# 2024 Southland Conference softball tournament

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 |
| 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 |
* Northwestern State 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 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+ |
| 1 | 2 | 4:10 pm | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Lamar | 5–4$^8$ | 322 | | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 3 | 7:49 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 7 Houston Christian | 5–4 | 322 | | ESPN+ |
| Second day – Wednesday, May 8, 2024 ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 11:00 am | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word | 2–3 | 332 | | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 5 | 1:49 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 4–1 | 456 | | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 6 | 4:19 pm | No. 5 Lamar vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 4–5$^8$ | 322 | Lamar eliminated | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7 | 7:34 pm | No. 7 Houston Christian vs. No. 1 McNeese | 6–8 | 322 | Houston Christian eliminated | ESPN+ |
| Third day– Thursday, May 9, 2024 ||||||||
| 3 | 8 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 1–6 | 467 | | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 9 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 1 McNeese | 3–4$^8$ | 520 | Nicholls eliminated | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 1 McNeese | 8–7 | 322 | McNeese eliminated | ESPN+ |
| 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+ |
| 4 | 12 | TBD | Game 11 winner vs. Game 10 loser | – | | Not necessary | ESPN+ |
| *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 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 |
| | | | 4 | Incarnate Word | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 5$^8$ | 1 | McNeese | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lamar | 4 | | | | 4 | Incarnate Word | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Nicholls | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 5 | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Houston Christian | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Houston Christian | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Incarnate Word | 7 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | | | |
| 5 | Lamar | 4$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lamar | 4$^8$ | | | | 4 | Incarnate Word | 8 | | | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 5 | | | | 4 | Incarnate Word | 8 | | | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 5 | 3 | Nicholls | 3$^8$ | 1 | McNeese | 7 | | | |
| | | | 1 | McNeese | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Houston Christian | 6 | 1 | McNeese | 4 | | | | | | |
| 1 | McNeese | 8 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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