1984 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 1984 Southland Conference tournament was held in Lafayette, Louisiana[2]Southwestern Louisiana won the six team tournament. Their season ended with the tournament championship as the Lady Cajuns were not selected to the compete in the 1984 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

1984 Southland Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSouthwestern Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coachYvette Girouard (1 title)
1984 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Zone
Texas–Arlington  x 310 .75026250 .510
Northeast Louisiana   530 .62540250 .615
Arkansas State   040 .0003140 .176
South Zone
Southwestern Louisiana  x 620 .7502890 .757
McNeese State   530 .62524270 .471
Lamar   170 .12513430 .232


x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1984[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Format

The tournament was a 6 team double elimination format. All teams which competed in conference play were members of the tournament field. North and South Zone division winners, Texas-Arlington and Southwestern Louisiana respectively, received byes in first round competition.

Tournament

Source:[2][3][4][5]

Round Game Matchup Score Notes
First round
1 1 McNeese State vs. Arkansas State 2–1 McNeese State wins
2 Northeast Louisiana vs. Lamar 1–0[4] Northeast Louisiana wins
Winner's Bracket
2 3 McNeese State vs. Texas-Arlington 2–1 McNeese State wins
4 Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana 2–1[3][4] Southwestern Louisiana wins
Consolation Bracket
3 5 Texas-Arlington vs. Lamar 18–4 Lamar eliminated
6 Northeast Louisiana vs. Arkansas State 11–3[4] Arkansas State eliminated
7 Northeast Louisiana vs. Texas-Arlington 1–0[4] Texas-Arlington eliminated
Semifinals
4 8 Southwestern Louisiana vs. McNeese State 1–0 [3] Southwestern Louisiana wins
9 Northeast Louisiana vs. McNeese State 2–0[4] McNeese State eliminated
Championship
5 10 Southwestern Louisiana vs. Northeast Louisiana 2–0[3][4] Southwestern Louisiana wins championship

References

  1. "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report - University of Southwestern Louisiana (1984 Softball Results)". NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  4. "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report - Northeast Louisiana University (1984 Softball Results)". NCAA.org. p. 3.
  5. "Louisiana Softball–2024 LOUISIANA SOFTBALL (LOUISIANA SOFTBALL HISTORY AND RECORDS BOOK)" (PDF). University of Louisiana at Lafayette. p. 18. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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