College softball

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College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the Intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is normally played by men.

As with other intercollegiate sports, most college softball in the United States is played under the auspices of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Over 600 NCAA member colleges are sponsors of women's softball programs. The women's softball championships are held in Division I, Division II, and Division III. The NCAA writes the rules of play, while each sanctioning body supervises season-ending tournaments.

The final rounds of the NCAA tournaments are known as the Women's College World Series (WCWS); one is held on each of the three levels of competition sanctioned by the NCAA. The Division I Women's College World Series is held annually in June at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City near the site of the National Softball Hall of Fame.

The first first-ever WCWS was held in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska, sponsored by the

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and 8 from the University of Arizona. Lately the University of Oklahoma
has dominated NCAA softball, winning 4 of the past 6 championships through 2022.

In 2004 the

World University Games of FISU.[3][5]

Junior College Softball

The National Junior College Athletic Association was founded on May 14, 1938,[6] and includes competition among junior college softball programs. Within the NJCAA there are Divisions I, II, and III, which are further divided into regions and conferences. At the Division I level, there are 19 regions; at the Division II level, 18 regions; and at the Division III level, 9 regions. Every year at the end of the regional championships, national tournaments are conducted. The Division I tournament is held in St. George, Utah; the Division II tournament, in Clinton, Mississippi; and the Division III tournament, in Rochester, Minnesota.

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References

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  2. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4
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  3. ^ a b "International Softball Federation - ISF Timeline". Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  4. ^ a b "Softball 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  5. ^ "MA News: The Chinese Taipei Softball Team Sets Its Sight on the 2007 Bangkok Universiade". June 1, 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  6. ^ "History of the NJCAA". NJCAA. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

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