The Gophers need to replace Jess Oakland, who transferred to Duke. They’ll be counting on Sydney Schwartz and Taylor Krapf.

February is one of the coldest months of the year in Minnesota, but softball season has started for the Gophers. They travel to Arizona this weekend to kick off their regular season.

Softball is skyrocketing in popularity across the U.S. right now, and along with that, the dreams of young players hoping to ...