The nation's premier college softball event, the Mary Nutter Classic, welcomes a predictably loaded field to the Coachella Valley in the tournament's 2023 edition.

Sam Roe is a 13-year-old player from Destin, Florida, who has the X-factor coaches are looking for. She has been heavily recruited since she stepped on the field for an exposure event. She holds down the primary catching job for the Birmingham Thunderbolts 2022 team. Her head coach, Ted Flannery, can't even quantify how many college teams have inquired about her.