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Crimson White Tournament

Visit Tuscaloosa Hosting Inaugural Crimson White Tournament

Visit Tuscaloosa and DC Elite Productions have announced the inaugural Crimson White Tournament, scheduled for October 19–20 at Bowers Park as part of DC Elite’s Collegiate Star Tournament Experience series. The University of Alabama and University of West Alabama will start the event as part of a special kickoff party at John and Ann Rhoads […]

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HCBU Softball

Decatur Morgan County Tourism to Host HBCU Athletic Conference Softball

Decatur Morgan County Tourism in Alabama will host the 2025 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Softball Championship from April 25–28, featuring teams from Dillard University, Oakwood University, Rust College, Stillman College, Talladega College and Voorhees University. “We are delighted to bring the HBCUAC Softball Championship to Decatur,” said HBCUAC Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker […]

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Kim Ng

Kim Ng Hired as Senior Advisor of Athletes Unlimited Softball League

Kim Ng, the first woman to serve as general manager of a major American men’s professional sports team, has joined Athletes Unlimited as a senior advisor, focusing on the new AU Softball League. Ng will oversee the development of the AUSL as it prepares for its launch in the spring of 2025, working with Chief […]

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LA28 Venues
Among the venues LA28 will utilize is swimming at SoFi Stadium, which garnered major social media buzz upon its announcement. Renderings via LA28

LA28 Swimming Set for SoFi Stadium; Softball Heading to Oklahoma City

The 2028 Olympic Summer Games will have multiple sports organized in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, while the long-whispered reports of swimming heading to SoFi Stadium were confirmed by LA28 organizers on Friday morning, meaning that athletics will be held immediately after the Opening Ceremony with swimming in the second half of the Games, bucking long-time tradition. […]

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Rocket City Softball

Madison to Host Inaugural Rocket City Softball Showcase

Madison, Alabama, and its Minor League Baseball stadium will host the Rocket City Softball Showcase over a week in February 2025. The event at Toyota Field, home of the Southern League’s Rocket City Trash Pandas — the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels — will begin February 19 and feature four softball programs from […]

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Athletes Unlimited Softball League

Athletes Unlimited Softball League to Launch in 2025

Athletes Unlimited will start up the Athletes Unlimited Softball League with a scheduled launch in 2025 featuring four teams playing a 30-game season. The new league will complement the existing AU Pro Softball Championship season. The announcement was made on Tuesday ahead of the day’s action at the NCAA Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma […]

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NFCA Gamechanger

NFCA Leadoff Classic Reveals Full Broadcast Coverage

The 2024 NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic, which starts Thursday at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Florida, will have three games broadcast live on MLB Network and every pitch of the tournament will be streamed as well throughout the weekend. “Thanks to our official sponsors GameChanger and MLB, we are thrilled to bring […]

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Softball Dallas

Dallas to Host U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage and Finals

USA Softball and Dallas will host one of three U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage events next year as well as the 2025 finals, the World Baseball Softball Confederation announced this week. The group stage is scheduled for August 29 through September 2, the first in WBSC history to have a group stage and […]

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Cedar Point Collegiate League

Cedar Point Collegiate Softball League to Launch in 2024

Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center announced the formation of the Cedar Point Collegiate League, a new softball league that will launch in the summer of 2024 in Sandusky, Ohio, under the umbrella of the American Collegiate League, the national body of governance for regional NCAA summer league softball that was established in […]

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