The 1983 Southland Conference tournament was held at the Beaumont Athletic Complex in Beaumont, Texas The tournament was the conference's first. won the six team tournament. McNeese State's season ended with the tournament championship as the Cowgirls were not one of the eight teams selected to the compete in the 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
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, and respectively, received byes in first round competition.
Tournament Source: Round GameMatchupScoreNotesFirst round11 vs. 13–6 McNeese State wins2 vs. 4–2 Lamar winsWinner's Bracket23McNeese State vs. 4–1 McNeese State wins4 vs. Lamar 3–2 Southwestern Louisiana winsConsolation Bracket25 Lamar vs. Arkansas State 8–4 Arkansas State eliminated6 Texas-Arlington vs. Northeast Louisiana 3–0 Northeast Louisiana eliminated7 Texas-Arlington vs. Lamar 1–0 Lamar eliminatedSemifinals38 McNeese State vs. Southwestern Louisiana 2–0 McNeese State wins9 Texas-Arlington vs. Southwestern Louisiana 6–3 Southwestern Louisiana eliminatedChampionship410 McNeese State vs. Texas-Arlington 4–3 McNeese State wins championship
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