AUX is trading palm trees for deep dish, with the second season of the pro softball competition moving from San Diego to Chicago.

Northwestern still has Danielle Williams as the Wildcats chase back-to-back WCWS trips, but the rest of the Big Ten has a lot to offer the champs.

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are still loaded, national finalist Texas wants to prove it can start how it finished and a deeper league means there will be no easy weekends in the Big 12.

To send off Montana Fouts with an WCWS sequel, a star-studded freshman class will need to adapt quickly to Alabama’s enduring standard of excellence.

North Texas was ahead of schedule in reaching a regional final with one of the NCAA tournament’s youngest teams. That bodes well for an ascendent program’s next step.

With Kat Sandercock and much of its lineup returning, a familiar-looking Florida State could return to familiar postseason territory this season.

UMBC didn’t have to go very far to assemble perhaps the best mid-major pitching staff in the country. And it’s ready to take the next step in 2023.

With everyone back from a team that won a championship you might have missed, Baylor hopes some key new faces will lead them back to the big tournament.

A clean slate is a challenge and an opportunity for Michigan, as Bonnie Tholl and a new-look pitching staff take the first steps in the post-Hutch era.

Great Britain has appointed former UCLA standout and longtime international instructor and clinician Tara Henry as head coach ahead of the WBSC World Cup.

For Oklahoma, the fall isn’t about finding out if it still has All-Americans. It’s about finding out if those All-Americans are ready to be Sooners.

New Texas Tech coach Craig Snider and some intriguing pitching additions could help the Red Raiders find stability after recent upheaval in Lubbock.

For a South Dakota State program that still has the talent to go places, a new coach who is excited to be in Brookings looks like a perfect fit.

Lexi Kilfoyl is one of more than a dozen newcomers adjusting to life in Stillwater. With Kelly Maxwell still around, don’t expect the winning to stop.

Iowa State returns one of softball’s most stable rosters, but an intriguing group of newcomers will compete for time as the Cyclones try to return to the NCAA tournament.

With a young returning core and a big class of newcomers, Kansas may be able to catch its breath and starting building on its foundation.

Returning All-Americans Addison Barnard and Sydney McKinney lead a potent lineup that has Wichita State softball turning heads locally and nationally.

Boston University had a strong case as the best team left out of the NCAA tournament. But with most of the core returning, the Patriot League juggernaut spent fall ball preparing for a better end to the story.

Last season: 30-23 (10-8 Summit), lost in Summit League semifinal Winter is coming. Well, sure. It usually is in Fargo. Most years, it’s followed by a Summit League softball championship race. North Dakota State softball lived by that mantra long before it became a meme.  In 2009, North Dakota State became the second-most northerly school ever […]

Weber State must replace two stars in 2023, but Mary Kay Amicone has built a Big Sky dynasty on culture that remains in abundance.

In a sign of continued league growth, investors including Kevin Durant and Angela Ruggiero have pledged $30 million to Athletes Unlimited.

For a league intent on proving joy and excellence go hand in hand, Dejah Mulipola is the ideal 2022 Athletes Unlimited champion.

Alyssa Denham took over the AU lead without throwing a pitch on the season’s penultimate day. Her secret? She drafted Rachel Garcia.

The final Friday of the Athletes Unlimited season offered plenty of drama but did nothing to settle a four-way title race that may be growing even larger.

As long as Carol Hutchins coached, college softball’s past was a living thing. Her retirement marks the end of an era and the beginning of history.

In her final weekend of pro softball, will No. 1 pick Danielle O’Toole derail Dejah Mulipola’s bid for the Athletes Unlimited championship?

With a one-hit shutout, Alyssa Denham pitched her way into the title race. But Denham, Amanda Chidester and Haylie McCleney are chasing Dejah Mulipola.

Who needs bullpens? Team McCleney’s Danielle O’Toole and Team Chidester’s Alyssa Denham took the ball and took control to open Week 4.