Since Sam Houston State defeated Cal State Northridge in 1982 for the primary DII softball championship, 40 extra nationwide champions have been topped. In 2023, North Georgia gained its second title since 2015, becoming a member of the unique membership of multi-time winners of the DII softball championship.
2022 RECAP: Rogers State wins all of it, picks up first DII softball title
West Texas A&M defeated Biola within the 2021 DII softball nationwide championship collection, choosing up its second title after profitable its first in 2014. Augustana (SD), had been winners in 2019 and that win additionally entered the Vikings into this unique membership. The final faculty to win its second championship previous to the Vikings was Lock Haven within the 2009 season.
Let’s check out the applications with essentially the most DII softball championships.
4 — CSUN (1983-85, 1987)
Head coach Gary Torgeson’s Matadors owned the CCAA and just about DII softball for a lot of the Nineteen Eighties. They gained the CCAA in every of their 9 seasons as a member and gained 4 DII titles alongside the way in which. CSUN appeared within the first six DII softball championship collection, profitable three in a row after dropping the inaugural title match to Sam Houston State.
3 — Cal State Bakersfield (1988-90)
California positive had a monopoly on DII softball within the early years of its historical past. After CSUN’s historical past on the high concluded, the Roadrunners took over. CSU Bakersfield gained three titles, all in a row beneath head coach Kathy Welter. It defeated CSUN 6-2 in 1990 for its remaining DII title in a showdown of softball superpowers.
2 — Six tied
West Texas A&M was the most recent member because the Girl Buffs gained in 2021, giving them two titles within the final eight seasons. That modified in 2023, when North Georgia entered the membership with its second title since 2015. Augustana (SD) captured its second title in 2019, ready 28 years to take action, the longest span of any DII softball multi-time winner. After the Roadrunners run ended, we noticed 4 new winners in a row. Then, a pair of back-to-back champions modified the DII softball panorama. Kennesaw State gained in 1995 and 1996 adopted by California (Pa) in 1997 and 1998. Humboldt State adopted the Vulcans in 1999 and would seize its second title in 2008, the longest stretch between DII softball championships previous to the 2019 Vikings. If anybody can name themselves the DII softball energy of the 2000s, it’s Lock Haven. The Bald Eagles had been the primary staff with a number of championships this century and practically had a 3rd, dropping by one to SIU Edwardsville within the 2007 championship.
Right here’s a whole record of all of the DII softball nationwide champions:
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Georgia (64-7) | Mike Davenport | 3-0 | Grand Valley State | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| 2022 | Rogers State (58-10) | Andrea Vaughn | 6-1 | Cal State Dom. Hills | Denver, Colo. |
| 2021 | West Texas A&M (43-12) | Michael Mook | 4-1 | Biola | Denver, Colo. |
| 2020 | Canceled resulting from COVID-19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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 | *Minnesota State (64-7) | Lori Meyer | 5-1 | Angelo State | Salem, Va. |
| 2016 | North Alabama (60-7) | Ashley Cozart | 4-1 | Humboldt State | Denver |
| 2015 | North Georgia (54-8) | Mike Davenport | 5-0 | Dixie State | Oklahoma Metropolis |
| 2014 | *West Texas A&M (60-7) | 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 Inexperienced | 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 Inexperienced | 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 Faculty | 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, In poor health. |
| 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. |
*Signifies undefeated groups in finals collection
**Lynn’s participation within the 2005 match vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions.
** Lynn’s participation within the 2005 match vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions.
