Here are the official requirements of a regulation softball, as noted in Rule 3.2.1 of the NCAA's softball rulebook: "The ball shall be an optic yellow sphere with raised red thread seams.

The Knights joined the Big 12 in 2023 but failed to make it out of the first round of last season’s tourney. UCF will face No. 2 seed Arizona on Thursday (6 p.m., ESPN+).

Here are photos from Friday’s softball game. Heidi Gardner, host, runs for home plate during the Big Slick Celebrity Softball game on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

Shane Rivenburgh Big Ball Classic began on Saturday, honoring a Lakeland High School graduate who was killed by a drunk driver in 2016.

UCF softball coach Cindy Ball-Malone has the Knights back in the NCAA Softball Tournament for the fifth straight season. The team will head to Texas to play in the Austin Regional, starting on Friday.

Paul Rudd fumbles the ball during the Big Slick Celebrity Softball game on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

Paul Rudd fumbles the ball during the Big Slick Celebrity Softball game on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

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Paul Rudd fumbles the ball during the Big Slick Celebrity Softball game on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected] ...