Inside the Transfer Class: A Look at Ole Miss’ Portal Additions

The dawn of a new school year means fall ball is on the horizon. Fall workouts are already underway for many schools with fall games beginning in early September and stretching all the way through mid-November.D1Softball is keeping track of every fall exhibition game in one convenient place. Want to catch some softball during the cooler months? Here, you’ll find every game including at least […]

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Dipping into the transfer portal has become an annual occurrence for the Ole Miss softball program. After an 0-2 showing in last season’s NCAA tournament, the Rebels picked up a six-member portal class. The group is one of the largest transfer classes in the SEC.Pitcher Alison Cooper, infielders Ashton Lansdell and Lair Beautae, outfielders Star […]

Every fall, Marissa Young asks her team to decide on a motto for the year.Something unique to them.Most years, and definitely the past few years, the Duke coach had an idea of what the motto would be. She had teams led by upperclassmen, and she had a sense of where their heads were and how […]

The OKC Spark have re-signed outfielder Rylie Boone to a contract for the 2025 season.Boone spent the 2024 summer season with the Spark. She made her professional debut in Chattanooga for the first games of the summer season and primarily played left field during the campaign.As a rookie, Boone batted .303, notching six RBIs and […]

One year after making one of the biggest transfer portal acquisitions that softball has ever seen – adding Jordy Bahl fresh off a national title at Oklahoma – Nebraska went back into the portal this summer to stabilize their roster.In total, six new players joined the Huskers via the portal this summer – pitchers Kylee […]

Arkansas wasn’t happy with how last season ended. The Razorbacks are using that-along with some talented newcomers-as motivation for 2025.

Toledo and head coach Jessica Bracamonte have agreed to a contract extension.The new pact adds two years to Bracamonte’s existing deal and stretches through the 2027 season.Bracamonte enters her 3rd season leading the Toledo program in 2025. She has shepherded a program turnaround since taking the reins of the Rockets; in her first two seasons at the helm, she piloted the Rockets to winning records […]

The 2024 season was a breakthrough moment for the Saint Mary’s Gaels. The program won their first-ever West Coast Conference title and returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010.A topsy-turvy WCC slate meant the championship hopes came down to the final week of the regular season and the Gaels did what they needed to, finishing just one game ahead in the […]

A conference champion in her second year as a head coach, Jordan Clark is a rising star in the coaching profession. Her path to that status, though, wasn’t necessarily conventional.

Hear from new Ohio State Head Coach Kirin Kumar about her time so far in Columbus and entering the new-look Big Ten.

At one point in time, Nicole Bowman wasn’t sure that softball was for her anymore.“I didn’t know what softball had left for me at that point,” she says.But as she struggled to find her new identity, her identity outside the game, she also found herself unexpectedly leaning on the sport that she spent her entire life playing and thriving within.A Chicago native who began her […]

Before Kristi Bredbenner got to town in 2012, Wichita State had made just two NCAA tournament appearances and only one head coach in program history had a winning record during their tenure (that one coach was a fellow by the name of Tim Walton, by the way).Since Bredbenner arrived, the Shockers have won four conference titles and made five NCAA tournament appearances. The program has […]

The ASUN on Thursday released the conference softball schedule for the 2025 season.Announced this summer, the conference will split into a divisional format in softball this season. The twelve softball members will be split evenly among the Northeast and Southeast divisions. ASUN teams will still play eight conference series’, but will now exclusively play members of their own division during the regular season.Each ASUN team […]

Entering Bonnie Tholl’s third season at the helm, Michigan is a model of stability and continuity entering the 2025 season. Eight returning starters highlight the Wolverines’ roster as they get set to defend their Big Ten tournament title.

The full game schedule has been unveiled for the 16-team Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational in February.

Eric catches up with Iowa Head Coach Renee Gillispie on her new pitching coach, her roster after Fall Ball, as well as life in the new look Big Ten.

Ashlee Io is a utility player from San Juan Bautista, California. She plays all over the field for her club organization, the LTG Lions, and at Hollister High School.Io began her career on the diamond playing Little League baseball and made the switch over to softball in 14U. She started playing softball at age 13 and says she “[hasn’t] looked back”. A member of the […]

Last summer was an anomaly for the Florida State Seminoles. Famous for their successes through the transfer portal, the Noles went the entire summer without a single transfer addition. Though they ultimately added one player via transfer in late August, it was an abnormal year.This year, fresh off a so-so season that still ended in a 2nd place finish in the ACC, a regional championship, […]

South Carolina is undergoing a major makeover with Ashley Chastain returning to coach her alma mater and several transfers joining the program.

The Netherlands national team has added Mark Smith as the squad’s new pitching coach.Smith was the head coach of the Canadian national team for 12 years, culminating with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when he led Team Canada to the bronze medal.His tenure at the helm of the Canadian national team also included three World Cup medals and a gold medal at the 2015 Pan Am […]

Iowa State is still just four years removed from their most recent NCAA tournament appearance in 2021; seeking to build their roster to challenge for another postseason berth, the Cyclones dipped into the portal and added a pair of players.Infielders Reagan Bartholomew and Sydney Malott are the newest Cyclones. The duo mark the first players to join ISU via the portal since 2022 and both […]

Mississippi State has some holes to fill in the circle and at the plate, but the Bulldogs feel strong bonds developing throughout the fall.

The Florida Vibe has re-signed outfielder Carmyn Greenwood for the 2025 season.Greenwood is one of the longest-tenured players in Vibe franchise history and will suit up for her 4th professional season in ‘25. She has been a fixture in the team’s outfield during her career and, during the 2024 summer season, helped lead the Vibe to a runner-up finish in the Association of Fastpitch Professionals […]

Brook Mitchell chose to attend West Point so that she could serve others. After her playing career ended, she’s gone on to become the first Army softball alum to successfully complete Army Ranger School.

Hear from Mizzou Head Coach Larissa Anderson reflect on a remarkable 2024 which saw the Tigers come within one win of the WCWS.

After her Hall of Fame career as a Coastal Carolina pitcher, Kiana Quolas’ love for all things Chanticleer never diminished. This summer, she officially donned the teal once again and now shepherds the bullpen that she once pitched in.

USC Upstate returned to the NCAA tournament last season for the first time since joining the Big South. A returning nucleus of core players has the Spartans in good position to challenge for back-to-back appearances.

The OKC Spark have re-signed infielder Alynah Torres to a contract for the 2025 season.Torres spent the 2024 summer season with the Spark. She made her professional debut in the second week of the Spark’s season, primarily playing second base and first base through the summer.During the professional season, Torres batted .244 with three home runs and 11 RBIs to her credit. She also notched […]

Texas A&M-Commerce has only been a Division 1 program for just two years, but the school is no more… or rather, its name is no more.Effective immediately and formally approved by the Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents on Thursday, the school is now known as East Texas A&M University.“The rebranding to East Texas A&M University aligns with the institution’s goals to improve name […]

Dayton softball finally broke through last season, winning the Atlantic 10 tournament title and playing in the NCAA tournament for the first time.The Flyers boasted a core of homegrown, quality talent, something that has been a hallmark of head coach Cara Clark through her near-two decades leading the program.“It all starts with the recruiting process,” Clark said. “It starts with identifying players who fit our […]

Raelin Chaffin was preparing for her first season as a Mississippi State Bulldog when an unexpected diagnosis sent her on a journey that she never expected.