Avery Howerton is a right-handed pitcher and plays the outfield for the Texas Glory. A native of Whitesboro, Texas, Howerton’s hometown is nestled in the northeast portion of the Lone Star State, considered part of the Sherman-Denison metropolitan area.A track and field athlete in addition to her prowess on the softball diamond, Howerton has played a number of sports, including volleyball and basketball, but it’s […]

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

Texas Tech has hired Kayla Kowalik as an assistant coach.Kowalik graduated from Kentucky in 2023 and spent the 2024 season on the Wildcats’ support staff. She was an All-American during her playing career at UK and set program records for career hits, triples, runs scored, and total bases.In addition to her collegiate playing career, Kowalik played for Team USA in the Japan All-Star Series and […]

Hear from new Associate Head Coach Tara Archibald on getting to coach with her father Gerry Glasco and working on the revamped pitching staff.

Days like today are why In The Circle was created. On our latest episode, Eric and Victor give their thoughts & perspectives on NiJaree Canady’s move to Texas Tech.

Reigning National Player of the Year NiJaree Canady is transferring to Texas Tech.Canady announced her commmitment to the Red Raiders via social media earlier today. These past two years have been amazing and I thank @StanfordSball for the ride of a lifetime. Excited for what’s ahead! @TexasTechSB pic.twitter.com/C017QT51Gp— NiJaree Canady (@CanadyNijaree) July 24, 2024 Canady was named the USA Softball National Player of the Year […]

Texas earned their first outright conference regular-season title since 2010, but a group of very good teams – led by Oklahoma and Oklahoma State – will have something to say about the Longhorns making a clean sweep of league championships.

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 100 Hitters and Top 100 Pitchers from weekend three of the 2024 college softball season!

BYU, UCF and Houston herald the start of a new era for the Big 12, but Oklahoma and Texas will be tough to beat in their farewell seasons.

Reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year Kailey Wyckoff leads a committed returning core intent on building something special in Lubbock.

Some of the most talented young collegiate players in the country will be part of the TC Colorado team participating the 2023 Canada Cup in early July.

Who were the best players of the 2023 college softball season? Today we unveil players 90-81 including Florida State’s Makenna Reid and Kalei Harding.

The Big 12 team with all the momentum? Well, at least among those who took the field Thursday in OKC, Cinderella Iowa State fits the bill.

Skylar Wallace had herself quite a night against Georgia.

It was a wacky, crazy day in the Big 12.

Lauren Derkowski and the duo of Kelley Lynch and Ruby Meylan tossed no-hitters.

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.

The Easter holiday means softball arrives early this week, with many series starting on Thursday. The slate is highlighted by a huge ACC showdown between No. 5 Clemson and No. 6 Florida State.

Oklahoma and Texas provided plenty of drama, on and off the field. UCLA swept aside Stanford. And Montana Fouts just keeps pitching. That and more in What We Learned.

USF had an unlikely hero in a pair of walk-off wins.

Washington beats UCLA in Westwood.

Ashley Rogers tames the Tigers.

Big stars did big things in Week 4, with Clemson’s Valerie Cagle making her case as the best of them all.

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.

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.

Aynslie Furbush took down Liberty with her arm and her bat. Kelly Maxwell and Kyra Aycock were a pair of aces in Clearwater. Multiple comeback efforts came up short. That and more in the Daily Dozen.

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are still loaded, national finalist Texas wants to prove it can start how it finished and a deeper league means there will be no easy weekends in the Big 12.

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

The D1Softball Podcast is back for Season 3! Tara Henry and Rhiannon Potkey welcome Texas Tech head coach Craig Snider.

A matchup between Oklahoma and UCLA highlights the schedule for the 2023 Mary Nutter College Classic, which runs Feb. 23-26 in Cathedral City, Calif.

After more than two decades as an assistant, Craig Snider has become a head coach for the first time at Texas Tech. Rhiannon Potkey caught up with Snider as part of a series introducing new head coaches.