# 2013 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2013 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, from May 9 through 11, 2013. The tournament winner, Northwestern State earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Early rounds of the tournament were broadcast on the Southland Conference Digital Network. Both games of the championship round were carried on ESPN3, with Chris Mycoskie and Tony Taglavore on the call.

## Format

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. The tournament was played using a double elimination format and included the maximum number of games in the format since a second game on championship day was required.

## 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 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Central Arkansas | 3 | 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lamar | 0 | | | | 3 | Sam Houston State | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Sam Houston State | 8 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 5 | Lamar | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | | | | | | | 2 | Northwestern State | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sam Houston State | 5 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | | | |
| 1 | McNeese State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | McNeese State | 0 | | | | 3 | Sam Houston State | 12 | | | |
| 4 | Central Arkansas | 1 | | | | 3 | Sam Houston State | 12 | | | |
| 4 | Central Arkansas | 1 | 2 | Northwestern State | 5 | 4 | Central Arkansas | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Central Arkansas | 2 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Northwestern State | 1 | 4 | Central Arkansas | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
* All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

## Line Scores
### Day One
#### Game 1 (Central Arkansas vs Lamar)

May 9, 2013 11:00 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Lamar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Central Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| WP: Armstrong, K. (29–12) LP: Millman, S. (17–14) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 2 (Southeastern Louisiana vs Sam Houston State)

May 9, 2013 1:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Sam Houston State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| WP: Lancaster, S. (13–7) LP: Bishop, T. (7–9) Sv: Quinn, M. (2) |||||||||||

#### Game 3 (Central Arkansas vs McNeese State)

May 9, 2013 3:59 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| WP: Armstong, K. (30–13) LP: Bond, M. (18–6) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 4 (Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State)

May 9, 2013 6:15 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Northwestern State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| WP: Roos, K. (15–3) LP: Quinn, M. (11–8) Sv: None |||||||||||

### Day Two
#### Game 5 (McNeese State vs Southeastern Louisiana)

May 10, 2013 11:52 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| McNeese State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Bishop, T. (8–9) LP: Allred, J. (18–6) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 6 (Sam Houston State vs Lamar)

May 10, 2013 2:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Lamar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| WP: Lancaster, S. (14–7) LP: Millman, S. (17–16) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 7 (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas)

May 10, 2013 5:15 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Northwestern State | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| WP: Roos, K. (16–3) LP: Armstrong, K. (30–13) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Semi-final Game One (Southeastern Louisiana vs Sam Houston State)

May 10, 2013 2:00 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Sam Houston State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| WP: Baros, H. (10–8) LP: Browne, J. (1–2) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Semi-final Game Two (Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas)

May 10, 2013 10:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 3 |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| WP: Lancaster, S. (15–7) LP: Armstrong, K. (30–14) Sv: None |||||||||||

### Day Three
#### Championship Game One (Sam Houston State vs Northwestern State)

May 11, 2013 2:05 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Baros, H (11–8) LP: Roos, K. (16–4) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Championship Game Two (Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State)

May 11, 2013 4:40 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Northwestern State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Sam Houston State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Roos, K. (17–4) LP: Lancaster, S. (15–8) Sv: None Attendance: 713 |||||||||||

## Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Kylie Roos - Northwestern State
All-Tournament Teams:
   * Kim Damian - Sam Houston State
   * Alyssa Coggins - Sam Houston State
   * Shelbi Tucker - Sam Houston State
   * Tara McKenney - Northwestern State
   * Ashley Isbell - Sam Houston State
   * Cassandra Barefield - Northwestern State
   * Kelsey Nichols - Southeastern Louisiana
   * Tori Benavidez - Sam Houston State
   * Sam Forrest - Central Arkansas
   * Kelsie Armstrong - Central Arkansas
   * Shelby Lancaster - Sam Houston State