NiJaree Canady of the Texas Tech softball team is one of three Big 12 Conference athletes to land NIL deals with Venmo.

NORMAN — NiJaree Canady stunned the softball world Wednesday when she picked Texas Tech instead of transferring to a Women’s College World Series regular like OU. Canady’s decision came in ...

NiJaree Canady stats Canady enters the Women's College World Series with the nation's best ERA (0.89) in 205 innings of work. She's struck out 279 batters and recorded a 30-5 record.

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

More: NiJaree Canady finishes Super Regional sweep to send Texas Tech softball to Women's College World Series Also in the state of Kansas was Coleman Hawkins, who signed with Kansas State for a ...

NiJaree Canady leads the nation with a 0.81 ERA. Colin E Braley/AP. CANADY SAID THERE wasn't much culture shock going from Palo Alto to Lubbock. She is from Topeka, after all.

NiJaree Canady’s million-dollar arm continues the growth of softball Softball continues to soar and with the infusion of NIL funds for superstars like NiJaree Canady, it should only rise from here.

NiJaree Canady spent two dominant seasons with Stanford. Canady immediately rose to stardom with Stanford as a freshman in 2023. She went 17-3 with a nation-leading 0.57 ERA, and she recorded 218 ...

How NiJaree Canady wound up with Texas Tech softball. Canady spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at Stanford, where she led the nation in ERA both years (0.57 as a freshman, 0.65 last year ...

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. Texas Tech makes the push ...