Credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball Upon the conclusion of the 2025 college softball season, the NCAA Softball Rules Committee got together at the headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, to propose multiple rule changes within the sport that would take effect in the 2025-2026 season. Recommended changes include obstruction, a double first base, tweaks to video review challenges, and a modified illegally batted ball. Here’s a deep d

Credit: Fort Dodge Senior High School Softball ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball One Iowa softball player out of Fort Dodge Senior High School is putting up unreal numbers at the plate. Sophomore Hope Alstott has gone 166 consecutive at-bats without recording a strikeout over a 61-game span. Yes, you read that right. It gets even more impressive. The two-year starter for the Dodgers has just five strikeouts in 289 at-bats over 104 games, according to Dana Beck

Credit: DOUG HOKE/THEOKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON www.si.com/onsi/softball With 1,611 players who entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of their 2025 seasons, loads of college softball's best athletes have committed to a new home, according to Softball America's transfer portal wire . Though the portal officially closed on Monday, June 16, there are still many top stars remaining who have not announced where they are taking th