| 2022 NCAA Division I softball season | |
| Duration: | February 10, 2022 – June 9, 2022 |
| No Of Teams: | 301 |
| Preseason1: | Oklahoma |
| Defendingchampions: | Oklahoma |
| Tv: | ESPN & ESPN+ |
| Tournament Link: | 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament |
| Tournament: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourneyduration: | May 20 – June 9 |
| Conferencebids: | SEC, 12 bids |
| Wcwsduration: | June 2 – June 9 |
| Wcws Link: | 2022 Women's College World Series |
| Wcws: | Women's College World Series |
| Wcwschamp: | Oklahoma |
| Wcwstitlecount: | 6th |
| Wcwsrunnerup: | Texas |
| Wcwscount: | 6th |
| Wcwscoach: | Patty Gasso |
| Wcwscoachcount: | 6th |
| Wcwsmop: | Jocelyn Alo |
| Prevseason Year: | 2021 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023 |
The 2022 NCAA Division I softball season, part of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2022. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2022 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held annually in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended in June 2022.
The following conference moves for the 2022 season were announced:
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Georgina Corrick, South Florida
Georgina Corrick, South Florida[14]
Jordyn Rudd, Northwestern[17]
Mia Davidson, Mississippi State
Alexis Johns, South Florida
The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[18]
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR. | South Florida | ||
| FR. | Oklahoma | ||
| Kelly Maxwell | R-JR. | Oklahoma State | |
| C | Mia Davidson | GS | Mississippi State |
| 1B | Danielle Gibson | R-SR. | Arkansas |
| 2B | SO. | Oklahoma | |
| 3B | Hannah Gammill | SO. | Arkansas |
| SS | SR. | Washington | |
| OF | Rachel Lewis | GS | Northwestern |
| SO. | Oklahoma | ||
| KB Sides | R-SR. | Arkansas | |
| UT | SO. | Clemson | |
| R-SR. | Oklahoma | ||
| AT-L | Keely Rochard | SR. | Virginia Tech |
| SR. | Oklahoma | ||
| SR. | Northwestern | ||
| Linnie Malkin | R-SR. | Arkansas | |
| Cydney Sanders | FR. | Arizona State |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chenise Delce | R-JR. | Arkansas | |
| R-JR. | UCLA | ||
| Kathryn Sandercock | SR. | Florida State | |
| C | Delanie Wisz | R-SR. | UCLA |
| 1B | Haley Lee | SR. | Texas A&M |
| 2B | SR. | Texas | |
| 3B | Sydney Sherrill | R-SR. | Florida State |
| SS | Erin Coffel | SO. | Kentucky |
| OF | Yannira Acuña | SR. | Arizona State |
| Addison Barnard | SO. | Wichita State | |
| Bailey Vannoy | SR. | Charlotte | |
| UT | Miranda Elish | GS | Oklahoma State |
| Skylar Wallace | R-JR. | Florida | |
| AT-L | GS | Washington | |
| Sydney McKinney | JR. | Wichita State | |
| Allie Skaggs | SO. | Arizona | |
| Sara Mosley | JR. | Georgia | |
| SR. | Alabama |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariah Mazon | SR. | Oregon State | |
| Hailey Dolcini | SR. | Texas | |
| Peyton St. George | GS | Duke | |
| C | Makena Smith | JR. | California |
| 1B | Karina Gaskins | SO. | Notre Dame |
| 2B | Cam Ybarra | SO. | Nebraska |
| 3B | Karli Spaid | SO. | Miami (OH) |
| SS | Jameson Kavel | GS | Duke |
| OF | Carmyn Greenwood | GS | Louisville |
| Emma Ritter | SO. | Virginia Tech | |
| Ellessa Bonstrom | SR. | Utah | |
| UT | Sierra Lange | GS | George Washington |
| Mac Barbara | R-FR. | San Diego State | |
| AT-L | Briana Perez | R-SR. | UCLA |
| Bailey Parshall | SR. | Penn State | |
| Rachel Becker | SR. | Purdue | |
| Mya Stevenson | SR. | Marshall | |
| Lacey Fincher | SR. | Georgia |
This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2022 season until the day before the first day of the 2023 season.[19]
| Team | Former coach | Interim coach | New coach | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | Jacquie Joseph | Joseph announced her retirement after 29 seasons at Michigan State on May 12.[20] | ||
| Texas A&M | Jo Evans | On May 23, Texas A&M announced that head coach Jo Evans' contract would not be renewed.[21] | ||