Among the five is Cori McMillan, who has a nation-leading 30 homers to go with 61 RBIs for Virginia Tech. Tennessee’s Karlyn Pickens has thrown the fastest pitch ever recorded by a college softball player.

Here are five players to watch in the NCAA softball tournament, in alphabetical order: Jordyn Bahl, Nebraska Bahl was the Most Outstanding Player of the Women's College World Series in 2023 and led Oklahoma to a national title.