The NCAA Division I Softball season has officially started, and one of the most anticipated events annually is the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational.
This year’s event runs Thursday-Sunday at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fla., and is stacked full with some of the top teams in the nation, including 2025 NCAA Women’s College World Series participants Tennessee Lady Vols, UCLA Bruins, and national runners-up Texas Tech Red Raiders.
It will also feature early season Top 25 matchups that could be potential WCWS previews, and don’t overlook up and coming teams that are looking for a breakthrough in 2025 such as the Missouri Tigers, North Carolina State Wolfpack, LSU Tigers, or maybe mid-major Florida Atlantic Owls, who have one of the toughest sets to face in the invitational…