When Team USA pitching finally needed a little bit of help, Amanda Chidester’s walk-off hit kept the Americans unbeaten.

The D1Softball Staff shares their daily thoughts on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Another brilliant pitching performance backed by just enough offense kept Team USA unbeaten with a 2-0 win against Mexico. D1Softball has what you need to know from the win.

Cat Osterman never expected to be pitching at 38 years old. But one more chance to take on her oldest rival called her back. That rival? The game itself.

The US offense has been lacking through the first two games in Tokyo, but Amanda Chidester came through in the fifth inning to ensure Abbott had at least one run to work with in the circle.

Almost 11 years to the day after playing for a world title in the wilderness, Valerie Arioto and Michelle Moultrie made their presence felt in the Olympics.

Monica Abbott has been one of the most dominant pitchers in the sport for nearly two decades. She will finally get a second chance to pursue Olympic gold this month in Tokyo.

Softball is just days away from kicking off the Tokyo Olympics as we continue on the #RoadtoTokyo powered by Wilson. Tara Henry talks with medal-winning Olympian and USA Softball assistant coach Tairia Mims Flowers from Tokyo!

In Episode 2 Tom Canterbury & Gray Robertson recap the Florida Gulf Coast League and preview the playoffs.

Ali Aguilar planned to spend 2020 playing on softball’s biggest stage. Instead, a coaching stint off the beaten path reminded her of the joy the game holds.

Aubree Munro becomes a softball superhero when she dons her catching gear. The Olympics will shine a light on the woman behind the mask.

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.

After COVID shut down in-person recruiting for nearly 15 months, college coaches are grateful to be back on the road searching for the next generation of stars.

Two-time Olympic medalists Jessica Mendoza and Cat Osterman sit down to talk about the #RoadtoTokyo. In part one of this two-part series, Cat gives insight on how she handled the Olympic postponement and her life off the field.

JMU’s Kate Gordon balanced playing softball with a job in real estate while helping the Dukes make a magical run to the Women’s College World Series.

Episode 1 of our newest segment, Off the Dirt with D1Softball, features Alabama Crimson Tide analyst, Florida Gulf Coast League expert and Out of the Box podcast host, Gray Robertson.

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.

There’s no worrying about utility spots or positional eligibility. This is all about the nine players who defined the 2021 college softball season.

The NCAA announced Friday that the Softball Rules Committee has proposed implementing video review and allowing coaches to have two video review challenges beginning in the 2021-22 academic year.

Hannah Flippen was on the softball field before she was even born. The defensive stalwart fell in love from the start, and earned a spot on the US Olympic team as a replacement player.

Overshadowed for much of the season by a part-time role and Oklahoma’s constellation of stars, Mackenzie Donihoo made herself a star in the World Series.

Odicci Alexander wasn’t just a pitcher, a hitter or even a two-way talent. She wasn’t just a mid-major success. Our Woman of the Year was everything we love about softball.

The Florida Gulf Coast League is off to a roaring start this summer. Who has been standing out? Tara Henry takes an in-depth look.

Jocelyn Alo piled up so many numbers in 2021 that the Oklahoma slugger may have broken math. The master of run production is the D1Softball Player of the Year.

Rachel Garcia becomes just the third student-athlete ever to be named a two-time winner of the Honda Cup, and is the first two-time outright winner.

For much of the 2021 season, Alabama’s Montana Fouts put on the kind of pitching display worthy of the greatest aces of yesteryear.