TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER The Italian national team has announced their 15-member roster for the Tokyo Olympics. Three players join the Italian roster who were not part of the Olympic qualifying roster in 2019. Former Northwestern infielder Andrea Filler, as well as Giulia Koutsoyanopoulos and Alexia Lacatena, are the new additions for the Olympic Games. World-class slugger Erika Piancastelli headlines the roster, officially set to make her Olympic debut in Italy’s third Olympic appearance on the softball diamond. Pitching ace Greta Cecchetti, who will join Piancastelli in the Athletes Unlimited league domestically this fall, also made the Olympic…
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TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Former Alabama outfielder KB Sides is transferring to Arkansas, she announced on social media on Saturday. “When God closes one door He leaves a crack in a new one. I can’t wait to be a RAZORBACK and wear #8. WOO PIG,” Sides wrote on her Twitter account. Sides has one year of eligibility remaining, and is a grad transfer following a 4-year career at Alabama. A Crimson Tide player from 2018-21, she gained a 5th year of eligibility under the NCAA’s extended eligibility waiver following the abrupt end to the 2020 season. During her…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Linda Garza has been hired as Nevada head coach, the school announced on Friday evening. “I am thrilled to bring a coach of Linda Garza’s caliber to Wolf Pack Athletics,” Nevada athletics director Doug Knuth said in a school statement. “She is committed to lifelong learning and the value of education in an athletic environment. She is dedicated to helping her team grow and compete at the highest level. She will build a coaching staff second-to-none, and she will be another great teammate in a department full of great coaches. I am excited to…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Fresno State has named Stacy May-Johnson as the Bulldogs’ new head coach. May-Johnson spent the last two years as the head coach at Utah Valley, leading the Wolverines to a 36-35 overall record and an 8-10 showing in conference play. May-Johnson was hired as the program’s head coach a month before the 2020 season began, but led the Wolverines to a hot start; the squad was five games above the .500 mark when the season unexpectedly ended. During the 2021 season, the Wolverines went 24-28 overall with an 8-10 conference record. Out of conference…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER The softball rules committee has recommended the widespread use of video replay review in softball. Included in the proposal is a recommendation that coaches have two replay challenges at their disposal in each game, beginning with the 2022 season. A coach would have to challenge a call (or no-call) before the next pitch and within a 30-second time period; the umpire crew chief would have the discretion to initiate a review beginning in the sixth inning of a game. Under the proposed rule, the use of replay would be optional and not required; however,…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER What is NIL? The acronym stands for Name, Image, and Likeness, after the NCAA regulation that has, in the past, prohibited college athletes from benefitting from their own achievements. A player who was at the top of their game couldn’t have their own brand or truly benefit because of that success; the only benefit received under previous NCAA guidelines was a previously-agreed-on amount of scholarship dollars and an increase in non-revenue social media following. Recent Supreme Court and legislative decisions opened the door to allowing college athletes to benefit from their own brand and…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Former East Carolina head coach Courtney Oliver has joined the coaching staff at Houston, the school announced on Friday. Oliver will hold the title of associate head coach, and will work with the team’s offense and defense. The head coach at East Carolina for the last six seasons, Oliver earned 125 wins during her tenure with the Pirates and led the program to their first-ever American Athletic Conference tournament win in 2017. Prior to her tenure at East Carolina, Oliver’s resume included stints on staff at NC State, Boston University, Monmouth, and Hofstra, her…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Amber Fiser is joining the staff at Missouri, she announced on social media on Thursday evening. Fiser will join the Tigers as a graduate assistant. “So excited to announce that I will be continuing my master’s and be a GA for the Mizzou softball program!! Can’t wait for this new journey #GoTigers,” Fiser wrote on Twitter. During her playing career at Minnesota, which stretched from 2017-21, Fiser was the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2019 and etched her name all throughout the Gopher program record books. A three-time All-Big Ten honoree, Fiser…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Former Tennessee pitcher Callie Turner is transferring to Arkansas, the school announced on Thursday. Turner, who spent the last two seasons at Tennessee, has three years of eligibility remaining. She will be immediately eligible under the one-time transfer exemption adopted by the SEC earlier this year. During her career as a Lady Vol, Turner posted an 18-10 overall record, with a 2.50 ERA and 103 strikeouts. She served as the de facto ace of the staff in 2020, following injury to Ashley Rogers, and led the staff in nearly every category, including with a…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER The portal is alive and well, with almost 1,000 names who have sought out opportunities to transfer this calendar year. Almost two dozen new softball players entered the portal on Thursday, marking the first entrants in the month of July. While you can check out our Transfer Tracker (linked above) for all the latest updates, this Notebook will give insights and information about some players who are in the portal and others who have found their new home. There are four Washington Huskies in the transfer portal now, including two that entered mid-season and…