NiJaree Canady reacts to hitting a double during Texas Tech's softball exhibition against Garden City Community College, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at Rocky Johnson Field.© Nathan Giese/Avalanche-Journal ...

Texas Tech softball star NiJaree Canady can officially close the book on a historic 365 days, which culminated with yet ...

Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady prepares to pitch against Ole Miss in the 2025 Women's College World Series, Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.© Nathan Giese/Avalanche-Journal ...

The Big 12 Conference announced its 2024-25 Male and Female Athletes of the Year on Thursday. Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady was ...

Texas Tech women's softball has been nationally recognized for its aggressive approach to the transfer portal, landing ...

Canady led the Red Raiders with 11 home runs and was the team’s ace on the mound with a 1.19 ERA, 319 strikeouts and 34 wins.

Canady signed a one-year, $1,050,024 NIL contract with Texas Tech's NIL collective, The Matador Club, last July when she transferred to the Red Raiders from Stanford for the 2025 softball season.

Canady and No. 12-seed Texas Tech's WCWS journey continues on Wednesday in the championship series against No. 6-seed Texas (8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+). "She definitely put Texas Tech softball on ...

Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady throws during the second game of the NCAA softball Women's College World Series finals against Texas in Oklahoma City, Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Softball fans across the country can only hope so. Canady stunned the softball world in the offseason when she transferred from Stanford to No. 11 Texas Tech (5-1) for a reported $1 million NIL deal.

NiJaree Canady reacts to hitting a double during Texas Tech's softball exhibition against Garden City Community College, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at Rocky Johnson Field.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — NiJaree Canady scattered six hits and pitched her way out of a seventh-inning jam, and Texas Tech forced a decisive third game in the Women’s College World Series with a 4 ...