The Mid-America Region produced the surprise of the 2023 NCSA World Series with the University of Iowa.  Iowa made their first ever appearance at the NCSA World Series and didn’t disappoint.  After exciting wins over top seeded Georgia and Clemson, Iowa ultimately fell to Virginia Tech in the Championship Game.  Will Iowa pick up where they left off and take home the Mid-America Crown once again in 2024 or will another team take home the championship?  Check out the Mid-America Team Previews to find out!

The Mid-Atlantic produced the current back-to-back National Champions, the Virginia Tech Hokies in 2022 and 2023.  Will they have what it takes to take home the Mid-Atlantic Crown in 2024?

Updated realignments bring in a very competitive crop of teams out of North Carolina and South Carolina into the mix in the Mid-Atlantic.  Will NC State have something to say?  What about UNC?  Should be an exciting conference season and Regional Tournament.  Who will represent the Mid-Atlantic in Columbus, GA in 2024?  Check out the Mid-Atlantic Team Previews to decide.

In 2023, Michigan State defeated Illinois in the Great American Regional Championship, while in the Great Lakes, Grand Valley State took down Wisconsin.

With realignment changes for 23/24 who will come out on top in the Great American Region?  With Michigan State no longer in the Great American Region, will Illinois take home the championship and punch their ticket to Columbus, GA or will newcomers to the region like Pitt or Ohio State win it all?  In the Great Lakes will Michigan State continue to dominate or will their rivals Michigan have something to say?  Will Grand Valley repeat or will Wisconsin take it all?  Lot’s of really good teams in the Great Lakes and Great American Regions.  Check out both the Great Lakes and Great American Team Previews to see who you think will punch their ticket to Columbus in 2024.

Registration for the 2024 NCSA Swing Into Spring – Panama City Beach is officially OPEN! For more information about the event and to register CLICK HERE.

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The NCSA is thrilled to finally announce Melanie Tunkey as the Assistant Director of Softball Operations with the National Club Softball Association.  Melanie is a former club softball player at SUNY Oswego and was hired in July to assist in all aspects of league operations.  Melanie will work closely with VP of Softball Operations, Christian Smith and Director of Division II Softball Operations, Lacie Lautner on a daily basis while also overseeing the Great Lakes Region in Division I and District IV of Division II.

Melanie can be reached at 412-321-8440 x109 and [email protected].

Please join us in welcoming Melanie to the National Club Softball Association Front Office.

The NCSA is happy to announce Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to Division II for the 2023-24 season!  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be placed in District 1 North, the teams they will compete against are Merrimack, Rhode Island, Stonehill, and UMass- Lowell. The NCSA is thrilled to have Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the NCSA Division II this season!

After receiving dozens of nominations from NCSA teams across the country, the NCSA has awarded Kassidy Pratt from Sacred Heart University the 2023 Savannah Ahrens Sportsmanship Award.  The Savannah Ahrens Sportsmanship Award, given yearly, is an honor bestowed to a student-athlete who has distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior.

The first ever Sportsmanship Award was given out in 2020 to Mikayla Kea from Northern Arizona University then in 2021 to Jackie McNulla from the U.S. Naval Academy.  Claudia Rea from Michigan State won the award in 2022 and Kassidy becomes the newest awardee and well deserving of such an honor.

Sacred Heart’s Head Coach, Ray Mencio, nominated Kassidy, saying, “I have had the unique opportunity to be around a lot of young women who are deserving of being recognized for their sportsmanship but none more so than Kassidy Pratt. Kassidy recently completed her undergraduate degree in 3 years and will moving on to the doctoral program for physical therapy at Sacred Heart in the fall. I believe Kassidy is worthy of the Savannah Ahrens Award as she has shown outstanding sportsmanship throughout her entire career. Kassidy is constantly seen chatting with opponents on the bases or in the field letting them know they had a good hit or making sure that they are okay after a collision and extending her arm to help them up. That exemplifies exactly who Kassidy is as a person. When someone is down, whether it’s a teammate or opponent, she will extend her arm to lift them up. It’s not often that a group is better because of one person but I have seen our team be better because of her attitude and leadership. She will never get down on a teammate who makes a mistake, but she will lift them up. She never takes for granted the game of softball and plays her out each and every play. At Sacred Heart, we run a softball camp over the summer. Each young girl that was in her group as a camper last year, is returning to camp just because of Kassidy. They look up to her as a mentor and someone they want to be like. She has consistently volunteered to represent Sacred Heart and Sacred Heart Club Sports at Open Houses, admissions events, virtual Q&A’s or anything that is asked of her, she has shown up and had a smile on her face. I am extremely proud of everything Kassidy has accomplished and everyone that has been around her is better off because of her.

The NCSA is happy to announce The University of Minnesota to Division II for the 2023-24 season! Minnesota will be placed in District 4 West, the teams they will compete against are The university of Wisconsin DII, Michigan Tech, and University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. The NCSA is thrilled to have the University of Minnesota in the NCSA Division II this season!

The NCSA is excited to announce that Lacie Lautner has been promoted to Director of Division II Softball Operations effective July 1, 2023.

Lacie has been a full time employee with the NCSA since October of 2021 and in her time has exceeded expectations within the organization.  With the first-ever NCSA Division II season getting underway, Lacie is the perfect fit to lead and oversee the NCSA Division II Teams.  In this inaugural year, Lacie will be instrumental in helping create the structure that will be the foundation the Division II League will build off of as it grows year after year.  The teams that make up Division II, will have Lacie as their day-to-day point of contact but she will also assemble a team of District Coordinators to help manage each District on a daily basis.  The Division II Teams are in very good hands with Lacie’s background as a club softball player in the NCSA as well as her NCSA Front Office experience.

Please check out the official Press Release HERE and join me in congratulating Lacie as the new head of the NCSA Division II League.

First and foremost, thank you to all those who tuned into the NCSA Annual League Meeting LIVE last night.  The meeting brought about great questions and comments along with some great rule proposals to add to the Rules Voting Ballot.

If you were unable to attend last nights meeting, or if you’d like a refresher on the information that was discussed, you can view the meeting HERE.