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Anissa Urtez went No. 1 overall again, but pitching dominated the early rounds of the Week 4 Athletes Unlimited draft.
Haylie McCleney’s late heroics lifted her team to a win in the Week 3 finale, but she couldn’t pass Dejah Mulipola on the leaderboard.
Team McCleney and Team Mulipola turned big innings at the plate into bounceback wins on Saturday. That leaves the race wide open at the top of the overall leaderboard.
Sahvanna Jaquish and Sam Fischer hit big home runs, but you needed pitching on your side to make the clutch hits count on the opening day of Week 3.
Tara Henry
Tara Henry and Savanna Collins chat all things Athletes Unlimited. Coming off Week 2, the duo recaps last week and looks ahead to Week 3 of the season.
Memphis softball is expected to hire Alabama assistant coach Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro as its next head coach.
Former LSU infielder Shemiah Sanchez is searching for a kidney donor. Sanchez played at LSU with lupus, and now receives dialysis three times a week.
The American Collegiate Softball League has added a new affiliate — this time, the Heartland Collegiate League, based out of Nebraska.
Trena Prater is used to rebuilding programs as a head coach. That won’t be the case at Campbell. Prater discussed the appeal of the job with Rhiannon Potkey in the “Coaches in New Places” series.
Amanda Chidester made sure she reunited with Anissa Urtez for AU Week 3, drafting the shortstop No. 1 overall.
Team USA is in Japan to participate in the Japan All-Star Series. Assistant coach Chris Malveaux is providing a diary to share what the team is experiencing.
Team Japan won the rubber match over Team USA 1-0 on Monday in Tokyo to complete the Japan All-Star Series, which showcased many American college stars.
There was no stopping Team Mulipola or team captain Dejah Mulipola during Week 2 of Athletes Unlimited. But success means teammates will be rivals in Week 3.
Baylee Klingler’s three-run home run was the difference on Sunday as Team USA beat Japan 3-2 to even the Japan All-Star Series at a game apiece.
Saturday was a good day for defense, comebacks and contenders trying to close the gap on Carrie Eberle in Athletes Unlimited.
Team USA dropped the opening game of the Japan All-Star Series 2-1 on a walk-off fielder’s choice in the bottom of the seventh inning in Fukushima, Japan.
Team Mulipola supplied the fireworks in Game 1, but Carrie Eberle calmly expanded her overall lead in Game 2, as the second week of Athletes Unlimited got underway.
Tara Henry and Savanna Collins chat all things Athletes Unlimited. Coming off Opening Weekend, the duo recaps Week 1 and looks ahead to Week 2.
Former Texas A&M head coach Jo Evans is back in the coaching game. Evans on Thursday was named as the new head coach at UC Santa Barbara.
Florida Gulf Coast League (FGCL) MVP Claire Davidson joins D1Softball’s Tara Henry to talk about the FGCL and Duke Softball.
Each day of the Women’s College World Series, Tara Henry and Gray Robertson get you ready with D1Softball On Deck!
