2017 Southland Conference softball tournament

2017 Southland Conference
softball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Farris Field Conway, Arkansas
Champions	McNeese State (5 title)
Winning coach	Joanna Hardin (2 title)
Television	ESPN3

2017 Southland Conference softball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

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 12, 2017. The tournament winner, the McNeese State Cowgirls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.

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.

Tournament

Sources:

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Final
						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
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower final
	2	Nicholls	2
											2	Nicholls	4
	3	Lamar	1
						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