Check out the 2021 First State Showdown Schedule – October 9-10

Wilmington, DE – Midway Softball Complex

It’s OPENING WEEKEND for the 2021-2022 season and the New England teams will be in action! Rounding out our line-up of team previews, check out the star-studded line-up we have in the New England Team Previews.

The Pacific Region is ready to get back on the field and celebrate the return of NCSA softball this season and we are expecting BIG things! Check out the Pacific Team Previews to see how things are shaping up for the 2021-2022 season.

With 59 teams receiving votes in the season opening ballot, this season is literally anybody’s ball game! Check out the Rawlings Preseason Top 20 results to see who the panel is expecting to make a statement this season!

The Mid Atlantic Region has claimed FOUR national titles since 2015! Will 2022 make it #5 for the region? Check out the Mid Atlantic Team Previews to see how things are shaping up for the 2021-2022 season!

Slippery Rock University has officially joined the NCSA for the 2021-2022 season and has been added to the Mid Atlantic-West conference! SRU is the fifth new team to join the NCSA this season, along with Sacred Heart (RED), Rochester, Auburn, and Pitt State.

The Great American Region was well represented on the national stage in 2021, with the University of Illinois finishing as runner-up for the national title. Will the Great American Region continue to impress on a national level? We are certainly excited to find out!

Check out the Great American Team Previews for the 2021-2022 season!

The teams of the Great Lakes Region are ready to welcome back a full season of NCSA softball! Check out the Great Lakes Team Previews for the 2021-2022 season!

Check out the North Atlantic Team Previews for the 2021-2022 season! The North Atlantic Region has continued to strengthen over the past several seasons, with the new realignment for the 2021-2022 season we are expecting an extremely competitive conference season kicking off this fall.

The Mid-America Region had a strong showing in the 2021 season. Will they come out swinging for the fences this fall? Check out the Mid-America Team Previews for the 2021-2022 season!