Stanford softball ace NiJaree Canady announced Wednesday she is transferring to Texas Tech after a wave of programs competed to land the USA Softball Player of the Year in the month since she entered the transfer portal.
Canady signed a one-year, $1,050,024 deal with Texas Tech’s collective Matador Club for signing with the Red Raiders, according to a person familiar with the deal.
“It’s a game-changer for softball, and even beyond that,” said John Sellers, co-founder of the Matador Club. “She could have gone anywhere, but she’s coming to Tech.”
These past two years have...