Rachel Garcia pitches for the LMS. | Mexican Softball League ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Violence has erupted in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, following the military announcing it killed one of the country’s most wanted drug cartel leaders on Sunday. The Mexican Softball League (LMS) made the decision to cancel Sunday night’s matchup between Diablos Rojos Femenil and the Bravos de León and El Agulia Softbal and Charros Softbal Femenil out of precaution for the teams’ pla

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI ESPN is set to air the Women's College World Series again. | Aaron E. Martinez / American Statesman Can Sunday Night Softball be a new phenomenon? ESPN announced on Thursday that they plan to replace the 35-year-old “Sunday Night Baseball” programming with “Women’s Sports Sundays”, a hub for top matchups for the WNBA and NWSL during the summer. According to Brian Steinberg at Variety, Susie Piotrkowski, vice president of women’s sports pr

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI The All-American became the first college softball player to have a player-exclusive cleat after she unveiled her line with Adidas via social media on Wednesday. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Texas Tech softball ace NiJaree Canady continues to make history. The All-American became the first college softball player to have a player-exclusive cleat after she unveiled her line with Adidas via social media

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Stanford failed to receive a temporary occupancy permit from the County of Santa Clara. | Stanford Athletics Stanford Softball’s new stadium is finally ready for the home to move back in. After a previous press release revealed ongoing permit issues and a change of location, good news came on Thursday afternoon, moving the weekend's games back to Stanford Softball Stadium. The Cardinal will host seven of the 10 games at Stanford Softball S

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Katie Stewart launched a home run off her sister, Danielle. | Texas Athletics It’s not every day that you can boast about hitting a home run off of your sibling. Texas junior Katie Stewart gained immense bragging rights on Sunday against Northern Illinois when she bashed a two-run homer to center field off her older sister, Danielle Stewart, to give the Longhorns a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Up until this point, the duo had never faced

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI The Lady Vols are No.1 in the nation across all four major polls. | Brett Rojo-Imagn Images After a 10-0 start to the 2026 season, including an undefeated outing at the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational over the weekend, the Tennessee Lady Vols have swept the polls. It marks the first time ever that the program is No.1 in the nation across all four major polls (Softball America, NFCA, ESPN/USA Softball, and D1 Softball) simultan

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Nebraska upset Texas Tech on Sunday in Clearwater. | Nebraska Athletics With the college softball and baseball seasons in full swing, ESPN's broadcasting schedule just got tighter. Due to inclement weather at the annual Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational on Sunday, several softball games had to be moved around in order to complete the tournament. This meant one of the most-anticipated matchups between then-No.1 Texas Tech and then

Kasidi Pickering doubled three times to tie a program record in the 34-0 win over UTEP. | Oklahoma Athletics When the Oklahoma Sooners traveled to El Paso, Texas, and put up an astonishing 34 runs against UTEP, they weren’t getting paid to be there. A records request obtained by Softball On SI revealed that nowhere in their contractual agreement to play each other did UTEP pay Patty Gasso’s eight-time national championship team to come play, nor were they entitled to receive

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Arizona State took down Indiana after late-inning rallies on Thursday night. | ASU Athletics The Arizona State Sun Devils had some help from a furry friend in the nightcap of their Thursday doubleheader at Farrington Stadium. With the game beginning to slip away from the Sun Devils, the team took the field for the bottom of the fifth to reset, when a lucky charm made its appearance. A loose rabbit dashed from left field into the left field

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI North Texas sold out tickets against OU in five minutes. | Oklahoma Athletics If you host the Oklahoma Sooners, the fans will come. Following several mid-major schools raising ticket prices for matchups against Power 4s, the North Texas softball program has outdone itself. With the Mean Green hosting the No.4-ranked Sooners at Lovelace Stadium on March 3, tickets went on sale Wednesday afternoon for a whopping $75. While that’s a high co

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Patty Gasso gave an important update on pitching coach Jennifer Rocha. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Just moments before Oklahoma softball’s season-opener in Arizona, head coach Patty Gasso announced that pitching coach Jennifer Rocha did not travel with the team due to a health-related issue and would be away from the team for an undetermined period. After the team was able to navigate its way to a 3-1

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Teagan Kavan begins the 2026 season with a 3.00 ERA. | Brett Rojo-Imagn Images By glancing at rankings and records, the reigning national champions seemed to have had a decent start to the 2026 softball season. The Texas Longhorns finished the UTSA Invitational 4-1 after battling two ranked opponents in four games, and the bats exploded for a .361 average with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs. Fielding percentage was even more remarkable, with a

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Tiare Jennings helped Team USA to a gold medal at the 2025 World Games. | USA Softball Softball is set to return to the Olympic Games in three years on July 23, 2028, but the road to the gold medal begins now. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced on Monday the qualification process for the six-team softball tournament at the Los Angeles Games. WBSC National Teams will have the opportunity to qualify for the Games th

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI The Duke softball team played without infielder Jess Oakland to start the season. | Duke Athletics Duke softball began its season on Friday at the UCF Black and Gold Invitational in Orlando, Fla, without one of its most anticipated players. Per a Duke spokesperson, transfer Jessica Oakland was out and will be reevaluated this week before the team heads to the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational. The former Big Ten Player of the Ye

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Megan Grant helped lead the Bruins to a new UCLA single-game home run record. | Brett Rojo-Imagn Images The start of the Division I college softball season has been nothing short of impressive. Major upsets took place, rookies launched their first home runs, aces threw no-hitters and complete games, several transfers found a place to call home, and records were smashed. If this is what the entire season is set to look like, imagine what t

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI May 18, 2025; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks players celebrate after the end of the game against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls at Bogle Park. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images | Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images Arkansas softball has seen a bad case of labrum tears this offseason, leaving one player to spend her debut season on the bench. Freshman outfielder Khamari Hall has been officially ruled out for the 2026 season,

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI ESPN is set to broadcast a record number of Division I softball games this spring. | Brett Rojo-Imagn Images The Division I college softball season is back, and there are over 3,200 games available to watch from home. ESPN will lead the coverage with nearly 150 matchups across five networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, and the ACC Network. The over 3,000 remaining games will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+, SECN+, and ACCNX. 2026 w

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Beth Torina is giving up the third base coaching spot in 2026. | LSU Athletics The 2025 season was a year of disappointments for Beth Torina and the LSU Tigers. After posting a strong 44-win season with a 12-12 record in the Southeastern Conference, claiming the No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament and hosting a Regional, the Tigers should have had a direct route to the Super Regionals. However, they had an underwhelming finish, going 1-2 a

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Oklahoma celebrates Abby Dayton's 2-run home run in the seventh inning of the Women's College World Series softball game between the Texas Tech Raiders and the Oklahoma Sooners at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Monday, June, 2, 2025. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images When Patty Gasso and her eight-time national champion program come to town, the stands are guaranteed to be packed, and opponents are willing to

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SOFTBALLONSI Elana Meyers Taylor is set to take on her fifth Winter Olympics. | George Washington Softball George Washington University softball’s first-ever recruit, Elana Meyers Taylor, is set to take on her fifth Winter Olympics. Prior to the bobsledder becoming America’s most decorated Black athlete in the Winter Olympics, Meyers Taylor had an outstanding softball career. The Georgia native competed for the Colonials from 2003 to 2007, and closed