Mississippi State has some holes to fill in the circle and at the plate, but the Bulldogs feel strong bonds developing throughout the fall.

Raelin Chaffin was preparing for her first season as a Mississippi State Bulldog when an unexpected diagnosis sent her on a journey that she never expected.

Kensi Arringdale won a PGF national championship this summer. A few weeks later, she announced her commitment to become the newest Mississippi State Bulldog.

Mississippi State head coach Samantha Ricketts has signed a contract extension. The new deal will keep her at the helm of the Bulldogs through the 2028 season. She enters her 6th season as head coach with the 2025 campaign.During her tenure leading the program, Ricketts owns a 159-100 overall record and currently holds the highest winning percentage of any head coach in program history. Under […]

The 17-team field of participants and the game schedule for the 2025 NFCA Leadoff Classic were released on Monday.

The SEC on Wednesday released the conference softball schedule for the 2025 season.League play will begin on March 7th. The 2025 season is the first to include a 15-member SEC following the additions of Oklahoma and Texas. Teams will continue past practice of playing eight teams in conference play, but now will miss six teams in the league during the regular season.The 2025 SEC conference […]

The road to the Women’s College World Series runs through Stanford, California, for an NCAA Regional at Smith Family Stadium, featuring No. 8 Stanford, Mississippi State, Cal State Fullerton, and Saint Mary’s.Sunday, May 19Stanford 4, Cal State Fullerton 2It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Super Stan. It was winner-take-all on Sunday afternoon in the Bay Area, and the Cardinal flipped the script on Cal […]

The Palo Alto Regional features host and No. 8 Stanford, along with Mississippi State, Cal State Fullerton, and Saint Mary’s.

First, Eric Lopez catches up with Texas Softball Radio PxP Andrew Haynes. We then transition to Mississippi State’s weekend series in Fayetteville which included their Sunday explosion to clinch the series.

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

An LSU walk-off, Lexi Kilfoyl’s own heroics on both sides of the ball, and a lot of action from Cathedral City highlight the recap of Thursday’s action.

Among the hundreds – yes, hundreds – of assistant coaching transactions that were made this summer, here are the best moves from around the country.

Following a run to the Women’s College World Series, Tennessee is hoping to retain its position at the top of the SEC standings. But the Lady Vols will have plenty of challengers in the loaded conference chase.

Mississippi State added Taryne Mowatt-McKinney to the coaching staff in the offseason. The Bulldogs hope she can help them return to the NCAA tournament. Find out more in the 2023 Fall Report.

Oklahoma, Washington, Clemson, Utah and Nebraska are among the teams participating in the 2024 Puerto Vallarta College Challenge.

Tennessee freshman Karlyn Pickens put on a show in sweeping LSU, while we learned a little more about Valerie Cagle’s path to Player of the Year contender.

Mississippi State is holding Native American Heritage Day on Saturday, and pitcher Aspen Wesley, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, will be front and center amid the celebration.

Kiki Milloy was ready for the SEC, but they aren’t ready for her. Clemson’s added depth creates a lot of crooked innings. Lehigh wins big. All that and more in What We Learned.

Mississippi State head coach Samantha Ricketts joins the D1Softball Podcast this week. Season 3 is presented S2 Cognition.

Florida and Arkansas start the 2023 season at the top of the always-stacked SEC, which has plenty of contenders and intrigue in store as usual.

The schedule for the 2023 Clearwater Elite Invitational was released on Thursday. Find out what five games the D1Softball staff is interested to see.

Seeing live pitching, meeting new people and having fun are big attractions for players participating The Alliance Fastpitch’s inaugural Collegiate Summer Series.

The 16 teams were announced for the 2023 TaxAct Clearwater Elite Invitational on Tuesday with multiple 2022 WCWS participants.

Arizona’s remarkable turnaround continued as the Wildcats swept Mississippi State in the Super Regional to earn a third straight trip to the Women’s College World Series.

Fans are packing the stands across the country to watch the NCAA Super Regionals. Find out the latest each day on how many are flocking to the fields as the sport continues to grow in popularity.

Catch up on the scores, news and analysis from all eight super regionals on the road to the WCWS.

Hanah Bowen went the distance and Izzy Pacho hit the game-winning home run in the 8th as Arizona beat Mississippi State 3-2 in Game 1 of the Starkville Super Regional.

Tara Henry and Rhiannon Potkey are back for Season 2 of The D1Softball Podcast! The duo recaps Regionals and preview the Super Regional match-ups.

You might have guessed that Florida is a very homegrown team. But did you know they have fewer in-state players than super regional foe Virginia Tech? We look at the roots of the remaining 16 teams.