With 25 nominees, its time to vote for the 2026 StarNews Preseason Softball Player of the Year.

In UNC softball's 8-2 win over the Chanticleers on Wednesday, that offensive motto was on full display. North Carolina channeled its scrappy hitting into a fourth consecutive win to open the season.

LSU lefthander Jayden Heavener wasn’t perfect this time, but stepped she neatly into her role as LSU staff ace in the No. 16 Tigers’ season-opening 11-3 win over North Carolina State in the Tiger ...

Tatyana Forbes, a former North Carolina State University softball player, will compete with Team Mexico at the Tokyo Olympics. In a statement, Forbes, a Redmond, Wash., native, said she has "worked ...

Owen softball middle infielder Mia Roland announced her commitment to South Carolina on Sept. 16. "I am truly thankful and thrilled to share my decision to pursue my athletic and academic journey at ...

NC State’s softball team added some talent to its squad with the addition of Right-handed pitcher Kendall Weik last week. Weik was formerly a member of Madison College and now joins the Pack with two ...

Jalia Lassiter slammed a two-run homer with two out in the bottom of the seventh to cap a five-run rally as LSU softball stayed unbeaten with a 7-5 victory over North Carolina State in the Tiger ...

FAMU softball opens its 2026 season in the weekend-long Campbell Stampede Tournament in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

When infielder Ana Gold played her final game at Duke — falling to Georgia in last year’s Durham regional softball final — she didn’t leave the field right away. “I remember I laid on the field ...

Tough. Selfless. Committed. Unbreakable. Family. Those aren’t just words that live on the wall of the North Carolina softball locker room or on the bracelets around players’ wrists. Those are the core ...

The Duplin County area 10u and 12u softball teams recently represented the state of North Carolina at the Dixie Youth Softball World Series where both teams came away with at least one win against ...

Greenville, N.C. — Courtney Oliver, a five-time NCAA Regional participant as an assistant coach, has been appointed head softball coach at East Carolina University according to an announcement by ...