The 2015 Southland Conference tournament was held at

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on the campus of

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, from May 6 through May 8, 2015. The tournament winner,

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earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the

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. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.

Format

The top 6 teams qualify for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word are currently ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Had either of the two teams been in the top 6 spots, the seventh and if necessary eighth teams would have qualified for the tournament and would have taken their respective spots.

Tournament

*All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Line Scores

''Day One''

Game 1 (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Central Arkansas)

Game 2 (Lamar vs Southeastern Louisiana)

Game 3 (Central Arkansas vs McNeese State)

Game 4 (Lamar vs Northwestern State)

''Day Two''

Game 5 (Northwestern State vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)

Game 6 (Southeastern Louisiana vs McNeese State)

Game 7 (Central Arkansas vs Lamar)

Semi-final Game One (Southeastern Louisiana vs Northwestern State)

''Day Three''

Semi-final Game Two (Northwestern State vs Lamar)

Championship Game (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas)

Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament

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: Kylee Studioso – Central Arkansas All-Tournament Teams: :* Sarah Bigej – Central Arkansas :* Sam Forrest – Central Arkansas :* Jessie Taylor – Central Arkansas :* Brianna Whisenhunt – Central Arkansas :* Micayla Sorosiak – Northwestern State :* Kellye Kincannon – Northwestern State :* Sarah Ragsdale – Lamar :* Laura Napoli – Lamar :* Katie Lacour – Southeastern Louisiana :* Spencer Adkinson – Southeastern Louisiana

References

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