Often regarded as one of the premier nonconference events on the regular-season college softball calendar, the 2025 edition of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic did not disappoint.

The schedule for the final day of the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California, may include fewer games, but if the early contest between No. 4 UCLA and No. 14 Duke is any indication of what’s to come, the day won’t be boring.

No. 20 Stanford stunned No. 1 Texas with a 9-5 victory, handing the Longhorns their first loss of the 2025 season at the Hillenbrand Invitational.

Lagi Quiroga hit a home run in the first at-bat of the game as Cal went on to take a 2-0 lead against its former Pac-12 rival in No. 19 Oregon on Feb. 20 at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.

The Oregon Ducks have appeared in 19 different NCAA Tournaments since 2000. From those appearances, 10 have led to appearances in the Super Regionals, and five have led to Women's College World Series berths.

The 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic is underway, and the event hits the ground running with games featuring UCLA, Nebraska, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Washington and Baylor, among others.

No. 14 Duke Softball (7-3) will take on Minnesota (2-7) in a key non-conference matchup at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. ET in Cathedral City, Calif.

No. 14 Duke Softball (7-3) is set to take on BYU (6-2) in a key non-conference matchup at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Feb. 22 at 12:30 p.m. ET in Cathedral City, Calif.

As the season continues its trek towards the all-important Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic later this week, the undefeated Texas Longhorns softball team continued to reign supreme in the top spot.

One of the storylines tied to the California softball team heading into the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic is the recent success the Golden Bears have had at the event, which includes string of 11 consecutive wins that began in 2020.

The 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic begins on Feb. 20 in Cathedral City as the showcase prepares to ask simply “Who will dominate the diamond?”

One cool thing about softball on the West Coast is that fans on the other side of the country can climb into bed and wind down their days watching some of the best teams in the nation do battle at the prestigious Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.

Now that the Duke softball team has been to the NCAA Women’s College World Series, anything less than another trip might feel like a letdown for the Blue Devils.

Duke has been a rising star in the collegiate softball world since bursting onto the scene in 2018, and this is the first time in their history the Blue Devils are looking to improve on a season that ended at the NCAA Women’s College World Series.

The Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic is gearing up to return for its 21st year, as it is known to feature the best softball teams in the country while taking place in Cathedral City, CA.