Arkansas' Bri Ellis and Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady highlight the USA TODAY Sports Network 2025 All-American softball awards.

The start of a new season is often the most hectic time of year for the area’s top softball programs ... in The Washington Post’s preseason Top 10 enter the 2025 season fresh off championship ...

Since Sam Houston State defeated Cal State Northridge in 1982 for the first DII softball championship, 40 more national champions have been crowned. In 2025, UT Tyler became the first back-to-back champion since Cal (PA) did it in 1998-99 and entered the exclusive club on multiple national champions.

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The results on the field were as unpredictable as the weather during the local high school softball season and the league tournaments. In the end, Freedom and Palisades emerged as champions from ...

The Bruins have been softball’s most consistent program, winning multiple titles in four different decades, but Oklahoma has quickly risen up the rankings with six national championships since 2016.