Can Canady be the force who propels softball into the public consciousness? "What we’re witnessing is a renaissance.”

Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady tried to intentionally walk Reese Atwood. The Texas catcher ripped one on a 3-0 count to give the Longhorns a 2-1 win.

Texas Tech softball pitcher NiJaree Canady has taken the Lady Raiders to the WCWS finals in her first year with the program after receiving an NIL deal worth over $1 million to transfer in from Stanford.

About a year ago, Texas Tech boosters offered (and paid!) $1 million to the best pitcher in college softball, NiJaree Canady, to leave Stanford and come to Lubbock.

However, before Canady broke out with Stanford and Texas Tech in softball, she was a multi-sport athlete in high school with a variety of options. While she ultimately chose to attend Stanford on a softball scholarship, Canady could have chosen an alternate path that would've seen her potentially star in a different sport, basketball.

Texas Tech Red Raiders pitcher NiJaree Canady's legend continues to grow. On Tuesday, one day after pitching another complete game to send Texas Tech to its first Women's College World Series championship round, manager Gerry Glasco told reporters that the ...

Oklahoma softball won the last 4 national titles. But it'll have to beat Topeka native and Texas Tech star NiJaree Canady twice for a chance to make it five.