D1Softball’s Outfield and Designated Player Power Rankings of Week 5 in the 2023 season are led by Kiki Milloy and Rylin Hedgecock.

South Alabama and Tulsa spring upsets in different fashions, Sydney McKinney’s hit streak ends and triples are wild for Texas Tech. That and more in Saturday’s D1Softball Daily Dozen.

The initial Outfielder and Designated Player Power Rankings are led by UCLA’s Maya Brady and Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Erickson.

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.

New Texas Tech coach Craig Snider and some intriguing pitching additions could help the Red Raiders find stability after recent upheaval in Lubbock.

Texas A&M rallies to upset Alabama, Florida State clinches the series against Clemson and Stanford ends another streak. That and more in Friday’s Daily Dozen.

Sweeps are hard to come by, a fun series at Jane B. Moore and rivalries heat up. That and more in this week’s SEC Notebook.

Makinzy Herzog pitched the game of her life, Megan Faraimo continues to dominate and Prange delivers for the Tide. That and more in D1Softball’s Daily Dozen.

Oklahoma State’s Hayley Busby headlines our top 5 designated players to watch.

A smaller roster, eased Covid restrictions and some talented freshmen have given Texas A&M head coach Jo Evans more reasons to smile this fall.

Linnie Malkin narrowly avoided damaging some cars with a home run she launched for Arkansas over the weekend in the SEC, and Kentucky rallied for a big series win over Alabama.