You'll never see anyone look angrier about tying an NCAA record than Minnesota's Jess Oakland after getting walked for the sixth time today. Worked out pretty well for her on the ensuing walk-off HR for the Gophers.

Jess Oakland walked so that Taylor Krapf could trot. 📸: Minnesota Softball More in Big Ten Conference Tournament Central ⬇️ d1sb.co/4a7q5o1

I've seen outfielders bring balls back from over the fence. Haven't seen too many shortstops bring a ball back from the outfield quite like this.

One of the cooler stories in regionals: Most remember OU’s 29-0 win against UTEP to open the 2021 season. Victoria Salazar was the freshman starter who faced the Sooners that day. She’s now the senior ace for a Jackson State team making its first NCAA appearance since 2011.

Resurfacing this story with Kamryn Meyer and Omaha now one win from a super regional. d1softball.com/generational-a…

"Watching kids gradually learn to recognize and sound out the letters in their names, unlocking a lifetime of learning, offered no less of a rush than getting a batter to chase a rise ball." More on Omaha Softball's kamryn meyer ⬇️ d1sb.co/4bq1Q5G

In the postseason, 63 teams eventually suffer so that one can celebrate. Saturday, that meant saying goodbye to an all-time great. And hello to a team whose effervescent star couldn’t help but wave to the ball she had just hit deep into the night. d1softball.com/d1softballs-tu…

Not sure anything will ever top UW-UMass in 2009, for me, but Omaha-Missouri is about as good a regional final as you’re ever going to see.

Alabama, Duke, Florida, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Texas and UCLA make their way to Oklahoma City, #D1Softball presents six ways of thinking about the softball to come at Hall of Fame Stadium. NCAA Softball x #WCWS d1softball.com/six-things-to-…

Even when it won one for the rest of the country with Midwestern talent in 2005, Michigan still had six players from CA/AZ/OR. Everyone did. As the Pac-12 bids farewell, Bama, Duke, UF, OSU and Texas combined have just nine players from Pac-12 states. d1softball.com/six-things-to-…

After going 1,736 days between hits, along the way earning an undergrad degree, a master's and soon another master's, UCLA's Madison Pacini is right where she dreamed of being in the WCWS. "I'm strong, independent and someone that is very driven." d1softball.com/from-top-recru…

After Kinzie Hansen hit a home run that put her team ahead in Game 2 of the #WCWS, paigehalstead got to sit down with her grandpa and reflect on her incredible softball career with Oklahoma Softball. #D1Softball x NCAA Softball

The epitome of “shatter your ceiling”, our assistant coach Azhani Tealer is ready to make her mark 💪 ‘Beginning In The Middle’ by Graham Hays👇 vucommodores.com/beginning-in-t…

Since we're guaranteed either an unprecedented four-peat or a historic comeback to dethrone a dynasty, seems worth revisiting how college softball went from four first-time champs between 2008-14 to OU's decade-long reign. d1softball.com/living-history…

More than 400 Ukrainian athletes have been killed since the start of the Russia Ukraine war, including many of the country's brightest Olympics prospects. apnews.com/article/ukrain…

Euro Beach Volley finals in the books with Germany, Italy and Switzerland taking the medals. Champagne beats confetti every time.

At Euro Beach Volley, Esmée Böbner and Zoe Vergé-Dépré convinced me that third place is worth celebrating more often than once every four years. grahamhays.com/2024/08/18/the…

Thinking about a weekend watching Laura Ludwig say goodbye at 38, Marta Menegatti thrive at 34 and learning that Esmee Bobner retired at 24. In the end, understanding ourselves is no small feat. grahamhays.com/2024/08/25/to-…

With a 4-1 win against Saint Mary’s, Darren Ambrose became the second coach in Vanderbilt Soccer history to amass 100 wins with the Commodores. From SEC championships to lives changed, learn why 100 Vanderbilt wins is a meaningful milestone for Coach Ambrose: vucommodores.com/more-than-a-nu…

That feeling when you come across delaney rummell's name on a random work email chain and wonder if anyone else on the chain understands just how well she could pick a ball at third.