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Tuscaloosa, AL-August 19, 2016- It was a memorable night out in Tuscaloosa for the USSSA Pride who took home a total of fourteen awards Thursday night at the 2016 NPF Banquet. It was a night that recognized the league’s stand-out players in a setting fit for Alabama alumni Kelly Kretschman who stole the show with…

Kissimmee, FL– August 17, 2016- Kelly Kretschman has made NPF history becoming the first Pro Fastpitch player to earn the prestigious Triple Crown award in her 11th year in the league. At nearly 37 years of age, Kretschman led the NPF in batting average (.466), home runs (13) and RBI (45) to earn the league’s…

Kissimmee, FL—August 12, 2016—The USSSA Pride ended their regular season in the same way they started it: with a win. In their final game of the regular season, the Pride defeated the Akron Racers in a tight contest that ended in a score of 4-3.  The scoring started in the third inning. The Racers jumped…

  Kissimmee, FL– August 11, 2016- With 36 wins on the season, the USSSA Pride clenched their third consecutive regular season championship (2014, 2015, 2016) and earned the top seed in this month’s NPF Championship Series. Since 2009, the USSSA Florida Pride has claimed the regular season title five times in the seven years they’ve…

Kissimmee, FL—August 10—The USSSA Pride continued to display their seemingly insurmountable power on Wednesday night against the Akron Racers. Facing the Racers at the University of Notre Dame, the Pride won their 36th game of the regular season.  In the first inning cleanup hitter Lauren Chamberlain hit a two-run home run, giving the Pride a…

It feels like just yesterday I was blogging about the opening day for the 2016 NPF season, and now – here I am blogging about the NPF National Championships approaching on August 19-23 in Tuscaloosa, AL. By the way, my USSSA Pride team is the regular season CHAMPS! Its hard to explain in words, how quickly…

Kissimmee, FL- August 9th-The USSSA Florida took game two against the Akron Racers with a 3-0 final Tuesday night. The game was called after five official innings due to lightning and rain in the area before the sixth inning could be completed and the four runs the Pride added in the top of the sixth were…

Kissimmee, FL—August 8, 2016—Chelsea Goodacre was unstoppable in the USSSA Pride’s final regular season series opener of 2016. Goodacre went 3-3 with three home runs off of three different Akron pitchers. Of her team’s seven runs, Goodacre scored three of them and brought in five. Things started off hot in the first inning. After putting…

Kissimmee, FL—August 5, 2016—The USSSA Pride and the Chicago Bandits faced off in a game for the ages, going deep into extra innings in the Bandits’ final home game of the regular season. The Bandits finally won in the 12th inning when Megan Blank hit a walk-off home run to score two and win the…

Kissimmee, FL—August 4, 2016—The USSSA Pride made one of their strongest offensive showings of the season tonight as they unleashed an onslaught of 13 hits in their 6-3 win over the Chicago Bandits. With the victory, the Pride picked up their 33rd win of the season and clinched the regular season title for the third…

Kissimmee, FL– August 4, 2016- Yesterday the International Olympic Committee unanimously voted to add softball to the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo alongside baseball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing. It’s a decision that is long overdue in the minds of the softball community and it is once again a reality for young girls to dream of…

Kissimmee, FL—August 3, 2016—The USSSA Pride dropped their second game in a row as they lost their series opener to the Chicago Bandits. Starting Pride pitcher Chelsea Thomas got the loss in the 3-0 decision while the Bandits starter Lacey Waldrop picked up the win. The Bandits put a runner on the bases in every…

Kissimmee, FL—August 2, 2016—The Pride dropped their series finale in Tallahassee to the Scrap Yard Dawgs in a tight 1-0 ball game. The Dawgs scored the only run of the game in the first inning, and offenses for both teams were quiet following the run. The Pride offense was largely quiet for a majority of…

Kissimmee, FL—August 1, 2016—The Pride started the month of August off with a win as they beat the Scrap Yard Dawgs 3-1. The Pride picked up their 32nd win of the season and widened the gap between them and the league’s second place team. The Dawgs struck first, scoring one in the top of the…

Kissimmee, FL- July 31, 2016- The USSSA Florida Pride took both games Sunday night to kick off the four-game series against the Scrap Yard Dawgs in Tallahassee. Their third consecutive double header of this past week, the Pride dominated all six games to come to their 31st win of the season. Game one ended with a…

Kissimmee, FL- July 29, 2016-The USSSA Florida Pride took the series sweep with another set of back-to-back wins against the Charge on Friday night. Game one ended with a final score of 3-0, while game two was decided by a score of 5-2. With the wins the Pride improved to 29-10 on the season. The Pride offense…

Kissimmee, FL- July 28, 2016-The USSSA Florida Pride took both games of a double header against the Dallas Charge on Thursday night. Game one ended with a final score of 2-0, while game two was decided by a score of 6-4. With the wins the Pride improved to 27-10 on the season. Game one was close…

Kissimmee, FL—July 26, 2016—The USSSA Pride begin their two-week-long road trip on Wednesday. They’ll start in McKinney, TX, when they face the Dallas Charge at the Ballfields at Craig Ranch. The Pride completed a three-game sweep of the Akron Racers on Monday, moving to 25-10 on the season. The series finale went to eight innings…

Kissimmee, FL—July 25, 2016—It seemed like the series finale between the USSSA Pride and the Akron Racers might go all night. The contest ended in the eighth inning when Kelly Kretschman sent a walk-off home run deep over the center field fence to make the score 5-2 and carry the Pride to their 25th win…

Kissimmee, FL- July 23, 2016-The USSSA Florida Pride took game two against the Akron Racers with a final score of 12-3 Sunday night. With the win the Pride improved to 23-10 on the season. Once again, the Pride began the scoring early with four runs in the first. Powerhandz player of the game Kelly Kretschman…

Kissimmee, FL- July 23, 2016-The USSSA Florida Pride took game one against the Akron Racers Saturday night with a series of long balls to secure the 4-1 Pride win. In the first inning, Megan Wiggins started things off with a lead-off home run that put the Pride up 1-0. The Racers tied the ballgame at…

Kissimmee, FL– July 22, 2016- The USSSA Pride improved to 22-10 on the season with the 10-7 win over the Rebellion Friday night. Combined, the Rebellion and the Pride totaled 26 hits and 17 runs at the end of the contest. The scoring started in the first following a Kelly Kretschman sacrifice fly that was…

Kissimmee, FL– July 21, 2016- The USSSA Florida Pride earned their tenth loss of the season following a 10-3 loss against the PA Rebellion Thursday night. The Rebellion had ten hits on the night and 7 RBIs to earn the win. Olivia Watkins kicked things off reaching on a fielding error to lead it off…

Kissimmee, FL—July 20, 2016—The USSSA Pride opened their series against the Pennsylvania Rebellion in dominating fashion. They beat the Rebellion 8-0 behind Kelsey Nunley’s complete game shutout and home runs from Megan Wiggins and Hallie Wilson. The Pride scored eight runs on 12 hits and struck out just three times. The Pride struck first in…

Kissimmee, FL– July 20, 2016- The USSSA Florida Pride is excited to announce the signing of Florida great Aubree Munro to a three-year contract. Munro was selected 39th overall in the 2016 National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Draft this past April and joins three former Gators who she shared the 2014 title of National Champions with…

Kissimmee, FL—July 19, 2016—The USSSA Pride’s weeklong home stand continues as they begin a three-game series with the PA Rebellion starting on Wednesday, July 20. The Pride concluded their opener at the ESPN Wide World of Sports on Monday, finishing up a three-game series against the Chicago Bandits. They lost the series one game to…

Kissimmee, FL—June 18, 2016—The USSSA Pride looked like they would be shut out in their series finale against the Chicago Bandits. The Pride trailed all game until the sixth inning when they scored four runs. The Bandits hit two home runs in this series finale. Brittany Cervantes opened up the scoring in the first inning…

Kissimmee, FL—July 17, 2016—The USSSA Pride took game one against the Chicago Bandits out here at ESPN Wide World of Sports with a 6–1 final score. With the win the Pride improved to 20-7 and continue to lead the NPF standings. Megan Wiggins kicked off the game with a lead off double that quickly put…

Kansas City, KS-July 14th, 2016- It has been a busy week for USA Elite Select. Teams from all around the U.S. have come to Kansas City for the World Fastpitch Championship experience to claim the top spot in its inaugural year but the WFC has more to offer than just softball. Beyond the scope of…

Kissimmee, FL—July 14, 2016—The USSSA Pride got out to a hot start on Thursday night. They began the game by scoring six runs in the first inning against the Dallas Charge. The Pride scored all six runs before making an out. Keilani Ricketts threw a gem. In her complete game, she allowed just four hits…