The 2024 DIII softball championship kicks off with a selection show on Monday, May 13 at 11 a.m. ET streamed live on NCAA.com. Following the announcement of the 62-team field, competition will begin with regionals on May 16-18 and continue through finals on May 30- June 5 at Bell Park at Taylor Field in Marshall, TX.
2024 DIII softball championship bracket
Below is a DIII softball regional bracket.
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2024 DIII softball championship schedule
All times in ET.
- Selection show | Monday, May 13 at 11 a.m. on NCAA.com
- Regionals | Thursady, May 16 — Saturday, May 18
- Super regionals | Thursday, May 23 — Friday, May 24
- Championship | Thursday, May 30 — Wednesday, June 5
2024 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.
