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To be the team that takes the NCAA tournament by storm, you first have to make the NCAA tournament. From a UCF-Wichita State clash to a frantic finish in the Big South, Around the Nation looks at what mid-major teams are doing to polish their resumes.
For the second season in a row, Bedlam will settle a conference title. The Big 12 Notebook looks at what’s in store in Norman, from the shoes Morgan Day is filling to Jordy Bahl’s progress.
Jocelyn Alo is the NCAA all-time home run champion, but she isn’t a unanimous No. 1 pick in D1Softball’s Athletes Unlimited Mock Draft. What will happen in Wednesday’s draft?
We’re less than three weeks away from knowing the field for the NCAA tournament. But that’s a long time to wait. How many regionals will the SEC host? Is Wichita State on the right side of the bubble? Bubble Watch examines.
Athletes Unlimited and ESPN agree to multi-year deal for softball and lacrosse, including all AUX games airing on ESPN linear networks.
Wichita State wanted to know who can match Addison Barnard’s power-speed combination. We’ve got the answer. Also, Miami keeps beating past NCAA champions and UNCG keeps hitting home runs.
Janae Jefferson breaks a Big 12 record for hits, Julia Cottrill gets big hits and Rylie Boone gets the chance to hit. All in this week’s Big 12 Notebook.
Miami hosts college softball royalty when Cal visits for a three-game series, but both teams need wins for their NCAA tournament resumes. Also in Around the Nation, a Utah State slugger stars and a Central Arkansas speedster swipes bags.
Hailey Dolcini limited the damage against a historic offense and came away with the win the season. Also in the Big 12 Notebook, OSU’s Kelly Maxwell makes a leap this season.
The Oklahoma Sooners will have to wait on at least one bit of college softball history after arch rival Texas snapped the Sooners’ 40-game winning streak.
UCF retains the top spot in the Around the Nation Power Rankings, and Sam Landry has Louisiana climbing. But no one had a busier week than Bowling Green ace Peyton Gottshall. Check in on softball beyond the Power 5.
One Conference USA team is picking up momentum as another loses steam. But is the Big Ten home to this week’s biggest mover in D1Softball’s Bubble Watch?
Georgia Capell began her Tarleton State career in Division II. She’ll finish it with the Texans now in Division I. But not much has changed for one of softball’s best sluggers.
Oklahoma remains undefeated, which means freshman sensation Jordy Bahl remains undefeated. In the Big 12 Notebook, the history that brings into play.
The inaugural season of Athletes Unlimited AUX will take place at SDSU Softball Stadium in San Diego and include a doubleheader on the 50th anniversary of Title IX.
The nation’s ERA leader takes on the home run and batting average leaders when USF faces Wichita State this week. Also in Around the Nation, UCF builds a case to host a regional.
Oklahoma is scoring slightly fewer runs so far this season, but the Sooners showed this week why they are also even more difficult to beat. D1Softball’s Big 12 Notebook looks at the Sooners and a busy week for the conference.
BYU’s Violet Zavodnik showed against Iowa State why the Big 12 won’t lose all its star hitters when OU and Texas leave. Also in Around the Nation, UCF’s Gianna Mancha wins a battle of aces and Northern Iowa has it figured out.
Does any Big 12 pitcher take more pressure off her team than Kelly Maxwell? Plus, Miranda Elish lets loose at the plate and Oklahoma has eyes for yet another record.
Softball lost part of its soul with the passing of Joan Joyce, just days after her 1,000th win at FAU. The understated legend shaped the world of women’s sports.
Could UCF’s Jada Cody make it to 100 RBIs? She and the Knights will be tested this week against Georgina Corrick and USF. That and more from beyond the Power 5 in Around the Nation.
From Iowa State’s Mikayla Ramos to Texas’ McKenzie Parker and, of course, Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo, Big 12 sluggers took charge. Read all about it in the Big 12 Notebook.
Georgia Corrick is closing in on history as impressive as anything involving home runs. That and more from beyond the Power 5 in Around the Nation.
Jocelyn Alo just proved that records are made to be broken. Or at least some records. Here are some significant NCAA records that could fall — and some that never will.
Jocelyn Alo made history, but that shouldn’t overshadow the fact that OU’s pitching looks historically great in 2022. That and more in the Big 12 notebook.
After hitting her 96th home run, Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo stands alone as the NCAA home run champion.
Graham Hays touches on South Florida standout Georgina Corrick, Charlotte and a host of others in his latest trip Around The Nation.
Alyssa Washington couldn’t carry Texas past Alabama, but she hit a home run off Montana Fouts and made sure the Longhorns left Tuscaloosa intact. That and more in the Big 12 notebook.
March began with madness in college softball, as both No. 6 Virginia Tech and No. 3 Florida fell to midweek upsets.
Leanna Johnson has Troy on the move in this week’s Around the Nation, looking at the best of college softball beyond the Power 5.
New faces abound in Chapel Hill, but this isn’t some sort of an expansion team. The Tar Heels have a quality group of returners who, combined with that infusion of new talent, could see some significant growth in year two of the Megan Smith Lyon era.
A senior class full of talent departed Oregon after last season, but the Ducks added a new group of key and crucial transfers and freshmen who will contribute as they look to make a deep postseason run.
Omaha raised their profile on a national level with their eye-catching performance in last season’s Columbia Regional. The Mavericks now head into a 2025 season that presents both an opportunity and a challenge.
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.