Gerry Glasco, NiJaree Canady and the Texas Tech softball team are already making history and the 2025 season is still a month away.Softball America released its preseason Top 25 poll Monday and it sees the Red Raiders coming it at No. 9 in the country. This is the highest ranking Texas Tech has ever earned in the Softball America poll, regular-season or preseason. The previous high saw Tech ranks 11th in the poll released March 12, 2019.More:Texas Tech softball's highly-touted recruiting class impressing during fall exhibitionsThis marks the first time Texas Tech has been in the Top 10 in any significant college softball poll. The Red Raiders were 10th in the country in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll that came out March 12, 2019 for its previous record.Much of Texas Tech's highly-anticipated 2025 season is centered around the No. 1 transfer class that Glasco assembled after being named head coach and the No. 2 recruiting class he was able to keep together.Canady is the headlining act of that transfer class. Last week, the reigning national player of the year was named a first team preseason all-American and ranked the No. 1 player in the country in Softball America's Top 100 list. Canady led Stanford to back-to-back appearances in the Women's College World Series, leading the country in ERA (0.65) and strikeouts (337) as a sophomore, holding opponents to a .147 batting average.Fellow transfer Mihyia Davis came in at 66th on the list as well. Freshmen Hailey Toney and Samantha Lincoln were named to D1Softball's D100 Freshmen to Watch List.Texas Tech begins the 2025 season Feb. 6-9 by participating in the NFCA Leadoff Classic. The Red Raiders will take on Marshall, Mississippi State, Duke, Nebraska, Iowa and Kennesaw State.More:Frenship grad Makayla Garcia returns home to join Texas Tech softball's championship chase

NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech softball already making history with highest ranking ever

More:Frenship grad Makayla Garcia returns home to join Texas Tech softball’s championship chaseThis marks the first time Texas Tech has been in the Top 10 in any significant college softball poll. The Red Raiders were 10th in the country in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll that came out March 12, 2019 for its previous record.Fellow transfer […]

More:Frenship grad Makayla Garcia returns home to join Texas Tech softball’s championship chaseThis marks the first time Texas Tech has been in the Top 10 in any significant college softball poll. The Red Raiders were 10th in the country in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll that came out March 12, 2019 for its previous record.Fellow transfer Mihyia Davis came in at 66th on the list as well. Freshmen Hailey Toney and Samantha Lincoln were named to D1Softball’s D100 Freshmen to Watch List.Softball America released its preseason Top 25 poll Monday and it sees the Red Raiders coming it at No. 9 in the country. This is the highest ranking Texas Tech has ever earned in the Softball America poll, regular-season or preseason. The previous high saw Tech ranks 11th in the poll released March 12, 2019.Much of Texas Tech’s highly-anticipated 2025 season is centered around the No. 1 transfer class that Glasco assembled after being named head coach and the No. 2 recruiting class he was able to keep together.

Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady pitches against Odessa College during a fall softball exhibition, Sunday, October 20, 2024, at Rocky Johnson Field.

Gerry Glasco, NiJaree Canady and the Texas Tech softball team are already making history and the 2025 season is still a month away.

Texas Tech begins the 2025 season Feb. 6-9 by participating in the NFCA Leadoff Classic. The Red Raiders will take on Marshall, Mississippi State, Duke, Nebraska, Iowa and Kennesaw State.Canady is the headlining act of that transfer class. Last week, the reigning national player of the year was named a first team preseason all-American and ranked the No. 1 player in the country in Softball America’s Top 100 list. Canady led Stanford to back-to-back appearances in the Women’s College World Series, leading the country in ERA (0.65) and strikeouts (337) as a sophomore, holding opponents to a .147 batting average.

More:Texas Tech softball’s highly-touted recruiting class impressing during fall exhibitions