Congratulations to Pride Draftee Jordan Taylor for making First Team All-Big Ten!! http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/051811aaa.html Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten announced on Wednesday the 2011 All-Conference softball teams and individual award winners. Michigan’s Amanda Chidester was named Big Ten Player of the Year, while Wolverine head coach Carol Hutchins garnered Coach of the Year honors….

She made her debut in the NPF during the 2010 summer season. Duran was a solid defender with a .937 fielding percentage and committing 6 errors. She played in 34 of 57 games, with a .216 batting average with 2 homeruns and 9 RBI. Duran made her first appearance with the USA national team in…

A Family Friend   Florida softball alumna Francesca Enea presents a framed jersey to Alyssa, Denise and Ken Lockwood during the Gators’ Swinging for the Cure Home Run Derby on Saturday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. / Gator Country photo by Rodney Rogers   Read more: http://www.gatorcountry.com/other_sports/article/a_family_friend/11400#ixzz1KYiAQ1a2 About USSSA Florida Pride: The USSSA Florida Pride is a…

  Twenty for ’20 by Alissa Haber on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 8:55pm. Sitting here in front of this computer screen, I am realizing how daunting a task it is to relate to you how grateful I am for the game of softball. During the past 18 years, it has given me so many…

For Immediate Release USSSA Florida Pride Opens at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports ESPN2 To Carry Pride vs. Bandits, June 11th Kissimmee, Fl  –The USSSA Florida Pride announced today that coverage of the NPF 2011 Opening Weekend will be carried live on ESPN2 and ESPN3 June 11th at 3:00 p.m. EST. The featured game will…

Nashville – National Pro Fastpitch Commissioner, Cheri Kempf announced today the launch of the “Twenty for 20” fundraising campaign. The campaign is an initiative designed to raise vital League funding from individual donors. The campaign is designed with a structure that makes it affordable for almost anyone to contribute.   “Women’s fastpitch softball has proven…

Selma High is naming its softball field after former Bears star Andrea Duran — now a star for USSSA Pride Duran, a 2002 graduate of Selma High, will be honored in at 3 p.m. Friday ceremony at Selma, which will rededicate its field “Duran Diamond.” Duran has been a mainstay for the U.S. team since…

JOIN THE NPF ON APRIL 4TH TO PLAY! Nashville – Charley the Championship Crawfish has gone missing! The National Pro Fastpitch League (NPF) is relying on their fans to help find him, so Charley can be ready for the August 19th, 2011 Championship Series opening game. The Championship Series will be played August 19th –…

Spalding announced the signing of Jessica Mendoza, one of the best softball players in the world, to a multi-year endorsement deal with its DUDLEY® brand.  The four-time All-American at Stanford has won two Olympic medals and is an outfielder for the National Pro Fastpitch champion, USSSA Pride. “We are proud to partner with Jessica as…

NPF Holds 2011 Senior Draft Live Presented by MIKEN USSSA Pride select Jenn Salling from University of Washington for first pick. Orlando, FL – National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) and its four-affiliate teams held the 2011 NPF Senior Draft Presented by Miken from the Amway Center in Orlando Florida, home of the Orlando Magic.  For the…