# 2016 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2016 Southland Conference tournament was held at Cowgirl Diamond on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 11 through 13, 2016. The tournament winner, the McNeese State Cowgirls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.

## Format

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Abilene Christian finished the regular season in third place. Since Abilene Christian was ineligible for tournament play, the fourth through seventh place finishers moved up in seeding. In addition, the Sam Houston Bearkats, finishing the regular season in seventh place, qualified for the tournament.

## Tournament

Sources:
| 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 |
| | | | 5 | Stephen F. Austin | 14 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lamar | 6 | 6 | Sam Houston State | 11 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 2 | | | | 2 | Nicholls | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Stephen F. Austin | 1 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Nicholls | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Central Arkansas | 3 | 4 | Central Arkansas | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stephen F. Austin | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stephen F. Austin | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | McNeese State | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lamar | 2 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | | | |
| 2 | Nicholls | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Nicholls | 2 | | | | 3 | Lamar | 5 | | | |
| 3 | Lamar | 7 | | | | 3 | Lamar | 5 | | | |
| 3 | Lamar | 7 | 1 | McNeese State | 8 | 5 | Stephen F. Austin | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lamar | 4 | | | | | | |
| 1 | McNeese State | 8 | 3 | Lamar | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
* New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
* All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

## Line Scores
### Day One
#### Game 1 (Sam Houston State vs Lamar)

May 11, 2016 11:00 am CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Lamar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| WP: Luna, C. (16–7) LP: McLeod, L. (10–11) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 2 (Stephen F. Austin vs Central Arkansas)

May 11, 2016 1:50 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| WP: Guffey, C. (11–5) LP: Landeros, S. (21–13) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 3 (Lamar vs Nicholls)

May 11, 2016 4 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Lamar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| WP: Napoli, L. (9–7) LP: Haydel, H (22–8) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 4 (Stephen F. Austin vs McNeese State)

May 11, 2016 6:30 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| WP: Vincent, E. (15–3) LP: Sikes, M. (7–12) Sv: None Attendance: 1,023 |||||||||||

### Day Two
#### Game 5 (Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State)

May 12, 2016 11:00 am CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| Sam Houston State | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| WP: Sikes, M. (8–12) LP: McLeod, L. (11–11) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 6 (Central Arkansas vs Nicholls State)

May 12, 2016 1:30 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Haydel, H. (23–8) LP: Landeros, S. (21–15) Sv: None |||||||||||

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

May 12, 2016 4:00 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Lamar | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| McNeese State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| WP: Allred, J. (17–3) LP: Luna, C. (16–8) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Semi-final Game One (Nicholls vs Stephen F. Austin)

May 12, 2016 6:30 CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| WP: Guffey, C. (13–5) LP: Landry, M. (15–8) Sv: None Attendance: 892 |||||||||||

### Day Three
#### Semi-final Game Two (Lamar vs Stephen F. Austin)

May 13, 2016 10:30 am CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Lamar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| WP: Luna, C. (17–7) LP: Sikes, M. (8–13) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Championship Game (Lamar vs McNeese State)

May 13, 2016 2:00 pm CDT at Cowgirl Diamond, Lake Charles, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Lamar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| WP: Vincent, E. (16–3) LP: Napoli, L. (9–8) Sv: None Attendance: 965 |||||||||||

## Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Erika Piancastelli, McNeese State
All-Tournament Teams:
   * Morgan Catron, McNeese State
   * Tori Yanator, McNeese State
   * Emily Vincent, McNeese State
   * Brittany Rodriguez, Lamar
   * Jenna Holland, Lamar
   * Ciara Luna, Lamar
   * Kelly Meeuwsen, Lamar
   * Stephanie Meeuwsen, Lamar
   * Taylor Fraccastoro, Stephen F. Austin
   * Annie Mehringer, Stephen F. Austin
   * Callee Guffey, Stephen F. Austin