2019 Southland Conference Softball Tournament  The 2019 Southland Conference tournament was held at Lady Demon Diamond on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana from May 7 through May 10, 2019. The tournament winner, Sam Houston State, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPNU. The remainder of the tournament aired on the Southland Digital Network. The 2019 tournament marked the second year with expanded format including the top 8 teams following Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word's eligibility for the tournament. The first two games were single elimination while the rest of the tournament was a double elimination format. Source:   Tournament MVP: Lindsey McCleod, Sam Houston State  All-Tournament Teams:  2019 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament