# 2014 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2014 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, from May 8 through 11, 2014. The tournament winner, Northwestern State earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Due to weather delays, the championship broadcast on ESPN3 was canceled, leaving the entire tournament to air on the Southland Digital Network. Southland Conference assistant commissioner Chris Mycoskie and former Southeastern Louisiana pitcher Kati Morse called the action.

## Format

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were currently ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Had either of the two teams been in the top 6 spots, the seventh and if necessary eighth teams would have qualified for the tournament and would have taken their respective spots.

## Tournament

| 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 | McNeese State | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 7 | 5 | Houston Baptist | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Houston Baptist | 8 | | | | 1 | McNeese State | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Northwestern State | 3 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Northwestern State | 5 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 0 | 3 | Central Arkansas | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Central Arkansas | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Central Arkansas | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Northwestern State | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | McNeese State | 0 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | | | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 6 | | | | 1 | McNeese State | 9 | | | |
| 5 | Houston Baptist | 1 | | | | 1 | McNeese State | 9 | | | |
| 5 | Houston Baptist | 1 | 3 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 8 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 5 | 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 8 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Central Arkansas | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
* All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

## Line Scores
### Day One
#### Game 1 (Houston Baptist vs Stephen F. Austin)

May 8, 2014 11:00 am CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Houston Baptist | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| WP: Stiefel, K. (6–10) LP: Thomas, C. (16–10) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 2 (Central Arkansas vs Sam Houston State)

May 8, 2014 2:10 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sam Houston State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| WP: Studioso, K. (17–11) LP: Lancaster, S. (10–10) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 3 (Houston Baptist vs McNeese State)

May 8, 2014 4:25 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Houston Baptist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| McNeese State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Allred (26–7) LP: O'Conner, S. (8–7) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 4 (Central Arkansas vs Northwestern State)

May 8, 2014 6:45 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Central Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Gray, B. (7–5) LP: Studioso, K. (17–12) Sv: None Attendance: 550 |||||||||||

### Day Two
#### Game 5 (Sam Houston State vs Houston Baptist)

May 10, 2014 11:00 am CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Houston Baptist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| WP: Lancaster, S. (11–10) LP: O'Conner, S. (8–8) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 6 (Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas)

May 10, 2014 1:15 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| WP: Thomas, C. (17–14) LP: Studioso, K. (17–13) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 7 (McNeese State vs Northwestern State)

May 10, 2014 3:35 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Guidry, K. (11–3) LP: Smith (8–5) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Semi-final Game One (Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State)

May 10, 2014 6:00 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| WP: Thomas, C. (17–14) LP: Lancaster, S. (11–11) Sv: Nonve Attendance: 539 |||||||||||

#### Semi-final Game Two (McNeese State vs Stephen F. Austin)

May 10, 2014 9:40 pm CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| McNeese State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| WP: Allred (27–7) LP: Lewis, B. (7–10) Sv: None Attendance: 539 |||||||||||

### Day Three
#### Championship Game (Northwestern State vs McNeese State)

May 11, 2014 8:00 am CDT at North Oak Park, Hammond, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| Northwestern State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| WP: Guidry, K. (12–3) LP: Allred (27–8) Sv: None Attendance: 318 |||||||||

## Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Kaylee Guidry – Northwestern State All-Tournament Teams:
   * Tiffany Castillo – Sam Houston State
   * Shalie Day – Stephen F. Austin
   * Carlie Thomas – Stephen F. Austin
   * Alanna DiVittorio – McNeese State
   * Marissa Taunton – McNeese State
   * Ashley Modzelewski – McNeese State
   * Lauren Wagner – McNeese State
   * Jamie Allred – McNeese State
   * Shenequia Abby – Northwestern State
   * Cali Burke – Northwestern State
   * Tara McKenney – Northwestern State
   * Kaylee Guidry – Northwestern State