Trine secured its second nationwide title in three years with a victory over Virginia Wesleyan within the 2025 NCAA DIII softball championship. Each championships have come below the management of head coach Donnie Danklefsen.
The 2025 match started with a 64-team area introduced in the course of the choice present on Monday, Could 12, that includes automated qualifiers from convention champions and at-large berths. The championship finals wrapped up Thursday, June 5, at Inspiration Subject in Bloomington, Illinois.
2025 NCAA DIII softball match bracket
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2025 DIII softball championship schedule
- Nationwide championship sequence (better of three) — Tuesday-Thursday, June 3-5
- Tuesday, June 3
- Thursday, June 5
- Choice present | Monday, Could 12
- Regionals | Thursday-Saturday, Could 15-17 | Click on or faucet right here for regional brackets | All instances jap
- Angola, Indiana – Trine
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Moravian
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Bloomington, Illinois – Illinois Wesleyan
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Cleveland, Ohio – Case Western Reserve
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Gettysburg
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Glassboro, New Jersey – Rowan
- Thursday, Could 15
- Saturday Could 17
- Sunday Could 18
- Ithaca, New York – Ithaca
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Marshall, Texas – East Texas Baptist
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- McMinnville, Oregon – Linfield
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Winona, Minnesota – Saint Mary’s
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Montgomery, Alabama – Huntingdon
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Newport Information, Virginia – Christopher Newport
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin– Wisconsin-Oshkosh
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Salisbury, Maryland – Salisbury
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- St. Louis, Missouri – WashU
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Sunday, Could 18
- Virginia Seashore, Virginia– Virginia Wesleyan
- Thursday, Could 15
- Friday, Could 16
- Saturday Could 17
- Angola, Indiana – Trine
- Tremendous regionals | Thursday-Friday, Could 22-23
- Marshall, Texas – East Texas Baptist
- Thursday, Could 22
- Friday, Could 23
- 🏆 Texas Lutheran advances to finals
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Moravian
- Friday, Could 23
- Saturday, Could 24
- 🏆 Randolph-Macon advances to finals
- Winona, Minnesota – Saint Mary’s
- Thursday, Could 22
- Friday, Could 23
- 🏆 Saint Mary’s advances to finals
- McMinnville, Oregon – Linfield
- Thursday, Could 22
- Friday, Could 23
- 🏆 Linfield advances to finals
- Virginia Seashore, Virginia– Virginia Wesleyan
- Thursday, Could 22
- Friday, Could 23
- 🏆 Virginia Wesleyan advances to finals
- Angola, Indiana – Trine
- Thursday, Could 22
- Friday, Could 23
- 🏆 Trine advances to finals
- Glassboro, New Jersey – Rowan
- Friday, Could 23
- 🏆 Rowan advances to finals
- Redlands, California– Redlands
- Thursday, Could 22
- Friday, Could 23
- 🏆 Redlands advances to finals
- Marshall, Texas – East Texas Baptist
- Finals | Thursday-Wednesday, Could 29-June 4 at Inspiration Subject, Bloomington, IL.
- Thursday, Could 29
- Friday, Could 30
- Saturday, Could 31
- Sunday, June 1
DIII softball championship historical past
The DIII softball nationwide championship dates again to 1982, with Jap Connecticut State claiming the primary nationwide title over TCNJ and going undefeated within the finals sequence.
Most just lately, Trine received the 2025 DIII softball nationwide championship in opposition to Virginia Wesleyan.
Here is a take a look at the complete historical past of championship winners since 1982:
| 12 months | Champion (File) | Coach | Rating | Runner-Up | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | *Trine (46-5) | Donnie Danklefsen | 3-1 | Virginia Wesleyan | Bloomington, Sick. |
| 2024 | East Texas Baptist (48-3) | Janae Shirley | 9-5 | Belhaven | Marshall, Texas |
| 2023 | Trine (46-6) | Donnie 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 as a consequence of 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 Metropolis, Okla. |
| 2017 | Virginia Wesleyan (54-3) | Brandon Elliott | 1-0 | St. John Fisher | Oklahoma Metropolis, 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. |
| 1999 | Simpson (47-4-1) | Henry Christowski | 6-0 | Chapman | Eau Claire, Wisc. |
| 1998 | Wisconsin-Stevens Level (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, Sick. |
| 1992 | *TCNJ (48-2) | June Walker | 4-0 | Buena Vista | Pella, Iowa |
| 1991 | *Central (Iowa) (42-6) | George Wares | 4-0 | Jap Connecticut State | Willimantic, Conn. |
| 1990 | Jap Connecticut State (34-5) | Jeff Anderson | 1-0 | TCNJ | Storm Lake, Iowa |
| 1989 | *TCNJ (46-3) | June Walker | 8-7 | Jap Connecticut State | Ewing, N.J. |
| 1988 | Central (Iowa) (35-10) | George Wares | 3-2 | Allegheny | Elmherst, Sick. |
| 1987 | *TCNJ (46-3) | June Walker | 1-0 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Willimantic, Conn. |
| 1986 | Jap Connecticut State (36-11) | Clyde Washburne | 1-0 | Central (Iowa) | Storm Lake, Iowa |
| 1985 | Jap 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 | *Jap Connecticut State (27-10) | Clyde Washburne | 2-0 | TCNJ | Ewing, N.J. |
*Signifies undefeated groups in finals sequence
