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2025 High School Softball Rules Access
Watch NFHS video explaining new pitching rule.
2025 Bodyarmor State Games- June 2025, Greensboro, NC
2/20/25
NCSCA Scholarship Program
The association offers a scholarship program each year for North Carolina’s graduating high school softball seniors who are on track to continue their education beyond high school. This year, we will award six scholarships worth $1000 each. The assistance is intended for former high school softball players during their first semester of college attendance during the 2025-26 school year. Applicants must have played high school softball during their junior and senior years and not be receiving a college athletic scholarship. Follow this link to more information and the application form.
2/12/25
2025 Bodyarmor State Games Softball Showcase
Tryout registration is now open for the 2025 Bodyarmor State Games Softball Showcase. The event will be held on June 24-25 at Carolyn Allen Park and UNCG Softball Stadium in Greensboro, NC. Players must be rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors (class of 2026, 2027, or 2028) at a North Carolina high school. In addition to games, event incudes the opportunity to participate in combine/workout skills sessions run by Monte Sherrill, head coach at Pfeiffer University. Complete information can be found by following this link: https://ncsports.org/event/sg_softballhs/
1/7/25
Annual Financial Statement
The Association’s annual financial statement for calendar year 2024 is available for review in the Members’ Area.
1/6/25 rev. 1/26/25
2025 Winter Softball Coaches Clinic
The 16th annual NCSCA Winter Softball Coaches Clinic was held on Saturday January 25th at Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, NC (Union County). This year’s clinic featured Rebecca Murray, head coach at Berry College who spoke on the topics “Mental Performance” and “Developing a Hitter”. Also speaking were long-time high school coaches Kevin Allran (Porter Ridge) and Danny Way (Eastern Alamance). Open to coaches of any level of the game, this annual clinic is an excellent opportunity to gain some knowledge and exchange ideas in an informal clinic setting. The NCSCA Winter Coaches Clinic is free of charge to all NCSCA members. Admission is $40 to non-members and includes a one-year NCSCA membership.
8/8/24
NC Softball Hall of Fame Inducts Three
NCSCA is pleased to announce its 2024 class of inductees to the North Carolina Softball Hall of Fame. The three individuals are Greg Jenkins (East Duplin High School), Kevin Baity (West Forsyth High School), and Deborah Clarke (Fuquay-Varina High School). Link to the Hall of Fame
7/7/24
NCSCA Scholarship Winners
Each year, the North Carolina Softball Coaches Association offers four $1000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Our scholarships are intended for athletes who have participated in high school softball for at least their junior and senior years of and are not receiving college athletic scholarships. Our 2024 scholarship winners are:
EAST
Kenley Stallings Perquimans County High School Elizabeth City State University
Carley Jenkins East Duplin High School East Carolina University
WEST
Camryn Kaminiski Piedmont High School Pfeiffer University
Kayleigh Marr Smoky Mountain High School Brevard College
For more information regarding our scholarship program, visit our Scholarships page in the Awards Section.
7/7/24
NCSCA Mid-Year Financial Report
Our Mid-Year Financial Statement is now available for review in the Members’ Area.
6/26/24
Post-Season Softball Awards Announced
The purpose of our All-District and All-State awards is to recognize top softball players from across North Carolina. Their hard work and dedication allow these players to not only make a positive impact on their teams, but also on the quality of high school softball in general. This year saw an estimated 5000 players participating on over 400 varsity softball teams across the state. Congratulations to our 2024 recipients! Follow this link to view North Carolina’s 2024 Post-Season Awards winners.
6/7/24
2024 N.C. State Championships
Congratulations to all of North Carolina’s high school softball state tournament qualifiers. Special congratulations to our 2024 state champions!
1A
State Champion: East Wilkes
State Runner-up: Northside- Pinetown
Eastern Regional winner: Northside- Pinetown (Beaufort County, Region 1)
Eastern Regional runner-up: Roxboro Community School (Person County, Region 3)
Western Regional winner: East Wilkes (Wilkes County, Region 7)
Western Regional runner-up: Robbinsville (Graham County, Region 8)
2A
State Champion: Southwestern Randolph
State Runner-up: Midway
Eastern Regional winner: Midway (Sampson County, Region 2)
Eastern Regional runner-up: Martin County (Martin County, Region 1)
Western Regional winner: Southwestern Randolph (Randolph County, Region 5)
Western Regional runner-up: North Stanly (Stanly County, Region 6)
3A
State Champion: South Brunswick
State Runner-up: Kings Mountain
Eastern Regional winner: South Brunswick (Brunswick County, Region 2)
Eastern Regional runner-up: South Central (Pitt County, Region 1)
Western Regional winner: Kings Mountain (Cleveland County, Region 6)
Western Regional runner-up: Piedmont (Union County, Region 6)
4A
State Champion: Garner
State Runner-up: Weddington
Eastern Regional winner: Garner (Wake County, Region 3)
Eastern Regional runner-up: Wake Forest (Wake County, Region 3)
Western Regional winner: Weddington (Union County, Region 6)
Western Regional runner-up: Northwest Guilford (Guilford County, Region 5)
12/27/21
Softball Needs Officials
In recent years we have seen a decline in the number of qualified individuals who participate in our sport through offering their services as game officials. Most notably, we see fewer younger people becoming umpires each year. This is a huge problem since we cannot play games without umpires. Statistics over the past ten years reveal that as umpires have become fewer, the number of high schools fielding softball teams in North Carolina has steadily grown with a corresponding increase in the number of games being played. In our state, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) governs, certifies, and manages officials for all high school sports. NCHSAA’s goal is to provide game officials all across the state who are competent, fair, and consistent in their craft. Officiating softball is an exciting profession to be part of as the overall skill level of our athletes continues to increase each year. We encourage anyone who would like to participate in our sport as an umpire to become an NCHSAA certified official. To find out how you can become a qualified softball umpire, you may access information here.
3/19/19 revised 2/2/21
Illegal Equipment
NCHSAA no longer requires umpires to check players’ equipment prior to each game. This, in effect, puts more responsibility on you as coach to make sure your players’ equipment is both legal and game ready. Catcher’s gear with failing straps, cracked helmets, broken face masks, loose or missing attachment screws, cracked and out-of-round bats, and illegal bats, are all your responsibility to check for and not allow to be used in a contest. Remember, the penalty for using an altered bat or a bat that is NOT on the USA Softball legal bat list is: batter is out, batter is ejected, and head coach is ejected! The list of legal bats can be found here.
9/13/18 rev. 12/27/21
North Carolina High Schools… Need a Softball Game?
If you need to add games to your softball schedule, check out our listing. To add your team to the list, send your open dates and contact information to [email protected] .
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