NCAA Division III Softball Championship

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NCAA Division III Softball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event
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SportCollege softball
Founded1982
No. of teams231
Most recent
champion(s)		Virginia Wesleyan
TV partner(s)ESPNU
Official websiteNCAA.com

The Division III Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship for college softball teams in Division III.

Softball was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.[1]

The most successful team in championship history is TCNJ, which has six national titles.

Results[]

NCAA Division III Softball Championship
Year Site Championship
Champion Score Runner-up
1982
 Ewing, NJ Eastern Connecticut State 2–0 Trenton State
1983
 Willimantic, CT Trenton State 7–0 Buena Vista
1984
 De Pere, WI Buena Vista 3–1 Trenton State
1985
 Willimantic, CT Eastern Connecticut State 1–0 Trenton State
1986
 Storm Lake, IA Eastern Connecticut State 1–0 Central (IA)
1987
 Willimantic, CT Trenton State 3–0 Wisconsin–Whitewater
1988
 Elmhurst, IL Central (IA) 3–2 Allegheny
1989
 Ewing, NJ Trenton State 8–7
(9 inn.) 		Eastern Connecticut State
1990
 Storm Lake, IA Eastern Connecticut State 1–0 Trenton State
1991
 Willimantic, CT Central (IA) 4–0 Eastern Connecticut State
1992
 Pella, IA Trenton State 4–0 Buena Vista
1993
 Decatur, IL Central (IA) 7–3 Trenton State
1994
 Salem, VA Trenton State 6–5 Bridgewater State
1995
 Storm Lake, IA Chapman 4–2 Trenton State
1996
 Salem, VA Trenton State 7–2 Chapman
1997
 Eau Claire, WI Simpson 2–1
(9 inn.) 		Montclair State
1998
 Salem, VA Wisconsin–Stevens Point 3–1 Chapman
1999
 Eau Claire, WI Simpson 6–0 Chapman
2000
 Salem, VA Saint Mary's (MN) 5–0 Chapman
2001
 Eau Claire, WI Muskingum 5–1 Central (IA)
2002
 Ithaca 1–0 Lake Forest
2003
 Salem, VA Central (IA) 5–3 Salisbury
2004
 St. Thomas (MN) 2–0 Moravian
2005
 Raleigh, NC St. Thomas (MN) 9–3 Salisbury
2006
 Rutgers–Camden 3–2 St. Thomas (MN)
2007
 Salem, VA Linfield 10–2
(6 inn.) 		Washington–St. Louis
2008
 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 4–3
(9 inn.) 		Wisconsin–Whitewater
2009
 Montclair, NJ Messiah 2–0 Coe
2010
 Eau Claire, WI East Texas Baptist 5–4 Linfield
2011
 Salem, VA Linfield 6–2 Christopher Newport
2012
 Pacific Lutheran 3–0 Linfield
2013
 Eau Claire, WI Tufts 6–5 SUNY Cortland
2014
 Tyler, TX Tufts 6–0 Salisbury
2015
 Salem, VA Tufts 7–4 Texas–Tyler
2016
 Texas-Tyler 7–0 Messiah
2017
 Oklahoma City, OK Virginia Wesleyan 1–0 St. John Fisher
2018
 Virginia Wesleyan 3–1 Illinois Wesleyan
2019
 Tyler, TX Texas Lutheran University 6–1
2020
 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021
 Salem, VA Virginia Wesleyan 9–1
(5 inn.) 		Texas Lutheran University

Champions[]

Rank Team Titles
1 TCNJ 6
2 Central (IA)
Eastern Connecticut State		 4
3 Tufts
Virginia Wesleyan		 3
4 Linfield
St. Thomas (MN)
Simpson		 2
5 Buena Vista
Chapman
East Texas Baptist
Ithaca
Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Saint Mary's (MN)
Rutgers–Camden
Pacific Lutheran
Muskingum
Messiah		 1

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division III Softball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

External links[]

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