Cowgirls advance to SLC Tournament Championship Game McNeese softball (Source: Southland Conference) By McNeese Sports Information | May 14, 2021 at 9:01 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 9:01 PM HAMMOND— McNeese softball advanced to the 2021 Southland Conference Tournament championship game here Friday with. 4-1 semifinal victory over regular-season champs and tournament top seed Stephen F. Austin behind another solid pitching performance from freshman Whitney Tate. McNeese will play the winner of Saturday’s 11 a.m. game. The if-necessary game will be played Sunday, May 16 at a time to be determined. The Cowgirls (33-24), serving as the visiting team, struck real early in the game when leadoff batter Cori McCrary sent the fourth pitch of the game over the centerfield wall for a solo home run, her 10th of the season to give the Cowgirls an early 1-0 lead. The home run by McCrary was the first extra-base hit given up Kassidy Wilbur, the Southland Conference player and pitcher of the year in her last 60 innings.