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Despite an early-morning first pitch, Stanford showed no signs of sluggishness on Saturday to sweep Duke and advance to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2004.
NiJaree Canady threw a four-hitter in a battle of freshmen aces and Kaitlyn Lim hit a clutch double to lead Stanford to a 3-1 win over Duke in the Durham Super Regional opener.
The road to the Women’s College World Series runs through Durham, where Duke and Stanford square off in a meeting of programs whose seasons ended at this stage last year.
Follow along all weekend as the Durham Regional unfolds on the road to the Women’s College World Series.
The Duke Blue Devils welcome programs and coaches making their NCAA debuts in a Durham Regional with a lot of North Carolina flavor.
The postseason is HERE. Tara Henry and Gray Robertson break down the Field of 64 with an incredible line-up of special guests!
The NCAA Division I Championship bracket was released Sunday night. Two-time defending champion Oklahoma was the No. 1 seed for the fourth straight year while Arizona and Michigan didn’t make the field for the first time in tournament history.
Devyn Flaherty scored the walk-off run from first base with two outs in the bottom of the seventh as Florida State beat Duke 2-1 to capture the program’s 19th ACC Tournament title.
The first full day of the ACC Tournament saw Clemson survive in extras, Virginia Tech outslug Louisville and Duke freshmen shines in their debuts.
After the final weekend of the regular season, things remained steady at the very top of the Top 25 rankings. But there was movement below as teams battle for postseason positioning.
While the top of the D1Softball Top 25 remains largely unchanged, Minnesota’s sweep at Ohio State has the red-hot Gophers tunneling into the rankings this week.
Texas climbs to a season-high ranking after sweeping Oklahoma State, while Louisville adds another ACC entry to the list.
Reese Atwood walk-offs helped Texas stroll into the top five, Baylee Klinger made the most of senior weekend in Seattle, Auburn’s ace is ready for postseason.
Following a week of high volatility, there was some movement in the D1Softball Top 25 poll. Central Arkansas and South Carolina join the rankings for the first time.
What lessons did the weekend hold? OU hitters adjusting to pitching changes, South Carolina, Utah and Northern Iowa making sweeping statements and Skylar Wallace and Maya Brady mashing.
With six of the top 10 teams suffering losses, there was a big shuffle in the D1Softball Top 25 rankings. Baylor climbed and Florida and Louisiana re-entered the poll.
Indiana stays hot, Cal ends ranking hibernation and Florida drops out of the latest top 25 rankings.
Michaela Edenfield started April strong.
Duke’s offense had a blast against Virginia Tech.
ASU picked up its biggest win under Megan Bartlett thus far.
USF will be playing its first game outside of the state of Florida, and No. 1 Oklahoma meets No. 10 Texas in a WCWS rematch. That and more in What to Watch for Week 8.
The status quo reigns supreme at the top of the D1Softball Top 25, but Georgia is on the move inside the top 10.
The Big 12 and Big Ten begin conference play this weekend to join the rest of the Power 5s. There are several ranked matchups and a strong mid-major showdown to highlight Week 7.
Arizona made quite the comeback…three times.
Allee Bunker and Oregon snapped Stanford’s 21-game winning streak.
Montana Fouts squared off against Chenise Delce and a pitching duel broke out.
That and more in the D1Softball Daily Dozen.
Winning a potential WCWS preview against Florida State helps Oklahoma State climb to No. 2, while Utah and Texas State debuts in the D1Softball Top 25.
Week 5 is here! The D1Softball Staff has put in the prep and now it’s time to put in their picks. Series presented by Netting Professionals.
D1’s Tara Henry and 643’s Natalie Hansen recap Week 4 of the 2023 season, highlighted by the most impactful plays.
Oklahoma strengthened its reclaimed hold on No. 1, but Big 12 rival Texas keeps climbing in this week’s D1Softball Top 25.
Big stars did big things in Week 4, with Clemson’s Valerie Cagle making her case as the best of them all.
After an emphatic victory over UCLA, Oklahoma returns to No. 1 in the latest D1Softball Top 25 rankings. Oregon and Wichita State are the newest entrants.
If at first you don’t succeed against Oklahoma, keep trying. And trying. Baylor’s persistence ended OU’s reign at No. 1. And that’s just one of Week 2’s lessons.
There were homers and no-hitters everywhere. Kara Dill’s team upset her former coach. Texas A&M’s pitching staff shined. That and more in D1Softball’s Daily Dozen.
Nicole May shined for Oklahoma against Washington, Longwood took down FSU and Lexi Kilfoyl took her role for the Cowgirls head on. That and more in Saturday’s Daily Dozen.
Another thriller between Georgia and UCF. Liberty nearly took down Oklahoma. A true freshman threw a no-hitter. Opening day of the 2023 had everything and the Daily Dozen is back to get you caught up on all of it.
Washington edges Duke in the first Top 25 matchup of the season, Stanford bests LMU, and Oklahoma starts slow in a pair of wins. That and more in Tara’s Take.
Florida State is hoping to remain on top of a much deeper Atlantic Coast Conference field. The Noles should be motivated by an uncharacterically early postseason exit.
