NAIA Softball Championship

The NAIA Softball Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA collegiate softball in the United States and formerly in Canada. It has been held annually since 1981.[1]

NAIA Softball Championship
SportSoftball
Founded1981
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		Southern Oregon (2)
Most titlesOklahoma City (10)
Official websiteNAIA.com

The current champions are the Southern Oregon Raiders. The Oklahoma City Stars are the most titled program, having collected 10 NAIA championship titles.

Results
YearChampionScoreDefeatedLocation
1981Sam Houston State1–0Emporia StateConroe, Texas
1982Missouri Western5–0St. Francis (IL)Kearney, Nebraska
1983Emporia State9–2Kearney StateKearney, Nebraska
1984Emporia State1–0QuincyIndianapolis, Indiana
1985Quincy4–2WashburnIndianapolis, Indiana
1986St. Mary's2–1 (9 innings)Oklahoma CitySan Antonio, Texas
1987Kearney State1–0Francis MarionKearney, Nebraska
1988Pacific Lutheran2–0 (10 innings)Minnesota DuluthOklahoma City, Oklahoma
1989Saginaw Valley State3–0Kearney StateMidland, Michigan
1990Kearney State6–3 (8 innings)Pacific LutheranPensacola, Florida
1991Hawaii Loa5–1Puget SoundColumbia, Missouri
1992Pacific Lutheran3–2Kennesaw StatePensacola, Florida
1993West Florida4–2Oklahoma CityColumbia, Missouri
1994Oklahoma City3–1Athens StateColumbia, Missouri
1995Oklahoma City3–1Puget SoundColumbia, Missouri
1996Oklahoma City9–1Shawnee StateDecatur, Alabama
1997Oklahoma City12–0Athens StateDecatur, Alabama
1998Western Washington5–1Simon FraserTulsa, Oklahoma
1999Simon Fraser7–3Oklahoma CityJupiter, Florida
2000Oklahoma City5–1Azusa PacificDecatur, Alabama
2001Oklahoma City5–3Simon FraserDecatur, Alabama
2002Oklahoma City2–1 (8 innings)Point Loma NazareneDecatur, Alabama
2003Simon Fraser3–1Mobile, AlabamaDecatur, Alabama
2004Thomas5–4Simon FraserDecatur, Alabama
2005Simon Fraser7–0California BaptistDecatur, Alabama
2006Mobile, Alabama4–1California BaptistDecatur, Alabama
2007Oklahoma City7–2Point Loma NazareneDecatur, Alabama
2008Lubbock Christian2–1Mobile, AlabamaDecatur, Alabama
2009California Baptist3–2St. Gregory'sDecatur, Alabama
2010Simon Fraser4–3Oklahoma CityDecatur, Alabama
2011Oregon Tech1–0California BaptistGulf Shores, Alabama
2012Shorter1–0Oklahoma CityGulf Shores, Alabama
2013Concordia–Irvine8–3Spring HillColumbus, Georgia
2014Auburn Montgomery10–6*William CareyColumbus, Georgia
2015Auburn Montgomery10–0 (6 innings)Lindsey WilsonSioux City, Iowa
2016Oklahoma City5–0Saint XavierSioux City, Iowa
2017Oklahoma City4–1CorbanClermont, Florida
2018USAO4–1Columbia (MO)Clermont, Florida
2019Southern Oregon8–3Oklahoma CitySpringfield, Missouri[2]
2020 No championship due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Southern Oregon3–2Oregon TechColumbus, Georgia
  • * = 1st ever "if necessary" game after William Carey came out of losers' bracket to defeat Auburn Montgomery in first championship game of the double-elimination tournament.

NAIA team titles by school
School Number Year Won
Oklahoma City 10 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017
Simon Fraser 4 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010
Auburn Montgomery 2 2014, 2015
Emporia State 2 1984, 1985
Kearney State 2 1987, 1990
Pacific Lutheran 2 1988, 1992
Southern Oregon 2 2019, 2021
California Baptist 1 2009
Concordia Irvine 1 2013
Hawaii Loa 1 1991
Lubbock Christian 1 2008
Missouri Western 1 1983
Mobile 1 2006
Oregon Tech 1 2011
Quincy 1 1986
Saginaw Valley State 1 1989
Sam Houston State 1 1982
Shorter 1 2012
St. Mary's (TX) 1 1986
Thomas 1 2004
USAO 1 2018
West Florida 1 1993
Western Washington 1 1998

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Softball Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIAHonors.com. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  2. "NAIA 2019 Softball World Series Championship Recap". May 30, 2019.


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