Softball

1/25/2023 |  Wichita State University buzzing for Wilkins Stadium renovation (Stadia Magazine) Wichita State will embark on a $7.3 million Phase 1 renovation of Wilkins Stadium, home of Shocker softball. Construction estimates place the total at $13.4 million, with an additional $3.4 million for project soft costs, and $750,000 for the videoboard to put the total project at $17.5 million.

12/19/2022 |  Pro Softball Player Sierra Romero on Using G-Form, How Athletes Can Best Market Themselves With Social Media (SportTechie) Sierra Romero was a four-time All-American softball star at Michigan, a three-time Big Ten player of the year and a national player of the year as a senior in 2016 before beginning her professional career. In Ann Arbor, Romero split time between shortstop and second base and set several NCAA records: most career runs (302), most career grand slams (11) and the first in history with 300 runs, 300 hits and 300 RBIs. ESPN named her to its all-time greatest college softball team. 

11/3/2022 |  EL1 Sports, Alliance Fastpitch Form Partnership (SportsTravel) EL1 Sports, a national youth sports training company and The Alliance Fastpitch, a national league system for amateur fastpitch teams and stakeholders, have announced a partnership to accelerate the growth of women’s fastpitch softball from the youth through collegiate levels.
The primary focus is on the creation of new licensed facilities around the country that will operate partly or wholly under The Alliance brand and will be operated by EL1. The Alliance and EL1 will also create a platform to support the professional development of former and current fastpitch players with careers in instruction, facility management, business development and general corporate careers.

10/27/2022 |  TEAMS ’22: Detailing the Rise of the Women’s College World Series (SportsTravel) The NCAA Women’s College World Series has become one of the most-watched softball tournaments in the world and in 2022, it set an all-time attendance record at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
But that growth hasn’t come by accident. At the TEAMS Conference & Expo/USOPC SportsLink Educational Session “The Women’s College World Series: How to Grow an Event,” panelists from USA Softball, the NCAA and Oklahoma City leaders discussed how they have partnered for the long term on stadium development, event development, marketing and promotion to take an event that was already best in class to a new level.

8/9/2022 |  Blast Motion Adds Pro Softball’s Amanda Lorenz, Aliyah Andrews and Nicole Bates as Brand Ambassadors (SportTechie) Swing analytic company Blast Motion has added three more elite softball players as brand ambassadors, continuing its emphasis on hiring social media influencers.