Tony Vega still can recall the day his daughter Aminah came to him and his wife, Issella, begging them to let her play softball. She was 8 years old and already had been watching her older brother Antonio play baseball.

Tournament time is when stars shine their brightest, and the field at the 2022 National Invitational Softball Championship is rife with star power.

Basketball has its madness in March. But college softball can lay claim to some mayhem of its own that begins in mid-May and runs into June.

Fresh off its first Colonial Athletic Association softball championship in program history, UNCW is headed to the Clemson Regional for its first NCAA Tournament appearance. The region is comprised of 10th-seeded Clemson, Auburn, Louisiana and the Seahawks.

FORT COLLINS, CO — Tournament officials have announced the 12-team field that will head to Colorado for the 2022 National Invitational Softball Championships, a Division-I postseason softball event that includes four Power 5 programs and eight mid-majors with action set to begin Friday, May 20.

USA Softball announced today the remaining Top 10 Finalists vying for the 2022 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. Currently in its 20th season, the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award is considered the most prestigious individual honor in Division I college softball and recognizes outstanding athletic achievement by Division I female softball players across the country.

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Iowa coach Renee Gillispie’s pursuit of 900 career wins is among the leading storylines heading into the Feb. 25-27 round of Div. I competition at The Spring Games.

Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo and Florida State’s Kathryn Sandercock captured Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors. Highlighted by a record-tying homer and three top-25 victories, the duo is being recognized for their outstanding play for the week of Feb. 14-20.

VTU was the only undefeated team last weekend at the highly competitive Northern Lights/Southern Nights Invitational in Leesburg, Florida. Returning All-American Keely Rochard was named Outstanding Player, as she picked up three wins and a save in the circle, throwing complete game wins over three top-25 teams in Northwestern, Missouri, and Kentucky. Kelsey Bennett was a hitting machine at the plate for the Hokies, with an OPS of 1.457 for the five games.

In just a few short weeks, the world's largest softball event will be in full swing, THE Spring Games. Known as the hotspot for early season collegiate competition, THE Spring Games is ready to embark on its biggest year yet.

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With four teams ranked in the preseason Top 25, and a fifth receiving votes, Northern Lights Southern Nights offers no shortage of outstanding matchups to usher in the 2022 season.

Four Top 25-ranked teams headline the 2022 Northern Lights Southern Nights tournament, opening Feb. 10 with No. 19-ranked Kentucky and Wisconsin in the Arctic Blast-Off.

THE Spring Games 2022 is right around the corner. Teams from NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, and NJCAA will flock to Florida for the world's largest collegiate softball event taking place from mid-February to the end of March. THE Spring Games competitions will be available on live stream or on video-on-demand exclusively on FloSoftball.