Creighton Softball Coach Brent Vigness picked up his 800th victory leading the Blue Jays on Saturday. CU defeated Seton Hall on a walk-off 6-5 to achieve the milestone for the veteran coach. Vigness has coached Creighton for 28 years and has amassed 948 wins in a 33 year career as a head coach.
Linfield Stays No. 1 for Second Week
Linfield (19-1) kept their winning streak going over the weekend at 17 games, and remained No. 1 in this weeks NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Wildcats were unanimous in the top spot picking up all eight first-place votes.
| Rank | Team | 2021 Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Linfield (8) | 19-1 | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia Wesleyan | 17-3-1 | 192 | T2 |
| 3 | Texas Lutheran | 16-4 | 184 | 4 |
| 4 | Christopher Newport | 14-6 | 176 | 5 |
| 5 | East Texas Baptist | 13-3 | 168 | T2 |
| 6 | Salisbury | 12-4 | 160 | 6 |
| 7 | DePauw | 16-2 | 152 | 7 |
| 8 | Kean | 10-0 | 144 | 8 |
| 9 | Birmingham-Southern | 20-3 | 136 | 9 |
| 10 | Belhaven | 17-6 | 128 | 10 |
| 11 | St. John Fisher | 5-1 | 117 | 11 |
| 12 | Eastern Connecticut State | 10-0 | 111 | 15 |
| 13 | Transylvania | 10-6 | 93 | 13 |
| 14 | Berry | 12-5 | 92 | 12 |
| 15 | Moravian | 8-0 | 84 | 16 |
| 16 | Wartburg | 13-3 | 82 | 19 |
| 17 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | 11-1 | 74 | 14 |
| 18 | Dubuque | 10-4 | 57 | 17 |
| 19 | Emory & Henry | 12-2 | 55 | 20 |
| 20 | Mount Union | 14-2 | 41 | 21 |
| 21 | Alvernia | 11-1 | 28 | RV |
| T22 | Cortland | 3-1 | 25 | NR |
| Randolph-Macon | 4-3-1 | 25 | 23 | |
| 24 | Saint Benedict | 8-2 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | Aurora | 15-1 | 23 | NR |
Others receiving votes: St. Scholastica 21, Geneseo 4, Luther 3.
Dropped out: Carroll (Wis.), Carthage, Coe, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Olaf and Trine.
North Georgia Stays at No. 1 in DII
Undefeated North Georgia (14-0) picked up all but two first-place votes in this weeks NFCA DII Top 25 Coaches Poll. The No. 1 Nighthawks got 14 of the 16 votes while No. 2 Augustana (10-2) and No. 3 Texas A&M-Commerce (21-6) each received the remaining two.
| Rank | School | Points | 2021 Record | Last Poll |
| 1 | North Georgia (14) | 397 | 14-0 | 1 |
| t2 | Augustana (1) | 370 | 10-2 | 3 |
| t2 | Texas A&M-Commerce (1) | 370 | 21-6 | 2 |
| 4 | Valdosta State | 349 | 19-3 | 7 |
| 5 | UT Tyler | 336 | 21-5 | 6 |
| 6 | Rollins | 319 | 8-0 | 5 |
| 7 | Lincoln Memorial | 305 | 24-3 | 4 |
| 8 | Concordia Irvine | 279 | 11-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Indianapolis | 270 | 17-2 | 11 |
| 10 | West Texas A&M | 262 | 21-7 | 10 |
| 11 | Young Harris | 234 | 19-4 | 13 |
| 12 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 228 | 20-5 | 14 |
| 13 | Winona State | 204 | 11-2 | 15 |
| 14 | Oklahoma Christian | 191 | 21-5 | 16 |
| 15 | Grand Valley State | 170 | 15-3 | 19 |
| 16 | Saint Anselm | 146 | 3-1 | 18 |
| t17 | Central Oklahoma | 125 | 20-6 | 25 |
| t17 | UAH | 125 | 17-7 | 22 |
| 19 | Colorado Mesa | 115 | 14-0 | 20 |
| 20 | Minnesota State | 77 | 11-2 | RV |
| 21 | Rogers State | 65 | 14-8 | 12 |
| 22 | West Florida | 52 | 18-10 | 17 |
| 23 | Saint Leo | 45 | 12-4 | 23 |
| 24 | Kutztown | 34 | 16-4 | NR |
| 25 | Southern Arkansas | 27 | 10-6 | 9 |
New to Poll: No. 20 Minnesota State, No. 24 Kutztown.
Dropped Out: No. 21 Shepherd, No. 24 Angelo State.
Receiving Votes: Lubbock Christian (22), Northwest Nazarene (21), Anderson (23-5), Western Washington (11), Angelo State (10), Trevecca Nazarene (10), Auburn Montgomery (4), Seton Hill (3), Texas A&M International (2), West Chester (2), Southeastern Oklahoma State (1).
Pinkston Named AD at Assumption HS
Assumption High School in Kentucky has named former Louisville Softball standout Lisa Pinkston their new Athletic Director. Pinkston has been the head softball coach at AHS since 2015. She joined the Rockets after working on staff at her alma mater UL as Director of Softball Operations since 2010.
OU Still Ranked No. 1
To no ones shock unless you have been living under a rock, Oklahoma (25-0) is still No. 1 in this weeks USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Sooners are unanimous in the top spot again with all 32 first-place votes as they show no signs of being beatable.
| Rank | School | Points | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 800 | 25-0 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 765 | 19-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon | 727 | 23-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Alabama | 693 | 26-3 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida | 690 | 24-3 | 5 |
| 6 | Washington | 611 | 24-4 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas | 572 | 24-3 | 8 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 555 | 24-4 | 7 |
| 9 | Arizona | 552 | 18-5 | 9 |
| 10 | Florida State | 495 | 20-6 | 12 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 448 | 26-5 | 10 |
| 12 | Duke | 434 | 26-3 | 11 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 404 | 28-3 | 15 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 403 | 19-8 | 14 |
| 15 | LSU | 350 | 18-11 | 13 |
| 16 | Louisiana | 331 | 20-6 | 16 |
| 17 | Missouri | 244 | 24-7 | 18 |
| 18 | Clemson | 227 | 22-4 | 20 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 222 | 19-5 | 19 |
| 20 | Georgia | 201 | 22-5 | 17 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 177 | 23-5 | 21 |
| 22 | UCF | 170 | 24-6 | 22 |
| 23 | Michigan | 84 | 13-3 | 25 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 73 | 15-1 | RV |
| 25 | Baylor | 38 | 21-5 | RV |
New to Poll: No. 24 Northwestern, No. 25 Baylor.
Dropped Out: No. 23 South Carolina, No. 24 Auburn.
Receiving Votes: Texas A&M (34), Auburn (32), South Carolina (26), Liberty (12), Texas State (10), Wichita State (8), James Madison (3), Western Kentucky (3), Minnesota (2), Fresno State (1), Miami (Ohio) (1), Notre Dame (1), Southern Illinois (1).
Diaz Re-elected Colombian Softball Federation President
Eduin Diaz was unanimously re-elected president of the Colombian Softball Federation after the organization’s general assembly this past Saturday. Diaz said his immediate goal for the federation is to prepare the National Team for the WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup which is set to be played in Peru August 28-September 5. Another top focus he alluded to will be on the Colombian Softball High Performance Training Center.
Linfield New DIII No. 1
Linfield (15-1) has taken over the No. 1 spot in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Wildcats jumped two spots from last week to claim the top position while also riding a 13 game winning streak.
| Rank | Team | 2021 Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Linfield (8) | 15-1 | 200 | 3 |
| T2 | East Texas Baptist | 12-1 | 192 | 1 |
| Virginia Wesleyan | 16-2-1 | 192 | 2 | |
| 4 | Texas Lutheran | 9-4 | 176 | 4 |
| 5 | Christopher Newport | 14-6 | 168 | 5 |
| 6 | Salisbury | 10-4 | 160 | 6 |
| 7 | DePauw | 14-1 | 152 | 7 |
| 8 | Kean | 6-0 | 144 | 8 |
| 9 | Birmingham-Southern | 20-3 | 136 | 13 |
| 10 | Belhaven | 15-5 | 128 | 11 |
| 11 | St. John Fisher | 4-0 | 120 | 12 |
| 12 | Berry | 10-4 | 112 | 9 |
| 13 | Transylvania | 10-6 | 99 | 10 |
| 14 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | 6-0 | 93 | 16 |
| 15 | Eastern Connecticut State | 6-0 | 81 | 15 |
| 16 | Moravian | 8-0 | 78 | 19 |
| 17 | Dubuque | 7-2 | 76 | NR |
| 18 | Trine | 6-2 | 63 | T22 |
| 19 | Wartburg | 10-3 | 60 | 14 |
| 20 | Emory & Henry | 10-2 | 51 | T20 |
| 21 | Mount Union | 11-1 | 32 | NR |
| 22 | Geneseo | 2-0 | 31 | T22 |
| 23 | Randolph-Macon | 2-1-1 | 20 | 24 |
| 24 | Saint Benedict | 6-2 | 17 | NR |
| 25 | St. Olaf | 2-2 | 11 | 17 |
Others receiving votes: St. Scholastica 6, Carthage 3, Carroll (Wis.) 3, Alvernia 2, Coe 1, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1.
Dropped out: Illinois Wesleyan, St. Catherine and Tufts.
UNG Holds On to Top Spot
North Georgia (12-0) held on to the top spot in this week’s NFCA DII Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Nighthawks picked up 10 of 16 first-place votes, while No. 2 Texas A&M-Commerce (18-4) closed the gap grabbing six votes.
| Rank | School | Points | 2021 Record | Last Poll |
| 1 | North Georgia (10) | 393 | 12-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas A&M-Commerce (6) | 389 | 18-4 | 2 |
| 3 | Augustana | 363 | 8-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Lincoln Memorial | 349 | 22-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Rollins | 337 | 8-0 | 5 |
| 6 | UT Tyler | 326 | 18-4 | 6 |
| 7 | Valdosta State | 305 | 16-3 | 7 |
| 8 | Concordia Irvine | 280 | 9-4 | 10 |
| 9 | Southern Arkansas | 269 | 9-3 | 12 |
| 10 | West Texas A&M | 241 | 18-6 | 18 |
| 11 | Indianapolis | 226 | 11-2 | 13 |
| 12 | Rogers State | 210 | 12-6 | 9 |
| 13 | Young Harris | 206 | 17-4 | 15 |
| 14 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 195 | 16-5 | 15 |
| 15 | Winona State | 182 | 11-2 | 14 |
| 16 | Oklahoma Christian | 167 | 17-5 | 8 |
| 17 | West Florida | 149 | 18-7 | 21 |
| 18 | Saint Anselm | 104 | 1-1 | 17 |
| 19 | Grand Valley State | 97 | 9-3 | 19 |
| 20 | Colorado Mesa | 75 | 12-0 | 22 |
| 21 | Shepherd | 61 | 14-1 | RV |
| 22 | UAH | 48 | 14-7 | 25 |
| 23 | Saint Leo | 46 | 8-4 | 11 |
| 24 | Angelo State | 43 | 16-7 | 24 |
| 25 | Central Oklahoma | 41 | 14-6 | 23 |
New to Poll: No. 21 Shepherd
Dropped Out: No. 20 West Chester
Receiving Votes: West Chester (24), Anderson (22), Western Washington (17), Minnesota State (16), Northwest Nazarene (9), Texas A&M International (6), Central Missouri (2), Auburn Montgomery (1), Trevecca Nazarene (1).
NCAA Releases First RPI of 2021
NCAA has released the first RPI for 2021. The Rating Percentage Index is used to rank teams based upon a team’s wins and losses and its strength of schedule. The RPI is mostly importantly used to help select at-large teams for postseason play.
OU Keeps Stranglehold on No. 1
Oklahoma (22-0) continues its stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Sooners are once again unanimous in the top spot receiving all 32 first-place votes.
| Rank | School | Points | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 800 | 22-0 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 765 | 19-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon | 710 | 20-1 | 4 |
| 4 | Alabama | 690 | 24-2 | 3 |
| 5 | Florida | 678 | 21-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Washington | 653 | 22-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 573 | 23-2 | 9 |
| 8 | Texas | 532 | 20-3 | 10 |
| 9 | Arizona | 493 | 14-5 | 7 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 480 | 23-4 | 8 |
| 11 | Duke | 475 | 24-1 | 14 |
| 12 | Florida State | 472 | 16-6 | 13 |
| 13 | LSU | 440 | 17-8 | 12 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 410 | 17-6 | 11 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 337 | 23-3 | 17 |
| 16 | Louisiana | 317 | 16-6 | 15 |
| 17 | Georgia | 316 | 21-3 | 19 |
| 18 | Missouri | 249 | 20-6 | 16 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 224 | 15-4 | 18 |
| 20 | Clemson | 176 | 20-2 | 23 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 164 | 21-5 | 21 |
| 22 | UCF | 96 | 19-6 | 20 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 89 | 17-7 | 24 |
| 24 | Auburn | 61 | 18-6 | 22 |
| 25 | Michigan | 54 | 9-3 | 25 |
New to Poll: None
Dropped Out: None
Receiving Votes: Northwestern (41), Iowa State (22), Baylor (19), Illinois (12), Liberty (12), Southern Illinois (9), James Madison (7), Texas State (6), Wichita State (6), South Alabama (5), Texas A&M (4), Fresno State (3).