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Surprising Early Recruiting Take by Mia & Denika Williams

When Mia Williams, the talented shortstop from Windermere, Florida and member of Josh Fisher’s Georgia Impact team, committed to the in-state Florida Gators last October, it caused an uproar in the softball world as she was the first 7th grader—and youngest recruit at that point– to commit to a major college. Since then, at least […]

Beverly Bandits Futures a Favorite at 14U

Only two dozen or so 8th graders have committed across the country so far and you can count on one hand the number of 7th graders, but Coach Ramsey Harkness has a pair of 2022’s who’ve given verbals and one of the 2023’s to give you an idea of how talented this  first year 14U […]

Inside Pitch: “This is Ridiculous”

The Inside Pitch column covers daily news, topical issues or presents the opinions of those in the fastpitch softball community. The viewpoints don’t necessarily reflect the perspective of those at Extra Inning Softball, but are presented to provide a platform for discussion on subjects of note in the sport today… *** Today’s “Inside Pitch” is […]

Recruiting Roundup

Extra Inning Recruiting Roundup—the Latest Breaking News! Today we cover some of the hottest news from the recruiting side of softball including the latest top players to make the happy decision of where they’ll play at the next level! *** Alia Logoleo, a 2019 OF/UT standout for the TN Fury Platinum team led by Sam […]

Club on the Rise: NorCal’s Lady Magic 16U Becoming Pac-12 Pipeline

This past week, when 2022 catcher Caitlyn Newburn committed to UCLA, it made 10 Div. I commitments for the Lady Magic 12U team led by husband and wife Co-Head Coaches Ernie and Lindsey Munoz (Ziegenhirt). The college-bound players includes six verbals now to the Pac-12 Conference along with one already to the SEC. The team, […]

Early Recruiting: the Hottest Subject in Softball Today

Many softball followers feel the Early Recruiting situation is the top problem in the game today. With the news breaking last night that Alexia Carrasquillo from Woodstock, Georgia had committed to Florida in early January, making her the first 6th grader and 11-year-old ever to verbally commit to a major college for softball, it increased […]

Behind the Mask: SEC-Bound Macy Simmons Talks Catching

Macy Simmons is one of the top catchers in nation and a Top 10 prospect in the 2019 class. The  6-foot junior (6-foot-1 in cleats) helped lead her Hamilton High team of Chandler, Arizona to a Class 6A state title last year as she hit .419 with eight home runs, 19 extra-base hits and 49 […]

Extra Recruiting: Emma Langston Verbals to Georgia

Emma Langston is a 2022 pitcher for the Georgia Impact Premier 04 team coached by Josh Fisher and recently committed to stay in-state and play in the SEC for the University of Georgia. The 5-foot-10 right-handed pitcher throws in the 61-63 mph range with a nasty drop, change and an emerging riseball. Emma has played […]

VIDEO: Watch the Unusual Florida/Florida State Recruit Battle!

They are two of the top softball programs in the nation and there’s a natural in-state rivalry between the Florida Gators and the Florida State Seminoles, so pride was on the line when two of the respective programs’ top recruits went head-to-head in an unusual contest on January 7th at the Faster2First event in Vero Beach, Florida.

6th Grader Alexia Carrasquillo Youngest Verbal Ever

Early recruiting is definitely a hot topic these days and it is amazing how college coaches are going after younger and younger players, but in every class—even in the 6th grade—there are “can’t miss” prospects who are already being looked at as future super stars.

Last fall we had our first 7th grader commit when Mia Williams—daughter of former NBA great Jason “White Chocolate” Williams—committed to his alma mater, the Univ. of Florida, and we soon could have an even younger player finalize her college choice.

How Wrestling Helped KJ Haney Commit to Alabama Softball

You get the feeling KJ Haney, a 2020 grad from Hiram (Georgia) High ,could excel in just about any sport she wanted to. The former 5-foot-10 basketball player was a 1st Team All-Region and All-County sophomore softball standout this this past fall playing catcher and first base as she hit .596 with 12 home runs […]