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USA Softball Adds Eight New Board of Directors Members

USA Softball has announced the election of eight new members to its board of directors through 2026. Tony Gowell was elected Region 1 Vice President, joined by new Region 9 Vice President Rick Hansen. The elected at-large member is Beverly Wiley, while Jari Askins is an independent member. Four new athlete representatives join the board […]

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Ripken Softball

Cooperstown All Star Village to Host All-Ripken Softball Games

Cooperstown All Star Village will host a softball tournament for the first time as part of the All-Ripken Softball Games Powered by Under Armour. The event will take place from August 29 to September 1 featuring 10U, 12U and 14U players from across the country. Adding more softball to the Ripken portfolio has been a […]

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Rocket City Softball Showcase

Rocket City Softball Showcase Requires Innovation, Risk

As Garrett Fahrmann and Joel Lamp walked the grounds of Toyota Field in October 2022, they had completed a transformation of the Madison, Alabama, baseball stadium. Fahrmann, general manager of the Rocket City Trash Pandas — the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels — and Lamp, sports development manager for the Huntsville/Madison County CVB, […]

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Panama City Beach tournaments

Visit Panama City Beach to Host JUCO Baseball and Softball Tournaments

Visit Panama City Beach will host the fourth annual Visit Panama City Beach College Baseball Classic January 31 through February 2, followed by the inaugural Visit Panama City Beach JUCO Softball Showdown on February 7–9. The tournaments will be hosted in partnership with Gulf Coast State College. The two events will feature 30 junior college […]

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Columbus softball

Columbus to Host Gay Softball World Series in 2026

Columbus will host the Gay Softball World Series, the largest annual LGBTQ+ single-sport athletic competition in the world, from August 30 to September 5, 2026 at the Berliner Sports Complex. More than 230 teams and 5,000 athletes are expected to attend the International Pride Softball event. This is the fourth time Columbus will host the […]

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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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