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2026 College Softball Transfer Portal Rankings: Top 10 Available Players

Follow our updated rankings of the top 10 available transfers in college softball.
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Florida State Seminoles infielder Jaysoni Beachum is the top-ranked player available in the transfer portal.
Florida State Seminoles infielder Jaysoni Beachum is the top-ranked player available in the transfer portal. | Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Welcome to Softball On SI 2026 College Softball Transfer Portal Rankings, your home for the top 10 players in the portal according to our staff.

This list will be updated as players begin announcing commitments. Stay tuned to Softball On SI for all of the updates.

1. Jaysoni Beachum, Infielder

In an incredible turn of events, the 2024 NFCA Freshman of the Year and 2026 Second Team All-American, Jaysoni Beachum, is leaving Florida State.

After three seasons with the Seminoles, Beachum recorded a .375 batting average, 37 home runs, 35 doubles, 180 RBIs, 158 runs scored, and 202 hits. She had a .654 slugging percentage and a .492 on-base percentage.

2. Tori Edwards, Infielder

Tori Edwards is the biggest name in the transfer portal out of LSU.

After being named the 2025 SEC Freshman of the Year, Edwards saw her offensive output diminish as a sophomore. She went from a .375 batting average in 2025 to .284 in 2026. She scored 52 runs and hit 18 homers as a freshman compared to 39 and 12, respectively, as a sophomore.

3. Madison Pickens, OF

The outfielder from Louisville had a monster 2026 season.

Madison Pickens was named an NFCA First Team All-Region selection with 74 RBIs and 86 hits. Her team-high RBI total set a single-season record, surpassing Maryssa Becker’s 60 in 2016. 

Pickens led the team in batting average, setting a single-season record at .457, while also leading in slugging percentage (.777), home runs (11), extra-base hits (34), and total bases (146). She put up 19 doubles, four triples, and 12 stolen bases. 

4. Mackenzie Pickens, INF

Mackenzie Pickens, the twin sister of Madison Pickens, also entered the transfer portal at the last minute.

The sophomore infielder played a vital role in leading Ole Miss to its first Women's College World Series as a freshman and then followed it up with a solid sophomore campaign.

Pickedns closed out her sophomore season with a batting average of .271 with 43 RBIs, 11 home runs, eight doubles, and 48 hits. In the infield, she had a .953 fielding percentage with 98 putouts.

5. Dakota Redmon, RHP/UTL

After Radord head coach Kevin Fagan stepped down to take a job at Liberty, Dakota Redmon entered the transfer portal.

Redmon, who just finished her sophomore season, is the two-time Big South Pitcher of the Year. She owns a career ERA of 2.51, 25 wins and 242 strikeouts.

The two-way star also has a career batting average of .287 with six doubles, five home runs and 23 RBIs.

5. Kendall Trimm, INF

After spending her freshman year at UCF, Kendall Trimm entered the transfer portal.

The infielder appeared in 20 games, including four starts, hitting .308/.423/.419 (8-for-26) with three doubles, three runs scored, 11 total bases, two walks and six RBIs.

6. Hailey Lucas, RHP

As a freshman at Southern Illinois, Hailey Lucas appeared in 27 games and made 16 starts.

Lucas went 9-7 with a 2.53 ERA and had a team-leading 1.18 WHIP. She also led the team with 116.0 innings pitched and 94 strikeouts.

7. Ainsley Berlingeri, RHP

Nevada's Ainsley Berlingeri entered the transfer portal after three seasons with the Wolf Pack.

Berlingeri redshirted in 2024 and appeared in 58 games over the last two seasons. She went 17-6 with four saves and a 3.28 ERA in 166.1 innings.

8. Megan Gregory, RHP

Megan Gregory was the ace at Campbell in 2025 where she was named All-CAA First Team as a sophomore. She made 16 starts across 23 appearances on the season and went 11-5 with a 1.78 ERA.

As a junior, she transferred to Indiana where she only appeared in five games and totaled just 4.1 innings.

9. Camrynn Gordon, INF/OF

WCC All-Freshman honoree Camrynn Gordon is moving on after one season at Oregon State.

Gordon appeared in 44 games and made 38 starts. She hit .309 with 29 hits and scored 27 runs.

10. Laylin Sturm, OF

As a junior at Nicholls State, Laylin Sturm started in left field in all 53 of her games played and earned Southland All-Defensive honors.

Sturm collected 35 hits for a .282 batting average and ranked second in the conference with 25 stolen bases on 28 attempts.

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Maren Angus
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.

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