Softball NCAA History

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 (1986, 1989, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
Overall Record: 46-21
Regional Appearances: 9 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
Regional Titles: 8 (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
Super Regional Appearances: 7 (2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
Super Regional Titles: 5 (2017, 2018, 2024, 2025, 2026)

2026 | VWU 5-2
No. 1 VWU def. John Jay 14-0
No. 1 VWU def. Manhattanville 6-0
No. 1 VWU def. Pfeiffer 3-2
No. 1 VWU def. Case Western Reserve University 10-0
No. 1 VWU def. Case Western Reserve University 15-0
No. 1 VWU vs. Rowan L, 2-3
No. 1 VWU vs. Linfield L, 2-3

2025 | VWU 8-3
No. 3 VWU def. Western New England 11-1
No. 3 VWU def. No. 22 Swarthmore 5-1
No. 3 VWU def. Messiah 12-4
No. 3 VWU def. No. 17 Gettsyburg 8-0
No. 3 VWU def. No. 17 Gettsyburg 10-1
No. 3 VWU def. No. 23 RMC 8-0
No. 3 VWU def. No. 6 Linfield 8-4
No. 3 VWU vs. No. 23 RMC, L, 2-6
No. 3 VWU def. No. 23 RMC 3-1
No. 3 VWU vs. No. 5 Trine, L, 1-8
No. 3 VWU vs. No. 5 Trine, L, 1-3

2024 | VWU 5-2
No. 8 VWU def. ESCU 6-1
No. 8 VWU def. Lebanon Valley College 9-0
No. 8 VWU def. Labanon Valley College 8-0
No. 8 VWU def. Muskingum 6-1
No. 8 VWU def. Muskingum 6-1
No. 8 VWU vs. No. 16 Wisc.-Oshkosh, L, 1-4
No. 8 VWU vs. No. 17 Tufts, L, 1-5

2023 | VWU 4-3
No. 13 VWU def. John Jay, 6-0
No. 13 VWU def. No.18 TCNJ, 9-3
No. 13 VWU vs. No. 18 TCNJ, L, 4-7
No. 13 VWU def. No. 18 TCNJ 6-2
No. 13 VWU vs. No. 10 CNU, L, 1-3
No. 13 VWU def. No. 10 CNU 5-2
No. 13 VWU vs. No. 10 CNU, L, 4-6

2022 | VWU 3-2
No. 9 VWU def. Rochester, 2-0
No. 9 VWU def. Husson, 3-2
No. 9 VWU def. Amherst, 9-2
No. 9 VWU vs. No. 1 CNU, L, 2-3
No. 9 VWU vs. No. 1 CNU, L, 2-5

2021 | VWU 9-1
No. 2 VWU def. Penn College, 8-0 (5 inn.)
No. 2 VWU def. Farmingdale State, 7-1
No. 2 VWU def. No. 10 TCNJ, 4-3 (8 inn.)
No. 2 VWU def. No. 10 TCNJ, 6-5
No. 2 VWU def. No. 7 St. Thomas (Minn), 3-0
No. 2 VWU def. No. 3 Birmingham Southern, 12-1 (5 inns.)
No. 2 VWU def. No. 1 DePauw, 3-0
No. 2 VWU def. No. 4 Texas Lutheran, 4-2
No. 4 Texas Lutheran def. No. 2 VWU, 3-2
No. 2 VWU def. No. 4 Texas Lutheran, 9-1 (5 inns.)
*VWU won NCAA title

2019 | VWU 2-2
VWU def. Scranton, 7-2 
VWU def. LYN, 1-0
LYN def. VWU, 7-4 
LYN def. VWU, 4-2 

2018 | VWU 10-1
VWU def. Gettysburg, 9-2 
VWU def. Christopher Newport, 7-6 (8 inn.) 
VWU def. Christopher Newport, 7-2 
VWU def. Berry, 4-0 
VWU def. Berry, 7-6 (8 inn.) 
VWU def. Ithaca, 6-0 (F) 
VWU def. Luther, 3-0 (F) 
VWU def. Ithaca, 1-0 (F) 
VWU def. Illinois Wesleyan, 6-1 (F) 
VWU lost to Illinois Wesleyan, 5-4 (8 inn.) (F) 
VWU def. Illinois Wesleyan, 3-1 (F) 
*VWU won NCAA title 

2017 | VWU 11-1
VWU def Franklin & Marshall, 5-0 
VWU def. Averett, 3-0 
VWU def. RMC 9-0 (5 inn.) 
VWU def. Kean, 3-0 
VWU def. Kean, 1-0 
VWU lost to Texas-Tyler, 4-1 (F) 
VWU def. Trine, 2-0 (F) 
VWU def. Illinois Wesleyan, 6-0 (F) 
VWU def. Texas-Tyler, 5-2 (F) 
VWU def. Texas-Tyler, 5-3 (F) 
VWU def. St. John Fisher, 5-0 (F) 
VWU def. St. John Fisher, 1-0 (F) 
*VWU won NCAA title

2016 | VWU 0-2
VWU lost to Saint Vincent, 2-0 
VWU lost to Salisbury, 2-1

2015 | VWU 1-2
VWU def. McDaniel, 11-1 (5 inn.) 
VWU lost to Salisbury, 4-0 
VWU lost to Salisbury, 3-2

2014 | VWU 2-2
VWU def. Staten Island, 9-3 
VWU lost to Christopher Newport, 7-6 
VWU def. Catholic, 6-3 
VWU lost to Christopher Newport, 8-5 

2013 | VWU 3-2
VWU def. Roger Williams, 2-0 
VWU def. Susquehanna, 3-0 
VWU lost to Montclair State, 2-1 
VWU def. Susquehanna, 4-0 
VWU lost to Montclair State, 3-2 (8 inn.) 

2011 | VWU 0-2
VWU lost to Christopher Newport, 8-6 
VWU lost to Kean, 13-5 (5 inn.)

1989 | VWU 0-2
VWU lost to TCNJ, 5-0
VWU lost to Montclair State, 5-1

1986 | VWU 0-2
VWU lost to TCNJ, 8-0
VWU lost to TCNJ, 3-0