Softball Portal Numbers Update
As of earlier today, there are 878 players that have entered the transfer portal.
Last year, after two days, there were 465 players in the portal
In 2024, after two days, there were 387 players in the portal.
Here are the schools with the highest number of players in the portal. The schools at the top of the list probably have some players that want to challenge themselves at a higher level. Then, there is an interesting group of schools in the next tier, including some "name" brands.
12 - Abilene Christian
12 - New Mexico State
11 - Austin Peay
10 - North Texas
10 - St. Peter's
9 - Houston
9 - Creighton
9 - Kennesaw State
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9 - Michigan State
8 - Arkansas
8 - LSU
8 - South Carolina
8 - Memphis
8 - Illinois Chicago
8 - Maryland Eastern Shore
** Edited by VTChip at 6/12/2026, 1:17:28 PM
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1mo
Substantially agree with your statements, but all things are not equal.
In recent years, the portal opened considerably earlier... before play had ended.
This year, all teams had finished play when the portal opened, and all but 2 Division 1 teams had ended far enough back for coaches to have completed year-end interviews.
This created a floodgate scenario where most players had already made their decisions and were sitting in waiting on 6/8, the day of portal opening.
While we probably have different sources, or perhaps different refreshes of the same source, when I last looked I saw portal entrants by date as follows:
133 = 4/13 - 6/7 (primarily grad xfers and programs where head coach is leaving)
705 = 6/8 (portal fully open)
14 = 6/9
10 = 6/10
** Edited by Hokie4Life_89 at 6/12/2026, 2:29:56 PM
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1mo
7 - Syracuse
6 - Boston College
5 - Florida State
5 - California
4 - North Carolina - including two pitchers (Lily Parrish and Carly Compton)
3 - Georgia Tech (2 Pitchers, 1 DP, Jr. P Jaidyn Studebaker, DNP in '26, has committed to Ohio State)
2 - UVA - Ava Hodges (Soph P, 3-4 in 2025) and Brie Briddle (Jr inf, 5 at bats in 2026)
2 - Notre Dame (FR 2B starter Ava Zachary, batted .406 and Sr CF starter Mickey Winchell, batted .335)
1 - VT - Charlotte Moore (Soph, Utility, 2 at bats in 2026)
1 - Pittsburgh - Soph P Bekah Duck (3-7, 5.73 ERA)
1 - Louisville - Fresh SS Addy O'Dell (.167 avg)
1 - NC State - Jr Pitcher Katie (2 innings this year)
So far, no players from Clemson or Stanford
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1mo
to measure your program and coaching staff by. There's always going to be a few here and there, but there is kudos to be handed out to Pete and VT.
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1mo
Seems like kind of a dumpster fire over there right now.
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1mo
Needs some time
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RJHokie
1mo
standpoint. I think they are still feeling the effects of the last coaching regime. They should be better in 2027.
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