Credit: Australia Softball ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball The WBSC Women's Softball World Cup will return to Australia. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced Redcliffe in Queensland has gained hosting rights for the Finals in 2027. And there’s no better place to celebrate the growth the sport of softball has seen. The first-ever WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup was played at Albert Park in Melbourne in February 1965, with five teams: Th

Credit: South Carolina State Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball The Atlanta Braves and Truist announced on Monday that they have selected six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) recipients for the 2025 Homers for Hank Together with Truist initiative, fulfilling a $1 million commitment over the past five years. Homers for Hank Together with Truist was established in 2021 by the Atlanta Braves and Truist to invest in local HBCU softba

Credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball NCAA softball is finally changing its postseason tournament seeding format. Just like women’s volleyball and soccer, the road to the Women’s College World Series will now seed 32 teams, according to Softball America . These additions will not change the 16 national seeds, but will help boost the top seeds with essentially easier matchups. In order for the NCAA to protect the 400-mile geographic