Sports Illustrated

New Rules Approved for Division I Softball Including Safety Bag and Defining Obstruction

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP) recently approved the double first base bag along with several other key changes, for the 2025-2026 Division I softball season. Schools will now be ...
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Athletes Unlimited Softball League rules: Everything you need to know

Like every other professional sporting league, Athletes Unlimited Softball League is governed by rules that every participant must follow. Newcomers must know that softball has enough distinctions to ...
The Indianapolis Star

Obstruction rule in NCAA softball exposed as ridiculous overcomplication of a simple game

College softball doesn't receive a massive tidal wave of national media attention for most of the season. Only when the NCAA Tournament rolls around, especially at the Women's College World Series, ...
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NCAA proposes multiple softball rule changes, clarifies obstruction

The NCAA softball rules committee proposed multiple rule changes for the 2025-26 season. Additionally, the committee clarified obstruction. The recommended changes include a modified illegally batted ...
Sports Illustrated

NCAA Softball Rules Committee Proposes Several Rule Changes, Citing Obstruction and Need for Safety Bag

Upon the conclusion of the 2025 college softball season, the NCAA Softball Rules Committee got together at the headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, to propose multiple rule changes within the sport ...