed School Conference Tie-breaker #1 Tie-breaker #2
1 McNeese 22–2 Not needed
2 Southeastern Louisiana 17–7 Not needed
3 Nicholls 16–8 Not needed
4 Incarnate Word 14–8 Not needed
5 Lamar 12–12 Not needed
6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 9–15 2–1 vs Houston Christian
7 Houston Christian 9–15 1–2 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

Tournament

Source:

Round Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Notes Television
First day – Tuesday, May 7, 2024
1 1 1:00 pm No. 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 7 Houston Christian 2–7 205 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi eliminated ESPN+
2 4:10 pm No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Lamar 5–4 322
3 7:49 pm No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 7 Houston Christian 5–4 322
Second day – Wednesday, May 8, 2024
2 4 11:00 am No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word 2–3 332 ESPN+
5 1:49 pm No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Nicholls 4–1 456
6 4:19 pm No. 5 Lamar vs. No. 3 Nicholls 4–5 322 Lamar eliminated
7 7:34 pm No. 7 Houston Christian vs. No. 1 McNeese 6–8 322 Houston Christian eliminated
Third day– Thursday, May 9, 2024
3 8 1:00 pm No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana 1–6 467 ESPN+
9 3:30 pm No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 1 McNeese 3–4 520 Nicholls eliminated
10 6:00 pm No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 1 McNeese 8–7 322 McNeese eliminated
Championship – Friday, May 10, 2024
4 11 12:00 pm No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word 8–7 457 Southeastern Louisiana is tournament champion ESPN+
12 TBD Game 11 winner vs. Game 10 loser – Not necessary
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket and results

Single elimination round

Tuesday, May 7
Team R
No. 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 2
No. 7 Houston Christian 7
Notes: Texas A&M–Corpus Christi eliminated.

Main bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
4Incarnate Word3
4Incarnate Word51McNeese2
5Lamar44Incarnate Word1
2Southeastern Louisiana6
3Nicholls1
3Nicholls52Southeastern Louisiana4
7Houston Christian4
2Southeastern Louisiana8
4Incarnate Word7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
5Lamar4
4Incarnate Word8
3Nicholls5
3Nicholls31McNeese7
1McNeese4
7Houston Christian6
1McNeese8

Championship playoff (not needed)

Friday, May 10
Team R
Game 11 winner  
Game 11 loser  

Awards and honors


Tournament MVP: Lexi Johnson, Southeastern Louisiana

All-Tournament Teams: Source:

Lexi Johnson,1B, Southeastern Louisiana - MVP
Bailey Krolczyk, C, Southeastern
Cera Blanchard, RHP, Southeastern
Maddie Watson, 2B, Southeastern
Ka'Lyn Watson, OF, Southeastern
Maddison Guillen, 3B, UIW
Avalon Sanchez, DP, UIW
Victoria Altamirano, 1B, UIW
Samantha Portillo, RHP, UIW
Alexis Dibbley, OF, McNeese
Shaelyn Sanders, RHP, McNeese
Claire Sisco, 2B, Nicholls

See also

2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament

References

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  2. "Southland Standings". D1Softball.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. "2024 college softball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, auto-bids". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  4. "Baseball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  5. "No title". D1SOFTBALL. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  6. "2024 Southland Softball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. "Houston Christian 7 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2". Turner Sports Interactive, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  8. Anthony Goss (May 10, 2024). "Johnson miraculous swing sends No. 2 to first ever NCAA Tournament, Lions stun No. 4 UIW on walk-off home run in SLC Softball Championship game". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
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