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NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH ANNOUNCES OLYMPIC CHANNEL TO CONTINUE COVERAGE FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON
Broadcasts, Featured, League NewsNASHVILLE, 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
Broadcasts, Featured, Home Page Top, League News
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…

Rosemont Tourism Bureau to Sponsor Entire Bandits Team with OPALs
Chicago Bandits, FeaturedROSEMONT, Ill. (February 21, 2019) —In a partnership announced Thursday afternoon, the Chicago Bandits and the Rosemont Visitor and Tourism Bureau have reached an agreement that will provide every Bandits player and coach with an On-Player…

Coley Ries to Play for Aussie Peppers in 2019
Aussie Peppers, FeaturedMankato, Minn. (Feb. 13, 2019)– The Aussie Peppers of MN and Chicago Bandits agreed on terms for a trade that will return Coley Ries to Mankato as a member of the inaugural Aussie Peppers professional softball team competing in the National…

Bandits, Team USA Member Flippen Agree to One-Year Deal
Chicago Bandits, Featured, National TeamFeb. 12, 2019
Photo credit: USA Softball
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Chicago Bandits have signed Team USA infielder Hannah Flippen to a one-year contract, team officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
Flippen,…

Bandits Name Illinois Assistant McMahon to Coaching Staff
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ROSEMONT, Ill (February 8, 2019). – The Chicago Bandits named University of Illinois assistant coach Lance McMahon to their coaching staff for the 2019 season, team officials announced…

Bandits Sign Team USA Standout Chidester to One-Year Deal
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ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Chicago Bandits have agreed on a one-year contract with veteran catcher/infielder Amanda Chidester, team officials announced Monday afternoon.
Chidester, the 11th overall selection…

Game Schedule Announced for Women’s National Team Training Camp in Rosemont, IL
Chicago Bandits, League News, National Team, USSSAOKLAHOMA CITY — Fans in the Chicago metro area will have the opportunity to catch the 2019 Women’s National Team (WNT) June 14-16 as Team USA is slated for five exhibition games in Rosemont, Ill. against teams within the National Pro Fastpitch…

NEWS: Bandits Tab Flores as Assistant Coach for 2019 Season
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ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Chicago Bandits named former All-American Amber Flores as an assistant coach for the 2019 season, team officials announced Monday morning.
Flores, the fifth overall…

Lowary Signs Historic First With BreakThrew Fastpitch
Chicago Bandits, League NewsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 9, 2019)– Paige Lowary becomes the first NPF player to agree to an On Player Ad Location (OPAL) partnership, signing with BreakThrew Fastpitch for the 2019 National Pro Fastpitch season.
The OPAL program was launched…

Chicago Bandits Agree to One-Year Extension with OF Emily Crane
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ROSEMONT, IL. (December 16, 2018) — The Chicago Bandits have signed right fielder Emily Crane to a one-year extension, team officials announced Sunday morning.
Crane, in her…

Comets Make Blockbuster Trade to Acquire Three All-NPF Players
Chicago Bandits, Chinese National, Chinese National Team, Cleveland Comets, FeaturedPhoto credit: Nick Monaghan, courtesy of National Pro Fastpitch
Cleveland, OH (December 16, 2018) The Cleveland Comets have made a huge splash today in attempts to shake up the current balance in the NPF. In a trade with the Chicago Bandits,…