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 UCLA softball team did something Saturday afternoon that no other team has been able to do in 2025 – beat Arkansas.

The long ball got the job done for No. 19 Oregon in its top-25 showdown with No. 22 Missouri at the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California, on Saturday.

Texas Softball entered the 2025 Hillenbrand Invitational as the No. 1-ranked softball team in the nation and was undefeated in play.

The Arkansas softball team is on a torrid pace to start the 2025 season, and the Razorbacks picked up another win Friday night at the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California, defeating Loyola Marymount 6-2.

UCLA softball secured a comeback victory over the Tennessee Lady Vols at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic 2025, overcoming an early 3-0 deficit to win 4-3. The Bruins and Vols were the No. 4 and No. 7 teams, respectively, heading into the game.

Minutes after seeing their undefeated start to the 2025 collegiate softball season come to an end against Stanford at the 2025 Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson, Arizona, the Texas Longhorns took out any disappointment they may have had on the Colorado State Rams.

UCLA Softball had an extremely productive 2024, ending a 43-12 overall season with an appearance at the Women's College World Series.

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.

Tennessee Softball entered the match against Rutgers in the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with one win and one loss in the series.

UCLA softball defeated Mizzou 4-1 at Mary Nutter Classic in a dominant performance highlighted by Kaitlyn Terry’s stellar pitching.

Minnesota Softball (2-7) continues its challenging schedule at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with a matchup against No. 7 Tennessee (10-1) on Feb. 22. The game is set for a key early-season test as both teams look to establish momentum in non-conference play.

No. 19 Oregon defeated No. 6 Tennessee in a dramatic extra-inning contest, winning 1-0 on a wild pitch from Karlyn Pickens in the bottom of the eighth. This was the Lady Vols first game at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic 2025, and Oregon's second game of the day.

Through four innings in the Arkansas vs. Rutgers game Thursday at the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California, it looked like the difference in the contest might be one third-inning swing from Arkansas.

The largest preseason college softball showcase begins on Feb. 20 at the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif. Eight ranked teams, including two more who received top 25 votes, are in the field and giving fans more top 25 matchups than any softball event this year over a four-day period.