Northwestern State Lady Demons softball
| Northwestern State Lady Demons | |
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| University | Northwestern State University |
| Conference | Southland |
| Location | , LA |
| Head coach | Donald Pickett (7th year) |
| Home stadium | Lady Demon Diamond (Capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Lady Demons |
| Colors | Purple, White, and Orange |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| Southland: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014 | |
| Conference champions | |
| Southland: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2015 | |
The Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team represents Northwestern State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southland Conference. The Lady Demons are currently led by head coach Donald Pickett. The team plays its home games at Lady Demon Diamond located on the university's campus.
In 2013, the Lady Demons' home field, Lady Demon Diamond, received a $466,000 renovation including a partially covered grandstand with chairback seating, a new press box, and concession stand.
Softball began at Northwestern State in 1979. The Lady Demons have competed in every season since that time. The program has won four Southland Conference regular season titles (1991, 1998, 1999, 2000), five Southland Conference tournament titles (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014). As conference tournament champions, the Lady Demons won the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Softball Championship tournament. As of the start of the 2015 season the Lady Demons have an all-time record of 924-912-3 and a Southland Conference record of 344-335.
The Lady Demons tie for second most regular season conference championships. The team has also performed well in the Southland conference tournament. At five, the Lady Demons are second in the number of conference tournament championships. In addition to winning five tournament titles, the team has the best tournament winning percentage (.651) with an overall record of 43-23 and has the second most conference tournament appearances of current conference membership at 16. Five Lady Demons have been named the conference tournament Most Valuable Player. Twenty-nine Lady Demons have been named to the conference All Tournament team with ten of those players named to the team multiple times.
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The Lady Demons have appeared in five NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–10.
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