2024 McNeese Cowgirls softball team

2024 McNeese Cowgirls softball
Southland Conference regular season champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record40–20 (22–2 Southland)
Head coach
  • James Landreneau (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Shelby Sunseri
  • Alexis Otero
  • Alayis Seneca
Home stadiumJoe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese ‍‍‍ 22 2   .917 40 20   .667
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍y 17 7   .708 47 15   .758
Nicholls ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 31 26   .544
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 34 17   .667
Lamar ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 26 25   .510
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 21 22   .488
Houston Christian ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 23 27   .460
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 5 18   .217 19 31   .380
Texas A&M–Commerce* ‍‍‍ 2 22   .083 9 45   .167
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II[1]
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 19, 2024[2]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2024 McNeese Cowgirls softball team represents McNeese State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cowgirls play their home games at Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond and are led by eighth-year head coach James Landreneau. They are members of the Southland Conference.

The Cowgirls compiled a 40–20 overall record with a 22–2 conference record winning the SLC regular season championship. They were seeded first in the SLC tournament finishing with a 2–2 record in tournament play. The Cowgirls defeated seventh seeded Houston Christian 8–6 and third seeded Nicholls 4–38. They were eliminated from the tournament after losing two times to fourth seeded Incarnate Word. The first game score was 2–3. The second game was a 7–88 extra innings loss.

  1. ^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Southland Standings". D1Softball.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.