��Ƶ

��Ƶ staff | May 28, 2025

UT Tyler repeats, wins 2025 ��Ƶ DII softball championship

2025 DII softball: championship recap

UT Tyler completed back-to-back national championship runs, topping Tampa in the championship series of the 2025 ��Ƶ DII softball tournament.

The tournament began with the selection show on Monday, May 5. Find the full selection release here. Action concluded at Frost Stadium at Warner Park, Chattanooga, Tenn.

How we got here: Four teams participated at each of 16 regional sites in a double-elimination tournament. The 16 teams advancing from regional competition then participated in a two-team, best-of-three super regional at eight sites. The finals included the eight super regional winners. The national champion was determined in a best-of-three final series, with UT Tyler sweeping (6-0, 3-0).

2025 ��Ƶ DII softball championship bracket

DII softball bracket

Click or tap here to see the interactive and printable brackets | Super regional brackets | Final regional brackets

2025 ��Ƶ DII softball championship schedule

National championship series (best of three)&�Բ��;— May 27 - 28
- Game 1: No. 1 UT Tyler 6, No. 2 Tampa 0
- Game 2: No. 1 UT Tyler 3, No. 2 Tampa 0
  - UT TYLER WINS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Selection Show
- Monday, May 5 | Watch here
Regionals — Thursday, May 8 - Saturday, May 11
- Atlantic 1 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 1 East Stroudsburg 3, No. 8 Bowie St
    - Game 2: No. 4 Shippensburg 4, No. 5 West Chester 3
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 4 Shippensburg 5, No. 1 East Stroudsburg 4
  - May 10
    - Game 4: No. 5 West Chester 5, No. 8 Bowie St. 4
    - Game 5: No. 1 East Stroudsburg 2, No. 5 West Chester 1
    - Game 6: No. 4 Shippensburg 10, No. 1 East Stroudsburg 5
- Atlantic 2 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 2 Kutztown 4, No. 7 Charleston 3
    - Game 2: No. 6 Bloomsburg 1, No. 3 Shepherd 0
  - May 10
    - Game 3: No. 6 Bloomsburg 8, No. 2 Kutztown 6
    - Game 4: No. 7 Charleston 1, No. 3 Shepherd 0
    - Game 5: No. 2 Kutztown 3, No. 7 Charleston 1
  - May 11
    - Game 6: No. 2 Kutztown 6, No. 6 Bloomsburg 0
    - Game 7: No. 2 Kutztown 1, No. 6 Bloomsburg 0
- Central 1 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 1 Central Oklahoma 8, No. 8 Minnesota St. 0
    - Game 2: No. 4 Rogers St. 2, No. 5 Pittsburg St. 1
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 1 Central Oklahoma 9, No. 4 Rogers St. 2
    - Game 4: No. 8 Minnesota St. 5, No. 5 Pittsburg St. 1
    - Game 5: No. 4 Rogers St. 4, No. 8 Minnesota St. 1
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 1 Central Oklahoma 5, No. 4 Rogers St. 0
- Central 2 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 3 Augustana (SD) 2, No. 6 Mo. Southern St. 1
    - Game 2: No. 2 Southern Arkansas 3, No. 7 Harding 1
  - May 9
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 3 Augustana (SD) 4, No. 6 Mo. Southern St. 0
- East 1 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 1 Pace 3, No. 8 D’Youville 0
    - Game 2: No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas 2, No. 4 Bentley 0
  - May 10
    - Game 3: No. 1 Pace 6, No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas 2
    - Game 4: No. 4 Bentley 4, No. 8 D’Youville 1
    - Game 5: No. 4 Bentley 3, No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas 1
  - May 11
    - Game 6: No. 1 Pace 2, No. 4 Bentley
- East 2 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 2 Wilmington (DE) 4, No. 7 Southern N.H. 2
    - Game 2: No. 3 Goldey-Beacom 7, No. 6 Bridgeport 5
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 2 Wilmington (DE) 3, No. 3 Goldey-Beacom 2
    - Game 4: No. 7 Southern N.H. 4, No. 6 Bridgeport 2
  - May 10
    - Game 5: No. 3 Goldey-Beacom 5, No. 7 Southern N.H. 0
    - Game 6: No. 3 Goldey-Beacom 3, No. 2 Wilmington (DE) 2
  - May 11
    - Game 7: No. 2 Wilmington 1, No. 3 Goldey-Beacom 0
- Midwest 1 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 5 Drury 11, No. 4 Findlay 7
    - Game 2: No. 1 Saginaw Valley 4, No. 8 Ferris St. 0
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 1 Saginaw Valley 6, No. 5 Drury 1
    - Game 4: No. 4 Findlay 5, No. 8 Ferris St. 1
    - Game 5: No. 5 Drury 16 vs. No. 4 Findlay 0
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 1 Saginaw Valley 7, No. 5 Drury 2
- Midwest 2 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 7 UIndy 2, No. 2 Tiffin 1
    - Game 2: No. 6 Lewis 3, No. 3 Hillsdale 2
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 7 UIndy 7, Lewis 4
    - Game 4: No. 3 Hillsdale 3, No. 2 Tiffin 0
    - Game 5: No. 3 Hillsdale 11, No. 6 Lewis 7
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 3 Hillsdale 2, No. 7 UIndy 0
    - Game 7: No. 7 UIndy 3, No. 3 Hillsdale 2
- South Central 1 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 1 UT Tyler 4, No. 8 MSU Denver 1
    - Game 2: No. 5 Colorado Christian 3, No. 4 Oklahoma Christian 1
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 1 UT Tyler 7, No. 5 Colorado Christian 1
    - Game 4: No. 4 Oklahoma Christian 4, No. 8 MSU Denver 1
    - Game 5: No. 4 Oklahoma Christian 4, No. 5 Colorado Christian
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 1 UT Tyler 8, No. 4 Oklahoma Christian 0
- South Central 2 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 2 West Texas A&M 9, No. 7 Lubbock Christian 4
    - Game 2: No. 3 Angelo State 3, No. 6 Colorado Mesa 2
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 2 West Texas A&M 2, No. 3 Angelo State 1
    - Game 4: No. 6 Colorado Mesa 3, No. 7 Lubbock Christian 1
    - Game 5: No. 3 Angelo St. 1, No. 6 Colorado Mesa 0
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 3 Angelo St. 8, No. 2 West Texas A&M 0
    - Game 7: No. 2 West Texas A&M 3, No. 3 Angelo St. 0
- South 1 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 1 Tampa 4, No. 8 Spring Hill 0
    - Game 2: No. 4 Nova Southeastern 2, No. 5 Barry 1
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 1 Tampa 7, No. 4 Nova Southeastern 5
    - Game 4: No. 5 Barry 9, vs. No. 8 Spring Hill 1
    - Game 5: No. 5 Barry 4, No. 4 Nova Southeastern 3
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 5 Barry 1, No. 1 Tampa 0
    - Game 7: No. 1 Tampa 4, No. 5 Barry 0
- South 2 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 2 Saint Leo 1, No. 7 Mississippi College 0
    - Game 2: No. 3 AUM 5, No. 6 West Florida 1
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 3 AUM 4, No. 2 Saint Leo 2
    - Game 4: No. 6 West Florida 3, No. 7 Mississippi College 2
  - May 10
    - Game 5: No. 2 Saint Leo 8, No. 6 West Florida 1
    - Game 6: No. 3 AUM 8, No. 2 Saint Leo 1
- Southeast 1 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 1 Francis Marion 6, No. 8 Georgia Southwestern 0
    - Game 2: No. 4 Wingate 5, No. 5 Flagler 1
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 1 Francis Marion 4, No. 4 Wingate 0
    - Game 4: No. 5 Flagler 6, No. 8 Georgia Southwestern 5
    - Game 5: No. 4 Wingate 12, No. 5 Flagler 10
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 1 Francis Marion 7, No. 4 Wingate 0
- Southeast 2 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 2 North Georgia 6, No. 7 Tusculum 1
    - Game 2: No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne 9, No. 6 Lincoln Memorial 1
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne 4, No. 2 North Georgia 3
    - Game 4: No. 7 Tusculum 3, No. 6 Lincoln Memorial 1
    - Game 5: No. 2 North Georgia 7, No. 7 Tusculum 1
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 2 North Georgia 10, No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne 6
  - May 11
    - Game 7: No. 2 North Georgia 6, No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne 4
- West 1 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 1 Cal St. East Bay 3, No. 8 Sonoma St. 0
    - Game 2: No. 4 Western Wash. 8, No. 5 CUI 0
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 4 Western Wash. 2, No. 1 Cal St. East Bay 1
    - Game 4: No. 5 CUI 6, No. 8 Sonoma St. 4
    - Game 5: No. 1 Cal St. East Bay 3, No. 5 CUI 1
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 4 Western Wash. 6, No. 1 Cal St. East Bay 2
- West 2 Region
  - May 8
    - Game 1: No. 2 San. Fran. St. 5, No. 7 Saint Martin’s 3
    - Game 2: No. 3 Cal St. San Marcos 3, No. 6 Biola 2
  - May 9
    - Game 3: No. 2 San. Fran. St. 13, No. 3 Cal St. San Marcos 9
    - Game 4: No. 6 Biola 4, No. 7 Saint Martin’s 3
    - Game 5: No. 3 Cal St. San Marcos 5, No. 6 Biola 2
  - May 10
    - Game 6: No. 3 Cal St. San Marcos 3, No. 2 San Fran. St. 2
    - Game 7: No. 3 Cal St. San Marcos 16, No. 2 San Fran. St. 4
Super regionals &�Բ��;— Thursday, May 15 - Friday, May 16
- Atlantic Region: Shippensburg advances
  - May 15
    - Game 1: No. 4 Shippensburg 7, No. 2 Kutztown 2
  - May 17 (Weather delay)
    - Game 2: No. 4 Shippensburg 4, No. 2 Kutztown 0
    - Game 3: (if necessary), 12:30 p.m.
- Central Region: Central Oklahoma advances
  - May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Central Oklahoma 1 vs. No. 3 Augustana 0
  - May 16
    - Game 2: No. 3 Augustana 5, No. 1 Central Oklahoma 1
    - Game 3: No. 1 Central Oklahoma 5, No. 3 Augustana 1
- East Region: Pace advances
  - May 15
    - Game 1: No. 2 Wilmington (DE) 1, No. 1 Pace 0
  - May 16
    - Game 2: No. 1 Pace 8, No. 2 Wilmington (DE) 0
    - Game 3: No. 1 Pace 5, No. 2 Wilmington 1.
- Midwest Region: Saginaw Valley advances
  - May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Saginaw Valley 3, No. 7 UIndy 1
  - May 16
    - Game 2: No. 7 UIndy 9, No. 1 Saginaw Valley 0
    - Game 3: No. 1 Saginaw Valley 6, No. 7 UIndy 5
- South Central Region: UT Tyler advances
  - May 15
    - Game 1: No. 2 West Texas A&M 11, No. 1 UT Tyler 8
  - May 16
    - Game 2:
    - Game 3: No. 1 UT Tyler 5, No. 2 West Texas A&M 1
- South Region: Tampa advances
  - May 15
    - Game 1: No. 3 AUM 5, No. 1 Tampa 0
  - May 16
    - Game 2: No. 1 Tampa 5, No. 3 AUM 0
    - Game 3: No. 1 Tampa 5, No. 3 AUM 0
- Southeast Region: North Georgia advances
  - May 15
    - Game 1: No. 2 North Georgia 5, No. 1 Francis Marion 4
  - May 16
    - Game 2: No. 1 Francis Marion 9, No. 2 North Georgia 0
    - Game 3: No. 2 North Georgia 5, No. 1 Francis Marion 3
- West Region: Western Washington advances
  - May 15
    - Game 1: No. 3 Cal St. San Marcos 9, No. 4 Western Wash. 1
  - May 16
    - Game 2: No. 4 Western Wash. 4, No. 3 Cal St. San Marcos 1,
    - Game 3: No. 4 Western Wash. 3, No. 3 Cal St. San Marcos 2
Championship finals&�Բ��;— May 22 - 28
- Frost Stadium at Warner Park |Chattanooga, TN
- Thursday, May 22
  - Game 1: No. 1 UT Tyler 6, No. 8 Western Wash. 5
  - Game 2: No. 5 Saginaw Valley 7, No. 4 North Georgia 4
  - Game 3: No. 2 Tampa 6, No. 7 Shippensburg 0
  - Game 4: No. 3 Central Oklahoma 3, No. 6 Pace 2
- Friday, May 23
  - Game 5: No. 1 UT Tyler 5, No. 5 Saginaw Valley 3
  - Game 6: No. 2 Tampa 4, No. 3 Central Oklahoma 3
- Saturday, May 24
  - Game 7: No. 8 Western Wash. 3, No. 4 North Georgia 0
  - Game 8: No. 6 Pace 2, No. 7 Shippensburg 0
  - Game 9: No. 8 Western Wash. 3, No. 3 Central Oklahoma 2
  - Game 10: No. 6 Pace 2, No. 5 Saginaw Valley 1
- Sunday, May 25
  - Game 11: No. 1 UT Tyler 2, No. 8 Western Wash. 0
    - Game 13 (if necessary): 4 p.m.
  - Game 12: No. 2 Tampa 4, No. 6 Pace 2
    - Game 14 (if necessary): 6:30 p.m.

��Ƶ DII softball championship history

UT-Tyler won the 2024 DII softball championship to claim the program's first national title. Here is a list of the past DII softball national title winners and runner-ups.

Year	Champion (Record)	Coach	Score	Runner-Up	Site
2024	University of Texas at Tyler	Mike Reed	10-1	Western Washington	Longwood, Fla.
2023	*North Georgia (64-7)	Mike Davenport	3-0	Grand Valley State	Chattanooga, Tenn.
2022	Rogers State (58-10)	Andrea Vaughan	6-1	Cal State Dom. Hills	Denver, Colo.
2021	West Texas A&M (43-12)	Michael Mook	4-1	Biola	Denver, Colo.
2020	Canceled due to Covid-19	--	--	--	--
2019	*Augustana (SD) (61-11)	Gretta Melsted	6-4	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Denver, Colo.
2018	*Southern Indiana (40-23)	Sue Kunkle	8-3	Saint Anselm	Salem, Va.
2017		Lori Meyer	5-1	Angelo State	Salem, Va.
2016		Ashley Cozart	4-1	Humboldt State	Denver
2015		Mike Davenport	5-0	Dixie State	Oklahoma City
2014		Kevin Blaskowski	3-2	Valdosta State	Salem, Va.
2013	*Central Oklahoma (51-11)	Genny Stidham	5-2	Kutztown	Salem, Va.
2012	Valdosta State (58-5)	Thomas Macera	4-1	UC San Diego	Louisville, Ky.
2011	UC San Diego	Patti Gerckens	10-3	Alabama-Huntsville	Salem, Va.
2010	*Hawaii Pacific (50-8)	Bryan Nakasone	4-3	Valdosta State	Saint Joesph, Mo.
2009	Lock Haven (51-6)	Kelly Green	8-0	Alabama-Huntsville	Salem, Va.
2008	*Humboldt State (57-18)	Frank Cheek	1-0	Emporia State	Houston
2007	*SIU Edwardsville (49-8)	Sandy Montgomery	3-2	Lock Haven	Akron, Ohio
2006	*Lock Haven (56-4)	Kelly Green	3-0	Emporia State	Salem, Va.
2005	* **Lynn (54-7)	Thomas Macera	5-3	Kennesaw State	Salem, Va.
2004	Angelo State (47-11	Travis Scott	7-3	Florida Southern	Altamonte Springs, Fla.
2003	*UC Davis (53-15)	Kathy DeYoung	7-0	Georgia College	Salem, Ore.
2002	St. Mary's (Texas) (58-11)	Donna Fields	4-0	Grand Valley State	Salem, Va.
2001	Nebraska-Omaha (54-6)	Jeanne Tostenson	4-0	Lewis	Salem, Va.
2000	North Dakota State (68-10)	Mitch Hanson	3-1	Kennesaw State	Columbus, Ga.
1999	Humboldt State (55-7-1)	Frank Cheek	7-2	Nebraska-Kearney	Salem, Va.
1998	California (Pa.) (49-7)	Rick Bertagnolli	2-1	Barry	Pensacola, Fla.
1997	*California (Pa.) (53-5)	Rick Bertagnolli	2-1	Wisconsin-Parkside	Salem, Va.
1996	Kennesaw State (49-8)	Scott Whitlock	6-4	Nebraska-Omaha	Emporia, Kan.
1995	Kennesaw State (53-5)	Scott Whitlock	3-2	Bloomsburg	Salem, Va.
1994	Merrimack (45-4)	Michele Myslinski	6-2	Humboldt State	Shawnee, Kan.
1993	Florida Southern (45-11)	Chris Bellotto	11-5	Augustana (S.D.)	Shawnee, Kan.
1992	Missouri Southern State (50-7)	Pat Lipira	1-0	Cal State East Bay	Shawnee, Kan.
1991	*Augustana (SD) (61-4-1)	Sandy Jerstad	3-2	Bloomsburg	Midland, Mich.
1990	Cal State Bakersfield (44-11)	Kathy Welter	6-2	Cal State Northridge	Midland, Mich.
1989	Cal State Bakersfield (38-23)	Kathy Welter	8-5	Sacramento State	Sacramento, Calif.
1988	Cal State Bakersfield (54-9-1)	Kathy Welter	4-3	Lock Haven	Sacramento, Calif.
1987	Cal State Northridge (58-7)	Gary Torgeson	4-0	Florida Southern	Quincy, Ill.
1986	*Stephen F. Austin (38-15-1)	Dianne Baker	1-0	Cal State Northridge	Akron, Ohio
1985	*Cal State Northridge (62-19)	Gary Torgeson	2-1	Akron	Northridge, Calif.
1984	*Cal State Northridge (51-12-2)	Gary Torgeson	1-0	Akron	Sioux Falls, S.D.
1983	*Cal State Northridge (35-20-2)	Gary Torgeson	1-0	Sam Houston State	Orange, Calif.
1982	Sam Houston State (40-6)	Wayne Daigle	3-2	Cal State Northridge	Stratford, Conn.

*Indicates undefeated teams in finals series

** Lynn’s participation in the 2005 tournament vacated by ��Ƶ Committee on Infractions.