History of NIC Softball
The IHSAA sanctioned Softball in 1975-76. The NIC did not incorporate it as a sport until 1982-83 when all schools fielded a team. Below are a few noteworthy titles of NIC Schools.
- 1998-99 – Penn 3A State Champions with Coach Chris Woods
- 2015-16 – Penn 4A State Runner-Ups with Coach Beth Zachary
- 2015-16 – Penn’s Alyssa Griman – IHSAA Mental Attitude Award
- 2017-18 – Bremen 2A State Runner-Ups with Coach Mike Huppert
- 2017-18 – SB St. Joseph 3A State Runner-Ups with Coach Earl Keith
- 2018-19 – Bremen 2A State Champions with Coach Mike Huppert
- 2018-19 – Bremen’s Kaelyn Shively – IHSAA Mental Attitude Award
- 2022-23 – Penn 4A State Champions with Coach Beth Zachary
- 2022-23 – New Prairie 3A State Champions with Coach Derek Hicks
| Year | Champion | Record | Coach | MVP | Coach of the Year |
| 1982-83 | SB Adams | 9-0 | Bryan Flora | ||
| 1983-84 | SB Adams | 8-1 | Bryan Flora | ||
| SB LaSalle | 8-1 | John Woodruff | |||
| 1984-85 | SB LaSalle | 9-0 | John Woodruff | ||
| 1985-86 | Mishawaka | 8-1 | John Taylor | ||
| SB Washington | 8-1 | Gene Dziubinski | |||
| 1986-87 | SB LaSalle | 8-1 | John Woodruff | ||
| 1987-88 | Elkhart Central | 9-0 | Dave Walker | ||
| 1988-89 | Elkhart Central | 8-1 | Dave Walker | ||
| SB LaSalle | 8-1 | John Woodruff | |||
| 1989-90 | Mishawaka | 8-1 | Emery Petko | ||
| SB LaSalle | 8-1 | John Woodruff | |||
| Elkhart Central | 8-1 | Dave Walker | |||
| 1990-91 | Mishawaka | 9-0 | Emery Petko | ||
| 1991-92 | Mishawaka | 8-1 | Emery Petko | ||
| 1992-93 | SB Riley | 8-1 | Lisa Suter | Erica Horvath of Elkhart Central | Lisa Suter of SB Riley |
| 1993-94 | Penn | 8-1 | Chris Woods | Jenny Grover of Penn | Chris Woods of Penn |
| 1994-95 | SB LaSalle | 8-1 | John Woodruff | Missy Merrill of SB LaSalle | Dennis Frederick of Michigan City |
| Michigan City Elston | 8-1 | Dennis Frederick | |||
| 1995-96 | Penn | 7-1 | Chris Woods | Leslie Kwiatkowski of SB LaSalle | Chris Woods of Penn |
| 1996-97 | SB LaSalle | 8-0 | John Woodruff | Leslie Kwiatkowski of SB LaSalle | John Woodruff of SB LaSalle |
| 1997-98 | Mishawaka | 8-0 | Emery Petko | Jill Certisimo of Penn | Emery Petko of Mishawaka |
| 1998-99 | Penn | 7-1 | Chris Woods | Lisa Mattison of Penn | Scott Rost of Elkhart Memorial |
| 1999-00 | Penn | 7-1 | Chris Woods | Angela Knight of Penn | George Rice of SB Adams |
| 2000-01 | Penn | 7-0 | Chris Woods | Emily Knudson of Penn & Missy King of SB Riley | Emery Petko of Mishawaka |
| 2001-02 | Penn | 14-0 | Denise White & John Corthier | Heather Weaver of Mishawaka | Denise White & John Corthier of Penn |
| 2002-03 | Penn | 11-1 | John Corthier | Claire DeVreese of Mishawaka | John Corthier of Penn |
| 2003-04 | Mishawaka | 11-3 | Emery Petko | Claire DeVreese of Mishawaka | Mike Skodinski of SB Washington |
| Penn | 11-3 | John Corthier | |||
| 2004-05 | SB Riley | 6-2 | Scott Campbell | Shannon Sharpe of Penn | Scott Campbell of SB Riley & Mike Skodinski |
| SB Washington | 6-2 | Mike Skodinski | |||
| 2005-06 | Penn | 8-0 | John Corthier | Rachel Zirille of Penn | John Corthier of Penn |
| 2006-07 | Mishawaka | 8-0 | Bob Egyhazi | Kayla Franks of Mishawaka | Bob Egyhazi of Mishawaka |
| 2007-08 | Mishawaka | 7-1 | Bob Egyhazi | Sara Opplet of Mishawaka | George Grenert of Marian |
| Marian | 7-1 | George Grenert | |||
| Penn | 7-1 | John Corthier | |||
| 2008-09 | Penn | 8-0 | Beth Zachary | Ashleigh Bousquet of Marian | Beth Zachary of Penn |
| 2009-10 | Penn | 7-1 | Beth Zachary | Jenna Simon of Penn | Beth Zachary of Penn |
| SB St. Joseph | 7-1 | Earl Keith | |||
| Mishawaka | 7-1 | Brian Miller | |||
| 2010-11 | Penn | 8-0 | Beth Zachary | Shelbie Jones of Mishawaka | George Grenert of Marian |
| 2011-12 | SB Riley | 8-0 | Katie Boocher | Kathleen Kavanagh of Marian & Cassie Boocher of SB Riley | George Grenert of Marian & Katie Boocher of SB Riley |
| 2012-13 | Penn | 7-1 | Beth Zachary | Taylor Stoltz of Mishawaka | Katie Boocher of SB Riley |
| SB Riley | 7-1 | Katie Boocher | |||
| 2013-14 | Marian | 7-1 | George Grenert | Mackenzie Joecken of Penn & Cassie Young of Marian | Earl Keith of SB St. Joseph |
| 2014-15 | Penn | 8-0 | Beth Zachary | Danielle Watson of Penn | Beth Zachary of Penn |
| 2015-16 | Penn | 12-0 | Beth Zachary | Halle Hixenbaugh of Penn | Beth Zachary of Penn |
| Marian/SB Riley | |||||
| 2016-17 | Penn | 11-0 | Beth Zachary | Danielle Watson of Penn | Earl Keith of SB St. Joseph |
| Marian/Jimtown | |||||
| 2017-18 | Penn | 12-0 | Beth Zachary | Earl Keith of SB St. Joseph | |
| 2018-19 | Bremen | 11-1 | Mike Huppert | Erin Coffel of Bremen | Morgan Allison of SB Riley |
| Penn | 11-1 | Beth Zachary | |||
| 2019-20 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Penn | 9-1 | Beth Zachary | Maddie Calvin of Penn | Katie Rodriguez of SB Clay |
| Bremen/Jimtown/SB Clay | |||||
| 2021-22 | Penn | 11-0 | Beth Zachary | Abby Robakowski of New Prairie | Beth Zachary of Penn |
| Jimtown | |||||
| 2022-23 | SB St. Joseph | 11-0 | Earl Keith | Abby Robakowski of New Prairie | Earl Keith of SB St. Joseph |
| SB Clay | |||||
| 2023-24 | Penn | 11-0 | Beth Zachary | Berkley Zache of SB St. Joseph | Katie Rodriguez of SB Clay |
| Jimtown/SB Riley | |||||
| 2024-25 | Penn | 11-1 | Beth Zachary | Ava Zachary of Penn & Ava Geyer of New Prairie | Beth Zachary of Penn & Derek Hicks of New Prairie |