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