Even supposing Mom Nature cancelled large video games between the Texas A&M Aggies and Georgia Bulldogs and the Oklahoma Sooners and UCF Knights, we nonetheless were given to look numerous just right softball.
The Florida State Seminoles began the week with a victory over the rival Florida Gators, then moved directly to win video games over the Virginia Cavaliers. The Arkansas Razorbacks completed the Gators off at the street, successful the SEC sequence. Texas’ Teagan Kavan owned the weekend tossing 26 strikeouts in 13⅔ innings within the Longhorns sequence in opposition to Missouri, and UCLA’s Taylor Tinsley led the Bruins to a large win over Ohio State together with her 10 strikeouts in seven innings.
Florida and Georgia each took a tumble down our ballot after losses, in the meantime the Duke Blue Devils and Clemson Tigers are our two risers.
Let’s check out this week’s ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate most sensible 25 rating, plus our participant of the week and recreation to observe.
Play of the week
Idaho State’s Olivia Robison did not simply knock the ball out of the park, she knocked it proper right into a fan’s automobile window. Take a look at Robison’s fourth house run of the season that helped elevate the Bengals previous Northern Colorado.
OLIVIA SMASHED THE CAR’S WINDOW 🤯🤯🤯🤯
HOMERUN BENGALS @NCAASoftball @espn @BigSkyConf percent.twitter.com/KgEx62kPzm
— Idaho State Softball (@IdahoStateSB) April 5, 2025
Participant to observe
Bri Ellis, INF, Arkansas
Ellis has performed at some other degree this season. She leads the Razorbacks in just about each hitting statistic — .511 batting moderate, 59 RBIs and 20 house runs — and is enjoying near-perfect on protection with 200 putouts and simply 3 mistakes. This previous weekend in opposition to the Florida Gators, Ellis had six RBIs, one stolen base and one homer. She has cemented herself as one of the crucial highest hitters within the recreation presently.
Recreation to observe
No. 18 Oklahoma State vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN+)
The 2025 version of the Bedlam Contention will glance slightly other and are available slightly bit previous, however the competitiveness will stay the similar. The Sooners personal a 104-74 all-time document over the Cowgirls, however Oklahoma dropped two video games in remaining 12 months’s regular-season sequence. Will the Sooners get the remaining chortle this 12 months? Or can the Cowgirls take house the bragging rights once more?
Oklahoma State comes into this matchup on a two-game shedding streak after suffering to hit in opposition to Arizona’s pitching personnel. In the meantime, the Sooners wish to proceed on course, with the assistance of Sam Landry’s 1.83 ERA and Kasidi Pickering’s .902 slugging share. On account of convention realignment, this would be the lone matchup between those two groups this 12 months, so be sure you track into one of the crucial highest rivalries in softball!
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Week 9 Most sensible 25
This is the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Most sensible 25 rating, plus every workforce’s subsequent recreation.
All instances Japanese.
1. Texas (25 first-place votes)
Earlier rank: 1
Document: 37-3
Subsequent recreation: vs. Texas State, Wednesday at 7 p.m. on SEC Community
2. Oklahoma
Earlier rank: 3
Document: 34-3
Subsequent recreation: at Oklahoma State, Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPN+
3. Texas A&M
Earlier rank: 4
Document: 34-5
Subsequent recreation: vs. LSU, Friday at 7 p.m. on SECN+
4. Oregon
Earlier rank: 5
Document: 35-4
Subsequent recreation: at Minnesota, Friday at 6 p.m.
5. Tennessee
Earlier rank: 6
Document: 32-8
Subsequent recreation: at Texas, Friday at 9 p.m. on ESPNU
6. LSU
Earlier rank: 7
Document: 34-5
Subsequent recreation: vs. Louisiana Tech, Wednesday at 7 p.m. on SECN+
7. UCLA
Earlier rank: 8
Document: 36-5
Subsequent recreation: at Cal Baptist, Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ESPN+
8. Florida
Earlier rank: 2
Document: 34-8
Subsequent recreation: at Stetson, Wednesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
9. Florida State
Earlier rank: 10
Document: 36-6
Subsequent recreation: at Saint Mary’s, Wednesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
10. Arkansas
Earlier rank: 13
Document: 29-8
Subsequent recreation: vs. South Carolina, Friday at 7 p.m. on SECN+
11. South Carolina
Earlier rank: 9
Document: 30-8
Subsequent recreation: vs. Charleston Southern, Wednesday at 6 p.m. on SECN+
12. Virginia Tech
Earlier rank: 11
Document: 32-5
Subsequent recreation: vs. Charlotte, Tuesday at 5 p.m. on ACC Community
13. Arizona
Earlier rank: 12
Document: 33-7
Subsequent recreation: at Kansas, Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
14. Texas Tech
Earlier rank: 14
Document: 31-9
Subsequent recreation: vs. Houston, Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+
15. Mississippi State
Earlier rank: 15
Document: 31-10
Subsequent recreation: vs. Missouri, Friday at 7 p.m. on SECN+
16. Duke
Earlier rank: 19
Document: 29-12
Subsequent recreation: at Pitt, Friday at 6 p.m. on ACC Community Further
17. Stanford
Earlier rank: 17
Document: 26-8
Subsequent recreation: at Boise State, Friday at 8 p.m.
18. Oklahoma State
Earlier rank: 18
Document: 23-11
Subsequent recreation: vs. Oklahoma, Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPN+
19. Ole Pass over
Earlier rank: 20
Document: 29-9
Subsequent recreation: vs. UT Martin, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on SECN+
20. Georgia
Earlier rank: 16
Document: 25-13
Subsequent recreation: vs. USC-Upstate, Wednesday at 6 p.m. on SECN+
21. Clemson
Earlier rank: 25
Document: 30-11
Subsequent recreation: vs. Winthrop, Wednesday at 6 p.m. on ACC Community
22. Alabama
Earlier rank: 23
Document: 28-15
Subsequent recreation: vs. Oklahoma, Saturday at 4 p.m. on ESPN2
23. Nebraska
Earlier rank: 21
Document: 28-10
Subsequent recreation: vs. Creighton, Wednesday at 7 p.m.
24. Ohio State
Earlier rank: 22
Document: 30-9-1
Subsequent recreation: at Pitt, Wednesday at 5 p.m. on ACC Community Further
25. Liberty
Earlier rank: 24
Document: 33-8
Subsequent recreation: vs. Virginia, Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN+
