Big Ten softball fans have a lot to anticipate this season. The additions of three former PAC-12 teams and the return of Jordy Bahl to the circle top the list of headlines.

In The Circle heads to chat with James Madison head coach Loren LaPorte and Liberty head coach Dot Richardson.

James Madison has hired Maddie Penta as the program’s new pitching coach.Penta completed her college playing career at Auburn with the 2024 season. A two-time All-American and the 2023 SEC Pitcher of the Year, Penta posted 76 career wins, setting an Auburn program record in that category. She also notched a career 1.79 ERA in more than 700 innings of work.While at Auburn, Penta spent […]

James Madison pitching coach Libby Bowman is departing her post.Bowman, who spent seven seasons on the Dukes’ staff, is stepping away in order to spend more time with her family, per sources.During her tenure as the Dukes’ pitching coach, Bowman tutored some of the best arms to come through the JMU program. Megan Good, Odicci Alexander, Alissa Humphrey, and Payton Buresch were among the hurlers […]

The Ragin Cajuns are the favorites and seem to be locked into a regional hosting berth, but Texas State defends its home turf well and a large pack of teams are ready to pull off an upset.

Check out the Top 100 Hitters and Top 100 Pitchers from weekend five of the 2024 college softball season!

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Check out the Top 100 Hitters and Top 100 Pitchers from weekend two of the 2024 college softball season!

The Sun Belt has been and remains one of the best softball leagues outside the Power Five. With the Ragin’ Cajuns looking to build off of a Super Regional appearance and some solid teams fighting for space in the conference standings, another banner year could be ahead.

Charlotte registered Wednesday’s big win at Virginia Tech to boost its stock, but Central Arkansas is the most upwardly mobile mid-major after a perfect ASUN start.

Softball beyond the Power 5 is rich with stars and stories. Wichita State’s power and pitching lead the D1Softball Mid-Major Rankings.

Marshall and James Madison arrive to strengthen the Sun Belt, but star-studded Louisiana is still the team to beat in a league full of standouts.

Georgina Corrick took down some heavyweights in Clearwater. Louisiana prepares for Alabama. And Liberty bounces back. There is plenty going on beyond the Power 5.

Who will be the next James Madison? Our weekly check-in begins on the wealth of excellent softball beyond the Power 5, including by Kandra Lamb and unbeaten Louisiana.

We voted and you roasted. All right, many of you just sounded happy to be thinking about a spring full of softball, whether or not you agreed with the D1Softball Preseason Top 25.

Oklahoma once again appears to be the cream of the crop as it debuts as the No. 1 team in the land in our Preseason Top 25.

Tara Henry and Rhiannon Potkey are back for Season 2 of The D1Softball Podcast! This week’s episode features James Madison Head Coach Loren LaPorte.

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.

Odicci Alexander against Cat Osterman? It could happen after Alexander signed on for the second season of Athletes Unlimited.

The top plays from the WCWS in Oklahoma City. Follow all the action & tag us using #D1Top10 throughout the 2021 campaign.

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.

Our final rankings of the season are here with Oklahoma holding the top spot, JMU jumping to No. 4 and Liberty entering the rankings.

In crafting a night for the ages, James Madson’s Odicci Alexander and Alabama’s Montana Fouts showed softball stars can come from anywhere.

The Road to OKC ends here. The D1Softball Staff has you covered with everything you need to know heading into the WCWS.

This week marks James Madison’s first trip to the Women’s College Series. But as she prepares to step into the national spotlight, Odicci Alexander is right where she belongs.

Georgia won’t be the only unseeded team in Oklahoma City. The D1Softball staff has what you need to know from Sunday’s games, including James Madison heading to OKC for the first time.

Tickets to the Women’s College World Series are being punched Saturday, and the D1Softball crew has you covered on all the Super Regional action.

Missouri played a nearly perfect regional to live up to its No. 8 seed, but will mid-major powerhouse James Madison follow Odicci Alexander’s lead to another upset?

D1Softball’s Tara Henry hosted James Madison’s duo of Odicci Alexander and Alissa Humphrey in the third episode of the Pitching Circle!