Justin McLeod
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Justin McLeod
@justinsworld.bsky.social
Associate Editor for D1Softball | Softball writer | Surviving and (occasionally) thriving on a wing, a prayer, and a Dr Pepper | [email protected]
Former Florida IF Ariel Kowalewski is transferring to Texas A&M.

As a freshman in 2024, Kowalewski started at third base for the Gators and hit .308 with 8 home runs, 7 doubles, 33 RBIs, and 36 runs scored. She also posted a .978 fielding perecentage.
December 18, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Oklahoma State's 2025 schedule includes stand-alone games against Georgia (in Athens), Texas (in Stillwater), and Oklahoma (in OKC).

The Cowgirls will also join the growing trend of playing a conference team in non-con play when they play a single game at Arizona State on April 2nd.
December 11, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Coaching News: Tobin Echo-Hawk is the new head coach at D2 Colorado School of Mines. Echo-Hawk had most recently been a high school coach in Colorado. She previously served as head coach at UTEP and Portland State with a two-year stint on staff at New Mexico State.
December 4, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Filed to D1Softball: All-American shortstop Jess Oakland has entered the transfer portal. She was the 2024 Big Ten Player of the Year at Minnesota and owns 34 career home runs and 103 RBIs.
All-American Jess Oakland Enters Transfer Portal
Reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Jess Oakland has entered the transfer portal. She owns 34 career home runs and has two years of eligibility remaining.
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December 1, 2024 at 10:53 PM
2024 Fall Report: FGCU

Some key pieces of last season's FGCU championship squad are now graduated. The Eagles have a returning ace in the circle, but what else is in store for the group from Fort Myers?

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2024 Fall Report: FGCU
Some key pieces of last season's FGCU championship squad are now graduated. The Eagles have a returning ace in the circle in Allison Sparkman, but what else is in store for the group from Fort Myers?
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November 29, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Filed to D1Softball: Baylor two-way star Aliyah Binford is in the transfer portal. She was named the 2024 D1Softball Comeback Player of the Year and is a two-time All-Big 12 honoree. The Baylor Lariat first reported that Binford had gone portaling.
Aliyah Binford Enters Transfer Portal
Baylor two-way star Aliyah Binford has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal, sources have told D1Softball.The Baylor Lariat first reported Binford’s entrance into the portal earlier Friday evening. D1So...
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November 23, 2024 at 1:07 AM
A year ago, I was laying in a hospital bed waiting for surgery to remove my appendix. Neither I nor the doctor had any idea what was going on with my insides, nor what the next week or the next months would hold. Grateful for health one year later!
November 22, 2024 at 2:59 PM
At one point in time, Nicole Bowman wasn’t sure that softball was for her anymore.

But as she struggled to find her identity outside the game, she also found herself unexpectedly leaning on the sport that she spent her entire life playing.
Stony Brook's Nicole Bowman and a Renewed Joy for the Game
At one point in time, Nicole Bowman wasn’t sure that softball was for her anymore.“I didn’t know what softball had left for me at that point,” she says.But as she struggled to find her new identity, h...
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November 17, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Full ASUN schedule is here. Interesting approach to conference play this year.

Back in July, the ASUN moved to a divisional model that includes home-and-home series' against three conference opponents and no divisional crossover during the regular season.
ASUN Releases 2025 Conference Schedule
The ASUN on Thursday released the conference softball schedule for the 2025 season.Announced this summer, the conference will split into a divisional format in softball this season. The twelve softbal...
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November 15, 2024 at 3:58 PM