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In 2022, the college softball season culminated with another stunning Oklahoma performance. The previously mentioned team won the 40th DI softball national championship within two games versus Texas. Such a feat provided the Sooners with their sixth championship in history, thus ranking them among other greats with softball championship rings.
List of schools with softball championships
Texas A&M (1983, 1987), Arizona State (2008, 2011), Florida (2014, 2015)
Since the onset of DI softball, Texas was a powerhouse that many other teams did not want to go up against. The Aggies were available in four of the initial six national titles. The team managed to secure two championships; however, they only partook in one more since 2008. Clint Myers of the Sun Devils led the team to victory every time they reached the national championship level. Clint Myers proved to be very instrumental to the Sun Devils’ wins. Arizona State won every time they were at the championships, a total of 126 wins. The Gators have five championship appearances stemming from 2009. Florida consecutively secured their wins. This deed is a special feat because the Gators occupy a spot among four other teams in this illustrious category: Oklahoma, Arizona, and UCLA.
Oklahoma (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022)
In 2000, the Sooners popped up on the board. However, over the past eight years, we have seen this program’s triumph and evolution into a powerhouse. Oklahoma lost 5-4 to Alabama in the 2012 national title match. Fortunately, the previously mentioned team went on to secure four more championships. The record tallied up to a total of 6 championships.
Arizona (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007)
The biggest rivals of the Wildcats are UCLA. Mike Candrea converted Arizona into an unstoppable cohesive 90s unit that won five championships while ending up as the national runner-up three times in the past ten years. In 2010, the Wildcats previously appeared in a titles series, resulting in this team commencing to feel that it deserves the recognition that is similar to that of other all-time softball powerhouses.
UCLA (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019)
In 1982, the Bruins happened to defeat Fresno State in the first-ever DI softball competition. The earlier outlined team acquired consecutive championships during three separate events, including the feat between 1988 and 1990. The three distinct senior coaches, Kelly Inouye-Perez, Sue Enquist, and Sharron Backus, are accountable for a minimum of two championships in the program.
Conclusion
As for the coach with the most championship wins in softball history, that honor goes to Coach Carol Hutchins. Coach Hutchins has an outstanding 1,675-win record, which is more than any Michigan coach has had, regardless of gender or sport. In 1981, Coach Hutchins commenced her exemplary career as an assistant at Indiana. Later, Coach Hutchins became the chief coach of Ferris State prior to taking the assistant role back at Michigan. In 1985, Coach Carol Hutchins became the senior coach at Michigan, which is the role she’s had since then.
