Alyssa Nakken Named First Full-Time Female Coach In MLB History

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler changed MLB history forever by hiring Major League assistant coach Alyssa Nakken to the coaching staff. Nakken becomes the first woman to be hired as a coach in the bigs.

Every January before the first practice, Cal State Fullerton head softball coach Kelly Ford gathers her entire squad and whisks them to a mystery location away from campus for an overnight trip. The players have no knowledge of their destination until they arrive, or even how they’ll travel until it’s time to leave. It’s a chance to bond and promote team-building before the start of a long season. It’s also an opportunity for Ford to observe how each team can discover its personality.

2019 was the year of the unexpected. I posted a 39-second video, that’s it. I went from your average, college student-athlete, to an overnight viral sensation. I gained a total of 55 thousand followers between Instagram and Twitter. I was considered a softball icon. My video gained over 2 million views. Did I mention this all happened in less than 46 hours? 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The defending Southeastern Conference champion Alabama softball team is the preseason favorite for the 2020 title, as the SEC released its annual preseason coaches' poll Wednesday.

From Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, 2021 Top Gun Academy ace Allison Benning has all of the tools to be a fierce Division I pitcher. 

NORMAN — Winner of the last eight regular-season Big 12 championships, the Oklahoma softball team topped the 2020 Big 12 Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league announced Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 7, 2020) – Softball Australia and Peppers Pro made it official today that the Aussie Peppers will return to Mankato as their home base for the National Pro Fastpitch competition of 2020.

The New Mexico State softball team continues the 2020 season with the Troy Cox Classic from Feb. 6-9. The Aggies welcome Arkansas, Nebraska, UTEP and Bradley for the annual tournament.

22 of the top Texas club softball athletes have been chosen to receive the experience of a lifetime competing against the USA Women’s National Softball Team bound for the 2020 Olympics. 

USA Softball is proud to announce the “Stand Beside Her” tour, a series of competitions and training opportunities for the 2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) as they prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The “Stand Beside Her” message encourages fans everywhere to stand united in their support of the WNT and the United States in their journey to the Olympic Games.