1986 Southland Conference softball tournament

1986 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams	7
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Allan Saxe Field; Arlington, Texas;
Champions	Northeast Louisiana (2nd title)
Winning coach	Rosemary Holloway–Hill (2nd title)
	← 1985; Southland Softball Tournament; 1987 →;

1986 Southland Conference softball standings
v t e	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 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1986^[2] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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
2	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
4	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.
5	13	Northeast Louisiana vs. Southwestern Louisiana	2–1^[4]^[3]	Northeast Louisiana wins championship.

References

^ "Holloway-Hill Announces Retirement After 30 Seasons at ULM". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. May 23, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Texas-Arlington (1986 SOFTBALL RESULTS)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[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.

[Tourney_info-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.

[NSU_season-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.

[UTA_season-5] "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Texas-Arlington (1986 SOFTBALL RESULTS)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

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