Credit: Creighton Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball As college softball continues to grow, we continuously see sold-out stadiums and record-breaking viewership that have kick-started the flow of investments around the country.  For the Creighton Bluejays softball program, the university is giving them a brand new state-of-the-art home, expected to be ready for action this fall.  After back-to-back seasons hitting a 30-win mark for the first time in 15

Credit: Texas Tech Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball With a quick turnaround from the Women’s College World Series to the Athletes Unlimited Softball League's Opening Day, many coaches, support staff members, and TV broadcasters had no time in between to prepare for their pro season.  Some hopped on a plane from Oklahoma City to Chicago immediately after Texas was crowned National Champions, while others drove straight to Wichita, Kansas, to make it i

Credit: Arizona Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball The Arizona Wildcats are packing a punch in the transfer portal. Four standouts, including outfielder Tele Jennings, infielder Sereniti Trice, outfielder Addison Duke, and pitcher Jenae Berry, are headed to Tucson, according to Jennings' Instagram post. Jennings, the sister of Oklahoma softball star Tiare Jennings, is coming from the University of San Diego. She appeared in 36 games in 2025, starting 2

Credit: Texas Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball One historic Women’s College World Series just notched another incredible accolade. The final game between the Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders was the most-watched college softball game ever to air on ESPN, according to ESPN PR.  The data revealed that 2.4 million viewers tuned in, with the audience peaking at 2.7 million. Game one and two of the series already broke records, beating 2024’s vi

Credit: UConn Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball Twin sisters Grace and Hope Jenkins from UConn have both entered the transfer portal according to their posts made on X.  Grace, the standout catcher, had an exceptional year at the plate, surpassing multiple single-season program records, including home runs, doubles RBIs, walks, and total bases. Her 19 home runs, 19 doubles, 64 RBIs, and .888 slugging percentage were all conference-leading statistics,

Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball In the second game of her professional career, Bri Ellis recorded her very first hit and RBI for the Talons. A liner to left field drove in Caroline Jacobsen to put an insurance run on the board.  Coming off her historic senior year campaign with Arkansas Razorbacks, she was third in the nation in home runs with 26, which was an Arkansas single-season program record. She scored 68 runs on 59

Credit: AUSL ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball History was made at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Illinois on Saturday, as the Bandits beat the Talons 3-1 in the first-ever game played in Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) history.  In a sold-out crowd of 2,013 attendees, the support for the new league was overwhelming as several moments went down in the history books.  As the home team, the Bandits checked off several significant boxes. Lexi K

Credit: Texas Tech Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball Opportunities that opened up late in the fifth and sixth innings for Texas Tech to score and another phenomenal performance in the circle from NiJaree Canady, led the Red Raiders to a 4-3 win over the Longhorns, forcing the if-necessary Game 3.  Similar to Game 1, both circles were dealing with excellent defense behind to keep the scoreboard at zeros until bats awoke late in the contest.  Mac Morgan

Credit: Texas Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball To no one’s surprise, Game 1 of the Women's College World Series Championship Series began in a pitcher’s duel between Texas’s Tegan Kavan and Texas Tech’s Nijaree Canady. But between an obscene obstruction call and Reese Atwood swinging at a pitch that was meant to intentionally walk her, Texas came out on top 2-1 in one crazy matchup.  The bats were otherwise silent through the fifth inning until the o

Credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball Game one of the Women’s College World Series final is already off to controversy and the obstruction calls just continue to get crazier.  In a scoreless game through five innings, Logan Hallerman reached on a fielding error by Kaydee Bennett. She tried to steal second, but Reese Atwood threw down to Leighann Goode and was out by a mile. Gerry Glasco challenged the play for obstruction and the cal

Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball The support from Major League Baseball keeps coming softball’s way. Ahead of Wednesday’s Lone Star State matchup between the Texas Longhorns and the Texas Tech Red Raiders, the Houston Astros shouted out words of good luck to the two teams on social media.  It’s the first time ever that there is an in-state championship series in the Women’s College World Series and both teams have gone und

Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball With the recent announcement of the MLB investing in the professional Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL), the attention has moved to the college level as well. MLB has continuously shared posts on their social media accounts of the best plays, walk-off wins, and pitching stats during the Women’s College World Series.  But one MLB team in particular is favoring the Texas Tech Raiders

Credit: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball The Women’s College World Series Championship Series stage is set with two programs defending the Lone Star State. The Texas Longhorns and the Texas Tech Red Raiders will battle in a best-of-three series starting on Wednesday night and continuing through possibly Friday to decide who will be crowned National Champion.  The Longhorns are back for the second

Credit: Texas Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball The end of this week will permanently end the career of one of softball’s best hitters and third basemen. While Mia Scott has shone at Texas and will compete for a national title for the second year in a row, she’s calling it quits at the college level.  Mike White recently revealed that the Athletes Unlimited Softball League offered Scott a chance to go pro in the College Draft, and she could have also

Credit: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball The Oklahoma dynasty isn’t over; it’s just on pause for now.  A shocking elimination loss to Texas Tech on Monday night sparked a lot of conversation, with many wondering if this was it for Patty Gasso and the four-time defending national champions. The Sooners finished their season with a 52-9 record after the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series. They were regul

Credit: NATHAN J. FISH/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball 2023 Oklahoma national champion, Alex Storako, announced on X that she is medically retiring from the sport of softball.  “After years of chasing dreams and giving this game every piece of my heart and soul, I am so sad to announce that I am medically retiring,” Storako stated in the post. “The sport has given me everything and more, from the unforgettable moments at Mich

Credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images | Brett Rojo-Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball For the first time in five years, college softball will have a new national champion, and that’s all due to the impressive season the Texas Tech Red Raiders have put together under head coach Gerry Glasco, who has deemed he would win in any capacity since taking the job a year ago in June.  After taking down the four-time defending champions Oklahoma Sooners, on Monday n

Credit: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball Facing elimination in a do-or-die game on Sunday, head coach Patty Gasso and the Sooners will have to end the season of her former associate head coach and lifelong mentor, Melyssa Lombardi, if they want to keep marching toward the goal of a fifth-straight National Championship.  Going head-to-head with each other for the second year in a row, Oregon and Lo

Credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images | Brett Rojo-Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball Meeting again at Devon Park for the first time since Oklahoma won its fourth straight national title in 2024, the Red River Rivalry between the Sooners and Texas Longhorns did not disappoint on national television.  Late runs from Texas and an outstanding performance from Teagan Kavan in the circle beat the Sooners 4-2 for the first time ever during the World Series and

Credit: BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball Florida’s ace Keagan Rothrock has been a go-to starting pitcher since her freshman season with the Gators, but after giving up three home runs to Texas on the opening day of the Women’s College World Series, she didn’t see the mound during the win-or-go-home game versus Tennessee on Friday.  Aside from one homer in the second inning, Rothrock had been in a p