Credit: Grand Canyon Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball Grand Canyon University announced on Tuesday morning in a press release that its athletic programs will enter the Mountain West Conference on July 8 and will immediately participate in regular-season competition and conference championships beginning in the fall. The Mountain West is coming off a successful athletic year, where it ranked sixth in conference strength in softball. The Lopes also ha

Credit: Ball State Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell stated in a press release in June that the university had plans to make well-deserved upgrades to several athletic amenities around campus, including a $8.8 million softball and baseball clubhouse project. On Tuesday morning, the athletic department teased renderings on X for the project that is fully funded through private philanthropy and university r

Credit: FSU Athletics ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball Several Florida State softball members including former utility player and current graduate assistant Zoe Hicks, assistant coach Kaleigh Rafter, and assistant strength and conditioning coach Bailey Victoria came home with gold after assisting Team Canada at the Pan American Games. With Rafter as head coach of Team Canada and Victoria as a team leader, they both led their squad in the gold medal game agains