With nearly 200 teams taking part in the Division III portion of THE Spring Games, there will be tons of talent on display for the month of top-tier competition.

The Spring Games kicks into high gear in the coming days, with the “World’s Largest College Softball Event” seeing hundreds of teams visit Florida in the coming month for hundreds of games against teams they might not normally face.

The 2023 collegiate softball season finally is underway, and teams from across the country have wasted no time finding ways to showcase (or hone) their skills on the diamond.

Softball season is finally here, which also means the return of THE Spring Games. Also known as the World’s largest college softball event, THE Spring Games brings in collegiate teams from NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, and NJCAA participating from mid-February to the end of March. THE Spring Games hosts thousands of games that will be available on live stream or on video-on-demand exclusively on FloSoftball.

In just a few weeks, we will see some of the top NCAA Division III teams back in action. Along with some of those top teams, we will see the return of some talented pitchers.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 2021 Easton/NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year recipients were announced on Tuesday afternoon. Garnering honors this year are Jennifer Herzig (James Madison University / DI), Matt Jackson (William Jewell College / DII), Mary Karen Wheat (University of Rochester / DIII), Becky Martinez (Siena Heights University / NAIA), TJ Webb (Seminole State College / NJCAA DI), Stacey Birdsong (Parkland College / NJCAA DII), Vivi Marquez (Rock Valley College / NJCAA DIII), Morgan McGee (Santiago Canyon College / Cal JC), Clint Hoelscher (Papillion-LaVista High School) and Frank D. Iovine (New Jersey Ruthless 14U-Lensch / TB).

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Thursday approved implementing video review and allowing coaches to have two video review challenges beginning in the 2021-22 academic year.There is no requirement to use the video review rule. It is optional for all schools, conferences and tournaments to implement.Over the past few years, conferences have experimented with video review in conference tournament games, including the Atlantic Coast, Southeastern and Sun Belt conferences during the 2021 season. Softball Rules Committee members have received positive feedback about the experimental rule and recommended that video review become a permanent aspect of the game.Under the new rule, each head coach will have two challenges to initiate a review for the entirety of the game. A coach must verbally or visually indicate a challenge request before the next pitch, before the pitcher and all infielders have clearly vacated their normal fielding position and left fair territory, or before the umpires have left the field of play.

BLUFFTON, S.C. - Following a three-year stint at NCAA Division I and Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) member Austin Peay, Codee Yeske has been named USCB's next head softball coach. Yeske will be the fourth Sand Shark head coach in program history.

NCAA college athletes will have the opportunity to benefit from their name, image and likeness beginning Thursday. Governance bodies in all three divisions today adopted a uniform interim policy suspending NCAA name, image and likeness rules for all incoming and current student-athletes in all sports.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA revealed 37 student-athletes from 26 different institutions have been voted 2021 NFCA NAIA All-Americans, the Association announced on Monday afternoon.

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Find the Point Park college softball photo gallery from THE 2021 Spring Games. Photos by Mike Watters of USA TODAY Sports.

Find the Warner college softball photo gallery from THE 2021 Spring Games. Photos by Mike Watters of USA TODAY Sports.

Find the Ave Maria softball photo gallery from THE 2021 Spring Games. Photos by Mike Watters of USA TODAY Sports.

Find the Indiana Wesleyan softball photo gallery from THE 2021 Spring Games. Photos by Mike Watters of USA TODAY Sports.