NCAA DIII Softball Championship 2025: Updated Bracket, Schedule, Results of Tournament

2025 NCAA Division III Softball Championship bracket

A selection show was held on May 12 on NCAA.com to reveal the 64-team field for the 2025 NCAA DIII softball tournament. At-large slots and automatic qualifiers from conference tournament titles make up the two selection pools for the 2025 tournament.

Inspiration Field in Bloomington, Illinois is the site of the championship finals, which end on Wednesday, June 4.

2025 NCAA DIII Softball Tournament Bracket

2025 DIII softball championship schedule

Finals | Thursday-Wednesday, May 29-June 4 at Inspiration Field, Bloomington, IL.
- Saturday, May 31
  - Game 9: No. 2 Rowan vs. No. 8 Randolph-Macon, noon
  - Game 10: No. 4 Linfield vs. No. 6 Redlands, 2:30 p.m.

Selection show | Monday, May 12
- Rewatch the selection show here
Regionals | Thursday-Saturday, May 15-17 | Click or tap here for regional brackets | All times eastern
- Angola, Indiana – Trine
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Trine 8, No. 4 Pittsburg-Greensburg 3
    - Game 2: No. 2 Baldwin Wallace 13, No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Trine 9, No. 2 Baldwin Wallace 1
    - Game 4: No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Clair 4, No. 4 Pittsburg-Greensburg 1
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Clair 8, No. 2 Baldwin Wallace 7 (10 innings)
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: No. 1 Trine 9, No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Clair 1
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Moravian
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Moravian 10, No. 4 Worcester State 2
    - Game 2: No. 3 Williams 4, No. 2 Eastern 1
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Moravian 1, No. 3 Williams 0
    - Game 4: No 2 Eastern 6, No. 4 Worcester State 4 (8 innings)
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 5: No. 2 Eastern 4, No. 3 Williams 0
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 6: No. 1 Moravian 3, No. 2 Eastern 1
- Bloomington, Illinois – Illinois Wesleyan
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan 6, No. 4 Bethany Lutheran 3
    - Game 2: No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan 2, No. 2 Greenville 1
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan 6, No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan 1
    - Game 4: No. 4 Bethany Lutheran 4, No. 2 Greenville 1
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 4 Bethany Lutheran 1, No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan 0
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan 5, No. 4 Bethany Lutheran 3
- Cleveland, Ohio – Case Western Reserve
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Wisconsin-Whitewater 5, No. 4 Penn College 0
    - Game 2: No. 2 Case Western Reserve 10, No. 3 Lebanon Valley 2
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Wisconsin-Whitewater 7, No. 2 Case Western Reserve 6
    - Game 4: No. 3 Lebanon Valley 5, No. 4 Penn College 1
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 2 Case Western Reserve 7, No. 3 Lebanon Valley 1
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: No. 1 Wisconsin-Whitewater 7, No. 2 Case Western Reserve 3
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Gettysburg
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Gettysburg 8, No. 4 John Jay 0
    - Game 2: No. 3 MIT 8, No. 2 Ramapo 1
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Gettysburg 9, No. 3 MIT 4
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 4: No. 2 Ramapo 5, No. 4 John Jay 0
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 2 Ramapo 7, No. 3 MIT 3
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 6: No. 1 Gettysburg 2, No. 2 Ramapo
- Glassboro, New Jersey – Rowan
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Rowan 8, No. 4 Cortland 0
    - Game 2: No. 2 Tufts 8, No. 3 Rensselaer 1
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 3: No. 1 Rowan 3, No. 2 Tufts 2
    - Game 4: No. 4 Cortland 10, No. 3 Rensselaer 5
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 4 Cortland 9, No. 2 Tufts 2
      - loser eliminated
  - Sunday May 18
    - Game 6: No. 1 Rowan 2, No. 4 Courtland 0
- Ithaca, New York – Ithaca
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Texas Lutheran 3, No. 4 UMass Boston 1
    - Game 2: No. 2 Ithaca 2, No. 3 Springfield 1
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Texas Lutheran 3, No. 2 Ithaca 1
    - Game 4: No. 4 UMass Boston 4, vs. No. 3 Springfield 2
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 2 Ithaca 11, No. 4 UMass Boston 0
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: No. 1 Texas Lutheran 9, No. 2 Ithaca 1
- Marshall, Texas – East Texas Baptist
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 East Texas Baptist 13, No. 4 Marymount (VA) 1
    - Game 2: No. 2 Belhaven 3, No. 3 St. Thomas (TX) 1
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 East Texas Baptist 13, No. 3 St. Thomas (TX) 3
    - Game 4: No. 2 Belhaven 14, No. 4 Marymount (VA) 1
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 3 St. Thomas 5, No. 2 Belhaven 2
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: No. 1 East Texas Baptist 7, No. 3 St. Thomas 6
- McMinnville, Oregon – Linfield
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Linfield 12, No. 4 JWU (Providence) 2
    - Game 2: No. 3 Lewis & Clark 7, No. 2 Chapman 4
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Linfield 12, No. 3 Lewis & Clark 2
    - Game 4: No. 2 Chapman 5, No. 4 JWU (Providence) 0
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 2 Chapman 10, No. 3 Lewis & Clark 1
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: No. 1 Linfield 5, No. 2 Chapman 3
- Winona, Minnesota – Saint Mary’s
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Saint Mary’s (MN) 5, No. 4 Husson 2
    - Game 2: No. 2 Simpson 9, No. 3 DePauw 5
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Saint Mary’s (MN) 3, No. 2 Simpson 1
    - Game 4: No. 3 DePauw 3, No. 4 Husson 0
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 2 Simpson 8, No. 3 DePauw 3
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: No. 2 Simpson 3, No. 1 Saint Mary’s 2
    - Game 7 (if necessary): No. 1 Saint Mary’s 10, No. 2 Simpson 2
- Montgomery, Alabama – Huntingdon
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Huntingdon 4, No. 4 Berry 1
    - Game 2: No. 3 Emory 6, No. 2 Transylvania 2 | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Huntingdon 5, No. 3 Emory 3
    - Game 4: No. 4 Berry 1, No. 2 Transylvania 0
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 3 Emory 2, No. 4 Berry 1
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: No. 3 Emory 5, No. 1 Huntingdon 4
    - Game 7 (if necessary): No. 3 Emory 4, No. 1 Huntingdon 3
- Newport News, Virginia – Christopher Newport
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Christopher Newport 12, No. 4 Farmingdale State 0
    - Game 2: No. 2 Randolph-Macon 3, No. 3 Alfred 2
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 2 Randolph-Macon 4, No. 1 Christopher Newport 3
    - Game 4: No. 3 Alfred 6, No. 4 Farmingdale State 5
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 1 Christopher Newport 8, No. 3 Alfred 3
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: No. 2 Randolph-Macon 6, No. 1 Christopher Newport 2
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin– Wisconsin-Oshkosh
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6, No. 4 Concordia Wisconsin 0
    - Game 2: No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3, No. 2 Central (IA) 0
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1, No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 0
    - Game 4: No. 4 Concordia Wisconsin 8, No. 2 Central (IA) 3
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 5: No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4, No. 4 Concordia Wisconsin 1
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 6: No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 5, No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2
    - Game 7 (if necessary): No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3, No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1
- Salisbury, Maryland – Salisbury
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Salisbury 6, No. 4 Westminster (PA) 0
    - Game 2: No. 3 Mount Union 8, No. 2 Pfeiffer 0
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Salisbury 5, No. 3 Mount Union 3
    - Game 4: No. 3 Pfeiffer 3, No. 4 Westminster (PA) 1
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 5: No. 3 Pfeiffer 2, No. 3 Mount Union 1
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 6: No. 1 Salisbury 5, No. 3 Pfeiffer 4
- St. Louis, Missouri – WashU
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Redlands 13, No. 4 Lake Forest 5
    - Game 2: No. 3 Wartburg 4, No. 2 WashU 3
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Redlands 8, No. 3 Wartburg 0
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 4: No. 2 WashU 4, No. 4 Lake Forest 2
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 2 WashU 3, No. 3 Wartburg 2
      - loser eliminated
  - Sunday, May 18
    - Game 6: No. 1 Redlands 2, No. 2 WashU 0
- Virginia Beach, Virginia– Virginia Wesleyan
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 11, No. 4 Western New England 1
    - Game 2: No. 2 Swarthmore 6, No. 3 Messiah 2
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 5, No. 2 Swarthmore 1
    - Game 4: No. 3 Messiah 6, No. 4 Western New England 2
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: No. 3 Messiah 1, No. 2 Swarthmore 0
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 12, No. 3 Messiah 4
Super regionals | Thursday-Friday, May 22-23
- Marshall, Texas – East Texas Baptist
  - Thursday, May 22
    - Game 1: Texas Lutheran 4, East Texas Baptist 3
  - Friday, May 23
    - Game 2: Texas Lutheran 2, East Texas Baptist
  - 🏆 Texas Lutheran advances to finals
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Moravian
  - Friday, May 23
    - Game 1: Randolph-Macon 5, Moravian 0
    - Game 2: Moravian 10, Randolph-Macon 5
  - Saturday, May 24
    - Game 3: Randolph-Macon 1, Moravian 0
  - 🏆 Randolph-Macon advances to finals
- Winona, Minnesota – Saint Mary’s
  - Thursday, May 22
    - Game 1: Wis.-Whitewater 5, Saint Mary’s 3
  - Friday, May 23
    - Game 2: Saint Mary’s 4, Wis.-Whitewater 0
    - Game 3: Saint Mary’s 7, Wis.-Whitewater 1
  - 🏆 Saint Mary’s advances to finals
- McMinnville, Oregon – Linfield
  - Thursday, May 22
    - Game 1: Linfield 2, Ill. Wesleyan 0
  - Friday, May 23
    - Game 2: Linfield 11, Ill. Wesleyan 0
  - 🏆 Linfield advances to finals
- Virginia Beach, Virginia– Virginia Wesleyan
  - Thursday, May 22
    - Game 1: Virginia Wesleyan 8, Gettysburg 0
  - Friday, May 23
    - Game 2: Virginia Wesleyan 10, Gettysburg 1
  - 🏆 Virginia Wesleyan advances to finals
- Angola, Indiana – Trine
  - Thursday, May 22
    - Game 1: Trine 7, Wis.-Stevens Point 0
  - Friday, May 23
    - Game 2: Trine 3, Wis.-Stevens Point 1
  - 🏆 Trine advances to finals
- Glassboro, New Jersey – Rowan
  - Friday, May 23
    - Game 1: Rowan 15, Salisbury 1
    - Game 2: Rowan 6, Salisbury 2
  - 🏆 Rowan advances to finals
- Redlands, California– Redlands
  - Thursday, May 22
    - Game 1: Redlands 12, Emory 4
  - Friday, May 23
    - Game 2: Redlands 13, Emory 2
  - 🏆 Redlands advances to finals

Finals | Thursday-Wednesday, May 29-June 4 at Inspiration Field, Bloomington, IL.
- Thursday, May 29
  - Game 1: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 8, No. 8 Randolph-Macon 0 (5 innings)
  - Game 2: No. 4 Linfield 11, No. 5 Saint Mary’s (MN) 3 (5 innings)
  - Game 3: No. 2 Rowan 5, No. 7 Texas Lutheran 0
  - Game 4: No. 3 Trine 8, No. 6 Redlands 0
- Friday, May 30
  - Game 5: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 8, No. 4 Linfield 4
  - Game 6: No. 8 Randolph-Macon 6, No. 5 Saint Mary’s (MN) 3 (Elimination game)
  - Game 7: No. 3 Trine 5, No. 2 Rowan 1
  - Game 8: No. 6 Redlands 2, No. 7 Texas Lutheran 0

History of the DIII Softball Championship

Eastern Connecticut State defeated TCNJ and went undefeated in the finals series to win the first national softball championship in 1982, marking the beginning of the DIII softball era. Most recently, East Texas Baptist won the 2024 DIII softball national championship, which was the school’s second-ever win and its first since 2010. Belhaven was defeated 9–5.

The complete history of championship winners since 1982 can be seen here:

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	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 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.