Nashville, TN – November 20, 2013 - National Pro Fastpitch announced a brand new market and team for the 2014 season. CONSOL Energy Park located in Washington, PA, will be the new home and venue for the latest addition to professional softball, the Pennsylvania Rebellion. The Rebellion will … [Read more...]
2014 NPF Championship Series Awarded to Hoover, Alabama
Keilani Ricketts, USSSA Pride - 2-time NCAA Player of the Year Birmingham, AL – November 19, 2013 The National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league has awarded their Championship Series to Southern Sports Group, a Birmingham based event management and marketing agency, in conjunction with the Greater … [Read more...]
USSSA Florida Pride Defeated the LSU Softball team by a score of 11-0 during an Exhibition Game
Photo by: Steve Franz, LSU Athletics Staff Photographer BATON ROUGE, LA – October 1, 2013 – The USSSA Florida Pride defeated the LSU softball team by a score of 11-0 during an exhibition game Monday at Tiger Park which featured a pitching match-up between former LSU teammates Ashley … [Read more...]
USSSA Pride Wins 2013 National Pro Fastpitch Championship
USSSA Pride (Photo by Dina Kwit) ROSEMONT, Illinois—August 24, 2013—After a long, hard battle of a best-of-three series, the USSSA Pride captured the 2013 National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series Title over the regular season champions, Chicago Bandits. The Pride bounced back … [Read more...]
NPF Championships: USSSA Pride Defeat Akron Racers to advance to Championship Series
Cat Osterman (Photo by Bill Diehm) ROSEMONT, IL — August 23, 2013 - The USSSA Pride defeated the Akron Racers 2-1 in the second round of the 2013 National Pro Fastpitch Championship to advance to play the Chicago Bandits in the best of three Championship Series. The Pride scored … [Read more...]
NPF Championships: Akron Racers Come From Behind to Advance
Sam Marder (Photo by Dina Kwit) Rosemont IL – August 22, 2013 - The Akron Racers (17-32) used a 4-run fifth inning rally to accelerate past the NY/NJ Comets (10-39) for good, in opening round action Thursday night of the 2013 NPF Championship Series. The win moves the Racers to round … [Read more...]
WOMEN vs MEN IN WASHINGTON: NPF’s Akron Racers win Battle of the Sexes 5-2
Courtesy of Akron Racers WASHINGTON, PA – July 16, 2013 – When the Akron Racers came to Washington, PA to play an exhibition game, the turf diamond at Consol Energy Park became a battle of different kinds, between men and women, between teammates and strangers. As a … [Read more...]
Oklahoma Pitching Ace Keilani Ricketts Signs with the USSSA Pride
Keilani Ricketts (Courtesy of OU Softball) Kissimmee, Fl – July 15, 2013 - via release - Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma pitching ace and two-time collegiate player of the year, signed a three-year deal with the USSSA Pride Tuesday. Ricketts joins the Pride after leading the Sooners … [Read more...]
National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series to be held in Rosemont, Aug 22-24
Rosemont, IL, via release – In August, the nation’s top professional softball teams will come to Rosemont to compete in the 2013 National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Championship series to be held August 22-24 at The Ballpark at Rosemont. Located at 27 Jennie Finch Way, The Ballpark at Rosemont … [Read more...]
NPF: Akron Racers fall to Chicago Bandits 7-3; Drop home opener
Photo credit: Ohio.com AKRON, OH – June 27, 2013 – The Akron Racers were unable to keep their streak of five wins in a row alive as they lost to the Chicago Bandits, 7-3, in their home opener. The Racers started off strong scoring all of their runs in the second inning and holding the … [Read more...]