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2015 National Pro Fastpitch College Draft set for April 1st
Nashville, TN - February 17, 2015 - National Pro Fastpitch announced today the 2015 NPF College Draft will take place on Wednesday, April 1 at 8:00 pm CT in Nashville. For the third year in a row, the NPF College Draft will be held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. With the addition … [Read more...]
Diamond Renews as Official Softball of the NPF
Nashville, TN ??? January 26, 2015??- National Pro Fastpitch announced an agreement between the league and Diamond Sports that extends the sporting goods manufacturer as the Official Ball of the NPF through the 2017 season. Diamond became the Official Ball of the NPF in 2006. The NPF 2015 season … [Read more...]
Olympic gold medalist Jennifer McFalls signs on as head coach for the Dallas Charge
Dallas, TX ??? The Dallas Charge are pleased to announce the signing of the team???s first head coach, Olympic gold medalist and current University of Texas assistant coach Jennifer McFalls. A native of Grand Prairie, Texas, McFalls went on to a Hall of Fame career at Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M, an Olympic gold … [Read more...]
National Pro Fastpitch adds Dallas Charge to the league for the 2015 season
Nashville, TN - January 8, 2015--National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) announced today the addition of a fifth affiliate team to compete in league action beginning with the 2015 season. The new team will be based in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), TX area and will be known as the Dallas Charge. The Charge joins … [Read more...]
Softball Standouts Plourde and Prezioso Represent Atlantic 10, Exemplify Mid-Major Potential at Next Level
Former Atlantic 10 softball standouts Sara Plourde and Sarah Prezioso find themselves in the minority of players in the professional and international ranks. Following their stellar careers at UMass and Temple, respectively, it is not their skills that set them apart from the world+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s best … [Read more...]
Pride Defeats Racers to Win Second Consecutive NPF Championship
Hoover, AL +ACY-ndash+ADs 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 +ACY-ndash+ADs 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+ADs 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 +ACY-ndash+ADs 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...]