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

Title IX is celebrating its 50th anniversary of being signed into law. Softball has greatly benefited from the landmark legislation. But while female coaches are grateful for the progress made, they warn against complacency.

Is it too early to talk about 2023? We don’t think so. Here’s an early look at eight teams for the WCWS next season.

Megan Faraimo had a Hollywood moment to help No. 5 UCLA avoid elimination with a 6-1 win over No. 9 Northwestern on Friday night in the Women’s College World Series.

From compression to electrical stimulation to infrared clothing, athletic trainers are using every tool at their disposal to keep the aces participating in the Women’s College World Series in top form.

The bottom of the order got things started for No. 1 Oklahoma in a record-breaking opening win that also saw ace Jordy Bahl return.

D1Softball has you covered with the recaps, analysis, news and stories you need from the Women’s College World Series.

It’s down to just eight teams competing for the national title. The D1Softball staff provides the best-case/worst-case scenarios for each program at the Women’s College World Series.

What will it take to have success at the Women’s College World Series? Famous former players from every team in OKC provide their advice.

Which WCWS team relied most on Super Seniors? Is the new schedule made for aces? Is Jocelyn Alo’s heir already here? D1Softball has the eight things you need to know to prepare for OKC.

Down 5-0 at one point, Northwestern rallied as it has down all season to punch the last ticket to Oklahoma City.

Jazmine Hill had the highs and the lows Saturday night, she carried her team and they picked her up. ASU lives for another day in the Tempe Super Regional

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

Danielle Williams gave Northwestern another gritty effort going 11 innings. As the Wildcats clawed back from a three-run deficit to take the first game of the Tempe 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.

With a trip to OKC on the line, we look at the matchup between Arizona State and Northwestern in the Tempe Super Regional.

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.

The road to the Women’s College World Series runs through Evanston, Illinois for an NCAA regional at Sharon J. Drysdale Field featuring No. 9 Northwestern, Oakland, McNeese and Notre Dame. 

After a pair of semifinals in which runs were hard to come by, Nebraska outlasted Michigan for its first Big Ten Tournament title.

As the SEC Tournament gets underway, Mississippi gives the nation’s deepest league yet another representative in the D1Softball Top 25. But it’s Pac-12 leader Arizona State on the move this week.

Perfect weeks for Oklahoma, Florida State and Tennessee help set the stage for conference tournament week. Check out How the Top 25 Fared

Northwestern is on the brink of earning its eighth Big Ten title, Minnesota is fighting for a bid and Maddie Schwartz is Wisconsin’s workhorse. That and more in the Big Ten Notebook.

It’s officially Mayhem, making it a perfect time for another Field of 64 Projection. There are several changes to report in this week’s projections.

The top spots in the D1Softball Top 25 remain the same. The shakeup comes at the other end of the rankings, with No. 23 Louisiana and No. 24 Wichita State new entrants this week.

Championships clinched, milestones reached, Georgina Corrick perfection, Addison Barnard home runs. Just another weekend in college softball, really. D1Softball’s What We Learned has you covered.

Check out how D1Softball’s Top 25 fared during Week 12 of the 2022 season. We saw 12 teams go undefeated in the last week of April.

Northwestern leads the way, Nebraskas’ streak ends and Illinois is not far behind. That and more in the Big Ten Notebook.

The top remains nearly the same while the rest of the rankings resemble the Wild West. Washington climbs into the top 10 while Stanford and LSU re-enter the poll.