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.
Click HERE to download the NCSA League Meeting Slides and follow along!
The 2023-2024 NCSA Annual League Meeting will be held LIVE on Tuesday, June 27th at 7:00 pm EST on Facebook Live. Join us on the NCSA Facebook Page to watch the meeting live and ask questions. Loads of great information will be discussed including rule proposals for the upcoming year. Download the NCSA League Meeting Invitation HERE to get all the details!
For the last few years, the NCSA selects one individual who has distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior as the Sportsmanship Award Winner. This year, the NCSA will do the same but we are happy to announce that the award will now be called, “The Savannah Ahrens Award.”
Savannah dedicated well over a decade to the NCSA, first as a player then most recently as the Vice-President of Operations. In January of 2022, Savanah made the difficult but honorable decision to retire from the NCSA to spend more time with her young family. That being said, without Savannah’s dedication, commitment and enthusiasm, the NCSA would not be where it is today. That is why we are honored to name this distinguished award after her.
In order to nominate a player for the Savannah Ahrens Award, please email a testimonial (500 words maximum) to Christian Smith at [email protected] by the extended deadline of Monday, July 13th. Information to include in the testimonial is detailed in the nomination form.
With the EXTRA Early Registration Discount ending today, three more new teams took advantage of the new team registration fee savings and officially joined NCSA for the 2023-2024 Season. The NCSA is excited to welcome Elon University, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is entering a 2nd team that will participate in the NCSA Division II League for 2023/2024.
Elon and UW-Madison (DII) now join the West Georgia, Villanova, Toledo, Salisbury and UNC-Greensboro as the newest NCSA Division II new teams for the 23/24 season. FAU is anticipated to play at the Division I level in 23/24. This brings the total number of new teams across both divisions to 8!
If your program is looking to join the NCSA for 2023-2024, make sure to take advantage of the Early Registration Discount going on now through April 14th!
With the EXTRA, EXTRA Early Registration Discount ending today, three more new teams took advantage of the new team registration fee savings and officially joined NCSA Division II for the 2023-2024 Season. The NCSA is excited to welcome the University of West Georgia, University of Villanova and University of Toledo.
West Georgia, Villanova and Toledo now join Salisbury and UNC-Greensboro as the first 5 NCSA Division II Programs!
If your program is looking to join the NCSA for 2023-2024, make sure to take advantage of the EXTRA Early Registration Discount going on now through March 3rd!
The NCSA Division II is excited to announce that the University of North Carolina-Greensboro has officially joined the NCSA for the 2023-2024 NCSA Division II Season.
UNCG joins Salisbury University as the first two officially signed NCSA Division II Teams. Welcome to the NCSA Family Spartans!
In less than 24 hours after announcing the NCSA expanding to Division II for the 23/24 season, the first official NCSA DII Team is announced! Salisbury University becomes the first NCSA DII Team after taking advantage of the early new team sign up period.
All new teams no matter the size of the school will start at the Division II level, if Division II is offered in their area.
Any questions, regarding Division II for the 2023/2024 season can be directed to VP of Softball Operations, Christian Smith at [email protected] or 412-321-8440 x104.
