Softball

10/14/2026 |  Professional Softball League Announces Three New Teams (SportsTravel)

The Professional Softball League is building on its first season of fastpitch competition by bringing together six independently-owned member teams for a 40-game season in 2027.

This year’s inaugural campaign featured five teams: the Atlanta Smoke, Florida Breeze, Florida Vibe, Kansas City Diamonds and New York Rise. The Breeze and Rise will not return in 2027, but the Smoke, Vibe and Diamonds will be back, joined by three expansion teams: the Birmingham Irons, St. Louis Gateway Gold and Knoxville Miracle. All six teams will be independently owned. The 2027 PSL season will feature a 40-game schedule, league standings, and the PSL Championship at the end of the summer.

6/13/2026 |  Texas Tech softball reloads, lands Jayden Heavener from LSU in transfer portal (USA TODAY) Texas Tech softball is reloading after its second consecutive runner-up finish at the Women's College World Series to Texas.
The Red Raiders added former LSU pitcher Jayden Heavener via the transfer portal on Saturday, June 13, she announced on social media. Heavener is the No. 1-ranked pitcher and No. 7 player in the transfer portal, according to On3's rankings.

6/1/2026 |  Powered by Transfers, Controversy-Filled Texas Tech Softball Heads to WCWS Semis (Front Office Sports) No. 11 Texas Tech softball’s transfer-laden team, which will play No. 1 Alabama in the semi-finals of the Women’s College World Series on Monday night, has been at the center of controversy during this year’s NCAA Softball tournament.
A year after the school’s NIL collective spent $1 million for star ace NiJaree Canady (who signed another seven-figure deal after the 2025 season) and fell in the WCWS finals to Texas, the Red Raiders have reloaded with even more transfer talent. 

3/31/2026 |  Meijer Sports Complex Expansion Nears Completion as Softball Field Opens (SportsTravel) Aquinas Women’s Softball will play their home opener of the season this weekend at a new field — Alro Steel Championship Softball Field at the Meijer Sports Complex in Rockford, Michigan.
The completed softball field, alongside two flexible-use fields, are the latest milestones that advance the $13.5 million expansion project one step closer to its planned opening this May.

1/10/2026 |  Brands turn to emerging women’s sports leagues to reach young digital natives (Gist Sports, The) Softball. Baseball. Lacrosse. What do these sports have in common? In 2025, they all fielded brand-new professional women’s leagues.
🥎 Athletes Unlimited (AU) branched out beyond softball tournaments to create its first traditional sports league, Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). Its first season was a smash, drawing record crowds and prominent MLB and ESPN partnerships, with two expansion teams on deck for next year.