With Mike Candrea’s retirement and Caitlin Lowe being named
@ArizonaSoftball
’s new head coach, the
@pac12
now has ALL female softball head coaches 👏
Not only that, but 6 out of 9 are alums leading their alma maters.
Leading the way in breaking barriers and paying it forward.
Two All American pitchers who put the team on their back all season (and career) long.
15 years since Northwestern’s last
#WCWS
appearance. 16 years for Oregon State.
Danielle Williams and
@mariahmazon
are the real deal. Congrats and thank you for what you’ve given the game!
🏟️🥎 Softball Park in Oklahoma City to host Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games softball competition
📰 The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games confirmed today Softball Park in Oklahoma City, OK as the competition venue for the
@LA28
softball competition.
#LA28
What I need everyone to understand is that this is a brand new position for her this year.
Played infield last year, filling the shoes of 5 year starter Taylor Gindlesperger this year. And doing this on the biggest stage for
@StanfordSball
.
Big time.
The streaks
@StanfordSball
has snapped this year:
✅ Then
#2
UCLA’s 25 game win streak
✅ Then
#10
ASU’s 20 game win streak
✅
#6
Alabama’s 44 Regional game win streak dating back to 2007
Cardinal took the series from the first two. One more W to punch their ticket to Supers.
Last 5 years of the
@JessicaAllister
era for
@StanfordSball
:
🌲2019: f1st
@NCAASoftball
app in 6 years
🌲2020: best start in a decade before covid
🌲2021: reached Regional final
🌲2022: won Regionals, onto Supers
🌲2023: national seed & 1ST
#WCWS
IN NEARLY 20 YEARS!!!!!
#Mayhem
Having a moment thinking about how incredible softball is and is becoming.
The
#WCWS
on ABC for the first time in 40 years. All the incredible stories we’ve seen and heard. The top tier content covering our sport. Record viewership over and over. The heart.
I’m just…grateful.
Just now in the post game presser,
@natalieglugo
said she is proud of the woman she has grown into.
Even more than being at the
#WCWS
, THAT is the best accomplishment you can hope for at the end of your
@NCAASoftball
career.
@GatorsSB
Alright here are the numbers.
7 out of 9
@pac12
teams made
@NCAASoftball
postseason.
5 out of 7 made Super Regionals.
3 of those 5 were unseeded and won on the road.
At least 1 is guaranteed to go to the
#WCWS
.
And either way, that 1 was unseeded.
#MAYhem
#RoadToWCWS
So I hit a home run off Ally Carda in college. Fast forward to today…
Her: makes Olympic debut in the circle with Team USA.
Me: almost chokes on Trader Joe’s chocolate pretzels on my couch.
Who wins? You be the judge 😂
There are a lot of poetic things about this milestone for Tara VanDerveer.
☑️ At home in Maples.
☑️ Last year of the
@pac12
era.
☑️ Generations of alumni in the house.
☑️ A woman standing alone at the top.
She is a giant.
.
@TeamMexicoSB
is one of the most special teams I’ve ever seen. First ever
#Olympics
and straight to the bronze medal game?! 🤯
But it’s not just what they did for their country. It’s what they did to grow
#softball
GLOBALLY. Beyond proud.
The future is bright. ¡Viva! 🇲🇽🥎🧙♀️
The lake on one side and the football stadium on the other. One of the coolest softball stadiums in the country.
Loved being back in
@UWSoftball
’s house!
#pac12sb
As an alum? Proud.
As a member of the media? Impressed.
As a softball fan? FIRED UP.
@StanfordSball
showed the world what we love about this sport at the
#WCWS
.
“It’s great to see the rest of the country catch on to what we’ve known from the start.” -
@JessicaAllister
Some self reflection…10 years ago today my
@NCAASoftball
career ended in Regionals.
Last time
@StanfordSball
was in Tuscaloosa was my junior year 2011.
Last time we hosted Supers was my freshman year 2009.
Full circle. So proud of this 2022 team for making it their own. 🌲
All time
#WCWS
appearances for
@StanfordSball
:
2001: Jessica Allister’s freshman year
2004: Jessica Allister’s senior year
2023: Jessica Allister’s 6th season as head coach
I wasn’t a math major, but I’m pretty sure I can spot the common denominator
@JessicaAllister
An exciting day with the announcement of Athletes Unlimited Softball League 🥎
Ambassadors of the game paying it forward. New opportunities for more women. Growth for the game.
@AUProSports
continues to expand with support from
@jessmendoza
,
@catosterman
and
@natashawatley29
.
HOW is there only ONE
@pac12
team in the top 10 seeds?!
The Pac-12 has FIVE of the top 12 teams in the country. The 3 best pitchers in the country with Garcia, Faraimo & Plain, 2 of which will be Tokyo Olympians.
These teams face the best talent weekend in and weekend out.
A day in the life for
@GoStanford
women’s sports:
✔️
@StanfordWSoccer
wins the quarters to go to the College Cup ⚽️
✔️
@StanfordWVB
wins Big Spike on Senior Day 🏐
✔️
@StanfordWBB
scores 100 to beat Florida State in an ACC appetizer 🏀
What a Black Friday 🙌
Seeing the
@HuskerSoftball
community fired up in my feed 🥹
Jordy’s move can be a catalyst not just for them, but softball in the state of Nebraska, the Midwest/Great Plains, the Big Ten, etc.
In the transfer portal, the rich can often get richer. But this feels different.
Love how
@ascarborough
broke down the slapper/3B matchup leading up to this play.
One of my FAVORITE things about playing 3rd was getting in a slapper’s face & forcing them to try to hit it by you...& making them fail. It’s an underrated part of the game.
This year, Joann Allister is wearing the same beads she wore in 2004 when daughter
@JessicaAllister
competed in OKC at
@StanfordSball
’s last
#WCWS
appearance.
Joann’s also rocking Al’s practice shirt from her playing days. As seen here with her HOF battery mate
@danaLsorensen
!
In the postgame presser,
@rubymeylan
and
@silentRainn
both had the same core sentiment about
@UWSoftball
- it’s good to be a Husky.
To see the deep pride and emotion from both the freshman and the 5th year senior as their season ends speaks to what
@CoachTarr
has built.
#WCWS
I see many parallels between volleyball & softball 🏐🥎
✅ 2 of the fastest growing sports.
✅ Huge at the NCAA level, airing on ABC & breaking viewership/attendance records.
✅ Hunger for more pro opportunities (w/ some progress in the US).
Future is bright for women’s sports.
There’s a trend of top talent coming from diff regions (i.e. Canady/Topeka, Vawter/Kansas City, Bahl/Nebraska).
Players are also transferring to be closer to home.
More exposure = more local talent development.
Jordy’s move is best for her & will likely help 🥎 grow even more.
“We never got to win, but trust me, I’m winning in life.”
@BradyMaya
wanted to play for
@UCLASoftball
since she was a little kid.
She lived that dream. And her future is bright.
One of my favorite things about
@taras_tweets
becoming the winningest college basketball coach of all time…
The first thing she did was call out her players, like
@kikiiriafen
having a career night.
🐐 things
@StanfordWBB
8 out of the
@D1Softball
top 10 lost a game this week (all but
#1
Texas and
#10
Washington, and the Huskies only played 2 midweek games).
4 of those 8 also lost the weekend series (
#4
OSU and
#7
-9 from the SEC).
This is why rankings are hard 🙃
Have you ever seen a cooler ceremonial first pitch?
Awesome moment seeing Elyse and her service dog Vogie do the honors for
@StanfordSball
’s Pups at the Park game against
@ASUSoftball
on Saturday 🐶
Big thanks to
@canineorg
for all they do, and for coming out to the ballpark!
Snapshot of
@StanfordSball
’s 2022:
🔘Super Regionals
🔘1st time hosting postseason since ’11
🔘Highest
@pac12
finish since ’13
🔘6 wins over
#WCWS
teams (8 if ASU goes)
Snapped 3 top 10 win streaks:
✅ UCLA’s 25 games
✅ ASU’s 20 games
✅ Alabama’s 44 Regional games since ’07
🚨 UPSET ALERT 🚨
#20
/24
@CalSB
takes down
#5
/4 Georgia 7-2 in Palo Alto 🐻
The Bears handed the Bulldogs just their 2nd loss of the season, bouncing back in the elements after a 4-2 loss to them yesterday.
Do not sleep on this team.
This season,
@ReynoldsSami
and
@UWSoftball
have worn cleats designed by young patients at the Seattle Children’s Hospital.
When asked what it was like to wear them at the
#WCWS
:
“It’s a feeling I can’t describe elevating someone into the shoes I’m wearing.”
📸:
@UWAthletics
Stanford’s resume for reference:
🔘NFCA rank
#7
🔘RPI
#3
🔘SOS
#1
🔘40 overall Ws
🔘10 top 25 Ws
🔘8 Ws vs top mid majors in the tourney (Wichita St, Fullerton, LMU, Liberty, Charlotte, Miami OH)
🔘21 game W streak
🔘0 bad Ls
12/13 Ls were top 25 teams. The 1 was Cal who was RV
“No one thinks twice about a baseball player/coach teaching a softball player. And it should be the same for a softball player to a baseball player.”
Preach
@KaylaBraud1
🥎⚾️
There are few parts of the game you can control, but your mindset is one of them. 🥎 Check out my breakdown of
@StanfordSball
’s mental adjustments so far in 2019:
What a season for
@StanfordSball
Didn’t get to campus until Feb 4th, but still:
🌲22-4 in preseason
🌲Beat 3 top 13 nationally ranked teams in
@pac12
🌲5 All Pac-12 & 2 All-Region honors
🌲B2b
@NCAAsoftball
tourney app
🌲Regional finals
Don’t sleep on the Card. Proud alum!
A SUPER TIME 🥎
@StanfordSball
punches their ticket to the
#WCWS
in back to back years for the first time ever!
Players, coaches, families, alums, staff, fans… a treeunion in OKC is in the Cards 🌲
One thing that’s impressed me as
@StanfordWVB
’s season has progressed - they get better throughout the match, set to set 📈
Example - today’s match vs UCLA:
Lose 1st set
Win 2nd set by 2
Win 3rd set by 5
Win 4th set by 15
The great teams make adjustments, and don’t stop.
I need more time to put together my thoughts and feelings on this season for
@StanfordSball
because:
1. I’m still processing the journey and the impact that led to this point at the
#WCWS
.
2. I’m about to board my flight out of OKC.
More to come for this special program.
This weekend for
@StanfordSball
:
5️⃣ consecutive run rules
4️⃣ consecutive shutouts
3️⃣ consecutive no hitters
(including a perfect game)
The Cardinal has a 10 game win streak & outscored opponents 50-1 in the last 5 games 🤯
Dominating on both sides of the ball 🌲
@NCAASoftball
A lot of credit to
@UCF_Softball
. They played 18 innings of softball today against two top 20 teams in Duke and Alabama, taking both to extra innings. Tough results, but this kind of battle testing will only make them stronger come postseason.
Congrats to
@JessicaAllister
&
@StanfordSball
on an important turnaround season for this program.
The upsets, the Pac-12 fight, the mental adjustments, the camaraderie. So many wins over this season, both in the books and beyond.
Proud alum excited for the future🌲
#GoStanford
Here’s where I’m at.
Entering postseason, I thought OU might 4peat. Revenge win in the
@Big12Conference
tourney and irreplaceable
#WCWS
experience.
But Texas is playing like a
#1
team on a mission. All 3 parts of the game on point and an intangible aura about them.
Who ya got?
This
@UCLASoftball
energy though.
It’s not just the talent and the depth throughout the roster (which is tremendous). It’s the fight, mentality, and cohesiveness for me. They never stop competing.
That’s championship level stuff.
Legend. GOAT. Wonder Woman.
@catosterman
’s playing career may be at an end, but her impact on the game is, and will continue to be, immeasurable.
“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.”
#ThankYouCat
Recap of Power 5 teams in the
@NCAASoftball
tournament advancing to the
#WCWS
:
🔘 Pac-12 ➡️ 6 in, 3 to OKC (50%)
🔘 Big 12 ➡️ 4 in, 2 to OKC (50%)
🔘 SEC ➡️ 12 in, 2 to OKC (16%)
🔘 ACC ➡️ 6 in, 1 to OKC (16%)
🔘 B1G ➡️ 4 in, 0 to OKC (0%)
Happy Senior Day to
@TaylorBecerra
!
Not ideal to get injured right at the end, but great job staying positive and being there for your teammates.
Congrats on a great career at
@ASUSoftball
, and wishing you the best out there in the real world.
#BecerraLove
#Pac12SB
.
@regankrause15
is an underrated pitcher in the national landscape.
She just threw her second no hitter of the season against a well coached Fullerton team.
In 2022, she was a key piece to
@StanfordSball
’s postseason run and led the staff in ERA at 1.66.
Don’t sleep on her.