Past Softball Champions Print Year Postseason Champion Head Coach 1997 Alcorn State/Grambling State 1998 Prairie View A&M A.D. James 1999 Southern Nancy Marshall 2000 Texas Southern 2001 Grambling State 2002 Alabama A&M 2003 Southern Nancy Marshall 2004 Mississippi Valley State Lee Smith 2005 Mississippi Valley State Lee Smith 2006 Mississippi Valley State Lee Smith 2007 Mississippi Valley State Lee Smith 2008 Mississippi Valley State Lee Smith 2009 Mississippi Valley State Lee Smith 2010 Alcorn State Kevin Montgomery 2011 Jackson State Rick Fremin 2012 Mississippi Valley State Lee Smith 2013 Mississippi Valley State Lee Smith 2014 Texas Southern Worley Barker 2015 Texas Southern Worley Barker 2016 Alabama State Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson 2017 Texas Southern Worley Barker 2018 Prairie View A&M Vernon Bland 2019 Alabama State Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson 2020 Canceled-COVID-19 Canceled-COVID-19 2021 Alabama State Todd Bradley 2022 Prairie View A&M Vernon Bland 2023 Prairie View A&M Vernon Bland 2024 Jackson State Kevin Montgomery 2025 Jackson State Kevin Montgomery