# 2018 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2018 Southland Conference tournament was held at Joe Miller Field on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 8 through 11, 2018. The tournament winner earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPNU. The remainder of the tournament aired on the Southland Digital Network.

## Format

With Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word both being eligible for the tournament, the Southland Conference expanded from 6 teams to the top 8 teams. The first two games were single elimination while the rest of the tournament was a double elimination format.

## Tournament

| Elimination Game | Elimination Game | Elimination Game |
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 1 |
| 8 | Sam Houston State | 9 |
| Elimination Game | Elimination Game | Elimination Game |
| 6 | Abilene Christian | 3 |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 4 |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Nicholls | 7 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 7 | 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sam Houston State | 0 | | | | 1 | Nicholls | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | McNeese | 3 $_{(8)}$ | | | |
| | | | 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | McNeese | 12 | 3 | McNeese | 8 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | McNeese | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicholls | 1 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | | | |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | | | | 1 | Nicholls | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 0 | | | | 1 | Nicholls | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 0 | 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 7 | 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Sam Houston State | 6 $_{(9)}$ | | | | | | |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 8 | Sam Houston State | 6 $_{(9)}$ | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sam Houston State | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
* New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.

## Line Scores

* All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

### Day One
#### No. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State

May 8, 2018 11:00 am CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Bruce Merchant (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| No. 8 Sam Houston State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| No. 5 Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| WP: Lindsey McLeod (14–12) LP: Rachel Haberman (10–4) Sv: None Home runs: SHSU: None UCA: Codi Carpenter (5) Notes: 774 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### No. 6 Abilene Christian vs. No. 7 Northwestern State

May 8, 2018 1:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Bruce Merchant (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| No. 7 Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| No. 6 Abilene Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| WP: Mic Bouvier (14–10) LP: Hannah Null (18–14) Sv: Mikay Brown (2) Home runs: NSU: Ha Barbazon (2) ACU: Kayla Keeling (3) Attendance: 774 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State

May 8, 2018 4:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| No. 8 Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| WP: Rachel Hayes (16–8) LP: Kaitlynnn Dawson (2–5) Sv: None Home runs: SHSU: None SELA: None Attendance: 774 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### No. 3 McNeese vs. No. 7 Northwestern State

May 8, 2018 6:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| No. 7 Northwestern State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| No. 3 McNeese | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | X | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Alexandra Flores (17–9) LP: Mikay Brown (10–9) Sv: None Home runs: NSU: Cayla Kones (2), Julie Rawls (10) MCN: Morgan Xateon (13) Attendance: 774 Boxscore |||||||||||

### Day Two
#### No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana

May 9, 2018 11:00 am CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Richard Dow (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| No. 1 Nicholls State | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| WP: Megan Landry (22–7) LP: Rachel Hayes (16–9) Sv: None Home runs: SELA: None NICH: Moriah Strother (8) Attendance: 638 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### No. 2 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 3 McNeese

May 9, 2018 1:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Richard Dow (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| No. 3 McNeese | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| No. 2 Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| WP: Caroline Settle (9–6) LP: Makayla Sikes (18–9) Sv: None Home runs: MCN: Morgan Catron (14), Aubree Turbeville (2) SFA: Margarita Corona (9) Attendance: 638 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### No. 7 Northwestern State vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana

May 8, 2018 4:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| No. 7 Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| WP: Lacey Hill (12–6) LP: Mic Bouvier (14–11) Sv: None Home runs: SELA: Ella Manzer (1) NSU: None Attendance: 638 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### No. 8 Sam Houston State vs. No. 2 Stephen F. Austin

May 8, 2018 6:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| No. 2 Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 8 Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| WP: Lindsey McLeod (15–12) LP: Makayla Sikes (18–10) Sv: None Home runs: SFA: None SHSU: Brooke Malia (5) Attendance: 638 Boxscore |||||||||||

### Day Three
#### No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 3 McNeese

May 10, 2018 11:00 am CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| No. 1 Nicholls State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| No. 3 McNeese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| WP: Alexsandra Flores (18–9) LP: Alexis LaBure (13–5) Sv: None Home runs: NSU: Kasey Frederick (7) MCN: Morgan Catron (15) Attendance: 374 Boxscore ||||||||||||

#### No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 Sam Houston State

May 10, 2018 1:30 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Bruce Merchant (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| No. 8 Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| WP: Tanner Wright (5–1) LP: Darby Fitzpatrick (0–9) Sv: None Home runs: SHSU: Tiffany Thompson (8), Mahalia Gibson (12), Ella Manzer (2) SELA: None Attendance: 374 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana

May 10, 2018 4:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Tony Taglavore, Lincoln Rose (Southland DN) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| No. 1 Nicholls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Alexis LaBure (14–5) LP: Lacey Hill (12–7) Sv: Amanda Holliday (4) Home runs: SELA: None NSU: Moriah Strother (9), Kali Clement (7) Attendance: 374 Boxscore |||||||||||

### Day Four
#### Championship Game: No. 3 McNeese vs. No. 1 Nicholls

May 11, 2018 12:00 pm CDT at Joe Miller Field; Lake Charles, LA Broadcaster: Lincoln Rose, Kati Norse (ESPNU) :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| No. 3 McNeese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| No. 1 Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Caroline Settle (10–6) LP: Alexis LaBure (14–6) Sv: Alexsandra Flores (2) Home runs: MCN: Justyce McClain (22) NSU: Kali Clement (8), Samantha Dares (2) Attendance: 498 Boxscore |||||||||||

## Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Morgan Catron, McNeese
All-Tournament Teams:
* Morgan Catron, McNeese
* Moriah Strother, Nicholls
* Kasey Frederick, Nicholls
* Mahalia Gibson. Southeastern Louisiana
* Codi Carpenter, Sam Houston State
* Erika Piancastelli, McNeese
* Alexandria Saldivar, McNeese
* Maddie Edmonston, Southeastern Louisiana
* Amanda Gianelloni, Nicholls
* Megan Landry, Nicholls
* Lindsey McLeod, Sam Houston State
* Alexandria Flores, McNeese