The 2024 DIII softball super regionals are here!
The 2024 DIII softball championship began with the selection show on Monday, May 13, streamed live on NCAA.com. Following the announcement of the 62-team field, competition kicked off with regionals on May 16-18 and continues through super regionals (May 23-24) and finals (May 30-June 5) at Bell Park at Taylor Field in Marshall, TX.
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2024 NCAA DIII softball championship bracket
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2024 NCAA DIII softball championship schedule
All times in ET.
Super regionals | Thursday, May 23 — Friday, May 24
- Berry Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
- Friday, May 24
- Trine Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
- Friday, May 24
- Salisbury Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
- Friday, May 24
- Case Western Reserve Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
- Friday, May 24
- East Texas Baptist Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
- Friday, May 24
- Rowan Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
- Friday, May 24
- Linfield Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
- Friday, May 24
- Virginia Wesleyan Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
- Friday, May 24
Championship | Thursday, May 30 — Wednesday, June 5
Selection show | Monday, May 13
Regionals | Thursday, May 16 — Saturday, May 18
- East Texas Baptist Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Husson Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Trine Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Oshkosh Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Christopher Newport Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Rowan Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- CWRU Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- DePauw Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Moravian Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- WashU Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Virginia Wesleyan Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Central Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Huntingdon Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Saturday, May 18
- Sunday, May 19
- Tufts Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Salisbury Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
- Linfield Regional
- Thursday, May 16
- Friday, May 17
- Saturday, May 18
2024 NCAA DIII softball championship history
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) holds the most DIII softball national titles (6) but has not claimed a trophy or appeared in a final since 1996. The reigning champs, Trine will look to win their program’s second-ever national title in this years tournament. Here’s a look at the champions and runnerups over the past two decades.
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Trine (46-6) | Don Danklefsen | 1-0 | Salisbury | Marshall, Texas |
| 2022 | Christopher Newport (47-1) | Keith Parr | 3-0 | Trine | Salem, Va. |
| 2021 | Virginia Wesleyan (46-6-1) | Brandon Elliott | 9-1 | Texas Lutheran | Salem, Va. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Texas Lutheran (40-8) | Wade Wilson | 6-1 | Emory | Tyler, Texas |
| 2018 | Virginia Wesleyan (55-3) | Brandon Elliott | 3-1 | Illinois Wesleyan | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| 2017 | Virginia Wesleyan (54-3) | Brandon Elliott | 1-0 | St. John Fisher | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| 2016 | Texas-Tyler (49-5) | Mike Reed | 7-0 | Messiah | Salem, Va. |
| 2015 | Tufts (51-0) | Cheryl Milligan | 7-4 | Texas-Tyler | Salem, Va. |
| 2014 | Tufts (47-4) | Cheryl Milligan | 6-0 | Salisbury | Tyler, Texas |
| 2013 | *Tufts (46-3) | Cheryl Milligan | 6-5 | Cortland State | Eau Claire, Wis. |
| 2012 | *Pacific Lutheran (45-11) | Erin Van Nostrand | 3-0 | Linfield | Salem, Va. |
| 2011 | Linfield (51-3) | Jackson Vaughan | 6-2 | Christopher Newport | Salem Va. |
| 2010 | East Texas Baptist (40-12) | Janae Schlabs-Shirley | 5-4 | Linfield | Eau Claire, Wisc. |
| 2009 | *Messiah (43-4) | Amy Weaver | 2-0 | Coe | Montclair, N.J. |
| 2008 | *Wisconsin-Eau Claire (36-11) | Leslie Huntington | 4-3 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Salem Va. |
| 2007 | Linfield (45-7) | Jackson Vaughan | 10-2 | Washington-St. Louis | Salem Va. |
| 2006 | *Rutgers-Camden (47-5) | Carl Taylor | 3-2 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Raleigh, N.C. |
| 2005 | *St. Thomas (Minn.) (43-6) | John Tschida | 9-3 | Salisbury | Raleigh, N.C. |
| 2004 | St. Thomas (Minn.) (46-3) | John Tschida | 2-0 | Moravian | Salem Va. |
| 2003 | Central (Iowa) (39-5-1) | George Wares | 5-3 | Salisbury | Salem Va. |
| 2002 | Ithaca (37-13) | Deb Pallozzi | 1-0 | Lake Forest | Eau Claire, Wisc. |
| 2001 | *Muskingum (47-6) | Donna Newberry | 4-1 | Central (Iowa) | Eau Claire, Wisc. |
| 2000 | *Saint Mary (Minn.) (40-6) | John Tschida | 5-0 | Chapman | Salem Va. |
Check out the full list of DIII softball champions since 1982.
