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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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USSSA PRIDE DEFEAT AKRON RACERS IN THE SECOND GAME OF THE NPF CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

August 24, 2012 By
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ROSEMONT, Ill. – Cat Osterman threw a two-hit shutout to lead the No. 1 seed USSSA Pride to a 4-0 win in the first game of its best two-out-of-three series against the fourth-seeded Akron Racers Thursday during the opening day of action at the NPF Championship Series at the Ballpark of Rosemont. Osterman was perfect through 3.1 innings of play Thursday night, eventually closing her complete-game shutout victory with 10 strikeouts while allowing only four total base runners on a pair of hits and two walks. The Pride opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when catcher … [Read more...]

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Pride Stay Hot; Blank Racers 8-0

August 17, 2012 By
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AKRON, OH – August 16, 2012 – Kristyn Sandberg of USSSA Florida Pride (28-12) had the play of the game when she blasted a three-run home run giving the Pride a 6-0 lead. The Pride would add two more runs, defeating the Racers by a score of 8-0 after putting 13 hits on the board. The Pride started off the second inning with two singles by Ashley Charters and Megan Willis. Andrea Duran followed up by hitting a double, allowing for Charters to score a run. In the top of the third, Caitlin Lowe hit a single and stole second with Jessica Mendoza at-bat. Lowe then took third and on … [Read more...]

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Racers early lead falls short, Pride win 5-4

August 17, 2012 By
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AKRON, OH – August 17, 2012 – USSSA Florida Pride’s (29-12) Francesca Enea took the lead from the Akron Racers (14-28) in the top of the fifth inning with a two RBI single. The Pride would hold on to defeat the Racers by a score of 5-4. The Racers started the game off strong with two singles hit by Sharonda McDonald and Lisa Modglin. Sam Marder followed that action with a double and after a collision between McDonald and Lauren Lappin at the plate, the Racers scored a run. The Pride threatened the Racers with two singles by Kelly Kretschman and Francesca Enea in the top of the … [Read more...]

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Pride Walk Off Again 3-2; Errors Plague Bandits

July 28, 2012 By
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The USSSA Pride experienced a bit of deja vu Saturday night with a seventh-inning rally to defeat the Chicago Bandits 3-2 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista. Much like Friday night's game, the Pride (19-11) and Bandits (16-15) spent a lot of the game with a tied score, but the Bandits' errors piled up, eventually costing them the game. The Pride hit well from the start of the game, but Bandits outfielder Megan Wiggins made two spectacular diving catches to stop the Pride's momentum. Wiggins also contributed heavily to the Bandits' offense, scoring a homerun in … [Read more...]

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