# 2015 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2015 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, from May 6 through May 8, 2015. The tournament winner, Central Arkansas earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 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 qualify for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word are 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 | Northwestern State | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 5 | Lamar | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lamar | 3 | | | | 5 | Lamar | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Central Arkansas | 7 | | | |
| | | | 2 | McNeese State | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Central Arkansas | 1 | 3 | Central Arkansas | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Texas A&M-CC | 0$^{(13)}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Texas A&M-CC | 0$^{(13)}$ | | | | | | | 3 | Central Arkansas | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Northwestern State | 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 | | | |
| 1 | Northwestern State | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Northwestern State | 3 | | | | 5 | Lamar | 10 | | | |
| 6 | Texas A&M-CC | 1 | | | | 5 | Lamar | 10 | | | |
| 6 | Texas A&M-CC | 1 | 1 | Northwestern State | 9 | 1 | Northwestern State | 16$^{(9)}$ | | | |
| | | | 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | | | | | | |
| 2 | McNeese State | 1 | 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
* All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

## Line Scores
### Day One
#### Game 1 (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Central Arkansas)

May 6, 2015 11:00 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| WP: Studioso, K. (25–12) LP: Carter, L. (14–17) Sv: None Attendance: 375 Notes: Longest game in Southland Conference softball tournament history |||||||||||||||||

#### Game 2 (Lamar vs Southeastern Louisiana)

May 6, 2015 3:00 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Lamar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| WP: Napoli, L. (18–16) LP: Bishop, T. (14–8) Sv: None Attendance: 403 |||||||||||

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

May 6, 2015 5:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Central Arkansas | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Studioso, K. (25–12) LP: Smith, R. (12–6) Sv: None Attendance: 641 |||||||||||

#### Game 4 (Lamar vs Northwestern State)

May 6, 2015 8:15 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Lamar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Napoli, L. (18–16) LP: Brown, M. (11–3) Sv: None Attendance: 819 |||||||||||

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

May 7, 2015 11:00 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Brown, M. (12–3) LP: Carter, L. (14–18) Sv: Bouvier, M. (1) Attendance: 412 |||||||||||

#### Game 6 (Southeastern Louisiana vs McNeese State)

May 7, 2015 1:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| WP: Adkinson, S. (4–5) LP: Vincent, E. (14–6) Sv: None Attendance: 383 |||||||||||

#### Game 7 (Central Arkansas vs Lamar)

May 7, 2015 5:30 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Central Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Lamar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| WP: Studioso, K. (27–12) LP: Napoli, L. (19–17) Sv: None Attendance: 397 |||||||||||

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

May 7, 2015 7:45 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Northwestern State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| WP: Bouvier, M. (14–5) LP: Bishop, T. (14–9) Sv: None Attendance: 661 |||||||||||

### Day Three
#### Semi-final Game Two (Northwestern State vs Lamar)

May 9, 2015 10:30 am CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| Lamar | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| WP: Brown, M. (13–3) LP: Dannelley, L (8–8) Sv: None Attendance: 639 Notes: Northwestern State and Lamar combine for a total of 32 hits a tournament record |||||||||||||

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

May 9, 2015 2:20 pm CDT at Lady Demon Diamond, Natchitoches, LA :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Northwestern State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Central Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| WP: Gomness, K. (4–1) LP: Brown, M. (13–4) Sv: None Attendance: 702 Notes: Central Arkansas wins first Southland Conference softball tournament championship |||||||||||

## Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Kylee Studioso – Central Arkansas
All-Tournament Teams:
   * Sarah Bigej – Central Arkansas
   * Sam Forrest – Central Arkansas
   * Jessie Taylor – Central Arkansas
   * Brianna Whisenhunt – Central Arkansas
   * Micayla Sorosiak – Northwestern State
   * Kellye Kincannon – Northwestern State
   * Sarah Ragsdale – Lamar
   * Laura Napoli – Lamar
   * Katie Lacour – Southeastern Louisiana
   * Spencer Adkinson – Southeastern Louisiana