Classification Division | Teams 6 | |
Format Double-elimination tournament Site Cowgirl Diamond
Lake Charles, Louisiana Champions McNeese State (4 title) Winning coach Joanna Hardin (1 title) | ||
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 May 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.
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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
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Awards and honors
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Tournament MVP: Erika Piancastelli, McNeese State
All-Tournament Teams: