TOURNAMENT CENTRAL

LAKE CHARLES—McNeese softball will make its seventh overall postseason appearance and first appearance in the NISC (National Invitational Softball Championship) this weekend at the Nacogdoches, Texas Region.
 
All regionals are double elimination, with the four regional winners advancing to the NISC championship round in Fort Collins, Colorado May 24-26. 
 
Along with McNeese and Stephen F. Austin (35-21) in Nacogdoches region will be Middle Tennessee (29-28) and Texas-Arlington (30-26).
 
All game will be streamed on the Southland Digital Network and live stats will also be provided. Links can be found on mcneesesports.com.
 
McNeese (30-30) will open tournament action at 3 p.m. against Middle Tennessee (29-28). The Raiders are members of C-USA who finished third in the East Division of their conference standings and made a run in the conference tournament before falling to North Texas and eventual champion Louisiana Tech.
 
This will be the third meeting between the two teams with McNeese having won the previous two. The last time McNeese and MTSU faced each other was in 2018 at the Eastern Michigan Madeira Beach Spring Invitational in Madeira, Florida. The Cowgirls picked up an 8-5 win.
 
In the first meeting in 2013 at the Ole Miss Red and Blue Classic, McNeese defeated the MTSU 6-3.
 
Senior outfielder Justyce McClain, who was named to the Southland Conference All-Tournament team, continues to lead the Cowgirls with a .405 average, 81 hits which ranks her third in the nation, 39 runs and is second with 30 stolen bases and 16 walks.
 
Junior shortstop Cori McCrary leads the team with 26 RBI and 35 stolen bases. She is second with a .306 average, 28 runs, 57 hits, and 10 doubles.
 
Sophomore designated player Demi Boudreaux has a team high 14 doubles and sophomore outfielder Toni Perrin has a team high four homeruns.
 
In the circle, freshman Saleen Flores (5-5) leads the staff with a 1.54 ERA and is second with 57 strikeouts in 109 innings.
 
Junior Alexsandra Flores is 13-12 with a 2.92 ERA, leads the staff with 62 strikeouts and 143.2 innings.
 
Caroline Settle is 8-9 with a 3.30 ERA with 51 strikeouts, Amber Coons is 4-4 with a 2.32 ERA and 38 strikeouts, and Ashely Koncir has a 4.50 ERA with five strikeouts.
 
 
McNeese vs. Middle Tennessee (29-28)

• Member of C-USA
• Will be the second team McNeese has played this season from C-USA. Cowgirls fell 10-4 to Southern Miss in Lake Charles on April 17
• Third meeting between the two teams. McNeese leads the all-time series 2-0
• Last time the two teams met was at the 2018 Eastern Michigan Madeira Beach Spring Invitational in Madeira, Florida. McNeese won the game 8-5. In the first meeting in 2013 at the Ole Miss Red and Blue Classic, McNeese won 6-3  

           
McNeese vs. Texas-Arlington (30-26)

• Member of the Sun Belt
• UTA holds a 45-43 series record
• The last time these two teams met was in 2012 when UTA was still a member of the SLC
• McNeese has won 7 of the last 8 games including the last four

 
McNeese vs. Stephen F. Austin (35-21)

• The series is tied at 21 game apiece
• SFA won the regular season SLC series 2-1 in Nacogdoches (Feb. 15-16)
• McNeese eliminated SFA from the SLC Tournament last Friday with a 3-0 win

    
TOURNAMEN SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 16
Game 1 | McNeese (30-30) vs. Middle Tennessee (29-28) | 3 p.m. (McNeese is the home team)
Game 2 | UT Arlington (30-26) at SFA (35-21) | 6 p.m. (UT Arlington is the home team)
 
Friday, May 17
Game 3 | Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser | 12 p.m. (Home team TBD)
Game 4 | Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner | 3 p.m. (Home team TBD)
Game 5 | Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser | 6 p.m. (Home team TBD)
 
Saturday, May 18
Game 6 | Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner | 12 p.m. (Home team TBD)
Game 7* | Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser | 3 p.m. (Home team TBD)
 
* - If necessary (only if first loss)
 
TICKET INFO.
Day Pass | $10
Tournament Pass | $25
Students with University ID* | Free
Non-University Students | $5
Children Under 5 | Free
 
* - Students from competing universities - Free with valid university ID.
 
All tickets are general admission.