Inside the Transfer Class: A Look at Minnesota’s 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 […]

Where are the top 2026 softball players headed? Find out here with the D1Softball Commitment Master List.

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Two new faces in Minnesota’s locker room arrived in Minneapolis via the transfer portal this summer.Pitcher Presley Hosick and infielder Margaret Tobias are the newest Golden Gophers, both choosing to transfer to Minnesota after beginning their careers elsewhere. Hosick arrived with two years of remaining eligibility, while Tobias, a senior, has one year left.Hosick began […]

Move with the times or get run over. In Evanston, where construction on a new softball stadium is slated to begin a few days after NCAA super regionals, that might soon be a literal concern.Bulldozers aside, Northwestern’s next bid for Oklahoma City is rooted in looking to the future.Consider how time flies. The freshmen who […]

North Carolina Central has hired Now-Allah James as the program’s new head coach.James most recently spent a decade as the head coach at New York University, a Division III school in NYC. He led that program to a 145-163 overall record during his tenure.In 2019, James led the NYU program to a program-best eight wins […]

A multi-sport standout from Kansas, Paige Stanfield is a member of the the Crimson Tide’s recruiting class of 2026 graduates.

Stephanie Bagwell’s career in softball has taken her to every corner of the United States.A California native, Bagwell started her college playing career in California and later played in Arkansas and Florida. Her coaching career began in Missouri and took her to South Carolina and to Long Island, New York. Working for USA Softball added […]

Auburn has spent the fall adapting to a new coaching staff, new faces in the circle and a new approach at the plate.

Haley Lee, a former All-American at Texas A&M and national champion at Oklahoma, will begin her college coaching career with the UT Dallas program.

Three players joined Oregon’s roster via the transfer portal this summer and all three should slide into key roles for the Ducks in 2025.

For all the needs that their transfers fill, the Cowgirls weren’t a bare cupboard. The returners and newcomers combine for what might be Oklahoma State’s most talented team yet.

Hear from new South Carolina Head Coach Ashley Chastain about being back home as well as juggling her coaching duties with a major event happening next month.

Plus, she chats about her new look roster entering 2025.

Penn State returned to the NCAA tournament last season for the first time in 13 years. Bridget Nemeth’s sophomore season and a group of contributing newcomers have the Nittany Lions in shape to challenge for another postseason trip.

Ole Miss has a lot of new faces on the roster and on the coaching staff this season as the Rebels try to build their “melting pot” into a cohesive unit.

Hear from San Diego State Head Coach Stacy Nuveman Deniz chat about her new additions, their soon to be new home in the Pac-12.

Grambling State and head coach Nakeya Hall have agreed to a contract extension.The new pact adds two years to Hall’s existing deal and stretches through December 2027. The deal was one of several coaches’ extensions announced en masse by Grambling last week.Hall enters her 7th season at the helm of the Grambling program in 2025. She currently sits 3rd on the program’s career wins list […]

Kamryn Hackett is an infielder and outfielder from Okeechobee, Florida. A member of the class of 2026, she plays club ball for the Tampa Mustangs organization and is committed to Florida Atlantic. Boca Raton, Hackett’s future home, is an easy drive from her hometown, roughly 90 miles to the southeast.Hackett doesn’t just play softball – taking advantage of the Florida sunshine, she also plays both […]

Four players, all from Power Four schools, make up the newest class of Lady Vol newcomers via the transfer portal.

The softball diamond was always the place that Chelsea Butler felt the most at home. Though she didn’t plan to become a coach, once she embarked on that career path, she thrived.

Big 12 teams will play eight conference opponents, have a bye week, and avoid two opponents in league play in 2025. The conference now stands at 11 softball-playing members.

Ava Lorenzatti is a consensus top-10 prospect from Beecher, Illinois. A standout right-handed pitcher, she is committed to Florida State and is planning to be the latest in a long line of Seminole aces.

Kentucky will look much different when it takes the field in 2025, with young players and transfers that make head coach Rachel Lawson feel like she hit the “lotto.”

Jordan Johnson and the Florida Vibe have agreed to a contract extension that will keep her as part of the pro franchise for the 3rd straight summer.

Emily Needham is a right-handed pitcher from Pike Road, Alabama. Directly rooted in the Yellowhammer State’s softball scene, she plays travel ball for the Birmingham Thunderbolts organization and, in mid-September, committed to the South Alabama Jaguars.Needham plays volleyball in addition to her exploits on the softball diamond and also previously played basketball. Her softball journey included a torn hip labrum at one point, something that […]

Gerry Glasco knows the softball world would love nothing more than a first-hand account of what happened this summer at Texas Tech.“If I wrote a book,” he said, “it’d take a year to write what’s happened.”And he doesn’t have time for that.He’s coaching the most interesting team in college softball.For years, the Red Raiders have been an afterthought. But after Glasco’s hiring from Louisiana, a […]

On today’s episode, we head out to Reno for a conversation with new Nevada Head Coach Victoria Hayward.

Prior to the 2023 season, it had been more than a decade since Indiana reached the NCAA tournament. Now they’ve done it in back-to-back years and they’re aiming for a 3rd consecutive appearance in 2025.

Analise DeWitt is a middle infielder from Williamsburg, Iowa, roughly 90 miles east of the state capital of Des Moines. She currently plays in the Iowa Premier club ball organization and is a consensus top-50 prospect in the class of 2026.Once a multi-sport athlete, spending time playing basketball, volleyball, and running cross-country, DeWitt plays only softball at this point, electing to fine-tune her skills between […]

Courtney Breault grew up in California — Roseville near Sacramento was home — and as she got into coaching after her playing days, she always figured she’d eventually return to her home state and coach there.“But I just have no desire to do that anymore,” she said. “I love the Carolinas. This feels like home.”Breault, who spent the past decade as an assistant at Furman […]

Hear from Southern Illinois Head Coach Jen Sewell about her revamped roster and pitching staff for 2025.

Hawaii is joining the Mountain West in all Olympic sports, including softball, beginning in 2026. The move has major effects on the league’s long-term survival and on their softball offering directly.

New faces abound in Oxford, Ohio – in the lineup, in the bullpen, and on the coaching staff. But some returning key players provide a firm foundation for the program to build on and continue its recent run of success.