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Recruiting: Tomorrow's the Big Day for Class of 2028 Prospects... Let Us Know How the 1st Day of College Contacting Goes! (Aug. 31, 2026)

By Brentt Eads

August 31, 2026

Recruiting: Tomorrow's the Big Day for Class of 2028 Prospects... Let Us Know How the 1st Day of College Contacting Goes! (Aug. 31, 2026)

Kate McCartney (left) committed to Oklahoma today and is pictured here with Caelyn Campos, who is committed to LSU.

Class of 2028: You’re Big Day Is (Almost) Here!

It’s Christmas Eve Day, in a matter of speaking, for those current juniors who are potential college recruits.

Tomorrow is September 1 and for the Class of 2028 grads it means it’s the first day when D1 coaches can officially begin contacting prospective recruits to express an interest in perhaps extending a scholarship offer at some point.

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Potential College Coach Activities

How will these elite, fortunate high school juniors be contacted? By a variety of ways: phone calls, texts, emails and even via social media. And they 

They can also extend verbal scholarship offers!

And one other key thing that will happen: these college coaches can come see the prospect in person at their schools and even homes!

This is what you 2028’s will hope happens: an official campus visit! Pictured here is former Texas great Reese Atwood, now in the AUSL, on her recruiting trip to UT in 2021, pictured with then assistant softball coach Steve Singleton, who is now the head coach for the Cal Golden Bears!
Potential Recruit Activities

And for the recruit, what can they do?  

They can begin taking official and unofficial visits.

In other words… it’s time to get real! 

It can start at 2 pm EST, 1 pm CST and 11 am PST, the pesonal contacting, and make for a very long afternoon and evening for some of the elite prospects…. but they probably already know this!

It’s a good idea–rather late now, though!–to have a plan in place as to what you’ll be doing (and expecting) on Tuesday. 

Line Drive Wants to Share This Exciting Time With You!

This is obviously an exciting time for you 2028’s who will have your dreams of playing college softball come true and, in a way, this is the first real step on that journey.

It’s where you stand in terms of interest from softball programs.

What if you’re a hopeful 2028 player and don’t get the interest you would like? Certainly, do not despair and give up!

Recently, we profiled a softball player who didn’t get contacted at all on her September 1st but ultimately signed with her dream school… it does happen! 

Click HERE to read that story.

For those of you fortunate to be contacted tomorrow…

… we’d love to share the happy experience(s) with you! Write and tell us who contacted you, how and when!!!

Line Drive will be doing an article soon chronicling how the day goes for some of you… so journal what happens. It will something you’ll treasure forever.

Email Brentt.Eads@LineDriveMedia.com with whatever you’d like to share about this “Christmas Day of Recruiting”… it could end up with the greatest softball gift you’ll ever receive: a softball scholarship!

And bonus points if you have any photos–even if it’s you–or your favorite player–just talking on the phone!

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Finally, here are a couple of informative videos that touch on Sept. 1, from the macro level (NCSA) to the micro level of what to expect to expect on a recruiting call (D1 Recruiting):

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