Yvette Girouard discusses her thoughts on Louisiana’s hiring of Alyson Habetz. Nikki Palmer shares what led her to return to UC San Diego.

In The Circle returns with new head coaches at Louisiana & Charlotte. Plus, new DePaul HC Liz Bouck Jagielski joins the podcast to talk about leading her alma mater.

The Ragin Cajuns have hired Alyson Habetz as the program’s new head coach. A program alum and Hall of Famer, Habetz spent 25 years on staff at Alabama from 1998-2023.

Follow along all weekend as the Lafayette Regional unfolds on the road to the Women’s College World Series.

The Lafayette Regional features host and No. 13 seed Louisiana, along with Baylor, Ole Miss, and Princeton.

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.

After a couple of headlining series’ in week nine, week ten might seem like a quieter, calmer slate of games – but au contraire. Here’s your primer on the games and matchups to watch in week ten.

Check out the Top 30 Hitters and Top 30 Pitchers from weekend eight of the 2024 college softball season!

Jenna Becerra and Amanda Lorenz recap all things Week 4. They also welcome Louisiana head coach Gerry Glasco.

College softball’s most consistent giant killer for three decades, Louisiana snapped Oklahoma’s record winning streak at 71 games.

After reaching the NCAA Super Regional last season, Louisiana believes it has even more talent on the roster with an infusion of transfers. Find out more in the Fall Report.

For Bailey Mackles, it means the world to stay home and play for a top-tier program like Louisiana.

We unveil the next section of our top transfer classes heading into the 2024 season filled with game-changing sluggers.

Fresh off a third-straight national title, Oklahoma secures a three-peat at No. 1 in the final D1Softball poll of the 2023 season.

Oklahoma may prove to be unstoppable, but 63 teams are ready to try and prove otherwise. From freshman stars to innovative pitching, and from Austin to Seattle, what’s in store on the road to the Women’s College World Series?

Montana Fouts was perfect again for the Tide, Florida State secured another ACC title and mid-major pitchers were dealing. That and more in Friday’s Daily Dozen.

A former Wildcat had a huge moment in the sport’s deepest rivalry.

Utah made a statement in the Pac-12.

Florida might be turning the tide of its season.

With a historic win to sweep the season series against Arkansas, Central Arkansas offered a fitting opening act for a big weekend in the mid-major ranks.

Ranked border showdowns, a historic rivalry and important mid-major games are among the things to watch this weekend.

Don’t let the last pitch fool you; Georgia and Kylie Macy were among the weekend’s big winners. But Florida State, UCSB and those Texas and UCLA freshmen also excelled.

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.

Arkansas salvaged the series finale.

Montana Fouts won another series for Bama, this time with a no-no.

Ole Miss didn’t want Erin Coffel to beat them. So Grace Lorsung did.

The WCWS Finals rematch looked a lot like the original.

Megan Faraimo looked like the ace we know in a Top 10 matchup.

Tennessee overcame Texas A&M in a lenghty pitcher’s duel.

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.

As they prepare to start Big 12 Conference play, the Oklahoma schools remained steady at the top of the D1Softball Top 25. Georgia made a big jump while Northwestern and Louisiana re-entered the poll.

Cal delivered the biggest upset of the season thus far.

Montana Fouts delivered a heroic effort.

Oklahoma State, Washington and Texas A&M evened their series.

All that and more in the D1Softball Daily Dozen.

Florida State travels to Oklahoma State for a rare three-game nonconference series between power programs. Plus, the Pac-12 and SEC begin play. That and more in What to Watch for Week 5.

As six ACC teams begin play this weekend, many other teams are going through their final tune-ups in tournaments before their conference season starts.

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