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Augustana (SD) beats Texas A&M-Kingsville for 2019 DII softball national championship

Augustana (S.D.) wins the 2019 DII Softball National Championship

Augustana defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville to claim the 2019 DII softball national championship on Monday, May 27. The Vikings came back after losing Game 1 to win Games 2 and 3 for the series victory.

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Augustana took a 6-4 lead in the top of the sixth inning on a 2-run single by Kendall Cornick. That score held until the end, as the Vikings were able to secure their second title in program history. The first came in 1991. Texas A&M-Kingsville and Augustana were both 3-0 in the tournament entering the final series, with Texas A&M-Kingsville looking to claim its first title in program history.

See the full schedule and list of results below.

2019 DII Softball Championship: Schedule and scores

The 2019 DII softball championship
Game	Matchup	Date/ Time (ET)	Results
1	No. 1 LIU Post vs. No. 8 Young Harris	May 23, 1 p.m.	Young Harris, 9-4
2	No. 4 Texas A&M Kingsville vs. No. 5 Grand Valley State	May 23, 4:15 p.m.	TAMU-K, 2-1
3	No. 2 West Florida vs. No. 7 West Chester	May 23, 6 p.m.	West Florida, 5-1
4	No. 3 Augustana (SD) vs. No. 6 UC San Diego	May 23, 8:30 p.m.	Augustana, 8-0 (5)
5	Young Harris vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville	May 24, 1 p.m.	Texas A&M-Kingsville, 3-1
6	West Florida vs. Augustana	May 24, 3:30 p.m.	Augustana (SD), 4-2
7	LIU Post vs. Grand Valley State	May 24, 6 p.m.	Grand Valley State, 2-0
8	West Chester vs. UC San Diego	May 24, 8:30 p.m.	West Chester, 7-6
9	West Florida vs. Grand Valley State	May 25, 1 p.m.	Grand Valley State, 3-2
10	Young Harris vs. West Chester	May 25, 3:30 p.m.	Young Harris, 4-0
11	Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Grand Valley State	May 25, 6 p.m.	Texas A&M-Kingsville, 3-2
12	Augustana vs. Young Harris	May 25, 8:30 p.m.	Augustana, 6-0
15	Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Augustana	May 26, 10:45 p.m.	Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7-2
16	Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Augustana	May 27, 4 p.m.	Augustana, 6-4
17	Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Augustana	May 27, 6:30 p.m.	Augustana, 6-4

RESULTS: We tracked every regional and Super Regional game of the tournament

DII Softball Championship: History

Southern Indiana won the 2019 DII softball championship, which means we'll have a new champion in 2019. Last season was the ninth year in a row we had a first-time DII softball national champion. UC San Diego and Augustana hope to reverse that trend as the only two teams in the field with a previous national championship.

HISTORY: Here are the programs with the most DII titles

A complete list of the DII softball championship game can be found below.

YEAR	CHAMPION (RECORD)	COACH	SCORE	RUNNER-UP	SITE
2018	*Southern Indiana (40-23)	Sue Kunkle	8-3	Saint Anselm	Salem, Va.
2017	*Minnesota State (64-7)	Lori Meyer	5-1	Angelo State	Salem, Va.
2016	North Alabama (60-7)	Ashley Cozart	4-1	Humboldt State	Denver
2015	North Georgia (54-8)	Mike Davenport	5-0	Dixie State	Oklahoma City
2014	*West Texas A&M (60-7)	Kevin Blaskowski	3-2	Valdosta State	Salem, Va.
2013	*Central Oklahoma (51-11)	Genny Stidham	5-2	Kutztown	Salem, Va.
2012	Valdosta State (58-5)	Thomas Macera	4-1	UC San Diego	Louisville, Ky.
2011	UC San Diego	Patti Gerckens	10-3	Alabama-Huntsville	Salem, Va.
2010	*Hawaii Pacific (50-8)	Bryan Nakasone	4-3	Valdosta State	Saint Joesph, Mo.
2009	Lock Haven (51-6)	Kelly Green	8-0	Alabama-Huntsville	Salem, Va.
2008	*Humboldt State (57-18)	Frank Cheek	1-0	Emporia State	Houston
2007	*SIU Edwardsville (49-8)	Sandy Montgomery	3-2	Lock Haven	Akron, Ohio
2006	*Lock Haven (56-4)	Kelly Green	3-0	Emporia State	Salem, Va.
2005	* **Lynn (54-7)	Thomas Macera	5-3	Kennesaw State	Salem, Va.
2004	Angelo State (47-11	Travis Scott	7-3	Florida Southern	Altamonte Springs, Fla.
2003	*UC Davis (53-15)	Kathy DeYoung	7-0	Georgia College	Salem, Ore.
2002	St. Mary's (Texas) (58-11)	Donna Fields	4-0	Grand Valley State	Salem, Va.
2001	Nebraska-Omaha (54-6)	Jeanne Tostenson	4-0	Lewis	Salem, Va.
2000	North Dakota State (68-10)	Mitch Hanson	3-1	Kennesaw State	Columbus, Ga.
1999	Humboldt State (55-7-1)	Frank Cheek	7-2	Nebraska-Kearney	Salem, Va.
1998	California (Pa.) (49-7)	Rick Bertagnolli	2-1	Barry	Pensacola, Fla.
1997	*California (Pa.) (53-5)	Rick Bertagnolli	2-1	Wisconsin-Parkside	Salem, Va.
1996	Kennesaw State (49-8)	Scott Whitlock	6-4	Nebraska-Omaha	Emporia, Kan.
1995	Kennesaw State (53-5)	Scott Whitlock	3-2	Bloomsburg	Salem, Va.
1994	Merrimack (45-4)	Michele Myslinski	6-2	Humboldt State	Shawnee, Kan.
1993	Florida Southern (45-11)	Chris Bellotto	11-5	Augustana (S.D.)	Shawnee, Kan.
1992	Missouri Southern State (50-7)	Pat Lipira	1-0	Cal State East Bay	Shawnee, Kan.
1991	*Augustana (SD) (61-4-1)	Sandy Jerstad	3-2	Bloomsburg	Midland, Mich.
1990	Cal State Bakersfield (44-11)	Kathy Welter	6-2	Cal State Northridge	Midland, Mich.
1989	Cal State Bakersfield (38-23)	Kathy Welter	8-5	Sacramento State	Sacramento, Calif.
1988	Cal State Bakersfield (54-9-1)	Kathy Welter	4-3	Lock Haven	Sacramento, Calif.
1987	Cal State Northridge (58-7)	Gary Torgeson	4-0	Florida Southern	Quincy, Ill.
1986	*Stephen F. Austin (38-15-1)	Dianne Baker	1-0	Cal State Northridge	Akron, Ohio
1985	*Cal State Northridge (62-19)	Gary Torgeson	2-1	Akron	Northridge, Calif.
1984	*Cal State Northridge (51-12-2)	Gary Torgeson	1-0	Akron	Sioux Falls, S.D.
1983	*Cal State Northridge (35-20-2)	Gary Torgeson	1-0	Sam Houston State	Orange, Calif.
1982	Sam Houston State (40-6)	Wayne Daigle	3-2	Cal State Northridge	Stratford, Conn.

*Indicates undefeated teams in finals series

** Lynn’s participation in the 2005 tournament vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions.

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