High school softball: 19 and counting? Three schools tied for all-time state championships lead and looking for more

By Kevin Askeland May 5, 2022, 11:00am

Powerhouse programs in Connecticut, New Hampshire and South Carolina each positioned to make run at 20th banner.

Three schools are tied for the most all-time high school softball state championships and all three are in line to add to their record totals.

Salem (N.H.), Crescent (Iva, S.C.) and Southington (Conn.) all sit at 19 titles with the latter two both ranked No. 1 in their respective states for their classification.

Southington is undefeated to start the season, according to scores reported to MaxPreps. The Blue Knights – two-time defending Class LL state champions – are 9-0 and ranked No. 1 in the overall state computer rankings.

Crescent is 19-3 and ranked No. 1 among Class AAA teams in South Carolina. The Tigers hold the national record for consecutive championships won with 11 from 1987 to 1997.



Salem might have the toughest road to a 20th state championship. While the Blue Devils are 11-1 overall, they will have to get past undefeated Concord (17-0) to win a state title.

Read on for a complete look at high school programs with the most state championships, as recorded by state association websites. California does not hold a state tournament and South Dakota and Wyoming do not sanction high school softball.
Southington celebrating in 2013, one of its 19 Connecticut state softball titles.
Southington celebrating in 2013, one of its 19 Connecticut state softball titles.
Photo: Todd Kalif
Most softball state championships

No. 1-10
19 — Crescent (Iva, S.C.)
19 — Salem (N.H.)
19 — Southington (Conn.)
17 — Loving (N.M.)
16 — Carlsbad (N.M.)
16 — Papillion-LaVista (Papillion, Neb.)
14 — Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
14 — Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.)
14 — Vandebilt Catholic (Houma, La.)
13 — Ankeny (Iowa)

11-20
13 — Ezell-Harding Christian (Antioch, Tenn.)
13 — Needles (Calif.)
13 — Silver Lake (Kan.)
12 — Coginchaug Regional (Durham, Conn.)
12 — Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.)
12 — John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)
12 — Northern (Owings, Md.)
12 — Seton Catholic (Chandler, Ariz.)
12 — Seymour (Conn.)
12 — Silver (Silver City, N.M.)

21-30
12 — Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, W. Va.)
11 — Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.)
11 — Bishop Kelly (Boise, Idaho)
11 — Brattleboro (Vt.)
11 — Broken Arrow (Okla.)
11 — Caravel (Bear, Del.)
11 — Cobre (Bayard, N.M.)
11 — Davenport (Okla.)
11 — Peoples Academy (Morrisville, Vt.)
11 — Pocola (Okla.)

31-40
11 — Tuttle (Okla.)
10 — Adna (Wash.)
10 — Arlington Memorial (Arlington, Vt.)
10 — Bear River (Garland, Utah)
10 — Buford (Ga.)
10 — Churchill (Eugene, Ore.)
10 — Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin, Iowa)
10 — Gibbs (Corryton, Tenn.)
10 — Gordon Lee (Chickamauga, Ga.)
10 — Kailua (Hawaii)

41-50
10 — Madison (Maine)
10 — Manti (Utah)
10 — Minersville (Pa.)
10 — Montesano (Wash.)
10 — Naples (Fla.)
10 — Pisgah (Ala.)
10 — Tooele (Utah)
10 — West Fargo (N.D.)
9 — Alabama Christian Academy (Montgomery, Ala.)
9 — Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans, Vt.)



51-60
9 — Billings Senior (Billings, Mont.)
9 — Buckfield (Maine)
9 — Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.)
9 — Champion (Warren, Ohio)
9 — Goodpasture Christian (Madison, Tenn.)
9 — Indian Land (Fort Mill, S.C.)
9 — Juneau-Douglas (Juneau, Alaska)
9 — Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center, Vt.)
9 — Northeast (Pasadena, Md.)
9 — Oxbow (Bradford, Vt.)

61-68
9 — Pahranagat Valley (Alamo, Nev.)
9  — Piedra Vista (Farmington, N.M.)
9 — Reed (Sparks, Nev.)
9 — Royal (Royal City, Wash.)
9 — San Manuel (Ariz.)
9 — Springfield (Akron, Ohio)
9 — Stevens Point (Wis.)
9 — Turners Falls (Montague, Mass.)

Note: Needles (Calif.) competes in Nevada