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NPF 2013 College Draft Presented by BOWNET Set For Nashville

April 1, 2013 By
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Nashville, Tenn.- National Pro Fastpitch announced final plans today for the 2013 College Draft. The Draft will be held in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on April 1 at 8:00 pm EST and will take place at the Ford Theatre located inside the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Softball fans across the country will be able to share in every minute of the Draft through a live broadcast presented by NPF on ESPN3. "We are nearing a time for passing the torch in the NPF, a time that has seen and will continue to see the Olympic stars of our game move through. Those players made courageous … [Read more...]

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2012 NPF Championship Series Ends Early Due to Weather

August 27, 2012 By
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Rosemont, Ill - The National Pro Fastpitch 2012 season ended without crowning a Champion on the final day of competition. Championship Series Sunday was riddled with rain, causing delays that ultimately led to cancellation. Despite multiple efforts by Series field crew, the field eventually became too saturated for competition. "This is a heartbreaking decision to make and a terrible position to be in," commented League Commissioner, Cheri Kempf. "Our players are competitors at their core and every single one of them are gravely disappointed in not being able to finish this." The … [Read more...]

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Chicago Bandits Defeat USSSA Pride In First Game Of National Pro Fastpitch Final Series

August 27, 2012 By
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ROSEMONT, Ill. – NPF Pitcher of the Year Monica Abbott held the USSSA Pride at bay and her fellow Tennessee alum Shannon Doepking smashed a two-run home run to lead the Chicago Bandits to a 2-1 win over the USSSA Pride in the first game of the best two-out-of-three NPF Final Championship Series Saturday night at the Ballpark at Rosemont. The two teams return to action in the second game of the NPF Championship Series at 2:30 p.m. CT tomorrow, Sunday, Aug. 26. The game will be televised live by ESPN2 and ESPN3. Should the Pride win to force a third and deciding game, first pitch for that … [Read more...]

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Mendoza leads Pride to Championship Series in 9-7 win over Akron

August 25, 2012 By
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 NPF Championship Series Game 5 No. 1 Seed USSSA Pride 9, No. 4 Seed Akron Racers 7 Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 The Ballpark at Rosemont ROSEMONT, Ill. – Jessica Mendoza clubbed two home runs for the second game in a row and drove in seven runs Saturday morning in the third and decisive game of an NPF Championship Series semifinal matchup, leading the No. 1 seed USSSA Pride to a come-from-behind, 9-7 win over the No. 4 seed Akron Racers to advance to Saturday night’s NPF Championship Final Series. Saturday’s rubber match in the best two-out-of-three semifinal became necessary … [Read more...]

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Tension Boils Over as Pride Win 7-4

July 29, 2012 By
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Tension was through the roof as the USSSA Pride completed a sweep of the Chicago Bandits Sunday night with a 7-4 victory at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. Both teams saw multiple players ejected for hitting batters and coaches ejected for arguing with umpires about the player ejections. The Bandits (16-16) took a 2-0 lead early in the first after Caitlin Lowe committed an error, allowing both Tammy Williams and Megan Wiggins to score. Amber Patton scored on another error, giving the Bandits a 3-0 lead. The Pride (20-11) battled back in the bottom of the first and captialized on the … [Read more...]

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