Hoover, AL – August 23, 2014 - A seven-run sixth inning for the USSSA Pride was the difference as they swept the two-game series with the Akron Racers and won the Cowles Cup for the second year in a row. A crowd of nearly 1,300 was on hand at the Hoover Met to watch the championship final. The … [Read more...]
Akron Racers Advance to NPF Finals With 1-0 Win over Chicago Bandits
Hoover, AL – August 22, 2014 - Jessica Garcia hit a solo home run and Lisa Norris threw a complete-game shutout to lead the Akron Racers to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Bandits in the third and deciding game of their best-of-three series; Akron advances to play the USSSA Pride in the … [Read more...]
Chicago Bandits Defeat Akron Racers, Force 3rd Game in NPF Championship Series
Hoover, AL – August 21, 2014 - Facing elimination, the Chicago Bandits scored three runs in the bottom of third and got great pitching over the final four innings to defeat the Akron Racers, 4-1, in the National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series at the Hoover Met. The win forces a third game … [Read more...]
Pride Defeat Rebellion, Advance to Finals of NPF Championship Series
Hoover, AL – August 21, 2014 - The USSSA Pride broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the fourth, and the combination of Leilani Ricketts and Jordan Taylor shut out the Pennsylvania Rebellion over the last three innings to claim a 3-2 victory, eliminating the Rebellion. The Pride advance to the … [Read more...]
NPF Championships: Osterman Leads USSSA Pride to 6-0 Win over PA Rebellion
Hoover, AL – August 20, 2014 - The USSSA Pride scored at least one run in each of the first five innings, and NPF Pitcher of the Year Cat Osterman threw five shutout innings, as the Pride defeated the Pennsylvania Rebellion, 6-0, in the second game of the 2014 NPF Championship Series being … [Read more...]
Garcia’s 2-Run Double In 6th Leads Akron To 2-1 Victory Over Chicago In NPF Championships Opener
Hoover, AL - August 20, 2014 - Akron designated player Jessica Garcia lined a two-run double to right-center field in the top of the sixth, and pitcher Lisa Norris threw a complete game to lead the Racers to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Bandits in the opening game of the 2014 NPF Championship … [Read more...]
Sold Out Crowd for National Pro Fastpitch Awards Banquet
Hoover, AL – August 19, 2014 - National Pro Fastpitch kicked off the 2014 Championship Series week Tuesday night to a sold out crowd for the annual league Awards Banquet. The event is designed to celebrate individual player and team accomplishments of regular season … [Read more...]
Complete Media Coverage Announced for NPF Championship Series
Headlined by CBS Sports Network Live Coverage of up to 4 Total Games August 15, 2014 – Nashville, TN - National Pro Fastpitch announced today its complete media package for the 2014 Championship Series. The package will feature national television coverage of the Championship’s Final … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned in Softball Propel Broadcasting Success
In a fast-moving sport like college softball, where nuances such as the grip of a pitch, path of a swing, or angle taken to a batted ball can determine a game’s outcome, it is easy for inexperienced eyes to miss the finer details of the game. For college softball broadcasters Michele Smith, … [Read more...]
Pitcher Gretchen Aucoin Transfers from Texas Tech to Tennessee
Here's an article about pitcher Gretchen Aucoin transferring from Texas Tech to Tennessee in the aftermath of the Red Raiders' coaching change. As the article notes, "Aucoin should be able to contribute immediately in Knoxville, as Tennessee’s top pitcher, Ellen Renfroe, graduated following … [Read more...]