The Summer of Softball is underway, and Little League® is excited to kick it off by watching the more than 30 former Little League Softball® players who will take the field at the 2025 Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City starting May 29.
Below are the names of the participants competing in this year’s tournament who got their start on a Little League diamond:
Ole Miss (University of Mississippi)
- Tate Davis – Northwood LL (Taylors, S.C.)
- Jamie Mackay – Laguna Beach (Calif.) LL
- Jaden Pone – FCPR Zone 7 LL (Fayetteville, N.C.)
- Ryan Starr – Massapequa (N.Y.) International LL
- Taylor Strain – Robinson (Texas) LL – 2014 LLS Southwest Region Tournament (Runner-Up)
Texas Tech
- Mihyia Davis – Smithville (Texas) LL – 2018 JLSWS Runner-Up
- Raegan Jennings – Huffman (Texas) LL
UCLA
- Kate Blunt – Ladera Ranch (Calif.) LL
- Seneca Curo – Lakeside (Calif.) American LL
University of Florida
- Kara Hammock – Atlee LL (Mechanicsville, Va.)
- Kendra Falby – Land O’Lakes (Fla.) LL
- Kylie Shaw – San Carlos LL (Fort Myers, Fla.)
- Layla Lamar – Lincoln LL (Ypsilanti, Mich.)
- Makenna Bellair – Keystone LL (Tampa, Fla.)
- Mia Williams – Windermere (Fla.) Softball LL
University of Oklahoma
- Ella Parker – Westchester Del Rey Little League (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Kierston Deal – South LL (Winston Salem, N.C.)
- Paytn Monticelli – Cedarburg (Wisc.) LL
- Riley Zache – Chet Waggoner LL (South Bend, Ind.)
- Sophia Bordi – Merchantville/Pennsauken LL (Merchantville, N.J.)
- Tia Milloy – Redmond (Wash.) West LL
University of Tennessee
- Amanda Ahlin – Bamberg (S.C.) LL
- Camryn Sarvis – Daniel Boone LL (Gray, Tenn.)
- Emma Clarke – Rowan LL (Salisbury, N.C.) – 2017 LLSWS Runner-Up
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- Erin Nuwer – Orchard Park (N.Y.) LL
- Jackie Kirkpatrick – Greater Helotes (Texas) LL – 2016 LLSWS Champion
- Sage Mardjetko – Lemont (Ill.) LL
University of Texas
- Reese Atwood – Oil Belt LL (Corpus Christi, Texas)
- Katie Cimusz – Huffman (Texas) LL
- Leighann Goode – Greater Helotes (Texas) LL
- Vanessa Quiroga – Padre LL (Corpus Christi, Texas)
University of Oregon
- Presley Lawton – Lake Oroville (Calif.) LL
- Braiesey Rosa – Nanakuli LL (Waianae, Hawaii)
- Rowan Thompson – South Salem (Ore.) LL
After the 2025 WCWS Champions are crowned, be sure to follow the rest of the historic Summer of Softball, including the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) season in June, which will feature 11 Little League grads, including Carly Hoover, who first played on the fields of South Simpsonville LL (Clemson, S.C.) and won the 2008 Little League Softball World Series before competing as an LSU Tiger in the Women’s College World Series in 2017. Then in August, Little Leaguers will take the field to compete in the 2025 Little League Softball World Series, Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, in Greenville, North Carolina.
To learn more about what’s ahead this summer, visit LittleLeague.org and following Little League’s official social media channels (@LittleLeague) on Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. To learn more about all divisions of the Little League Softball program, including how to get involved and to find a program near you, visit LittleLeague.org/Softball.