The 2025 红杏视频 DIII softball tournament will begin with a selection show on Monday, May 12 at 11 a.m. on sifoeeprocess.com. The show will reveal the 64-team field and regional sites. The 2025 tournament will consist of two selection pools: automatic qualifiers, who've won their respective conference tournaments, and at-large berths.
Matchups begin Thursday, May 15 with the regional round and continue through the finals, ending Wednesday, June 4 at Inspiration Field in Bloomington, IL.
2025 红杏视频 DIII softball tournament bracket
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2025 DIII softball championship schedule, selection information
- Selection show | Monday, May 12 at 11 a.m. on sifoeeprocess.com
- Regionals | Thursday-Saturday, May 15-17
- Super regionals | Thursday-Friday, May 22-23
- Finals | Thursday-Wednesday, May 29-June 4 at Inspiration Field, Bloomington, IL.
2025 DIII softball championship history
The DIII softball national championship dates back to 1982, with Eastern Connecticut State claiming the first national title over TCNJ and going undefeated in the finals series. Most recently, East Texas Baptist won the 2024 DIII softball national championship, securing its first title since 2010 and second in program history. They beat Belhaven, 9-5.
Here's a look at the full history of championship winners since 1982:
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Texas Baptist (48-3) | Janae Shirley | 9-5 | Belhaven | Marshall, Texas |
| 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 | Mike Reed | 7-0 | Messiah | Salem, Va. | |
| 2015 | Cheryl Milligan | 7-4 | Texas-Tyler | Salem, Va. | |
| 2014 | Cheryl Milligan | 6-0 | Salisbury | Tyler, Texas | |
| 2013 | 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. |
| 1999 | Simpson (47-4-1) | Henry Christowski | 6-0 | Chapman | Eau Claire, Wisc. |
| 1998 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (43-15) | Dean Shuda | 3-1 | Chapman | Salem Va. |
| 1997 | Simpson (39-7) | Henry Christowski | 2-1 | Montclair State | Eau Claire, Wisc. |
| 1996 | *TCNJ (41-3) | Sally Miller | 7-2 | Chapman | Salem Va. |
| 1995 | *Chapman (43-5) | Lesle Lloyd | 4-2 | TCNJ | Storm Lake, Iowa |
| 1994 | *TCNJ (48-4) | June Walker | 6-5 | Bridgewater State | Salem Va. |
| 1993 | *Central (Iowa) (38-2) | George Wares | 7-3 | TCNJ | Decatur, Ill. |
| 1992 | *TCNJ (48-2) | June Walker | 4-0 | Buena Vista | Pella, Iowa |
| 1991 | *Central (Iowa) (42-6) | George Wares | 4-0 | Eastern Connecticut State | Willimantic, Conn. |
| 1990 | Eastern Connecticut State (34-5) | Jeff Anderson | 1-0 | TCNJ | Storm Lake, Iowa |
| 1989 | *TCNJ (46-3) | June Walker | 8-7 | Eastern Connecticut State | Ewing, N.J. |
| 1988 | Central (Iowa) (35-10) | George Wares | 3-2 | Allegheny | Elmherst, Ill. |
| 1987 | *TCNJ (46-3) | June Walker | 1-0 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Willimantic, Conn. |
| 1986 | Eastern Connecticut State (36-11) | Clyde Washburne | 1-0 | Central (Iowa) | Storm Lake, Iowa |
| 1985 | Eastern Connecticut State (39-9) | Clyde Washburne | 1-0 | TCNJ | Willimantic, Conn. |
| 1984 | *Buena Vista (29-8-1) | Marge Willadsen | 3-1 | TCNJ | De Pere, Wisc. |
| 1983 | TCNJ (41-7) | June Walker | 7-0 | Buena Vista | Willimantic, Conn. |
| 1982 | *Eastern Connecticut State (27-10) | Clyde Washburne | 2-0 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. |
