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🥎 It just means more (wins)

🥎 It just means more (wins)

SEC teams dominate the first two weeks of collegiate softball season

The road to the Women's College World Series runs through the Southeast

February 19, 2025

🥎 Nothing soft about it

🥎 Nothing soft about it

What we learned from week one of the softball season

The NCAA softball landscape has long been dominated by the same teams, with Oklahoma winning the last four titles and just 13 different squads claiming trophies since 1982. But if Week 1 is any indication, we just might be seeing an increase in parity. Here’s who’s knocking it out of the park with the first few games done and dusted.

February 12, 2025

🥎 Who's on first?

🥎 Who's on first?

Softball season is upon us, with familiar faces headlining the Nation’s top squads

There might still be snow outside your window and a chill in the air, but get your glove ready because softball season is almost here.

February 05, 2025

🥎 All the way up

🥎 All the way up

College softball’s popularity proves integral to pro league’s success

The fifth season of AU Pro Softball will reach its electrifying end on Sunday, when one of the country’s 60 best players will top the leaderboard to become the 2024 champion. From expansion to big-time investors, the league’s success reflects softball’s growth into mainstream sports culture — and much of that stems from the college game’s skyrocketing popularity.

August 23, 2024

⭐ Just like senior year, but better

⭐ Just like senior year, but better

An exclusive interview with AU Pro Softball’s Lexi Kilfoyl

Pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl played three years at Alabama and two at Oklahoma State — both WCWS mainstays. In her first pro season, Kilfoyl has earned enough weekly points to land within the league’s Top 4 for four straight weeks, thus allowing her to captain her team. We chatted with Kilfoyl about her transition from the college game to AU’s diamond, with her insights demonstrating the NCAA’s power to push the game forward at all levels.

August 23, 2024

⭐ The year’s biggest transfers

⭐ The year’s biggest transfers

The biggest transfers ahead of the 2024–25 school year

These players are already making waves at their new schools.

🥎 A league of their own

🥎 A league of their own

NCAA-to-pro pipeline: Softball

Like many women’s sports, softball’s professional history is messy, but now, one innovative league is bringing stability to the game. Here’s everything you need to know about the top diamond destination for the NCAA’s best: Athletes Unlimited (AU).

🥎 Full count

🥎 Full count

College

The Women’s College World Series is the latest growth magnet for women’s sports

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June 10, 2024

The latest NCAA event to demonstrate women’s sports’ massive growth? The Women’s College World Series (WCWS)

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Explained: Trump's college sports executive order

July 29, 2025

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Explained: Trump's college sports executive order

Explained: Trump's college sports executive order

President Donald Trump’s got some ’splainin’ to do.

ICYMI, the college sports landscape is changing by the minute — and the NCAA’s leaders are begging the federal government to intervene and start regulating name, image, and likeness deals. Enter: President Donald Trump. The suddenly sports-obsessed president signed his 176th executive order on July 24th, titled “SAVING COLLEGE SPORTS” — but what exactly did he accomplish? That’s what The GIST of It co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz will explain in this episode. Buckle up.

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🥎 Hello, history

🥎 Hello, history

Oklahoma softball wins record-breaking fourth straight national championship

No. 2–seed Oklahoma topped rival No. 1 Texas 8–4 to capture their fourth straight national championship, becoming the first program to ever do so.

🤘 No. 1–seed Texas Longhorns

🤘 No. 1–seed Texas Longhorns

The Women's College World Series championship is set

The Women’s College World Series (WCWS) best-of-three championship finale begins today at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Look out — the Red River Rivalry is coming to the Greatest Show on Dirt.

🥎 Playing hardball

🥎 Playing hardball

Four teams survived the weekend to play in today’s NCAA softball national semifinals

Four survivors are fighting for a spot in tonight's semifinals.

🥎 OMG it’s happening!

🥎 OMG it’s happening!

The Women’s College World Series is underway

The contenders kicked things off with four games last night.

🥎 Diamond’s gotta shine

🥎 Diamond’s gotta shine

Four NCAA softball players made history at the NCAA Super Regionals

Superstars dominated the storylines at the long weekend’s Super Regionals.

🥎 Feeling Super

🥎 Feeling Super

NCAA softball’s Super Regionals continue this weekend

Memorial Day Weekend means grilled food, summer whites, and softball Super Regionals. By Sunday night, the eight-team Women’s College World Series will be set. So spicy, not even the new season of Bridgerton can tear you away.

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