Softball legend Keilani Ricketts Tumanuvao is joining the coaching staff at Pacific and will guide the Tigers’ pitchers.

Reigning National Player of the Year NiJaree Canady is transferring to Texas Tech. Canady announced her commmitment to the Red Raiders via social media earlier today. These past two years have been amazing and I thank @StanfordSball for the ride of a lifetime. Excited for what’s ahead! @TexasTechSB pic.twitter.com/C017QT51Gp— NiJaree Canady (@CanadyNijaree) July 24, 2024 Canady was named the USA Softball National Player of the […]

Northwestern State has hired Jenny Fuller as the program’s new head coach. She spent the last three years leading Pitt State.

Athletes Unlimited will begin their 5th championship season of professional softball in Rosemont, Illinois this week. The 5-week season begins with the Week 1 player draft on Monday, June 22 with games beginning on July 26. The Season The championship season will stretch for almost exactly one calendar month, beginning with games on July 26 and with the final games of the summer taking place […]

Camise Patterson is the new head coach at Alabama State. She spent the last two years as head coach at Florida A&M and was the SWAC Coach of the Year in 2024.

Hampton has hired Cat Tarvin as the program’s new head coach. Tarvin spent the last four years as head coach at NC Central, including the 2021 season with the title of interim head coach before assuming the permanent position in 2022. Through her tenure at NCCU, Tarvin collected a 64-138 overall record and a 43-34 showing MEAC play. She led the Pirates to the MEAC […]

Indiana State head coach Mike Perniciaro is leaving his post. He spent seven seasons as the Sycamores’ leader, winning more than 150 games.

Monmouth has hired Morgan Royer as the program’s new head coach. She spent the last three years on staff at UMass and previously coached at Marist and Penn.

UAB head coach AJ Daugherty is stepping down from his post, sources confirmed to D1Softball. Daugherty is leaving college coaching for an athletics administration role at another school in Alabama, per sources. The Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2023, Daugherty spent two years as the Blazers’ head coach. He posted a 52-54 overall record and a 30-21 conference showing during his tenure, including […]

Iona head coach Alyssa Tiumalu is departing her post. Tiumalu spent three years as the Gaels’ head coach, notching a 62-86-1 overall record with a 34-30 showing against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponents. During her tenure leading the Gaels, Tiumalu’s squad never finished below .500 in conference play and reached the MAAC tournament in all three years. The Gaels earned the No. 5 seed in […]

Oklahoma State senior associate athletic director Jesse Martin has been named to the NCAA Division 1 Softball Committee, the group tasked with selecting the NCAA tournament field each year.

Notre Dame has hired Boo Gillette De Oliveira as the program’s new pitching coach. She spent seven seasons as head coach at Purdue from 2017-23.

Danielle O’Toole-Trejo is the new pitching coach at Stanford, the school announced on Monday. O’Toole-Trejo spent the 2024 season as the pitching coach at Cal, leading the Bears’ bullpen to a 3.06 staff ERA. “Danielle is a rising star in the softball world,” Stanford head coach Jessica Allister said. “As a head coach you always keep an unofficial list of candidates should an opening occur. […]

11th-year Sacramento State head coach Lori Perez has been named to the NCAA D1 Softball Committee, the group tasked with selecting the NCAA tournament field of 64 each year.

Pacific has named Sam Duran-Kukuk as the program’s new head coach. Duran-Kukuk spent the last three seasons on staff at Utah Valley; in 2024, she was part of the staff that led the Wolverines to a 10-year high in wins. “After meeting with Coach Sam, one thing was overwhelmingly clear to us: this is an absolute star and someone that we need to have as […]

Kristi Paulson is the new head coach at Eastern Illinois. A program alum, Paulson spent the last five seasons as co-head coach at Parkland College, a junior college in Champaign, Illinois, and won 200 games in a four-year span with that program. The Cobras made a trio of NJCAA World Series runs in the same time span. Earlier this summer, Paulson and her husband, Dan, […]

UC Riverside is on the hunt for a new head coach. Here’s an in-depth look at some of the candidates who could be the Highlanders’ next leader.

Charlotte’s new assistant coaches are Jake Combs and Alyssa Bilodeau, both of whom have previously worked with first-year head coach Courtney Breault.

Stacie Pestrak is the final member of UCF’s new-look coaching staff. She spent the last nine years at Oklahoma State and previously coached at Florida.

Clemson has hired Katie Repole as an assistant coach. In her new role, Repole will be the Tigers’ recruiting coordinator and work with the program’s defense and outfielders. She fills the role vacated by the departure of Courtney Breault, who was hired as head coach at Charlotte. Repole spent the last three seasons on staff at South Carolina and previously spent stints on staff at […]

Hannah Adams became a household name for softball fans during her playing career at Florida. The Gators’ first-ever Gold Glove winner and a rock at second base, she proved herself as a reliable hitter in high-pressure situations and as a consistent presence in the Gator lineup. She never missed a game through the first four years of her career, sitting out for the first time […]

Maine has named Kimberly Stiles as the program’s new head coach. Stiles spent the last three seasons as head coach at Holy Cross, posting a 50-100 overall record. The win total was the first time since the turn of the century that the Crusaders’ program reached the 50-win plateau in a three-year span. Prior to Holy Cross, Stiles spent five years as head coach at […]

Eastern Illinois is on the hunt for a new head coach. Here’s an in-depth look at some of the candidates who could be the Panthers’ next leader.

Southern Utah and head coach Don Don Williams have agreed to a contract extension. The new deal will stretch through the 2027 season. Williams enters her 6th season at the helm of the Thunderbirds’ program in 2025. She owns a 55-146 overall record at the helm of the program, with a 23-66 conference record. During the 2024 season, the Thunderbirds posted a 21-29 overall record […]

The US Women’s National Team is in Japan this week playing a 3-game All-Star Series. Meet the members of the 16-player roster donning the red, white, and blue.

Northwestern State head coach Lacy Prejean has resigned her post. Prejean spent one season as the Demons’ head coach, collecting a 19-31 overall record and a 5-18 showing in Southland conference play. “I will be forever grateful for the trust placed in me by Northwestern State University and the opportunity to lead its softball program,” Prejean said in a statement. “And I wish to thank […]

Northern Illinois has hired Kathryn Gleason as the program’s new head coach. Gleason spent the last nine years as head coach at Northern Kentucky, posting an overall record of 173-250 during her tenure. She led the Norse to a Horizon League tournament championship and an NCAA tournament berth in 2023. Prior to her tenure at NKU, Gleason spent three years as head coach at Boston […]

Cal State Fullerton head coach Kelly Ford announced her retirement on Monday. Ford spent the last 12 seasons as the Titans’ program leader and spent a total of 31 seasons as a collegiate coach. During her time in Fullerton, Ford led the program to six Big West conference titles, seven NCAA tournament appearances, and shepherded eight conference Players of the Year. She earned five Big […]

The arrival of July 1st on the calendar means some of the biggest changes in college athletics history officially become real.