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Marlins Softball Wraps Up Incredible Season as National Runner-up in Championship Series
The players and coaching staff earned numerous awards and honors in 2025 season
University News | June 9, 2025
Marlins Softball has concluded its extraordinary 2025 season as national runner-up in the NCAA Division III National Championship Series.
The team has had much to celebrate this year—earning ODAC Player and Rookie of the Year honors; producing eight All-ODAC selections, five All-Region players, and two All-Americans; and securing both NCAA Regional and Super Regional titles.
The team made their return to the National Championship Series for the first time since 2021. Adding to the accolades, the coaching staff were named the 2025 ATEC/NFCA Division III Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.
“In time,” said Brandon Elliott, VWU’s Head Softball Coach, “this will end up as a historic season not only for our softball program but for the athletic department. Pressure and expectations are a privilege, and watching this team, first-hand, live up to the expectations of this program has been remarkable. There are so many stories of triumph and perseverance with this team, and I am honored to share the field and be in the history books with them.”
This remarkable group truly embodies what it means to be a Marlin—on and off the field of competition.