The 2013 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, from May 9 through 11, 2013. The tournament winner,

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earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the

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. Early rounds of the tournament were broadcast on the Southland Conference Digital Network. Both games of the championship round were carried on

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, with Chris Mycoskie and Tony Taglavore on the call.

Format

The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. The tournament was played using a double elimination format and included the maximum number of games in the format since a second game on championship day was required.

Tournament

*All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Line Scores

''Day One''

Game 1 (Central Arkansas vs Lamar)

Game 2 (Southeastern Louisiana vs Sam Houston State)

Game 3 (Central Arkansas vs McNeese State)

Game 4 (Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State)

''Day Two''

Game 5 (McNeese State vs Southeastern Louisiana)

Game 6 (Sam Houston State vs Lamar)

Game 7 (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas)

Semi-final Game One (Southeastern Louisiana vs Sam Houston State)

Semi-final Game Two (Sam Houston State vs Central Arkansas)

''Day Three''

Championship Game One (Sam Houston State vs Northwestern State)

Championship Game Two (Northwestern State vs Sam Houston State)

Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Kylie Roos - Northwestern State All-Tournament Teams: :* Kim Damian - Sam Houston State :* Alyssa Coggins - Sam Houston State :* Shelbi Tucker - Sam Houston State :* Tara McKenney - Northwestern State :* Ashley Isbell - Sam Houston State :* Cassandra Barefield - Northwestern State :* Kelsey Nichols - Southeastern Louisiana :* Tori Benavidez - Sam Houston State :* Sam Forrest - Central Arkansas :* Kelsie Armstrong - Central Arkansas :* Shelby Lancaster - Sam Houston State

References

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