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.

The NCSA is thrilled to open up Division II in the NCSA starting the 2023-2024 season.  With the tremendous growth over the years, the NCSA has hit it’s team membership goal in order to offer up Division DII to new and developing programs for the 23/24 season.  By opening Division II, new and current developing teams will have the opportunity to compete on a more level playing field which will improve the quality of play & the spirits of players on the field.  This will in turn have a trickle-down effect that will have a positive impact on the club as a whole allowing them to thrive on and off the field.  “We’ve seen first-hand the positive impact that Division II offers all our member teams on the club baseball side of things”, said VP of Softball Operations, Christian Smith.   The National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) first opened Division II in 2008 and has since opened Division III in 2018.  “When teams compete on a level playing field against their peers and know that they have an opportunity to compete for a post-season berth, the confidence and will to succeed for these programs is unmatched,” said Smith.  “This then allows the players to become excited to practice, to play, and most importantly to be a part of the team.  The success of the club will thrive year after year.”

Any new teams for the 2023/2024 will automatically be placed in Division II as long as the NCSA is able to offer a Division II conference for them to play in.  Any current NCSA team that feels Division II will be a good fit for them can petition the NCSA to move to Division II.  For the 24/25 NCSA season, Division II teams can petition the NCSA to move to Division I.  Like the NCSA Division I, the NCSA Division II will have regular season conference play and a post season including a National Championship (World Series) Tournament.

Any questions, regarding Division II can be directed to Christian Smith with the NCSA at 412-321-8440 x104 or [email protected].

To return to NCSA Division I website, click HERE.