2020-21 Softball Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments Softball

American Midwest Conference

May 5-8 Antimi Softball Complex | Columbia, Mo. 
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats

Championship Game
No. 1 Columbia (Mo.) def. No. 2 Central Baptist (Ark.), 8-0 (5 inn.)

Regular Season Champion/Tournament Champion: Columbia (Mo.) 

Tournament Runner-Up: Central Baptist (Ark.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Appalachian Athletic Conference

April 26-30 |Brickyard Ball Fields | Kingsport, Tenn. 
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
No. 3 Reinhardt def. No. 8 Brenau, 8-4 (Box)
No. 8 Brenau def. No. 3 Reinhardt, 10-0 (Box)

Regular Season Champion: Milligan (Tenn.) 

Regular Season Runner-Up: Truett McConnell

Tournament Champion: Brenau (Ga.) 

Three teams (regular-season champion; regular-season runner-up; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


 

Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.)

May 6-8 Grizzly Softball Complex | Lawrenceville, Ga. 
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats

Championship Game
No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett def. No. 2 Cottey (Mo.), 10-0 (6 inn.)

 

Tournament Champion: Georgia Gwinnett

Tournament Runner-up: Cottey (Mo.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


 

California Pacific Conference

May 9-10Santee Sportsplex | Santee, Calif. 
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
St. Katherine (Calif.) def. Simpson (Calif.), 5-2 | Box Score

Tournament Champion: St. Katherine (Calif.) 

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Cascade Collegiate Conference

May 7-9 Hosted by TBA
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
Oregon Tech def. College of Idaho, 1-0 | Box Score 

Regular Season Champion: Southern Oregon 

Tournament Champion: Oregon Tech 

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

May 10 Calumet St. Joesph
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
No. 2 Saint Xavier (Ill.) def. No. 1 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), 5-3

Regular Season Champion: Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 

Tournament Champion: Saint Xavier (Ill.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Crossroads League

May 5-7 Taylor (Ind.) | Upland, Ind.
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan def. Taylor (Ind.), 6-5

Regular Season Champion: Marian (Ind.) 

Tournament Champion: Indiana Wesleyan

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round


 

Golden State Athletic Conference

May 4-5 | Hope International | Fulterton, Calif. 
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game, 12:00 P.M. PT 
Hope International vs. Ottawa (Ariz.), Watch live 

Tournament Champion: Ottawa (Ariz.)

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Great Plains Athletic Conference

May 5-6 Hosted by higher seed
Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
No. 1 Midland (Neb.) def. No. 3 Concordia (Neb.), 8-0

Regular Season Champion/Tournament Champion: Midland (Neb.)

Tournament Runner-Up: Concordia (Neb.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Heart of America Athletic Conference

May 6-9 | Mount Mercy, Iowa | Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
No. 4 Mount Mercy (Iowa) def. No. 1 Grand View, 2-1 | Box Score

Regular Season Champion: Grand View (Iowa) 

Tournament Champion: Mount Mercy (Iowa) 

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

May 5-7 Great Bend Sports Complex | Great Bend, Kan. 
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game, May 7th, 1:30 P.M
No. 1 Ottawa (Kan.) def. No. 6 Avila (Mo.), 4-0

Regular Season Champion/Tournament Champion: Ottawa (Kan.) 

Regular Season Runner-Up: Bethany (Kan.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or regular-season runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Mid-South Conference

May 6-9 | Marilyn D. Sparks Park | Columbia, Ky.
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game, Saturday 5 P.M. CT
No. 1 Campbellsville (Ky.) def. No. 5 Georgetown (Ky.), 6-5

Tournament Champion: Campbellsville (Ky.)

Tournament Runner-Up: Georgetown (Ky.)

Two teams (tournament champion and tournament runner-up) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


North Star Athletic Association

May 6-8 | Bellevue (Neb.) | Bellevue, Neb. 
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
No. 3 Dickinson State (N.D.) def. Valley City State (N.D.), 4-3

Tournament Champion: Dickinson State (N.D.)

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Red River Athletic Conference

May 6-8 Generals Softball Field | Alexandria, La. 
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game, May 8th, 1:30 P.M.
No. 5 Houston-Victoria (Texas) def. No. 1 Texas A&M - Texarkana, 4-2

Tournament Champion: Houston-Victoria (Texas)

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


River States Conference

Date Hosted by TBA
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
Rio Grande (Ohio) def. Indiana University - Southeast, 6-5

Regular Season/Tournment Champion: Rio Grande (Ohio)

Tournament Runner-Up: Indiana University - Southeast

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Sooner Athletic Conference

May 5-6 Hosted by TBA
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
No. 2 Science & Arts (Okla.) def. No. 1 Oklahoma City, 3-1 | Box Score

Tournament Champion: Science & Arts (Okla.) 

One team (tournament champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Southern States Athletic Conference

April 29 - May 1 | William Carey | Decatur, Ala.
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game, May 1st 
William Carey (Miss.) def. Faulkner (Ala.) 5-3, Box Score

Tournament Champion: William Carey (Miss.) 

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


The Sun Conference 

May 6-8 | Legends Way Ballfields | Clermont, Fla.
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
No. 2 Coastal Georgia def. Webber International (Fla.), 3-2

Tournament Champion: Coastal Georgia 

One team (tournament champions) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 


Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

May 5-7 Pacesetter Park | Sylania, Ohio
Tournament Page | Watch Live | Live Stats 

Championship Game
No. 1 Aquinas (Mich.) def. No. 2 Madonna (Mich.), 1-0 

Regular Season Champion: Aquinas (Mich.)

Tournament Runner-Up: Madonna (Mich.) 

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship Opening Round

 

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Championship Information

NAIA Softball Championship

43rd ANNUAL
NAIA SOFTBALL 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP


WORLD SERIES
May 23-29, 2024
South Commons Complex
Columbus, Ga.

May 13 - 16, 2024
 Opening Round
Campus Sites