Justin Mcleod

Northwestern State is hiring Lacy Prejean as the program’s new head coach, sources confirmed to Extra Inning Softball on Thursday. The Natchitoches Parish Journal first reported Prejean’s hiring. Prejean spent the last five years as an assistant at Louisiana-Lafayette, working with the Cajuns’ infield and defense and serving as the first-base coach. In 2023, she was part […]

Mike Stith’s OC Batbusters and Texas Glory Naudin 16U were crowned National Champions at the Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series in California on Sunday. Stith’s Batbusters won the 18U Tier 1 championship, while the Glory squad took home the 16U Tier 1 title. 18U In 18U, the Batbusters matched up against Aces Fastpitch. Both teams had […]

Ball State has hired Helen Pena as the program’s new head coach. Pena spent the 2023 season on staff at Middle Tennessee, helping lead the Blue Raiders to the Conference USA tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament. The Blue Raiders reached the Tuscaloosa Regional final, playing in the winner-take-all regional title game. […]

The Lady Lightning Gold organization recently announced a new partnership in the NIL space that could start a new trend in the travel ball world.

Coaches Corner Justin McLeod – July 15, 2024 Danielle O'Toole-Trejo is the new pitching coach at Stanford, the school announced on Monday. O'Toole-Trejo spent the 2024 season as the pitching coach at Cal, leading the Bears' bullpen to a 3.06 staff ERA. “Danielle is a rising star in the softball world,” Stanford head coach Jessica Allister said. “As a head coach you always keep an unofficial list of candidates should an opening occur. Danielle has been at the top of my unofficial[…]

Top Stories Justin McLeod - September 30, 2024 When Ashley Chastain left Charlotte to become head coach at South Carolina , she took on the role at

Top Stories Justin McLeod – December 13, 2024 Virginia Tech is no longer a rebuilding program, nor a squad trying to prove themselves. The Hokies have bec

Top Stories Justin McLeod - January 18, 2025 Florida International head coach Mike Larabee is temporarily stepping away from the program following a medical diagnosis.

Top Stories Justin McLeod – January 21, 2025 Outside North Dakota State’s Super Regional run in 2009, it’s possible that Summit League softball has never

Top Stories Justin McLeod – January 24, 2025 Eight teams, spread across the Carolinas with dips into Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. That’s the makeup of