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.

Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso grew up listening to Dodgers games on a transistor radio and bonding with her mom. She will be throwing out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night.

Who are the top transfers of 2022? The D1Softball Staff has you covered on who to watch entering fall workouts.

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

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.

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.

Amanda Lorenz’s parents struggled with addiction before she was born. They’ve been an inspiration to the former Florida All-American.

Come check out the latest D1Softball assistant coach carousel, as we chronicle every assistant opening and replacement.

Oklahoma and Texas are leaving the Big 12 for the SEC. The programs are excited for a more challenging schedule and increased financial opportunities.

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

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.

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.

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.

A panel of some of the best catchers who ever put on the gear agreed that Oklahoma’s Kinzie Hansen is the D1Softball Catcher of the Year.

Tennessee co-head coach Ralph Weekly is retiring after 34 seasons as a college coach. His wife, Karen, signed an extension and will remain as head coach of the Lady Vols.

Forget gloves made of gold. Who are the college softball players most worth the ticket-buying public’s dollars to watch play defense?

UCLA’s Rachel Garcia went out like she came in. Doing everything better than just about anyone else in college softball.

Georgia promoted longtime assistant Tony Baldwin to become the program’s new head coach. Baldwin replaces Lu Harris-Champer, who retired earlier this month after 21 seasons at UGA.

The most complete offensive season in softball history? There’s a case to be made that D1Softball Batting Champion Kayla Kowalik just had it.

As the only non-Power-5 team in the WCWS and the first unseeded team to ever win its first two games in OKC, James Madison takes home coaching staff of the year.

The easiest call of the D1Softball awards season? Oklahoma’s Tiare Jennings as the best newcomer in college softball.

Like nearly all Ivy League seniors, Penn’s Kayla Ketring was robbed of her final two seasons of playing the sport because of Covid restrictions. She finished her college career with mixed emotions and hardly any chances to play.