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Pride Rolls in 3 Game Set in California

March 1, 2013 By
cat

Palm Springs, CA- The USSSA Pride took to California in this chilly week the play a 3 game set against 3 different teams. Cal Baptist, Washington, and Team Toyota out of Japan each played the Pride in exhibition play. During the week the Pride played their first game against Cal Baptist University, who arguably gave the Pride their toughest contest of the week, with the Pride winning 5-2. Caitlin Lowe started right where she left off in 2012, going 2-3 with 2 singles in the game. Kelsey Bruder was a bright spot as well for the Pride, going 2-3 on the day with 2 singles and 2 RBI.  Andrea … [Read more...]

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Mack And Team NPF Top Tigers

October 22, 2012 By
lsu111

BATON ROUGE – The NPF All-Stars defeated the LSU softball team by a 7-2 margin during an exhibition game Friday at Tiger Park which featured a pitching match-up between former NFCA All-American teammates Rachele Fico and Brittany Mack. Mack faced her former team and looked sharp throughout. She allowed only two runs on five hits over 6.1 innings of work. The right-hander also recorded seven strikeouts on her way to the victory. “It is definitely good for our team to face that kind of competition,” head coach Beth Torina said. “We were able to see what it takes to be at the top … [Read more...]

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Texas State Takes Team NPF To 13 Innings

October 19, 2012 By
texas state111

San Marcos, Texas – Texas State softball battled 13 innings versus the National Fastpitch All-Stars before falling, 1-0. Tonight’s game at Bobcat Field was the 15th stop on the NPF’s Back to School Tour. The Tour is sponsored by USSSA, with the support of Major League Baseball. Tonight’s game was a nail biter. After back-to-back hits by Coralee Ramirez and Jordan Masek in the bottom of the fifth, the Bobcats put themselves in scoring position with runners on second and third. Unfortunately, NPF pitcher Hillary Bach was able to strike out the side to end the inning. With seven … [Read more...]

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Brittany Mack: The Life of a Professional Softball Player

October 18, 2012 By
MACK1122

Hey readers! As you may have seen, I have a section on my website that allows you to email me questions or future blog ideas. In the first email I received, I was asked what the Pride players do on their time off. Whether they have full-time careers, are stay-at-home moms, etc. There is certainly a wide variety of “jobs” among the Pride players, including: being mommies, college coaches, playing abroad, finishing school, newlyweds, and working “regular” jobs. After a long and hard-working summer of playing softball, all the players must return to their “other” jobs…whatever it … [Read more...]

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Team NPF Tops The Bears of UCA

October 3, 2012 By
backtoschool

Conway, Ark. – The Central Arkansas softball team squared off with what is undoubtedly the toughest team they will see all season, hosting the National Pro Fastpitch All-Stars at Farris Field Monday night. Though the Bears fell 3-0 in the game, there was a marked improvement from last season when the two faced off. The All-Stars came away with a decisive 13-1 victory in that meeting. Central Arkansas looked much more comfortable on the field this time around, keeping the game knotted at 0-0 through the fifth inning. The All-Stars broke the tie in the top of the sixth inning, when catcher … [Read more...]

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