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Northwestern Coach Kate Drohan has signed a multi-year contract extension. Drohan has led the Wildcats since 2002 amassing 745 victories. Northwestern has made 16 NCAA Postseason appearances in her tenure, including a Super Regional appearance along with a Big 10 Championship last season.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore has named Aaron Robinson their new head coach. Robinson had recently joined the staff at University of Maryland Baltimore County as an assistant coach. He came on with the Retrievers after spending two years as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Notre Dame of Maryland University.

Team hopping just got a little tougher.

The NCAA Division I Council has approved legislation that will limit the time student-athletes can enter the Transfer Portal. The rules change will allow for 45 total days throughout the year moves to enter the portal can be made.

The exact windows for adding a student-athletes name to the Transfer Portal will be decided and divided up differently by each respective sport.

Maile Deutsch has been promoted to Associate Head Coach at Ottawa University in Kansas. Deutsch has been part of the Braves Coaching Staff since the fall of 2021. The move is the first step on her way to leading the program, as longtime Head Coach Jay Kahnt will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2024 season after 23 years leading the program.

The Oklahoma Sooners new facility is already getting an expansion. The $42 million Love’s Field project initially with a set seating capacity of 3,000, will now expand to 4,200. This will include 3,543 in fixed seating and an additional 657 in standing room. The state-of-the-art facility for the seven-time National Champion Sooners will open for the 2024 season.

After 25 years leading the program at West Liberty University, Herb Minch is stepping down. The longtime head coach guided the Hilltoppers to 564 victories during his time. Minch led WLU to conference titles in 1999, 2019, 2021 and 2022, while earning NCAA Division II Tournament bids in 2019 and 2021. Assistant coach Nikki Nuzum has been named interim head coach.

Shawnee State has named Kristen Bradshaw their new head coach. Bradshaw remains in her hometown of Portsmouth, Ohio after previous coaching stops at Wright State, University of Rio Grande, and the last eight years at Portsmouth High School.

Samantha Henderson has been named Interim Head Coach at Oakland. She joined the Grizzlies Staff in 2020 as an assistant coach. Henderson served as a Graduate Assistant at her alma mater Detroit Mercy before joining the staff at Oakland.

The Southeatern Conference has released their complete schedule for the 2024 season.

Conference play begins March 8 and runs through May 5. The 2024 SEC Tournament is scheduled for May 7-11 at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, AL.

The complete 2024 SEC Schedule can be found at https://www.secsports.com/…/2024-sec-softball-schedule…

Marina Demore has been named interim head coach at Nevada. Demore has worked on staff for the Wolf Pack as an assistant the past two seasons. She previously had stops on staff at Northern Kentucky, Fresno State, UC Riverside, and Loyola. Demore takes over for former head coach Linda Garza who departed the program last month to lead the program at Fresno City College.