University of Montevallo Head Coach Lindsay Vanover has resigned effective immediately. Vanover was the first coach in program history dating back to its launch in 2015. Sources have come forward saying the resignation stems from internal issues within the program and among the staff. Montevallo is currently 11-16 on the season including a 6-11 Gulf South Conference record. Assistant Coach Whitney Hawkins is still listed as an assistant on the coaching staff roster, while Associate Athletic Director Erik Maas has been labeled as “administrative oversight”.
Chance Scores 700th Victory at Butler CC
Butler Community College Coach Doug Chance earned his 700th career coaching win on Tuesday. The milestone came in a doubleheader sweep of Labette Community College. Chance is in his 17th season coaching the Grizzlies.
Linfield Stays at No. 1 for Third Straight Week
For the third straight week Linfield (22-2) has stayed No. 1 in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Wildcats saw their 18-game winning streak end last weekend, but still maintained the top spot.
| Rank | Team | 2021 Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Linfield (8) | 22-2 | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia Wesleyan | 21-3-1 | 192 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas Lutheran | 20-4 | 184 | 3 |
| 4 | East Texas Baptist | 16-3 | 176 | 5 |
| 5 | Salisbury | 14-4 | 168 | 6 |
| 6 | Christopher Newport | 18-8 | 160 | 4 |
| 7 | Eastern Connecticut State | 14-0 | 152 | 12 |
| 8 | Kean | 12-0 | 144 | 8 |
| 9 | Birmingham-Southern | 23-3 | 136 | 9 |
| T10 | Belhaven | 20-6 | 128 | 10 |
| DePauw | 17-2 | 128 | 7 | |
| 12 | St. John Fisher | 7-1 | 110 | 11 |
| 13 | Berry | 16-5 | 100 | 14 |
| 14 | Wartburg | 17-4 | 97 | 16 |
| 15 | Moravian | 8-0 | 89 | 15 |
| 16 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | 16-1 | 82 | 17 |
| 17 | Emory & Henry | 13-3 | 62 | 19 |
| 18 | Transylvania | 13-7 | 57 | 13 |
| 19 | Saint Benedict | 10-2 | 50 | 24 |
| 20 | Randolph-Macon | 8-3-1 | 39 | T22 |
| T21 | Cortland | 6-2 | 36 | T22 |
| Mount Union | 17-3 | 36 | 20 | |
| 23 | Dubuque | 12-4 | 33 | 18 |
| 24 | Alvernia | 12-2 | 30 | 21 |
| 25 | Westminster (Pa.) | 18-0 | 7 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Misericordia 4, St. Scholastica 4, McMurry 1, Millikin 1, Stevenson 1, Trine 1.
Dropped out: Aurora, Geneseo and Luther.
Augustana New DII No. 1
Division II has a new No. 1 in this week’s NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. Augustana (17-3) has taken the top spot receiving 10 of the 16 first-place votes. Former No. 1 North Georgia (18-2) comes in second with four votes, while Valdosta State (22-3) and Texas A&M-Commerce (21-8) followed each with one vote.
| Rank | School | Points | 2021 Record | Last Poll |
| 1 | Augustana (10) | 389 | 17-3 | t2 |
| 2 | North Georgia (4) | 383 | 18-2 | 1 |
| 3 | Valdosta State (1) | 365 | 22-3 | 4 |
| 4 | Texas A&M-Commerce (1) | 351 | 21-8 | t2 |
| 5 | UT Tyler | 331 | 21-5 | 5 |
| 6 | Rollins | 315 | 10-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Indianapolis | 307 | 21-2 | 9 |
| 8 | Lincoln Memorial | 303 | 25-4 | 7 |
| 9 | Young Harris | 264 | 21-6 | 11 |
| 10 | West Texas A&M | 261 | 21-7 | 10 |
| 11 | Winona State | 239 | 16-3 | 13 |
| 12 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 220 | 21-6 | 12 |
| 13 | Oklahoma Christian | 190 | 23-5 | 14 |
| 14 | Concordia Irvine | 174 | 12-7 | 8 |
| 15 | UAH | 172 | 20-7 | t17 |
| 16 | Saint Anselm | 153 | 5-1 | 16 |
| 17 | Grand Valley State | 145 | 16-4 | 15 |
| 18 | Central Oklahoma | 134 | 21-7 | t17 |
| 19 | Colorado Mesa | 110 | 19-1 | 19 |
| 20 | Minnesota State | 95 | 13-4 | 20 |
| 21 | West Florida | 83 | 21-10 | 22 |
| 22 | Rogers State | 62 | 18-10 | 21 |
| 23 | Kutztown | 40 | 18-4 | 24 |
| 24 | Southern Arkansas | 32 | 13-6 | 25 |
| 25 | Saint Leo | 26 | 13-6 | 23 |
New to Poll: None.
Dropped Out: None.
Receiving Votes: Western Washington (15), Lubbock Christian (13), Texas A&M International (10), Biola (9), Auburn Montgomery (3), Southeastern Oklahoma State (3), Northwest Nazarene (2), Anderson (1).
Japan’s Ueno Down with Injury
Some possible concerning news out of Japan over the weekend in relation to the host countries possible run at Gold in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games. Japanese Softball Ace Yukiko Ueno was injured in the opening weekend of the Japanese Softball League. Ueno’s team Bic Camera Bee Queen was pitching against Team Mexico and former Arizona State All-American Dallas Escobedo and her Toyota Shinning Vega team when the injury occurred. Ueno was hurling a three-hit shutout going into the ninth inning, when she felt pain in her right “flank” and was pulled out of the game. She is expected to miss at least three weeks and will be re-evaluated during that time. The softball portion of the Tokyo Olympic Games start July 21. Team Japan, the 2008 Gold Medal Winners, are expected to give World No. 1 USA the biggest challenge on the host countries home turf in Tokyo with Ueno in the circle. The Team Japan Veteran is considered by many as the top pitcher currently in the world.
Oklahoma Still Reigning at No. 1
Oklahoma (28-0) reigns No. 1 for the sixth straight week in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Sooners have outscored Big 12 opponents through their first six conference games 71-14.
| Rank | School | Points | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 800 | 28-0 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 762 | 19-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon | 721 | 26-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Alabama | 698 | 29-4 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida | 658 | 26-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Washington | 640 | 28-4 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas | 581 | 27-3 | 7 |
| 8 | Arizona | 580 | 22-5 | 9 |
| 9 | Florida State | 531 | 24-6 | 10 |
| t10 | Arkansas | 474 | 31-3 | 13 |
| t10 | Kentucky | 474 | 27-6 | 8 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 472 | 29-5 | 11 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 370 | 21-9 | 14 |
| 14 | Louisiana | 343 | 25-6 | 16 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 322 | 23-6 | 19 |
| 16 | Duke | 304 | 27-6 | 12 |
| 17 | LSU | 301 | 21-12 | 15 |
| 18 | Clemson | 288 | 26-4 | 18 |
| 19 | Missouri | 287 | 28-7 | 17 |
| 20 | Georgia | 198 | 23-6 | 20 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 193 | 28-6 | 21 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 113 | 18-2 | 24 |
| 23 | Michigan | 101 | 13-3 | 23 |
| 24 | UCF | 48 | 25-9 | 22 |
| 25 | Texas State | 42 | 24-3 | RV |
New to Poll: No. 25 Texas State.
Dropped Out: No. 25 Baylor.
Receiving Votes: Wichita State (19), Texas A&M (18), James Madison (13), Fresno State (9), Auburn (8), Baylor (8), Minnesota (7), Tulsa (6), Western Kentucky (3), BYU (2), Miami (Ohio) (2), Ole Miss (2), Cal State Fullerton (1), Troy (1).
Creighton’s Vigness Earns 700th
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.