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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]
The current champions are the Southern Oregon Raiders . The Oklahoma City Stars are the most titled program, having collected 10 NAIA championship titles.
Results
Year
Champion
Score
Defeated
Location
1981
Sam Houston State 1–0
Emporia State Conroe, Texas
1982
Missouri Western 5–0
St. Francis (IL) Kearney, Nebraska
1983
Emporia State 9–2
Kearney State Kearney, Nebraska
1984
Emporia State 1–0
Quincy Indianapolis, Indiana
1985
Quincy 4–2
Washburn Indianapolis, Indiana
1986
St. Mary's 2–1 (9 innings)
Oklahoma City San Antonio, Texas
1987
Kearney State 1–0
Francis Marion Kearney, Nebraska
1988
Pacific Lutheran 2–0 (10 innings)
Minnesota Duluth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1989
Saginaw Valley State 3–0
Kearney State Midland, Michigan
1990
Kearney State 6–3 (8 innings)
Pacific Lutheran Pensacola, Florida
1991
Hawaii Loa 5–1
Puget Sound Columbia, Missouri
1992
Pacific Lutheran 3–2
Kennesaw State Pensacola, Florida
1993
West Florida 4–2
Oklahoma City Columbia, Missouri
1994
Oklahoma City 3–1
Athens State Columbia, Missouri
1995
Oklahoma City 3–1
Puget Sound Columbia, Missouri
1996
Oklahoma City 9–1
Shawnee State Decatur, Alabama
1997
Oklahoma City 12–0
Athens State Decatur, Alabama
1998
Western Washington 5–1
Simon Fraser Tulsa, Oklahoma
1999
Simon Fraser 7–3
Oklahoma City Jupiter, Florida
2000
Oklahoma City 5–1
Azusa Pacific Decatur, Alabama
2001
Oklahoma City 5–3
Simon Fraser Decatur, Alabama
2002
Oklahoma City 2–1 (8 innings)
Point Loma Nazarene Decatur, Alabama
2003
Simon Fraser 3–1
Mobile, Alabama Decatur, Alabama
2004
Thomas 5–4
Simon Fraser Decatur, Alabama
2005
Simon Fraser 7–0
California Baptist Decatur, Alabama
2006
Mobile, Alabama 4–1
California Baptist Decatur, Alabama
2007
Oklahoma City 7–2
Point Loma Nazarene Decatur, Alabama
2008
Lubbock Christian 2–1
Mobile, Alabama Decatur, Alabama
2009
California Baptist 3–2
St. Gregory's Decatur, Alabama
2010
Simon Fraser 4–3
Oklahoma City Decatur, Alabama
2011
Oregon Tech 1–0
California Baptist Gulf Shores, Alabama
2012
Shorter 1–0
Oklahoma City Gulf Shores, Alabama
2013
Concordia–Irvine 8–3
Spring Hill Columbus, Georgia
2014
Auburn Montgomery 10–6*
William Carey Columbus, Georgia
2015
Auburn Montgomery 10–0 (6 innings)
Lindsey Wilson Sioux City, Iowa
2016
Oklahoma City 5–0
Saint Xavier Sioux City, Iowa
2017
Oklahoma City 4–1
Corban Clermont, Florida
2018
USAO 4–1
Columbia (MO) Clermont, Florida
2019
Southern Oregon 8–3
Oklahoma City Springfield, Missouri[ 2]
2020
No championship due to the coronavirus pandemic
* = 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
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
Southern Oregon
1
2019
St. Mary's (TX)
1
1986
Thomas
1
2004
USAO
1
2018
West Florida
1
1993
Western Washington
1
1998
See also
References
NAIA Sports
Active Invitation/
Beach Volleyball
Lacrosse
Discontinued
Basketball (Division II)
Football
Gymnastics
Ice hockey
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