Graham Hays
Miami returns almost every player who contributed to a successful 2021 season, including 26-game winner Courtney Vierstra.
Rhiannon Potkey
Kentucky is experienced in a lot of spots, but pitching remains a question mark the Wildcats are hoping to answer during the fall.
Brady Vernon
The Cal Bears added former Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year, Kristina Thorson, to the staff and welcome five freshmen to the squad.
D1Softball Staff
Tara Henry and Rhi Potkey catch up on the most recent D1 Fall Reports and welcome Texas’ newest transfer, Hailey Dolcini.
What’s the inside scoop on Houston as fall workouts continue? We have the answer.
Tara Henry
With the 2021 college softball season coming to a close, plenty of players are using this opportunity to move on to other programs. We track the latest movements.
The new name, image and likeness rules represent a historic change in college athletics. What will the impact be on softball? How many players will cash in? Everyone is learning as it goes.
Former Oregon State baseball standout Kyle Nobach has found a new calling as a softball coach for perennial power Washington.
BYU, Houston and UCF were unanimously approved to join the Big 12 Conference. The move wasn’t a surprise to the programs after years of building towards the goal.
Tara Henry and Rhi Potkey catch up on the most recent D1 Fall Reports and welcome the 2021 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, Jocelyn Alo.
Tara Henry and Rhiannon Potkey are back to host Season 2 of The D1Softball Podcast! The first episode features new Arizona Head Coach Caitlin Lowe.
A few months removed from reaching the Women’s College World Series, Georgia returns to the field with a new head coach and hoping to find an ace in the circle.
A lot of mid-majors looked at James Madison and thought ‘Why not us?’ Only South Dakota State ranked in the top 15 nationally in ERA, slugging and fielding in 2021.
Auburn has put in extra extra time in the weight room this fall hoping it can strengthen its offense to complement its young pitching talent.
Iowa State doesn’t have Sami Williams, but the Cyclones do have Mikayla Ramos and just about everyone else who helped the program reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1988.
UCF put together a solid campaign in 2021, but the Knights aren’t just content with ‘solid’. They want so much more.
Clemson captured an ACC regular-season title in its first full season of existence as a program. The Tigers are hoping to build off that momentum during the fall.
Wichita State took the nation by storm last year via the long ball. The retooled Shockers are navigating the fall hoping to do the same in ’22.
After reaching the NCAA tournament in 2021, Seattle U. hopes to take yet another step forward in 2022 with a strong fall.
UMass has always been home to Danielle Henderson. Rhiannon Potkey recently caught up with Henderson as part of a series introducing new head coaches.
After a record-setting season and SEC title, Arkansas is hoping to build on the momentum. We check in with the Hogs in our Fall Report.
SIUE received criticism when it announced P.J. Finigan as its interim softball coach. The former baseball assistant is hoping to earn respect from the softball community.
Women’s Professional Fastpitch announced Thursday the launch of a new professional softball league, with Lauren Chamberlain as its commissioner.
