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Softball walk-up songs: what teams actually pick

Counted from real softball teams on GameDay DJ this season. Every row shows how many players chose it and on how many teams.

Updated September 11, 2026From 58 teams this season

This week's top 18

  1. 1
    Choosin' Texas
    Ella Langley
    picked by 6 players on 6 teams
    picked by 6 players on 6 teams
  2. 2
    Unstoppable
    Sia
    picked by 5 players on 5 teams
    picked by 5 players on 5 teams
  3. 3
    Girl On Fire
    Alicia Keys
    picked by 5 players on 5 teams
    picked by 5 players on 5 teams
  4. 4
    All I Do Is Win
    DJ Khaled
    picked by 5 players on 5 teams
    picked by 5 players on 5 teams
  5. 5
    Thunderstruck
    AC/DC
    picked by 5 players on 5 teams
    picked by 5 players on 5 teams
  6. 6
    Dai Dai
    Shakira & Burna Boy
    picked by 4 players on 4 teams
    picked by 4 players on 4 teams
  7. 7
    ...Ready For It?
    Taylor Swift
    picked by 4 players on 4 teams
    picked by 4 players on 4 teams
  8. 8
    Shake It Off
    Taylor Swift
    picked by 4 players on 4 teams
    picked by 4 players on 4 teams
  9. 9
    Somethin' Bad
    Miranda Lambert
    picked by 4 players on 4 teams
    picked by 4 players on 4 teams
  10. 10
    Boom
    P.O.D.
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
  11. 11
    Lush Life
    Zara Larsson
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
  12. 12
    Seven Nation Army
    The White Stripes
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
  13. 13
    Beat It
    Michael Jackson
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
  14. 14
    Golden
    HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
  15. 15
    Big Guy
    Ice Spice
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
  16. 16
    Be Her
    Ella Langley
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
    picked by 3 players on 3 teams
  17. 17
    Pump Up the Jam
    Power Music Workout
    picked by 16 players on 2 teams
    picked by 16 players on 2 teams
  18. 18
    Party Rock Anthem
    LMFAO
    picked by 4 players on 2 teams
    picked by 4 players on 2 teams

Why these work at a youth game

Softball dugouts pick differently: more country, more pop, more songs the whole team can sing back. The rule is the same as baseball, though: a loud open, a hook everyone knows, and a clean version.

Play it at the field

GameDay DJ reads the lineup card from a photo, gives every player a stadium announcer intro, and plays the walk-up on a tap. Families pick their own kid's song from their phone and it shows up on the coach's screen. Once a team is locked in, a whole game plays with no signal.

Every player gets a stadium intro and their song.

Scan the lineup card, let each family pick the song, tap to play at the field. First team free, and it works with no signal.

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How we count

Every row is the number of players on GameDay DJ teams who chose that song as their walk-up this season. Each team counted once, demo teams left out, versions of the same song merged, and only songs a public music catalog rates as clean. Nothing is padded and nothing is invented: if a list is short, that is how many teams have chosen so far.

How to pick one

  1. Let the kid have the final say. The moment lands hardest when it is a song they chose.
  2. Find the 15 seconds that hit. The walk from the on-deck circle is short, so the clip should start on the part everyone knows.
  3. Check the version. Most songs have a clean edit; a public catalog's rating tells you which one you have.