Radford Earns Spot on D1 Softball Mid-Major Preseason Rankings

RADFORD, Va. – D1 Softball announced Monday afternoon that the Radford softball program has been ranked 23rd in their preseason rankings.

The D1 Softball Mid-Major Rankings are currently in their second season and release weekly throughout the season on D1 Softball's website and socials. In 2025, Radford appeared in the rankings over four weeks on their way towards a Big South Regular Season championship. Radford climbed as high as 24th, making their check-in at 23rd this season a new program high.

In the Big South's preseason honors, Radford was predicted to finish first by the conference's head coaches picking up Preseason Pitcher of the Year (Dakota Redmon) and five all-conference honors (Redmon, Morgan Cooper, Grace Bechtol, Amanda Lee and Kelley Feigen). It was Radford's first time being picked preseason favorites in the Big South since the 2012 season.

The softball season is right around the corner as the Highlanders are preparing for their season opener in just over a week. On Thursday, February 5th, Radford heads to Elon, N.C. for the first two games of a weekend tournament against Saint Joseph's (11:30 AM) and Elon (2:00 PM).

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Players Mentioned

#11 Grace Bechtol: IF; 5' 4"; Sophomore; R/R

#1 Morgan Cooper: RHP; 5' 3"; Sophomore; L/R

#12 Amanda Lee: IF; 5' 6"; Sophomore; R/R

#18 Kelley Feigen: C; 5' 9"; Sophomore; R/R

#15 Dakota Redmon: RHP/IF; 5' 10"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#11 Grace Bechtol
: 5' 4"; Sophomore; R/R
: IF

#1 Morgan Cooper
: 5' 3"; Sophomore; L/R
: RHP

#12 Amanda Lee
: 5' 6"; Sophomore; R/R
: IF

#18 Kelley Feigen
: 5' 9"; Sophomore; R/R
: C

#15 Dakota Redmon
: 5' 10"; Freshman; R/R
: RHP/IF