2024 Puerto Vallarta College Challenge

It's College Softball 2024 Opening Day. Here's What To Watch

It's College Softball 2024 Opening Day. Here's What To Watch

College Softball is back! It's Opening Day for the College Softball 2024 season. Here's a list of top teams, athletes, and softball tournaments to watch.

Feb 8, 2024 by Leanza Pieroni
It's College Softball 2024 Opening Day. Here's What To Watch

Happy Opening Day to all who celebrate! Today marks the start of the 2024 college softball season and brings with it the hope that this is your team's year to do something big and maybe, even make a run at the 2024 Women's College World Series.

There's no better way to celebrate this exciting day than by watching hours of college softball featuring some of the best teams and athletes from around the country! From the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge to the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, here's everything you need to know to celebrate Opening Day on FloSoftball!

Where Can I Watch College Softball In February?

FloSoftball and the FloSports App will be streaming several NCAA Division I college softball tournaments, including the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, and THE Spring Games: Main Event.

Here's a list of tournaments streaming on FloSoftball in February: 

Preseason NCAA Softball All-Americans

Here is the first and second team preseason 2024 College Softball All-Americans according to Softball America. 

First Team 2024 Preseason Softball All-Americans

  • C: Kinzie Hansen, Oklahoma
  • 1B: McKenna Gibson, Tennessee
  • 2B: Taryn Kern, Stanford
  • SS: Skylar Wallace, Florida
  • 3B: Alyssa Brito, Oklahoma
  • OF: Jayda Coleman, Oklahoma
  • OF: Kiki Milloy, Tennessee
  • OF: Addison Barnard, Wichita State
  • UT: Jayda Kearney, Georgia
  • UT: Erin Coffel, Kentucky
  • UT: Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma
  • UT: Maya Brady, UCLA
  • UT/P: Valerie Cagle, Clemson
  • P: Maddie Penta, Auburn
  • P: Jordy Bahl, Nebraska
  • P: Kelly Maxwell, Oklahoma
  • P: NiJaree Canady, Stanford

Second Team 2024 Preseason Softball All-Americans

  • C: Autumn Owen, North Carolina
  • 1B: Karina Gaskins, Notre Dame
  • 2B: Allie Skaggs, Arizona
  • SS: Taylor Pleasants, LSU
  • 3B: Karli Spaid, Miami
  • OF: Korbe Otis, Florida
  • OF: Kristin Fifield, GCU
  • OF: Alex Honnold, Missouri
  • UT: Aminah Vega, Duke
  • UT: Kalei Harding, Florida State
  • UT: Sara Mosley, Georgia
  • UT: Megan Grant, UCLA
  • UT/P: Lexi Kilfoyl, Oklahoma State
  • P: Kayla Beaver, Alabama
  • P: Dariana Orme, Baylor
  • P: Nicole May, Oklahoma
  • P: Alana Vawter, South Carolina

Where Will The Oklahoma Sooners Begin Their 2024 Season?

The three-time defending champion Oklahoma Sooners will kick off their season at the prestigious Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 

The event will feature 15 teams split into two sessions.

The first session will take place Feb. 8-11 and include Oklahoma, Utah Valley, Duke, Washington, Long Beach State, Iowa State and Nebraska. 

Session 2 will be Feb. 14-18 and will feature Clemson, Wichita State, UC Davis, UC San Diego, Auburn, Utah, South Carolina and Mississippi State. 

Clemson (No. 7), Duke (No. 8), Washington (No. 10), Nebraska (No. 13), Auburn (No. 19) and South Carolina (No. 22) all joined Oklahoma in the Jan. 16 rankings. 

How To Watch The 2024 Puerto Vallarta College Challenge

Watch the 2024 Puerto Vallarta College Challenge on FloSoftball and the FloSports app.

2024 College Softball Rankings

Here is the D1Softball Preseason Top 25 Poll, with last season’s overall records included.

Rank

Team

2023 Record

1

Oklahoma

61-1

2

Stanford

47-15

3

Tennessee

51-10

4

Florida State

58-11

5

Texas

45-15-1

6

Georgia

42-15

7

Clemson

49-12

8

Duke

48-12

9

UCLA

52-7

10

Washington

44-15

11

Alabama

45-22

12

Oklahoma State

47-16

13

Nebraska

36-22

T-14

Oregon

38-17

T-14

Utah

42-16

16

Baylor

40-18

17

LSU

42-17

18

Arkansas

40-19

19

Auburn

43-19

20

Florida

38-22

21

Louisiana

50-16

22

South Carolina

40-22

23

San Diego State

39-17

24

Northwestern

42-13

25

Texas A&M

35-21

When Is The 2024 NCAA Women’s College World Series?

In 2024, the final eight teams in Division I softball will converge on Oklahoma City from May 30-June 7, though the final day may not be necessary.

Watch College Softball All Season Long On FloSoftball

Subscribe to the FloSports app and FloSoftball to watch more action. FloSoftball streams conference games for the CAA, BIG EAST, South Atlantic Conference, GLIAC, and Landmark Conferences.

FloSoftball Archived Footage

Video footage from past seasons is archived and stored in a video library for FloSoftball subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

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