Line Drive Media

FAQ

What ages and/or levels of softball does Line Drive Softball cover?

Line Drive Softball covers all levels of girls’ and women’s fastpitch school, from youth up through high school and travel ball into college, pro and international.

What is the main focus of the softball coverage?

Our goal is to cover the sport and to honor and tell the stories of players and their coaches, teams, families and fans. Areas featured include human interest stories, event coverage, player spotlights, recruiting info, rankings, podcasts, breaking news, press releases and much more… Click HERE to see all the areas covered.

If I have a story idea, where do I send it?

Please send any story ideas as well as appropriate photo, images or graphics, to Info@LineDriveSoftball.com.

How much of Line Drive Softball’s editorial coverage is free content and how much is paid or behind a paywall for subscribers?

It’s close to a 60/40 percent ratio between free and premium content. Generally, but not always, the editorial that takes the most research, particularly rankings and event coverage, are behind a paywall to cover time and expense that go into compiling this more in-depth content.

What are your subscription prices?

A Line Drive Softball online subscription is $15 monthly, $36 quarterly (value of $12 per month) and $108 annually (value of $9 per month). Click HERE to subscribe.

What types of rankings do you do?

We do rankings in the following categories: Players (club & college), Team (club & high school,) Coaches, Stories of the Year and more.

How long have you done player rankings?

Executive Editor Brentt Eads has ranked club players and teams for more than a dozen years. Previous No. 1 ranked players over this time have included All-Americans such as Jenna Lilley (Oregon, 2014), Amanda Lorenz (Florida, 2015), Megan Faraimo (UCLA, 2018), Jayda Coleman (Oklahoma, 2020) and Jordy Bahl (Nebraska, 2021) among others.

What players, in terms of grad classes, will you rank this year (2024)?
Here is the schedule for this year which will cover the 2029 class for the first time and progress through the 2025 class, whose members will sign in November.  
Line Drive Media Hot 100 Player Nominations & Rankings Schedule for 2024
Nominations close at 5pm MST on the dates listed below.
CLASS:NOMINATIONS OPENNOMINATIONS CLOSERANKINGS START
2029Feb. 5April 1April 8, 2024
2028Apr 15May 13May 20, 2024
2027June 3July 1July 15, 2024
2026July 22Sept. 3Sept. 9, 2024
2025Sept. 9Oct. 7Oct. 14, 2024

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