2023 Tourn. Bracket Tourn. Central
LAKE CHARLES—McNeese State University will serve as host of the 2023 Southland Conference Softball Championship May 9-12 at Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond. All game will be streamed on ESPN+.
McNeese (41-14, 21-3 SLC), the 2023 regular season champions, earned the tournament's No. 1 seed and received a first-round bye to the seven team, double elimination tournament. McNeese will face the game one winner between #4 seed Lamar and #5 seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 10.
Southeastern earned the No. 2 seed followed by Nicholls as the No. 3 seed. Closing out the seeding is No 6 seed Lamar and No. 7 seed Houston Christian.
The championship game is scheduled for 12 p.m. on Friday, May 12 and the (if necessary) game is set for 2:30 p.m. The tournament champion will earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Tickets are currently on sale and can either be purchase online
HERE, in person at Jack Doland Fieldhouse or by phone (337) 562-4678. Tickets can also be purchased at Cowgirl Diamond during the championship. A clear bag policy will be enforced.
TICKET PRICES
SINGLE GAME PRICES
Youth General Admission (3-12 yrs. old): $5
Adult General Admission: $15
Reserved (Section A,B,D,E): $20
Reserved (Section C): $25
ALL TOURNAMENT PASS PRICES
General Admission: $50
Reserved (Section A,B,D,E): $70
Reserved (Section C): $90
INSTITUTION STUDENT
FREE with student ID
2023 Southland Championship Schedule
| Tuesday, May 9 |
| Matchup |
Time |
| 1 |
No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 5 A&M-Corpus Christi |
Noon |
| 2 |
No. 2 Southeastern vs. No. 7 HCU |
2:30 p.m. |
| 3 |
No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 6 Northwestern State |
5 p.m. |
| Wednesday, May 10 |
| Matchup |
Time |
| 4 |
Game 1 Winner vs. No. 1 McNeese |
11 a.m. |
| 5 |
Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner |
1:30 p.m. |
| 6 |
Game 2 Loser vs. Game 3 Loser |
4 p.m. |
| 7 |
Game 1 Loser vs. Game 5 Loser |
6:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, May 11 |
| Matchup |
Time |
| 8 |
Game 4 Loser vs. Game 6 Winner |
11 a.m. |
| 9 |
Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner |
1:30 p.m. |
| 10 |
Game 8 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner |
4 p.m. |
| 11 |
Game 9 Loser vs. Game 10 Winner |
6:30 p.m. |
| Friday, May 12 |
| Matchup |
Time |
| 12 |
Game 9 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner |
Noon |
| 13 |
Rematch (if necessary) |
2:30 p.m. |
