Texas Tech starting pitcher NiJaree Canady (24) pitches in the sixth inning during a softball game between Texas Tech and UCLA at the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City ...

— Texas Tech Red Raiders (@TechAthletics) July 24, 2025 Canady is the eighth overall softball player and the first to win the Big 12 Athlete of the Year honor since 2022.

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

Named the most outstanding player at the Big 12 Championship, Canady led Tech to its first regular season and postseason conference titles. She posted a record of 34-7, with a 1.11 ERA and 319 ...

OXFORD, Miss. – Head coach Jamie Trachsel and the Ole Miss softball program have bolstered their outfield, adding transfer Sydney Shiller to the 2026 roster. Shiller joins the Rebels following ...

Texas Tech star softball pitcher NiJaree Canady, who is also represented by Ojo's agent Derrick Shelby, signed her second seven-figure deal with the university's NIL collective, the Matador Club ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Texas Tech softball pitcher NiJa Canady’s list of honors continues to grow. According to the Big 12 Conference, Canady has been named the Female Athlete of the Year, while ...

As Lederman noted, Texas Tech softball pitcher NiJaree Canady also recently received her second million-dollar name, image and likeness deal with the university, another sign of the program's ...

CONWAY, Ark. – Playing just its third game in a national postseason tournament as a NCAA Division I member, the Stephen F. Austin softball team was handed a 1-0 loss by the Big 12 Conference’s Texas ...

Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady watches the NCAA softball tournament selection show, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in the south end zone building of Jones AT&T Stadium.© Nathan Giese/Avalanche-Journal ...