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East Texas Baptist wins 2024 DIII softball national championship

East Texas Baptist wins the 2024 DIII softball championship

East Texas Baptist won the 2024 DIII softball national title by defeating Belhaven in the championship series. This is the first DIII title since 2010 for East Texas Baptist.

The 2024 DIII softball championship began with the selection show on Monday, May 13, streamed live on krikya18.com. Following the announcement of the 62-team field, competition kicked off with regionals on May 16-18 and continues through super regionals (May 23-24) and finals (May 30-June 5) at Bell Park at Taylor Field in Marshall, TX.

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2024 NCAA DIII softball championship bracket

Championship Round bracket | Super Regional brackets | Regional brackets | Interactive bracket

2024 NCAA DIII softball championship schedule

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Selection show | Monday, May 13

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Regionals | Thursday, May 16 — Saturday, May 18

East Texas Baptist Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 East Texas Baptist 10, No. 4 Simmons 0
  - Game 2 — No. 2 Texas Lutheran 4, No. 3 Chapman 0
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 1 East Texas Baptist 12, No. 2 Texas Lutheran 0
  - Game 4 — No. 3 Chapman 5, No. 4 Simmons 1
  - Game 5 — No. 2 Texas Lutheran 3, No. 3 Chapman 1
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 1 East Texas Baptist 5, No. 2 Texas Lutheran 3
Husson Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 4 Framingham State 3, No. 1 Husson 1
  - Game 2 — No. 3 Williams 9, No. 2 Rensselaer 0
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 3 Williams 6, No. 4 Framingham State 1
  - Game 4 — No. 1 Husson 2, No. 2 Rensselaer 1 (8)
  - Game 5 — No. 1 Husson 2, No. 4 Framingham State 0
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 3 Williams 4, No. 1 Husson 0
Trine Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Trine 9, No. 4 Westminster (PA) 0
  - Game 2 — No. 3 Mount Union 9, No. 2 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 0
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 1 Trine 2, No. 3 Mount Union 0
  - Game 4 — No. 4 Westminster (PA) 2, No. 2 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1
  - Game 5 — No. 3 Mount Union 7, No. 4 Westminster (PA) 2
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 1 Trine 8, No. 3 Mount Union 0
Oshkosh Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4, No. 4 Saint Benedict 1
  - Game 2 — No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan 4, No. 2 Wartburg 1
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1, No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan 0
  - Game 4 — No. 4 Saint Benedict 5, No. 2 Wartburg 3
  - Game 5 — No. 4 Saint Benedict 8, No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan 3
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 8, No. 4 Saint Benedict 3
Christopher Newport Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Christopher Newport 4, No. 4 John Jay 1
  - Game 2 — No. 2 Ramapo 8, No. 3 Pfeiffer 4
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 1 Christopher Newport 7, No. 2 Ramapo 4
  - Game 4 — No. 3 Pfeiffer 8, No. 4 John Jay 0
  - Game 5 — No. 3 Pfeiffer 10, No. 2 Ramapo 3
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 1 Christian Newport 6, No. 3 Pfeiffer 4
Rowan Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Rowan 1, No. 4 Centenary (NJ) 0
  - Game 2 — No. 2 MIT 4, No. 3 SUNY New Paltz 1
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 1 Rowan 6, No. 2 MIT 3
  - Game 4 — No. 3 SUNY New Paltz 7, No. 4 Centenary (NJ) 2
  - Game 5 — No. 2 MIT 7, No. 3 SUNY New Paltz, 1
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 1 Rowan 9, No. 2 MIT 1
CWRU Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 CWRU 7, No. 4 Penn State Behrend 4
  - Game 2 — No. 2 Calvin 4, No. 3 Dominican (IL) 2
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 2 Calvin 7, No. 1 CWRU 1
  - Game 4 — No. 3 Dominican (IL) 1, No. 4 Penn State Behrend 0
  - Game 5 — No. 1 CWRU 8, No. 3 Dominican (IL) 7
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 1 CWRU 4, No. 2 Calvin 0
  - Game 7 — No. 1 CWRU 3, No. 2 Calvin 1
DePauw Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Coe 4, No. 4 Baldwin Wallace 2
  - Game 2 — No. 3 Saint Mary's (MN) 7, No. 2 DePauw 3
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 1 Coe 6, No. 3 Saint Mary's (MN) 3 (9)
  - Game 4 — No. 2 DePauw 15, No. 4 Baldwin Wallace 3
  - Game 5 — No. 2 DePauw 16, No. 3 Saint Mary's (MN) 8
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 1 Coe 12, No. 2 Depauw 9
Moravian Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Moravian 2, No. 4 Penn College 1 (8)
  - Game 2 — No. 3 Muskingum 6, No. 2 Roanoke 3
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 3 Muskingum 3, No. 1 Moravian 1
  - Game 4 — No. 2 Roanoke 8, No. 4 Penn College 0
  - Game 5 — No. 2 Roanoke 3, No. 1 Moravian 1
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 2 Roanoke 3, No. 3 Muskingum 1
  - Game 7 — No. 3 Muskingum 4, No. 2 Roanoke 1
WashU Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 4 Greenville 7, No. 1 WashU 5
  - Game 2 — No. 2 Belhaven 4, No. 3 Grinnell 2
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 2 Belhaven 7, No. 4 Greenville 2
  - Game 4 — No. 1 WashU 4, No. 3 Grinnell 1
  - Game 5 — No. 1 WashU 11, No. 4 Greenville 4
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 2 Belhaven 2, No. 1 WashU 1
Virginia Wesleyan Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 6, No. 4 Eastern Conn. State 1
  - Game 2 — No. 2 Lebanon Valley 3, No. 3 Gettysburg 2
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 9, No. 2 Lebanon Valley 0
  - Game 4 — No. 4 Eastern Conn. State 6, No. 3 Gettysburg 3
  - Game 5 — No. 2 Lebanon Valley 2, No. 4 Eastern Conn. State 1
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 8, No. 2 Lebanon Valley 0
Central Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Central (IA) 10, No. 4 Wisconsin-Superior 2
  - Game 2 — No. 2 Wisconsin-Whitewater 2, No. 3 Bethel (MN) 0
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 1 Central (IA) 6, No. 2 Wisconsin-Whitewater 1
  - Game 4 — No. 3 Bethel (MN) 10, No. 4 Wisconsin-Superior 3
  - Game 5 — No. 3 Bethel (MN) 3, No. 2 Wisconsin-Whitewater 1
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 3 Bethel (MN) 9, No. 1 Central (IA) 6 (10)
  - Game 7 — No. 1 Central (IA) 9, No. 3 Bethel (MN) 3
Huntingdon Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 4 Maryville (TN) 2, No. 1 Berry 1 (8)
  - Game 2 — No. 3 Transylvania 2, No. 2 Huntingdon 0
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 3 — No. 4 Maryville (TN) 1, No. 3 Transylvania 0
  - Game 4 — No. 1 Berry 4, No. 2 Huntingdon 3
- Sunday, May 19
  - Game 5 — No. 1 Berry 5, No. 3 Transylvania 0
  - Game 6 — No. 1. Berry 7, No. 4 Maryville (TN) 6
Tufts Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Tufts 8, No. 4 Western New England 4
  - Game 2 — No. 2 Rochester (NY) 6, No. 3 St. John Fisher 2
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 2 Rochester (NY) 5, No. 1 Tufts 2
  - Game 4 — No. 3 St. John Fisher 2, No. 4 Western New England 1
  - Game 5 — No. 1 Tufts 8, No. 3 St. John Fisher 0
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 1 Tufts 15, No. 2 Rochester (NY) 1
  - Game 7 — No. 1 Tufts 3, No. 2 Rochester (NY) 2
Salisbury Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Salisbury 9, No. 4 Manhattanville 0
  - Game 2 — No. 3 Randolph-Macon 3, No. 2 Eastern 1 (10)
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 3 — No. 1 Salisbury 7, No. 3 Randolph-Macon 1
  - Game 4 — No. 4 Manhattanville 2, No. 2 Eastern 1
  - Game 5 — No. 3 Randolph-Macon 6, No. 4 Manhattanville 4
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 6 — No. 1 Salisbury 4, No. 3 Randolph-Macon 3
Linfield Regional
- Thursday, May 16
  - Game 1 — No. 1 Linfield 11, No. 2 Redlands 3
- Friday, May 17
  - Game 2 — No. 2 Redlands 4, No. 1 Linfield 2
  - Game 3 — No. 1 Linfield 17, No. 2 Redlands 7
- Saturday, May 18
  - Game 4 — No. 1 Linfield 7, No. 2 Redlands 2

Super regionals | Thursday, May 23 — Friday, May 24

Berry Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
  - Game 1 — Belhaven 10, Berry 1
- Friday, May 24
  - Game 2 — Berry 3, Belhaven 1
  - Game 3 if necessary — Belhaven 3, Berry 2
- Belhaven advances
Trine Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
  - Game 1 — Trine 9, Wis.-Oshkosh 0
- Friday, May 24
  - Game 2 — Wis.-Oshkosh 3, Trine 1
  - Game 3 if necessary — Wis.-Oshkosh 5, Trine 2
- Wis. -Oshkosh advances
Salisbury Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
  - Game 1 — Tufts 3, Salisbury 0
- Friday, May 24
  - Game 2 — Tufts 4, Salisbury 1
- Tufts advances
Case Western Reserve Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
  - Game 1 — CWRU 8, Coe 5
- Friday, May 24
  - Game 2 — CWRU 8, Coe 3
- Case Western Reserve advances
East Texas Baptist Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
  - Game 1 — East Texas Baptist 8, Williams 0
- Friday, May 24
  - Game 2 — East Texas Baptist 10, Williams 9
- East Texas Baptist advances
Rowan Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
  - Game 1 — Christopher Newport 6, Rowan 0
- Friday, May 24
  - Game 2 — Rowan 2, Christopher Newport 0
  - Game 3 if necessary — Rowan 6, Christopher Newport 3
- Rowan advances
Linfield Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
  - Game 1 — Central 4, Linfield 2
- Friday, May 24
  - Game 2 — Linfield 11, Central 0
  - Game 3 — Linfield 13, Central 1
- Linfield advances
Virginia Wesleyan Super Regional
- Thursday, May 23
  - Game 1 — Virginia Wesleyan 6, Muskingum 1
- Friday, May 24
  - Game 2 — Virginia Wesleyan 6, Muskingum 1
- Virginia Wesleyan advances

Championship | Thursday, May 30 — Wednesday, June 5

Thursday, May 30 | RECAP
- Game 1 — (1) Linfield 2, (8) Tufts 1 | Full replay
- Game 2 — (4) Wis.-Oshkosh 4, (5) Virginia Wesleyan 1 | Full replay
Friday, May 31 | RECAP
- Game 3 — (2) East Texas Baptist 7, (7) Rowan 0 | Full replay
- Game 4 — (6) Belhaven 5, (3) Case Western 2 | Full replay
- Game 5 — (1) Linfield 4, (4) Wis.-Oshkosh 2 | Full replay
- Game 6 — (8) Tufts 5, (5) Virginia Wesleyan 1 | Full replay
- Game 7 — (2) East Texas Baptist 3, (6) Belhaven 2 | Full replay
- Game 8 — (7) Rowan 4, (3) Case Western 2 | Full replay
Saturday, June 1 — Day 3 recap
- Game 9 — (6) Belhaven 3, (8) Tufts 0 | Full replay
- Game 10 — (7) Rowan 7, (4) Wis.-Oshkosh 2 | Full replay
Sunday, June 2
- Game 11 — (6) Belhaven 6, (1) Linfield 0
- Game 12 — (2) East Texas Baptist 5, (7) Rowan 2
- Game 13 (if necessary) — (6) Belhaven 4, (1) Linfield 3
Tuesday, June 4 — Championship Final
- Game 15 — (6) Belhaven 4, (2) East Texas Baptist 3 | Full replay
Wednesday, June 5 — Championship Final
- Game 16 — (2) East Texas Baptist 8, (6) Belhaven 2 | Full replay
- Game 17 — (2) East Texas Baptist 9, (6) Belhaven 5 | Full replay

2024 NCAA DIII softball championship history

The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) holds the most DIII softball national titles (6) but has not claimed a trophy or appeared in a final since 1996. Here's a look at the champions and runnerups over the past two decades.

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.

Check out the full list of DIII softball champions since 1982.