# 2012 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2012 Southland Conference tournament was held at Roadrunner Field on the campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, from May 11 through 13, 2012 after heavy rainfall in the San Antonio area forced a postponement of the tournament start. The tournament winner, Texas State Bobcats, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament streaming on SLC NOW. The championship game was called by Lincoln Rose and Chris Mycoskie.

## Format

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. The tournament was played in a double-elimination format with a maximum of eleven games.

## 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 |
| | | | 4 | UTSA | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | UTSA | 4 | 6 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 3 | | | | 2 | Sam Houston State | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Sam Houston State | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | McNeese State | 11 | 5 | Central Arkansas | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Texas State | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sam Houston 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 | | | |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | | | | 2 | Sam Houston State | 3 | | | |
| 4 | UTSA | 1 | | | | 2 | Sam Houston State | 3 | | | |
| 4 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | Texas State | 5 | 3 | McNeese State | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | McNeese State | 2 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 3 | McNeese State | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | McNeese State | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
* All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

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

May 11, 2012 11:03 am CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| UTSA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| WP: Staton (15–7) LP: Armstrong, K. (22–14) Sv: None |||||||||||

#### Game 2 (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs McNeese State)

May 11, 2012 1:30 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| McNeese State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 |
| WP: Denham, T. (14–10) LP: Cecchetti, G. (10–7) Sv: None Notes: Game #2 of 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Game called in bottom of sixth due to Southland Conference run rule ||||||||||

#### Game 3 (UTSA vs Texas State)

May 11, 2012 4:03 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| UTSA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Texas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Hall, C. (21–6) LP: Staton (15–8) Sv: None Attendance: 362 |||||||||||

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

May 11, 2012 6:26 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Lilly, B. (4–1) LP: Garrison, T. (10–9) Sv: None Attendance: 409 Notes: Game #4 of 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Game was delayed due to lightning at 7:10 pm, which was followed by rain and it was suspended at 9:03 pm due to unplayable field conditions Game resumed at 9:54 am on Saturday |||||||||||

### Day Two
#### Game 5 (UTSA vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)

May 12, 2012 11:29 am CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| UTSA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Cecchetti, G. (11–7) LP: Vordenbaum (4–11) Sv: None Notes: Game #5 of 2012 Southland Conference Tournament UTSA eliminated from tournament Pesina, V. faced 1 batter in the 6th. |||||||||||

#### Game 6 (Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas)

May 12, 2012 2:14 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| WP: Lancaster, S. (12–7) LP: Armstrong, K. (22–15) Sv: None Notes: Game #6 of 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Central Arkansas eliminated from tournament |||||||||||

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

May 12, 2012 4:29 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Texas State | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| McNeese State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| WP: Taylor, A. (16–8) LP: Denham, T. (14–11) Sv: None Attendance: 430 Notes: Game #7 of the 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Texas State advances to Sunday's championship game |||||||||||

#### Semi-final Game One (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State)

May 12, 2012 7:00 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Garrison, T. (11–9) LP: Cecchetti, G. (11–8) Sv: None Attendance: 430 |||||||||||

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

May 12, 2012 9:23 pm CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Garrison, T. (12–9) LP: Denham, T. (14–12) Sv: None Attendance: 430 Notes: Game #9 of the 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Sam Houston State advances to Sunday's championship Lilly, B. faced 2 batters in the 4th. |||||||||||||

### Day Three
#### Championship Game (Sam Houston State vs Texas State)

May 13, 2012 11:06 am CDT at Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Hall, C. (22–6) LP: Lancaster, S. (12–8) Sv: None Attendance: 256 Notes: Texas State wins its sixth all-time Southland Tournament Championship Texas State RHP Chandler Hall throws third career no-hitter. Lancaster, S faced 1 batter in the 5th. |||||||||||

## Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Chander Hall - Texas State
All-Tournament Teams:
   * Caitlyn Ivy - UTSA
   * Anna Hernandez - Texas State
   * Shelby Carnline - Texas State
   * Katie Roux - McNeese State
   * Ashley Isbell - Sam Houston State
   * Kim Damian - Sam Houston State
   * Coralee Ramirez - Texas State
   * Brooke Baker - Texas State
   * Claire Terracina - McNeese State
   * Tomi Garrison - Sam Houston State
   * Chandler Hall - Texas State