| Year: | 2022 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Shortconference: | Southland |
| Division: | I |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark: | Joe Miller Field |
| City: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Champions: | McNeese |
| Titlecount: | 8th |
| Coach: | James Landreneau |
| Coachcount: | 4th |
| Mvp: | Crislyne Moreno |
| Mvpteam: | McNeese |
| Attendance: | 3,451 |
| Television: | ESPN+ |
The 2022 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana, from May 10 through 13, 2022.[1] The tournament winner, McNeese, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 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. All seven teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Tie–breaker procedures were not required.
| Seed | School | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McNeese | 15–3 |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 14–4 |
| 3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 11–7 |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 10–8 |
| 5 | Incarnate Word | 5–13 |
| 6 | Houston Baptist | 4–13 |
| 7 | Nicholls | 4–14 |
Source:[3]
Source:
| Round | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Notes | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day – Tuesday, May 10, 2022 | - | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 5 Incarnate Word | 4–3 | 191 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 2:45 pm | No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist | 4–5 | 225 | ||||
| 3 | 6:05 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls | 10–2 | 336 | ||||
| Second day – Wednesday, May 11, 2022 | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 11:00 am | No. 1 McNeese vs No. 4 Northwestern State | 6–5 | 267 | ESPN+ | ||
| 5 | 2:27 pm | No. 6 Houston Baptist vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 5–8 | 367 | ||||
| 6 | 11:00 am | No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 7 Nicholls | 8–2 | 372 | Elimination game (Nicholls) | |||
| 7 | 8:15 pm | No. 5 Incarnate Word vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist | 4–8 | 250 | Elimination game (Incarnate Word) | |||
| Third day – Thursday, May 12, 2022 | ||||||||
| 3 | 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 3–4 | 242 | Elimination game (Northwestern State) | ESPN+ | |
| 9 | 2:02 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 7–6 | 381 | ||||
| 10 | 5:27 pm | No. 6 Houston Baptist vs. No. 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 5–3 | 231 | Elimination Game (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) | |||
| 11 | 8:05 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 6 Houston Baptist | 11–7 | 258 | Elimination Game (Houston Baptist) | |||
| Championship – Friday, May 13, 2022 | ||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||
| 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 1 McNeese | 2–10 | 331 | McNeese tournament champion | ESPN+ | ||
| 13 | Rematch (if necessary) | – | Not necessary | |||||
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Tournament MVP: Crislyne Moreno, McNeese
All-Tournament Teams:Source:
Crislyne Moreno, McNeese - MVP
Kaylee Lopez, McNeese
Jil Poullard, McNeese
Whitney Tate, McNeese
Madisen Blackford, Southeastern
Aeriyl Mass, Southeastern
Heather Zumo, Southeastern
Caitlin Brockway, Houston Baptist
Madison Cotton, Houston Baptist
Sarah Venker, Houston Baptist
Laney Roos, Northwestern State
Pal Egan, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2022 Southland Conference baseball tournament