This post seems like a targeted attack from a player or parent of a player that left to stir up drama. I say that because Lewis does not have a 2026 roster up. So how would you know exactly 9 players transferred? Seems shady.

Now let's talk about the world of softball (and any other college sport).

1. Kids have zero patience and if they do not get to play, they bail. Happens in all sports.

2. Some girls realize after getting to college that they do not love the sport as much as they thought. The grind of practices/games/travel/therapy is exhausting.

3. The real question should be do any transfer players end up playing somewhere else or did they "retire"? I know some players retire for losing the love of the game, some for injury reasons, and some to focus on demanding academic programs.

4. Does a team lose starters to the portal or does a team lose girls that are not playing? Losing starters I think is a bigger issue than losing possible disgruntled bench players.

It looks like Lewis has had recent success both in conference and getting to the NCAA tournament the past few years so it can't be all bad.