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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…

BANDITS RE-SIGN HANNAH FLIPPEN FOR 2020 NPF SEASON
Chicago Bandits, FeaturedROSEMONT, IL (April 14, 2020) – The Chicago Bandits have agreed to terms with Hannah Flippen on a one-year contract extension for the 2020 NPF season, team officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
Flippen is coming back for her second season…

Bandits Clinch Regular Season Title
Beijing Eagles, Chicago Bandits, Featured, Game RecapsRosemont, Il. (August 7, 2019) - It only took five innings for the Bandits to defeat the Beijing Eagles, 9-1, on Wednesday night. With the victory and a loss by the USSSA Pride, the Bandits clinched the regular season title for the first time…

Bandits Take Both Games of Doubleheader Against Beijing
Beijing Eagles, Chicago Bandits, Game RecapsRosemont, Il. (August 6, 2019) - The Bandits continued their winning ways on Tuesday with their second doubleheader sweep of the Beijing Eagles this season.
Game 1: Bandits 2, Eagles 1
For the second straight game, a hero was needed to…

Bandits sweep doubleheader with Eagles
Beijing Eagles, Chicago Bandits, Game RecapsDaytona Beach, Florida (July 29, 2019)—The Chicago Bandits and Beijing Shougang Eagles played two games Monday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark but only one team came away happy. The Chicago Bandits full of power and pitching prevailed in…

Fico Fires Perfect Game as Bandits Complete Sweep of Peppers
Aussie Peppers, Chicago Bandits, Game RecapsROSEMONT, Ill. (July 20, 2019) — Rachele Fico holds the national record for perfect games by a high school pitcher with 26. She threw one as a college sophomore for LSU against Southeastern Louisiana in 2011.
This makes her no stranger…

Aussie Peppers and Chicago Bandits Split Doubleheader
Aussie Peppers, Chicago Bandits, Game RecapsNorth Mankato, MN (July 10, 2019)- The Aussie Peppers of Minnesota played host to the Chicago Bandits for a doubleheader Wednesday.
In game one, the Peppers won 5-3. Game two of the doubleheader went to Chicago as the Bandits won 17-0 in five…

14th Straight Win for Chicago Bandits in 6-0 Contest Against Aussie Peppers
Aussie Peppers, Chicago Bandits, Game RecapsNorth Mankato, MN (July 8, 2019) - The Chicago Bandits won their 14th straight contest after taking down the Aussie Peppers of Minnesota, 6-0, in game one of a five game series.
The Bandits opened up the scoring in the third inning with a…

Bandits Win Double Header Over Comets to Complete Series Sweep and Extend Winning Streak to 13
Chicago Bandits, Cleveland Comets, Game Recaps Rosemont, Ill. (July 6, 2019) - The Chicago Bandits (19-3) won both games of a double header against the Cleveland Comets (9-17) on Saturday.
Game 1: In a low scoring affair, the Bandits defeated the Comets 3-1 for the first game of…

Bandits Cruise Past Comets to Secure 11th Straight Win
Chicago Bandits, Cleveland Comets, Game Recaps Rosemont, Ill. (July 5, 2019) - A four run third inning sparked the Chicago Bandits (17-3) in their 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Comets (9-15) on Friday.
After Emily Crane got on base with a walk, Gwen Svekis started the scoring…

Stellar Pitching Leads Bandits to Doubleheader Sweep of Wild
Canadian Wild, Chicago Bandits, Game RecapsROSEMONT, Ill. (June 29, 2019) — The Bandits allowed just one run and five hits over 15 total innings, taking both games Saturday from the Canadian Wild to improve to 11-3 on the season. Haylie Wagner threw an eight-inning complete-game shutout…