College softball,by the numbers.
Pioneer Pennant Process finds the college where she'll actually play: all 978 NCAA schools with real majors, real cost after aid, and every coaching staff on file, scored against your athlete. Pioneer Pennant Charts breaks down every Division I team, pitch by pitch, free.
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- 2. Lewis University93
- 3. Saginaw Valley State University92
See the real thing before you sign up for anything.
Seven screens from Process and Charts, as they are today. The athlete is a sample; the schools, teams, and numbers are real.
Every program, scored against her
Every D1 and D2 school ranked for one athlete, best first, with the reason for each score written out.
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The roster the year she arrives
Who is still at her position when her class walks in, counted from the current roster on every school page.
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Every program on one map
Each NCAA softball school is a dot. Set your spot and a radius to see what is really within reach.
Open the map
Her Top Ten, with the next step
The schools she actually wants, in order, each showing what has happened and what to do next.
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A full page on every D1 team
The official record, then the parts the NCAA does not publish: the count, plate discipline, and where the ball goes.
Open the Texas page
Every player in Division I
Search by name, filter by conference or team, and sort on any column, from batting average to WAR.
Search the player board
The sabermetric season
Opponent-adjusted rankings, run values, WAR, and title odds, fit on softball itself.
Read the season
Everything the recruiting search needs, in one place.
Build your athlete's profile once, student first and softball last. Process does the research families usually piece together from school sites and spreadsheets, and it shows its work.
The school finder
Every NCAA softball school, filtered by division, region, major, cost, size, and how the program hits.
A fit score with the why
All 582 D1 and D2 programs scored against your athlete, and every score explained line by line.
Coaches and rosters
Every coaching staff on file, and who is still on the roster at her position the year her class arrives.
Will it pay off?
The school’s real net price and the degree’s real pay, against scholarship, NIL, and family money, before anyone signs.
Her recruiting desk
A recruiting log, coach emails she finishes in her own words, and a one-page profile sheet to print.
Coach-change alerts
We re-check every head coach through the year, and you can get an email when a staff on your list changes.
Every D1 softball team, analyzed pitch by pitch.
The whole 2026 Division I season, reconstructed pitch by pitch from public play-by-play and checked against the official record. Browse by conference, open any team's full analysis, or search season stats for every player in the country.
The 2026 top five
An opponent-adjusted composite of two ratings that disagree on purpose.
| # | Team | Record | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas SEC | 51-12 | 2.62 |
| 2 | Alabama SEC | 55-8 | 2.59 |
| 3 | Texas Tech Big 12 | 60-9 | 2.53 |
| 4 | Nebraska Big Ten | 50-8 | 2.53 |
| 5 | Arkansas SEC | 46-12 | 2.49 |
What each hit is worth
Runs a batting outcome adds on average, fit on the 2026 season's own play-by-play.
Table view
| Outcome | Runs |
|---|---|
| Walk | 0.82 |
| Single | 0.93 |
| Double | 1.41 |
| Triple | 1.73 |
| Home run | 1.88 |
The most valuable hitters
Wins above replacement, built on run values fit to softball itself.
| Player | wRC+ | WAR |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Woolery UCLA · Sr | 354 | 10.1 |
| Megan Grant UCLA · Sr | 340 | 9.7 |
| Katie Stewart Texas · Jr | 306 | 7.8 |
| Taylor Shumaker Florida · So | 267 | 7.7 |
| Rylee Slimp UCLA · So | 267 | 7.1 |
Not another recruiting service.
- By people in the gameBuilt for families doing this for the first time, by people who have sat in the same bleachers. Nothing here is sold on fear.
- Numbers you can checkCost after aid and pay by degree come from federal data, and every season number we publish is re-checked by code first.
- Go where she will playEvery fit score is built on one rule: go where you are going to play, not as high as you can go.
The rule this site lives by: go where you're going to play, not as high as you can go. A roster spot you never leave the bench for isn't a fit.
