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NPF Championship Series Game 3: Racers Beat Pride
by stephaniemp
posted August 24, 2012 at 10:38pm

NPF Championship Series Game 3 No. 4 Seed Akron Racers 8, No. 1 Seed USSSA Pride 7 Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 The Ballpark at Rosemont   ROSEMONT, Ill. – Led by a two home run night by NPF Offensive Player of the Year Sam Marder, the No. 4 seed...more

USSSA Pride Defeat Akron Racers in the Second Game of the NPF Championship Series
by stephaniemp
posted August 24, 2012 at 2:25pm

USSSA PRIDE DEFEAT AKRON RACERS IN THE SECOND GAME OF THE NPF CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES  NPF Championship Series Game 2 No. 1 Seed USSSA Pride 4, No. 4 Seed Akron Racers 0 ROSEMONT, Ill. – Cat Osterman threw a two-hit shutout to lead the No. 1 seed...more

Day #1 Recap: National Professional Fastpitch Championships
by stephaniemp
posted August 24, 2012 at 2:21pm

The first day of the NPF Championship Series took place last night, August 23rd. The games were held at the Ballpark at Rosemont, in Rosemont, Illinois, just 30 minutes (or so) outside of Chicago. If you're in the area, be sure to stop by and check out th...more

Chicago Bandits Take the First Game of the 2012 National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Championship
by stephaniemp
posted August 24, 2012 at 1:14pm

CHICAGO BANDITS TAKE THE FIRST GAME OF THE 2012 NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH (NPF) CHAMPIONSHIP  Chicago Bandits take series lead (1-0) over Carolina Diamonds  SCORES: Bandits 11, Diamonds 1 RECORDS: Bandits (1-0), Diamonds (0-1)  ROSEMONT, Il...more

Racers take three awards, three All-NPF honors in 201 regular season awards ceremony
by stephaniemp
posted August 23, 2012 at 12:38pm

Racers take three awards, three All-NPF honors in 201 regular season awards ceremony   ROSEMONT, Ill. -- With a strong batting average (.343), eight home runs and 27 RBIs, Akron Racers catcher Sam Marder (pictured below) took home the National Pr...more

Softball and Baseball were Missed in London
by Women in Sport International
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:24pm

We received this press release that is worth sharing about women's softball being missed in London. I would add to it that men's baseball was also missed. We would like to see both women's and men's softball, along with women's and men's baseball ad...more

“World Series of Women’s Softball” to Feature Nation’s Professional Women’s Softball Semi-Final & Championship Series
by Pretty Tough
posted August 16, 2012 at 7:34am

Rosemont, IL – In August, Rosemont will be bustling with the nation’s top professional women’s softball teams for the 2012 National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Championship Series to be held August 23-26 at the Ballpark at Rosemont. Located at...more

NPF Week 10: Offense and power on full display as home runs take center stage
by anngaff
posted August 14, 2012 at 6:36pm

Photo: Megan Wiggins of the Chicago Bandits (by Dina Kwit) via release: With only two weeks left before the 2012 NPF Championship Series, teams in the NPF held nothing back over the past weekend. Between the two series, there were twenty-two home runs ...more

The Difference Maker
by Softball Performance Blog
posted August 14, 2012 at 5:19pm

  Not many players get to experience being in a championship game throughout their whole softball playing life. Even less players are able to say they've one a tournament. I've been playing baseball/softball for eleven years now and have only played...more

NPF Announces 22 Game Fall Back To School Tour
by anngaff
posted August 9, 2012 at 12:50pm

Nashville, TN, via release National Pro Fastpitch announced today the 2012 NPF Back to School Tour schedule that is set to launch in September. The Tour is sponsored in part by USSSA, with the support of Major League Baseball. The 2012 Tour marks the t...more

NPF Week 9 full of hits and home runs along with dominate pitching performances
by anngaff
posted August 8, 2012 at 5:21pm

via release  (Photo, left: Monica Abbott of the Chicago Bandits - credit Dina Kwit) This past weekend was another typical weekend in the NPF. Pitchers kept the scores low, but the hits still came. Over the weekend, three different hitters hit two...more

NPF 2012 Championship Series to the Ballpark at Rosemont, Aug. 23-26
by stephaniemp
posted August 7, 2012 at 1:05pm

NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH BRINGS 2012 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TO THE BALLPARK AT ROSEMONT AUG. 23-26 “World Series of Women’s Softball” to Feature the Nation’s Professional Women’s Softball Semi- Final & Championship Series ...more

Oregon father proceeds with lawsuit
by Title IX Blog
posted August 6, 2012 at 8:39am

We noted last month that Randy Anderson, the father of a softball player at Oregon's Seaside High School, was planning on filing a lawsuit because no girls' team was slated to play at the new sports complex, which seems to have been designed around the ne...more

NPF Week 8: Series Swept, Series Split, Multiple Home Run Games, and Impressive Pitching Performances
by anngaff
posted July 31, 2012 at 1:19pm

via release  (Photo, left: Caitlin Lowe of the USSSA Pride, taken by Dina Kwit) This weekend we saw a shift in power at the top of the League. The USSSA Florida Pride and the Chicago Bandits did battle in Orlando to see who would take control of ...more

Racers Band Together Against Breast Cancer for Series Against Carolina Diamonds This Weekend
by stephaniemp
posted July 25, 2012 at 10:10am

Akron, Ohio – July 25, 2012 – The Akron Racers (11-17) are inviting fans to join them for the Together Against Breast Cancer series this weekend, July 26-29, against the Carolina Diamonds (12-15). After taking a hard hit last weekend from th...more

NPF Week 7 Recap - everything from no hitters to multi-home run games
by anngaff
posted July 24, 2012 at 6:19pm

Carolina Diamonds' Jami Lobpries, photo by Dina Kwit This weekend National Pro Fastpitch was filled with everything from no hitters to multi-home run games. It was a weekend for those who love offense and those who love a good pitchers duel. There was ...more

NPF Week 6: High Scoring Week With 95 Runs Scored In Eight Games
by anngaff
posted July 18, 2012 at 11:25am

via release (Left: Bianca Mejia, shortstop for the Carolina Diamonds, photo by Bill Diem) Week six in the NPF was packed with more impressive offensive performances, along with a couple stellar pitching outings. Games were won either by landslides or by...more

Yes, Virginia, there's still homophobia in women's sports
by After Atalanta
posted July 17, 2012 at 9:31pm

Anti-gay tweets are not that unusual. Anti-gay sentiments among athletes are not especially surprising either. Regarding the latter, though, most public anti-gay statements have been confined to the world of professional men's athletics. (Though more stra...more

NPF Week 5: Honors And Weather Take Center Stage
by anngaff
posted July 11, 2012 at 9:57am

By: Dustin Hood, via release   Brianna Hesson, infielder for the Akron Racers (photo courtesy of Bill Diem) This week’s action around the NPF was unlike recent weeks we have seen thus far. There were no monstrous numbers of home runs hit, no...more

NPF Week 4 Action Gives a Taste of Everything - Pitchers and Batters Duel for Spotlight
by anngaff
posted July 4, 2012 at 12:20am

Nikki Nemitz from the Chicago Bandits, photo by Dina Kwit How do you follow up an eighteen home run weekend? You knock seventeen long balls out. This week around National Pro Fastpitch seemed to be much like the last except with a more regular feel to ...more

NPF WEEK 3: Pitching Takes a Backseat to the Long Ball; 18 Total Home Runs hit, 12 on Title IX Anniversary
by anngaff
posted June 26, 2012 at 11:55am

Chicago Bandit catcher, Kristen Butler (photo by Dina Kwit)   via release  After a week of pitching dominance, the bats around the NPF awoke from their slumber. The third week of action in the NPF showed us how powerful the league can be an...more

Gems Shine In Second Week of NPF 2012 Season
by anngaff
posted June 20, 2012 at 2:50pm

Cat Osterman of the USSSA Pride (Photo courtest National Pro Fastpitch) via release The action surrounding the NPF this weekend was nothing short of brilliant as the teams kicked off an exciting second week of the season. The season continued with the...more

2012 National Pro Fastpitch Season Off to Impressive Start
by anngaff
posted June 13, 2012 at 10:57am

Photo: Megan Wiggins (Chicago Bandits) catches Kesley Bruder's (Pride) almost-home run. Photo courtesy of NPF via release: This weekend the best women’s softball players in the world gathered together to begin the 2012 National Pro Fastpitch sea...more

The Danger of Being Predictable in Softball
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 6, 2012 at 6:23pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Photo taken by Vinnie Ahuja (Photo credit: Wikipedia)   Over the weekend I saw a very well-played high school playoff game. It was a one-run contest throughout. But in the end, when the...more

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