| Year: | 2024 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Shortconference: | Southland |
| Division: | I |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | North Oak Park |
| City: | Hammond, Louisiana |
| Champions: | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Titlecount: | 1 |
| Coach: | Rick Fremin |
| Coachcount: | 1 |
| Mvp: | Lexi Johnson |
| Mvpteam: | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Attendance: | 3,725 |
| Television: | ESPN+ |
The 2024 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana from May 7 through 10, 2024.[1] The tournament winner, Southeastern Louisiana earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were be broadcast on ESPN+.
The tournament was a modified 7 team double elimination format. The first game was single elimination game. The first and second seeded teams received byes to the second round.
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 play qualified for the tournament.[2]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tie-breaker #1 | Tie-breaker #2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McNeese | 22–2 | Not needed | ||
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 17–7 | Not needed | ||
| 3 | Nicholls | 16–8 | Not needed | ||
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 14–8 | Not needed | ||
| 5 | Lamar | 12–12 | Not needed | ||
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 9–15 | 2–1 vs Houston Christian | ||
| 7 | Houston Christian | 9–15 | 1–2 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| Round | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Notes | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day – Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1:00 pm | No. 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 7 Houston Christian | 2–7 | 205 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi eliminated[5] | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 4:10 pm | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Lamar | 5–4 | 322 | ||||
| 3 | 7:49 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 7 Houston Christian | 5–4 | 322 | ||||
| Second day – Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word | 2–3 | 332 | ESPN+ | |||
| 5 | 1:49 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 4–1 | 456 | ||||
| 6 | 4:19 pm | No. 5 Lamar vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 4–5 | 322 | Lamar eliminated | |||
| 7 | 7:34 pm | No. 7 Houston Christian vs. No. 1 McNeese | 6–8 | 322 | Houston Christian eliminated | |||
| Third day– Thursday, May 9, 2024 | ||||||||
| 3 | 8 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 1–6 | 467 | ESPN+ | ||
| 9 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 1 McNeese | 3–4 | 520 | Nicholls eliminated | |||
| 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 1 McNeese | 8–7 | 322 | McNeese eliminated | |||
| Championship – Friday, May 10, 2024 | ||||||||
| 4 | 11 | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Incarnate Word | 8–7 | 457 | Southeastern Louisiana is tournament champion | ESPN+ | ||
| 12 | TBD | Game 11 winner vs. Game 10 loser | – | Not necessary | ||||
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Tournament MVP: Lexi Johnson, Southeastern Louisiana
All-Tournament Teams:Source:[6]
Lexi Johnson,1B, Southeastern Louisiana - MVP
Bailey Krolczyk, C, Southeastern
Cera Blanchard, RHP, Southeastern
Maddie Watson, 2B, Southeastern
Ka'Lyn Watson, OF, Southeastern
Maddison Guillen, 3B, UIW
Avalon Sanchez, DP, UIW
Victoria Altamirano, 1B, UIW
Samantha Portillo, RHP, UIW
Alexis Dibbley, OF, McNeese
Shaelyn Sanders, RHP, McNeese
Claire Sisco, 2B, Nicholls
2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament