2017 Southland Conference Softball Tournament

The 2017 Southland Conference tournament was held at Farris Field on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas from May 10 through May 12, 2017. The tournament winner, the McNeese State Cowgirls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[1][2][3] The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.[4]

2017 Southland Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Site
ChampionsMcNeese State (5 title)
Winning coachJoanna Hardin (2 title)
TelevisionESPN3

Format

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland Softball Tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Abilene Christian finished the regular season in second place. Since Abilene Christian was ineligible for tournament play, the third through sixth-place finishers moved up in seeding. In addition, the Northwestern State Lady Demons, finishing the regular season in seventh place, qualified for the tournament.

2017 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
McNeese State **  ‍‍‡‍y 24–3–0 .889  43–18–0 .705
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 20–7–0 .741  33–22–0 .600
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 19–8–0 .704  37–20–0 .649
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .630  34–31–0 .523
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  24–27–0 .471
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  25–34–0 .424
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .444  26–29–0 .473
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .444  23–33–1 .412
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .375  17–33–0 .340
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 8–19–0 .296  17–26–0 .395
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .222  13–40–0 .245
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 4–20–0 .167  10–36–0 .217
† – Conference champion
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Southland Tournament #1 seed and regular season champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 30, 2017[5]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Tournament

Sources:[6][7][8][9]

  First Round     Second Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
      5 Central Arkansas 2  
  3 Lamar 4     3 Lamar 1    
  6 Northwestern State 2         5 Central Arkansas 7  
      6 Northwestern State 4    
    6 Northwestern State 4          
  4 Sam Houston State 3     4 Sam Houston State 2        
  5 Central Arkansas 2         1 McNeese State 8 –
      2 Nicholls 0 –
         
  2 Nicholls 2        
  3 Lamar 1         2 Nicholls 4    
      1 McNeese State 11     5 Central Arkansas 2  
      2 Nicholls 2  
  1 McNeese State 9    
  4 Sam Houston State 1  
  • New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
  • All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

See also

2017 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

References
  1. "College softball tournaments: Southern just misses bid in SWAC final; McNeese takes Southland Conference title". The Advocate. May 13, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. "2017 NCAA DIVISION I SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD SET". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. May 14, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. "2017 Division I Softball conference championships, automatic qualifiers". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 14, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. "2017 Southland Softball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  5. "2017 Softball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. "2017 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS WEDNESDAY". Southland Conference. May 9, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  7. "NCAA Division I Softball". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 10, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  8. "NCAA Division I Softball". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 11, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  9. "NCAA Divison I Softball". TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 12, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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