NCAA Tournament Appearances

The Cardinals have made 13 appearances in the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament, winning the regional tournament three times.
 
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1983 Central Regional
1983 National Tournament		 1989 Midwest Regional 1995 Midwest Regional 1998 West Regional
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1999 West Regional 2001 North Central Regional
2001 National Tournament		 2005 Alma Regional 2008 Eau Claire Regional
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2010 Greencastle Regional 2011 Eau Claire Regional 2013 Whitewater Regional 2014 Central College Regional
2014 Naperville Super Regional
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2015 Lake Forest Regional

In addition to competing in 13 NCAA regional tournaments, the Cardinals competed at the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Regional and National Tournaments in 1980, 1981 and 1982, finishing third in the nation in 1981 while winning the Midwest Region Championship.

 
2015
LAKE FOREST REGIONAL: North Central (1-2)
North Central 3, Lake Forest 2; Hope College 5, North Central 0; Lake Forest 2, North Central 1
2014 NAPERVILLE SUPER REGIONAL: North Central (1-2)
St. Thomas 7, North Central 6 (9 inn.); North Central 12, St. Thomas 2 (5 inn.); St. Thomas 10, North Central 4
2014 CENTRAL REGIONAL: North Central (3-0, Regional Champions)
North Central 5, Central 0; North Central 3, Washington-St. Louis 2;
North Central 6, Luther 2
2013 WHITEWATER REGIONAL: North Central (3-2)
North Central 12, UW-Eau Claire 10; North Central 7, Illinois Wesleyan 4
Luther 4, North Central 2; North Central 3, Carthage 2; Luther 7, North Central 0
2011 EAU CLAIRE REGIONAL: North Central (0-2)
UW-La Crosse 2, North Central 1; St. Scholastica 3, North Central 1
2010 GREENCASTLE REGIONAL: North Central (1-2)
North Central 8, Trine 6; Ohio Northern 4, North Central 3; Wash. U. 5, North Central 0
2008 EAU CLAIRE REGIONAL: North Central (0-2)
UW-Eau Claire 10, North Central 0; Aurora 8, North Central 0
2005 ALMA REGIONAL: North Central (2-2)
Alma 4, North Central 3; North Central 4, Allegheny 3;
North Central 2, Edgewood 0; Aurora 6, North Central 1
2001 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT: North Central (1-2)
Roanoke 8, North Central 0; North Central 8, Ithaca 4; Saint Mary's 10, North Central 6
2001 NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL: North Central (3-1, Regional Champions)
North Central 4, Carroll 1; North Central 9, Illinois Wesleyan 4;
Illinois Wesleyan 10, North Central 2; North Central 5, Illinois Wesleyan 2
1999 WEST REGIONAL: North Central (0-2)
Anderson 5, North Central 4; Saint Thomas 2, North Central 1
1998 WEST REGIONAL: North Central (2-2)
North Central 3, Carthage 2; UW-Eau Claire 5, North Central 1
North Central 6, UW-Whitewater 2, UW-Eau Claire 5, North Central 2
1995 MIDWEST REGIONAL: North Central (0-2)
Illinois Benedictine 11, North Central 3; Aurora 10, North Central 4
1989 MIDWEST REGIONAL: North Central (0-2)
Calvin 2, North Central 1; UC-San Diego 9, North Central 0
1983 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT: North Central (1-2)
North Central 5, Ithaca 4; Trenton State 3, North Central 1; Buena Vista 2, North Central 0
1983 CENTRAL REGIONAL: North Central (3-1, Regional Champions)
North Central 3, UW-Whitewater 1; North Central 2, Calvin 0;
Calvin 9, North Central 0; North Central 1, Calvin 0