1986 Southland Conference softball tournament

1986 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNortheast Louisiana (2nd title)
Winning coachRosemary Holloway–Hill[1] (2nd title)
1986 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwestern Louisiana  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 2   .833 30 – 19   .612
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 10 – 2   .833 25 – 25   .500
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 16 – 19   .457
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 19 – 24   .442
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 9 – 25   .265
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍ 3 – 9   .250 17 – 32   .347
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12   .000 3 – 28   .097
† – Conference champion
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament


The 1986 Southland Conference tournament was held at Allan Saxe Field in Arlington, Texas on the Texas-Arlington campus.[3] Northeast Louisiana won the seven team tournament. The Indians season ended with the tournament championship as they were not selected to the compete in the 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Format

The tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. All teams which competed in conference play were members of the tournament field. Regular season champion, Southwestern Louisiana, received a first round bye.

Tournament

Source:[4][5][3]

Round Game Matchup Score Notes
First round
1 1 McNeese State vs. North Texas State 2–1[3] McNeese State wins
2 Northeast Louisiana vs. Lamar 5–3[4][3] Northeast Louisiana wins
3 Texas-Arlington vs. Arkansas State 11–0[5][3] Texas-Arlington wins
Winner's Bracket
2 4 Southwestern Louisiana vs. McNeese State 2–0[3] Southwestern Louisiana wins
5 Northeast Louisiana vs. Texas-Arlington 2–0[4][5][3] Northeast Louisiana wins
Consolation Bracket
3 6 Lamar vs. Arkansas State 8–1[3] Arkansas State eliminated
7 McNeese State vs. Lamar 5–0[3] Lamar eliminated
8 North Texas State vs. Texas-Arlington 1–0[3][5] Texas-Arlington eliminated
9 McNeese State vs. North Texas State 1–0[3] North Texas State eliminated
Semifinals
4 10 Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana 2–1[4][3] Northeast Louisiana wins
11 Southwestern Louisiana vs. McNeese State 3–1[3] McNeese State eliminated
Championship
5 12 Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana 4–2[4][3] Southwestern Louisiana wins game one.
13 Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana 2–1[4][3] Northeast Louisiana wins championship.

References

  1. ^ "Holloway-Hill Announces Retirement After 30 Seasons at ULM". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. May 23, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Northeast Louisiana University (1986 SOFTBALL RESULTS)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Texas-Arlington (1986 SOFTBALL RESULTS)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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