# 2023 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2023 Southland Conference tournament was held at Joe Miller Field on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 9 through 13, 2023. The tournament winner, McNeese, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 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. The top seven teams in the conference qualify for the tournament. Tiebreakers were not needed in 2023.
| Seed | School | Conference |
| 1 | McNeese | 21–3 |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 19–5 |
| 3 | Nicholls | 13–11 |
| 4 | Lamar | 12–12 |
| 5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 11–13 |
| 6 | Northwestern State | 10–14 |
| 7 | Houston Christian | 9–15 |
* Incarnate Word and Texas A&M–Commerce did not qualify for the tournament. New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.

## Tournament

Source:
| Round | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Notes | Television |
| First day – Tuesday, May 9, 2023 ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1:30 pm | No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 2–3 | Not recorded | | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 2 | 4:25 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Houston Christian | 7–1 | Not recorded | Rain delay; Game resumed at 7:35 pm | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 3 | 8:40 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 6 Northwestern State | 2–8 | 457 | Start delayed due to rain | ESPN+ |
| Second day – Wednesday, May 10, 2023 ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 1:30 pm | No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 1 McNeese | 1–2 | Not recorded | Delayed; rain | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 5 | 5:32 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 6 Northwestern State | 13–1$^{(5)}$ | 394 | Game started 30 minutes after game 4 conclusion | ESPN+ |
| Third day– Thursday, May 11, 2023 ||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 11:00 am | No. 7 Houston Christian vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 1–2 | Not recorded | Elimination game | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7 | 1:30 pm | No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 6 Northwestern State | 5–4 | Not recorded | Elimination game | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 0–1 | Not recorded | Elimination game | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 6–2 | 528 | | ESPN+ |
| Fourth day – Friday, May 12, 2023 ||||||||
| 3 | 10 | 11:00 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Lamar | 4–5 | Not recorded | Elimination Game | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 11 | 1:30 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Lamar | 8–0$^{(5)}$ | 363 | Elimination Game | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Saturday, May 13, 2023 ||||||||
| 4 | 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 1– 0$^{(8)}$ | 607 | | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 13 | 2:30 pm | Rematch (if necessary) | – | Not necessary | | ESPN+ |
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||||

## Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: Reese Reyna, McNeese
All-Tournament Teams: Source:
    Reese Reyna, McNeese - MVP
    Mariana Torres, McNeese
    Alayis Seneca, McNeese
    Whitney Tate, McNeese
    Ashley Vallejo, McNeese
    Madison Rayner, Southeastern
    Lexi Johnson, Southeastern
    Audrey Greely, Southeastern
    Ka’Lyn Watson, Southeastern
    KK Ladner, Southeastern
    Cameron Niedenthal, Lamar
    Alexa Poche’, Nicholls