Extra Inning Softball is set to launch the Class of 2027 Extra Elite 100 player rankings starting on April 29, 2024. View more details below including dates, info on our regional and elite 100 roll out, and insights related to our rankings committee. Utilizing our new enhanced ranking platform, we will first unveil top players in each of the six regions:. Players will be placed in teams to highlight top athletes ..read more

Class of 2028 Team Rankings: Region Four (Southwest) Top 10 As Extra Inning Softball continues on its mission to uphold our standard of empowering, inspiring and supporting all participants in the game of softball, we begin our enhanced Class of 2028 Team Rankings. Our new rankings format features highlighting seventh and eighth grade levels by teams, both regionally and nationally. Read more HERE ..read more

The spring club season has gotten underway across the nation and throughout the spring club season, Extra Inning Softball will be recognizing the outstanding achievements of players from across the country. Nominations for Extra Inning Softball Club Player of the Week can be submitted HERE. ***** Extra Inning Softball National Club Player of the Week Amira Evans has been selected as the Extra Inning Softball National Club Player of the Week ..read more

Class of 2028 Team Rankings: Region Four (Southwest) Top 25 As Extra Inning Softball continues on its mission to uphold our standard of empowering, inspiring and supporting all participants in the game of softball, we begin our enhanced Class of 2028 Team Rankings. Our new rankings format features highlighting seventh and eighth grade levels by teams, both regionally and nationally. Read more HERE ..read more

The spring high school softball season has officially begun with virtually every state playing their high school seasons. Throughout the spring softball season Extra Inning Softball will be recognizing the outstanding achievements of players from across the country. Nominations for Extra Inning Softball National High School Player of the Week can be submitted HERE. Beginning on Feb. 14, 2024, Extra Inning Softball will be selecting a National High School Player of the Week every week through May 31, 2024 ..read more

Jazzy Francik has already accomplished a great deal in her softball career. She helped lead Melbourne High School to a 6A state championship in Florida, was named First Team All-America and an Extra Elite 100 honoree by Extra Inning Softball, was selected as the MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year and was chosen as the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year. The next step in her softball journey will take her to Florida State providing an opportunity for her to cross another goal off the list – pitch in the Women’s College World Series ..read more

Class of 2028 Team Rankings: Region Four (Southwest) Top 50 As Extra Inning Softball continues on its mission to uphold our standard of empowering, inspiring and supporting all participants in the game of softball, we begin our enhanced Class of 2028 Team Rankings. Our new rankings format features highlighting seventh and eighth grade levels by teams, both regionally and nationally. Read more HERE ..read more

The Vines family name is one that stands out in the softball world as Brooke Vines played collegiately at Tennessee and for USA Softball while Anna Vines played at UCLA and won a national championship with the Bruins and Anthony Vines currently runs a top club organization in California in Firecrackers Vines 16u and 18u. The team was founded in 2019 with Brooke Vines heading the program and Firecrackers purpose was to develop female leaders who will receive marketable softball and leadership skills that will hopefully result in a path to a college education ..read more

Photo courtesy Oklahoma Softball During its run to three consecutive national championships, Oklahoma has been known for having a prodigious offense. And while that remains true, the Sooners entered the weekend leading the nation in batting average and on-base percentage and are third nationally in home runs, the Oklahoma pitching staff is not to be overlooked. The combination of Kelly Maxwell, Nicole May, Paytn Monticelli, Karlie Keeney and Kierston Deal took center stage in the Sooners three-game Big 12 sweep of Houston by limiting the Cougars to nine hits and two runs after Houston entered ..read more

Extra Inning Softball has partnered with former DI softball coach Julie Jones (Akron, Cleveland State) and current Mental Performance Coach at SSB Performance to help give athletes, coaches and others in the softball world the Mental Edge. Julie spent 26 years leading Division I softball programs with her mission being simple: to build smarter students, stronger athletes and better people. She also teaches courses in Sports Science and Coaching at the University of Akron, Ursuline College and Baldwin Wallace University in both the undergraduate and graduate studies programs ..read more