USSSA Pride Split Double Header; Ashley Charters Walks Off In Victory!

Ashley Charters

Game 1 Boxscore Pride: 8 Comets: 7 In the first game of a double header on Monday night, The USSSA Pride (2-0) and the NY/NJ Comets (0-2) traded the lead four times, but the USSSA Pride ended up on top with an 8-7 win over the NY/NJ Comets on a walk off two run home run by Ashley Charters. The USSSA Pride were led by a flawless day at the dish by Natasha Watley, who went 3-3 against the Comets' pitching. She singled in the first and third innings and hit a two run home run in the sixth inning. Sarah Pauly got the call for the Pride in her first appearance of the season, … [Read more...]

NPF 2013 College Draft Presented by BOWNET Set For Nashville

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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...]

The Pride is Headed to California!

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The USSSA Pride will be playing at the 2013 Cathedral City Collegiate Classic. The Classic is the largest and most competitive Division 1 softball event outside of the NCAA post season. This tournament features 35 top D1 programs. All held at one complex with schools from the PAC 12, Big 10, Big 12, SEC, ACC and many others.  The Tournament kicks off February 21st when the USSSA Pride play Cal Baptist and the University of Washington. For full tournament information please visit palmspringssoftballclassic.com. The Pride’s tentative roster for the Collegiate Classic will be: About … [Read more...]

Pride ready for Championship Series this week

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The end of August signifies a beginning to many things: College, Fall and most notably football season. But the end of August means something else to us. It marks the end of an 88 game regular season schedule for the National Pro Fastpitch League between the Akron Racers, Carolina Diamonds, Chicago Bandits and the USSSA Florida Pride. It is the end of something great but the beginning of something even greater! The 2012 NPF Championship series will be taking place at Rosemont Stadium in Rosemont, IL from Aug 23th – 26th. With there only being four teams in the NPF, the schedule will go as … [Read more...]

Pride use long ball to knock off Racers

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USSSA Florida Pride took the third game of the weekend series against the Racers, winning 5-0. The Racers showed off their defense tonight in the top of the second inning, making a double play against the Pride. The Pride answered back with the same 6-4-3 double play in the bottom of the inning. The Racers retaliated in the top of the third with a 4-6-3 double play, keeping the score at 0-0. The Pride took the lead in the fourth inning after Sandberg hit a two-run home run over the center field fence. The Pride continued their lead in the top of the fifth with Andrea Duran’s … [Read more...]