NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH ANNOUNCES OLYMPIC CHANNEL TO CONTINUE COVERAGE FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 19, 2018) – National Pro Fastpitch announced an agreement with the global Olympic Channel for regular season and championship action from the 2018  NPF season. The agreement includes more than twenty games and will…

ESPN+ and NPF Announce Exclusive Broadcast Partnership

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Summer-Long Schedule Features Multiple Appearances from Every Team in the League Addition of NPF Grows ESPN’s Softball Portfolio, Continues Long-Standing Commitment to the Sport  Per ESPN (May 24, 2018) ESPN+ has added more exclusive…

Scrap Yard Dawgs Claim First Cowles Cup

BATON ROUGE, LA (August 20, 2017) – The Scrap Yard Dawgs claimed their first Cowles Cup in franchise history with a 5-2 win over the USSSA Pride in the winner-take-all contest of the final series in the 2017 NPF Championship held at Tiger…

Abbott Guided Dawgs to a 2-0 Win in Game 2 of Finals

BATON ROUGE, LA (August 20, 2017) – A solo home run from Nerissa Myers in the fourth inning provided the lead and Monica Abbott guided the Scrap Yard Dawgs the rest of the way in 2-0 win over the USSSA Pride in Game 2 of the final series…

Pride Wins 5-0 Over Dawgs In Game 1 of Final Series

BATON ROUGE, LA (August 19, 2017) – A five-run outburst in the fifth inning and a three-hit shutout from Jolene Henderson provided the USSSA Pride with a 5-0 win over the Scrap Yard Dawgs in Game 1 of the final series of the 2017 NPF Championship. The…

Scrap Yard Dawgs Move Onto Championship Series Finals

BATON ROUGE, LA (August 18, 2017) – The Scrap Yard Dawgs got a late run on a bases loaded walk in the fifth inning and that proved to be the difference in a 4-3 win over the Akron Racers Friday at the NPF Championships at LSU’s Tiger Park. The…

Pride Wins 3-1 Against Bandits To Play In The Finals

BATON ROUGE, LA (August 18, 2017) – The USSA Pride posted two runs in the bottom of the sixth after the Chicago Bandits had tied the game in the top of the inning to score a 3-1 victory that propelled the Pride into the NPF championship series…

Sierra Romero’s Double, Shelby Pendley’s Homer Leads USSSA Pride to 4-1 Win

BATON ROUGE (August 17,2017) – The regular season league champion USSSA Pride showed hits muscle in the opening game of its best-of-3 semifinals, downing the Chicago Bandits on the basis of two big hits, 4-1, Friday in the opening game of…

Abbott Came One Pitch Away From No-Hitter In Win Over Akron

BATON ROUGE, LA (August 17, 2017) – Monica Abbott of the Scrap Yard Dawgs came within one pitch of a no-hitter in the second game of the NPF Championship semifinals, but walked away with a complete game 4-1 win over Akron Racers to take a…

Kelly Kretschman of the USSSA PRIDE Takes Two Major Awards at Banquet

Written By: C. Kent Lowe, LSU Athletics BATON ROUGE, LA (August 16, 2017) – Veteran star Kelly Kretschman of the USSSA Pride, won her third consecutive Player of the Year honor to top the major awards handed out here Wednesday night…

Akron Racers End Regular on Winning Note, Claim Third Place

AKRON, OH (August 13, 2017) – One day after securing their place in the 2017 NPF Championship Series, the Akron Racers found themselves battling for seeding.  Just like last night, it was designated player Sami Fagan delivering the clutch…

NPF Players of the Week, August 7-13, 2017