We wrap up our two-week look at the Top Softball Stories of 2025 by listing 20 other stories that were liked and considered for inclusion as one of our Top 10 Stories of The Year.

After launching our site in March of ‘24, Line Drive Softball published nearly 850 stories in 2024 and we published 1,097 articles in 2025! That averages to 3 stories per day, including holidays like Independence Day and Christmas, with sometimes five articles per day as warranted.

Click HERE to read the Top 10 Stories and their significance in softball in ‘25

Below you’ll find several other softball-related stories we produced that were considered for the Top 10 Stories of 2025.

How’d we do overall? Did we miss any key story you think we should have included in the Top 10? Or as one of the significant others?

It’s never too late to cover something important – be it on the field or off.

Write me if you have a great story idea to pass along and we’ll put it on our editorial articles to consider! My email: Brentt.Eads@LineDriveMedia.com

Now… on to bigger and better things in 2026! 

— Brentt Eads/Line Drive Softball 

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Other Stories Considered For 2025 Top 10 Softball Stories of the Year 

Listed chronologically; click on link to read story

Off The Field: Rawlings & Easton Partner with California Strong to Rebuild L.A. Area Baseball & Softball Communities (January 29, 2025)

The Beautiful Story of Two Former Club Teammates Emotionally Reuniting on the Field (April 14, 2025)

NAIA Coach Aly Bermudez Dies of Ovarian Cancer Age 32 (April 28, 2025)

Japan Wins Gold Medal in 4-0 Win Over Puerto Rico & Team USA Secures Bronze at 2025 U-15 World Cup (July 5, 2025)

Arizona Rising – Appel Wins PGF 18U Championship with 19-2 Run Rule Game Including 13 Runs in Second Inning (July 26, 2025)

The Taylor Dockins Award: A Beautiful Reward to a Current Player Representing All Taylor Stood For (July 22, 2025)

Athletics Mercado – Hovermale/Tidd Wins PGF 16U Championship on Bottom of 7th Walk-Off (July 26, 2025)

International News: USA Win Gold at The World Games 2025 Women’s Softball with 5-0 Shutout of Chinese Taipei (August 17, 2025)

Line Drive’s Travel Ball All-Summer Teams – 18U, 16U, 14U, 12U & 10U (August 23, 2025)

Breaking News: The Midwest Gem Collegiate League Is Launching Next Summer in KC & College Players Can Now Apply (August 28, 2025)

Inspirational Story: Oklahoma Sooner Riley Zache Overcomes Hearing Loss & Inspires Many Young Players (September 12, 2025)

International: USA Crowned 2025 U-18 Women’s Softball World Champions With 7-2 Win Over Japan (October 2, 2025)

Select Amazing Story: Nine Years Ago, an 8-Year-Old Ava Tapia Interviewed UCLA Coach Lisa Fernandez & Said: “One Day I Want to Be a Bruin”… This Month, It Became Reality! (October 20, 2025)

High School Coverage: “Road to Columbus…” the Georgia High School Fastpitch Champions Are Crowned (November 2, 2025)

High School: Buford Finishes No. 1 in Final 2025 NFCA Summer/Fall Top 25 Coaches Poll (November 8, 2025) 

NFCA Convention: Four Inducted in NFCA Hall of Fame, 2026 Class Revealed (December 13, 2025)

In Her Own Write: Danika Spinogatti… From Youth Softball to Florida State Freshman, Here’s How She Made It Happen (& Now Faces the Biggest Challenge of Her Playing Career) December 16, 2025 

College Spotlight: Our Q&A with Oregon State Freshman Pitcher Amelia Streuber… a Published Author with a Book on Amazon (December 17, 2025)

Turning Talent Into Purpose: The Heart-Touching Story of Jayla Santana and Her Family’s Mission To Help Others Through Their Nonprofit Organization Youth 4 Sports (December 18, 2025)

International News: USA Softball Women’s National Team Returns to Australia for First Time In 25 Years… & Has Fun at the Zoo with Team Australia (December 30, 2025)