| Year: | 2023 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Shortconference: | Southland |
| Division: | I |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Joe Miller Field |
| City: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Champions: | McNeese |
| Titlecount: | 9th |
| Coach: | James Landreneau |
| Coachcount: | 5th |
| Mvp: | Reese Reyna |
| Mvpteam: | McNeese |
| Television: | ESPN+ |
The 2023 Southland Conference tournament was held at Joe Miller Field on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 9 through 13, 2023.[1] The tournament winner, McNeese, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were broadcast on ESPN+.[2]
The tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. The top seeded team, McNeese, received a bye in first round competition.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top seven teams in the conference qualify for the tournament. Tiebreakers were not needed in 2023.
| Seed | School | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McNeese | 21–3 |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 19–5 |
| 3 | Nicholls | 13–11 |
| 4 | Lamar | 12–12 |
| 5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 11–13 |
| 6 | Northwestern State | 10–14 |
| 7 | Houston Christian | 9–15 |
| Round | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Notes | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day – Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1:30 pm | No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 2–3 | Not recorded | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 4:25 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Houston Christian | 7–1 | Not recorded | Rain delay; Game resumed at 7:35 pm | |||
| 3 | 8:40 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 6 Northwestern State | 2–8 | 457 | Start delayed due to rain | |||
| Second day – Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 1:30 pm | No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 1 McNeese | 1–2 | Not recorded | Delayed; rain | ESPN+ | |
| 5 | 5:32 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 6 Northwestern State | 13–1(5) | 394 | Game started 30 minutes after game 4 conclusion | |||
| Third day– Thursday, May 11, 2023 | ||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 11:00 am | No. 7 Houston Christian vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 1–2 | Not recorded | Elimination game | ESPN+ | |
| 7 | 1:30 pm | No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 6 Northwestern State | 5–4 | Not recorded | Elimination game | |||
| 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 0–1 | Not recorded | Elimination game | |||
| 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 6–2 | 528 | ||||
| Fourth day – Friday, May 12, 2023 | ||||||||
| 3 | 10 | 11:00 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Lamar | 4–5 | Not recorded | Elimination Game | ESPN+ | |
| 11 | 1:30 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Lamar | 8–0(5) | 363 | Elimination Game | |||
| Championship – Saturday, May 13, 2023 | ||||||||
| 4 | 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 1– 0(8) | 607 | ESPN+ | ||
| 13 | 2:30 pm | Rematch (if necessary) | – | Not necessary | ||||
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Tournament MVP: Reese Reyna, McNeese
All-Tournament Teams:Source:[5]
Reese Reyna, McNeese - MVP
Mariana Torres, McNeese
Alayis Seneca, McNeese
Whitney Tate, McNeese
Ashley Vallejo, McNeese
Madison Rayner, Southeastern
Lexi Johnson, Southeastern
Audrey Greely, Southeastern
Ka’Lyn Watson, Southeastern
KK Ladner, Southeastern
Cameron Niedenthal, Lamar
Alexa Poche’, Nicholls
2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament