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USSSA Names Lauren Chamberlain as National Director of USA Elite Select
Viera, FL – USSSA has named Lauren Chamberlain as the National Director of USA-Elite Select, which comprises the Elite division of USSSA Fastpitch. Lauren has been involved with USSSA in various capacities since 2015 as both a player with the USSSA Pride and ambassador for the organization at various events since her playing career ended. Lauren will work alongside National Director of…
Don DeDonatis Sr. returns to manage the USSSA Pride
Viera, Florida, April 19, 2021 — The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), America’s largest multi-sport association, today announced that Don DeDonatis Sr. is returning as General Manager of the USSSA Pride — the nation’s no. 1 professional fastpitch softball team. DeDonatis Sr. served as the USSSA Pride’s General Manager for 10 consecutive seasons beginning…
This is Us exits the season suspending USSSA Pride schedule
Viera, FL: The USSSA Pride summer softball season has come to another unexpected halt. We at USSSA Pride understand the decision of the This Is Us team to exit the season and appreciate their efforts to continue to play amidst multiple challenges. The safety of USSSA athletes continues to be the organization’s no. 1 priority. Although…
USSSA Agrees Partnership with New Balance
Viera, FL – USSSA has come to an agreement with New Balance to become the Official Uniform and Shoe of the USSSA Pride and Jr Pride. This partnership with New Balance will begin for the Pride in the 2020 season and for the Jr Pride in the 2021 youth season. New Balance is truly excited…
Roman & Penny Foore Join Pride Coaching Staff
The USSSA Pride is excited to announce that Roman Foore will be joining the organization as head coach of the team for the 2020 season. Penny Foore will also join the coaching staff as an assistant coach. Prior to joining the Pride, Roman Foore coached six seasons as an assistant at Bethel with his wife…
USSSA Pride Joins Forces with Scrap Yard Dawgs for 2020 Summer Tour
The USSSA Pride and the Scrap Yard Dawgs, the two best women’s professional softball teams in the world, will battle each other this summer at major youth tournaments around the country, showcasing the game at it’s highest level with the best professional players in the world. “By bringing the best professional players to these events,…
USSSA Pride Back to Back NPF Champions
by Kayla Lombardo, Softball America on August 17, 2019 ROSEMONT, Ill. – It was déjà vu for the USSSA Pride in 2019. After a 2018 National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series that saw USSSA record a three-game sweep over the Chicago Bandits in the league’s best-of-five finals, history proved to repeat itself at Parkway Bank Sports Complex…
Jessie Warren Wins 2019 Rawlings Gold Glove
ROSEMONT, ILL. (August 14th, 2019) Before the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Championship Series started former Florida State University Seminoles standout Jessie Warren became the fourth female in Golden Glove Award history to be honored by Rawlings Sports. She received the award at a pre-Series banquet in Rosemont, Illinois. Warren spent four seasons at FSU in the infield, showing…
Pride Fall to Bandits in Double Header
VIERA, FL. (August 3, 2019) –The Pride start where they left off before the weather rolled in to halt last night’s game. After the completion of game one tonight, the Pride faced the bandits in a double header to end the series. Game 1 Jailyn Ford started the game in the circle for the Pride….
Pride Swing Big Against the Eagles
VIERA, FL. (July 25, 2019) –The Pride continue a competitive series with the Beijing Eagles. Both teams have been traveling back and forth from Beijing’s home field in Daytona to the USSSA Space Coast Stadium to complete this series. The Pride are now on a five game winning streak after they won the night’s high…
Pride Beat Beijing Eagles
VIERA, FL. (July 23, 2019) –The Pride finished a competitive series with the Canadian Wild. They are on a three game winning streak and added to it tonight. The final score of the game was 2-0 in favor of the USSSA Pride! The first two innings were scoreless with the Pride getting three hits in…
Pride Clench Series Win Against Canadian Wild
VIERA, FL. (July 21, 2019) The last and final game of the series between the USSSA Pride and the Canadian Wild took place at the USSSA Fast pitch Stadium! With each team getting a couple quick hits in the first inning neither team was able to push any runners across in our opening inning of…
Pride Win Double Header
VIERA, FL. (July 20, 2019) The Pride and Wild faced off in a double header matchup this Saturday evening, with both teams having high expectations to gain control of the series with two wins. Game 1 After a quiet start to the game by both teams until the top of the third as the Canadian…
Wild Take Game Two From Pride
VIERA, FL. (July 19, 2019) The Pride squared off against the Canadian wild for game two of the five games series. The Wild found a way to start the game off right managing to put 3 runners on and pushing one across to take an early lead. After a couple half innings of a pitcher…
Pride Beat the Wild
VIERA, FL. (July 18, 2019) The Pride are back home against the Canadian wild to start the five game home series. It did not take long for the Pride to get things rolling, as Chelsea Goodacre started the bottom of the second with a double to the left center gap. After a Megan Wiggins walk,…
Knighten signs one year contract to Pride
VIERA, FL. (June 10, 2019) – The USSSA Florida Pride has signed Oklahoma Sooner “Big Play Shay” Shay Knighten to a one year contract team officials announced today. Drafted 20th overall by the Pride in the 2019 NPF Draft, this clutch hitting performer finished her college career with a 360 lifetime batting average with 247…
Pride Dominate Game Three
VIERA, FL. (July 3, 2019) –The Pride are on a hot streak taking the third win of the series from the Beijing Eagles. In tonight’s game the Pride run ruled the Eagles winning 13-0. The Pride haven’t been holding back this week in the first inning. Pride scored 10 runs on a total of 7…
USSSA Pride Unleashed the Bats for a 10-0 Victory
VIERA, FL. (July 2, 2019) – The Pride run ruled the Beijing eagles to get the second win of the series! The bats were alive in tonight’s game as the Pride strung hits together scoring five runs in the first inning. Jessica Burroughs started in the circle for the Pride and got the win. Pagie…
Pride Win and Henderson throws Perfect Game
VIERA, FL. (July 1, 2019) –The Pride are home for the third week in a row playing this week’s series against the Beijing Eagles. The USSSA Pride won against the Beijing Eagles 4-0 with the franchise’s first recorded perfect game! The Pride took the lead in the first inning of the game. Amanda Lorenz led…
Pride At Home for Beijing Eagle Series
Viera, FL- (June 30th, 2019) The Pride will be home for the third week in a row at the Space Coast Stadium! Taking on the Beijing Eagles in a four-game series, the Pride will be looking for their 3rd sweep at home of the season! This series starting Monday July 1st, will finish Thursday July…
Pride get the sweep on the Comets
VIERA, FL. (June 27, 2019) –The Pride take the Cleveland Comets in last game of the four game series, with the final score of 4-2. The Pride started out strong in the bottom of the first with a lead off double by Amanda Lorenz. Followed up by an RBI single off the bat of Sydney…
Pride Keep the Win Streak Alive
VIERA, FL. (June 26, 2019) The Pride come off a last minute win after trailing the Comets for most of the game! The USSSA Pride secured their first two wins of the series against the Cleveland Comets with a 3-4 win on Tuesday and 4-1 win on Wednesday. The Cleveland Comets jumped on board first…
Pride Take Game Two of Comets Series
VIERA, FL. (June 25, 2019) –The Pride won game two of series at the Space Coast Stadium. The first inning contained all the action for this second game! The Comets were on the board first by scoring on a past ball to take the early lead in the middle of the first. That didn’t stop…
Pride Sign Sydney Romero To 2-Year Contract
VIERA, FL. (June 11, 2019) – The USSSA Florida Pride has signed University of Oklahoma standout Sydney Romero to a 2 year contract team officials announced today. Drafted 3rd overall in the 2019 NPF Draft, this Sooner 4 time All American and one of the 3 finalists for Player of the Year, Romero’s career stats…
Pride Win with a 4-3 Victory
VIERA, FL. (June 24, 2019) –The Pride are home again this week for a four game series against the Cleveland Comets. The USSSA Pride came from behind to clench the win at the Space Coast Stadium with a 4-3 victory over the Comets in the first game of the series. The Comets took an early…
Pride Host Cleveland Series
J Viera, FL- (June 23, 2019) The Pride will be playing at home for another week at the Space Coast Stadium! They will be hosting the Cleveland Comets in a four-game series. The first pitch will start June 24th and the series will continue through Thursday June 27th. All games will start at 7:00 pm…
Pride Take Peppers Series at Home
VIERA, FL. (June 22, 2019) The Pride are home for their fifth home game of the 2019 season, against the Aussie Peppers. The USSSA Pride secured the win at the Space Coast Stadium with a 3-0 victory over the Aussie Peppers in the final game of the series. The USSSA Pride pitching staff had a difficult start, allowing two of the Pepper’s to…
Pride Win Four Straight at Home
VIERA, FL. (June 21, 2019) The Pride are home for their fourth straight win of the 2019 season, against the Aussie Peppers! The USSSA Pride secured their fourth home win at the Space Coast Stadium with an 8-0 victory over the Aussie Peppers in the fourth game of the series. The USSSA Pride got off…
Pride Sweep in Rainout Double Header
VIERA, FL. (June 20, 2019) The Pride were back in action tonight for a double header against the Aussie Peppers to make up for the postponed game Wednesday, June 19th. The USSSA Pride came out swinging in game one of the night with another win at the Space Coast Stadium. A 9-1 win over the…
Pride Win Home Opener with a 2-0 Victory
VIERA, FL. (June 18, 2019) The Pride are back home for their first home series of the 2019 season, against the Aussie Peppers. The USSSA Pride secured their first home win at the Space Coast Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Aussie Peppers in the first game of the series. Both teams were scoreless…