Western Athletic

Dipping into the transfer portal has become an annual occurrence for the Ole Miss softball program. After an 0-2 showing in last season’s NCAA tournament, the Rebels picked up a six-member portal class. The group is one of the largest transfer classes in the SEC.Pitcher Alison Cooper, infielders Ashton Lansdell and Lair Beautae, outfielders Star Ferguson and Taylor Strain, and slugger Taylor Roman make up […]

Every fall, Marissa Young asks her team to decide on a motto for the year.Something unique to them.Most years, and definitely the past few years, the Duke coach had an idea of what the motto would be. She had teams led by upperclassmen, and she had a sense of where their heads were and how they were leaning.“But this team,” Young said, “I really have […]

The OKC Spark have re-signed outfielder Rylie Boone to a contract for the 2025 season.Boone spent the 2024 summer season with the Spark. She made her professional debut in Chattanooga for the first games of the summer season and primarily played left field during the campaign.As a rookie, Boone batted .303, notching six RBIs and scoring 11 runs.During her college career, Boone was part of […]

One year after making one of the biggest transfer portal acquisitions that softball has ever seen – adding Jordy Bahl fresh off a national title at Oklahoma – Nebraska went back into the portal this summer to stabilize their roster.In total, six new players joined the Huskers via the portal this summer – pitchers Kylee Magee and Hannah Camenzind, infielder Ava Kuszak, outfielder Kacie Hoffmann, […]

Arkansas wasn’t happy with how last season ended. The Razorbacks are using that-along with some talented newcomers-as motivation for 2025.

Toledo and head coach Jessica Bracamonte have agreed to a contract extension.The new pact adds two years to Bracamonte’s existing deal and stretches through the 2027 season.Bracamonte enters her 3rd season leading the Toledo program in 2025. She has shepherded a program turnaround since taking the reins of the Rockets; in her first two seasons at the helm, she piloted the Rockets to winning records […]